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Sojourning in community
Lately, I have received more than the usual number of questions about politics. The Italian election, looming American mid-terms, and the British PM contest have fueled a great deal of concern. While God calls us to be engaged in the lands where we sojourn, Christians are richly blessed with redeemed community that provides more than anything world systems can supply. World Opinions writer Thaddeus Williams recently posed this fantastic question:
What would it look like if extremist political groups saw their membership rolls crash because there were just so many vibrant Christ-centered communities offering substantial answers to the human predicament and seeking justice with the fruit of the Spirit rather than endless outrage?
NY Pastor Edwin Ramirez adds:
Examine your hearts. What effect is reading oppression into all of life having on your soul? Is it giving you a sense of moral superiority, or making you dependent on the righteousness of Christ? I know how a noble desire for justice can replace love in our hearts with resentment. By God’s grace, I have been set free. You too can exchange the suspicion and rage of wokeness for the love and joy of the gospel of Christ.
God bless,
Wayne