The Reign is not our ultimate hope but also that which guides the methods we use to move toward that hope. Using political and military power to achieve God's reign is a wrong set of means toward that end. How we respond to the abuse of power is as important as working toward seeking God's reign in the resent
Certainly can. Your comment in SS yesterday to Chaz when he talked about using violence is a case in point. Sometimes the gospel way seems impractical in the short run, but in the long run moves us toward the Beloved Community. I have actually been involved in efforts that seemed to "fail" but in a mysterious way achieved the end we sought. God's ways are not our ways!
The Reign is not our ultimate hope but also that which guides the methods we use to move toward that hope. Using political and military power to achieve God's reign is a wrong set of means toward that end. How we respond to the abuse of power is as important as working toward seeking God's reign in the resent
Totally with you, Drick. Thanks for sharing. How do you think building political power in organizing impacts our means toward the end?
Certainly can. Your comment in SS yesterday to Chaz when he talked about using violence is a case in point. Sometimes the gospel way seems impractical in the short run, but in the long run moves us toward the Beloved Community. I have actually been involved in efforts that seemed to "fail" but in a mysterious way achieved the end we sought. God's ways are not our ways!
Such a good word, especially for me, as we seem to face the immovable object of the genocide in Gaza.