I loved Wright's conclusion to his book. IT was so wonderful to see him bring all this etheral talk about historical Jesus down to earth in such a practical way. Seemingly, the church is headed towards a more culture-changing paradigm rather than a "relevant" one. This is so wonderful for us because we for too long have hidden from culture waiting for messiah to come and change culture.
I believe so strongly that we need more doctors who are people living and loving in the the medical field than we need pastors and other people called to "full-time ministry." We need politicians who are kingdom politicians, and nurses who are kingdom nurses and engineers who are kingdom engineers.
The thing is that for too long that we have allowed culture to change the Gospel and not the Gospel to change the culture. There has been a myth that people who are "in the ministry" are the only ones who are pushing forward the kingdom of God. The problem with that whole mentality is that it makes 95% of our days secular and not spiritual. This is when ALL of life is spiritual! How can we lose most of our lives to the enemy rather than live our WHOLE lives for the Kingdom.
Jesus gave us the perfect example of this life. Of one that was not completely defined by the norms of the day but rather by the laws of the Kingdom. This law, is the law of love. I am so grateful for this gift and I am so stoked to live the rest of life by this regard. We will live for the Kingdom, in whatever we do!
I am "Amening" my way through this post. The church/believers often separate the secular and the sacred--as if we can. Instead, I heartily agree that all things are part of the spiritual life. The spiritual life doesn't end at one point and begin at another. It's all the spiritual life. Also, it is a myth that people that are in professional ministry are the ones who are about the kingdom. I couldn't agree with you more.
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