TEACHING
February 17, 2019
Where's the Line? (Matthew 23:13; 1 Timothy 4:3-5; 2 Timothy 4:6-8)
Speaker: Shel Boese
Every Q+A we get a bunch of questions premised on following Jesus being about falling on the correct side of a border, line, or wall. These great questions tell us about the desire for order in our lives. Many religious systems are based on amplifying this sense, even churches have built systems of "world non-conformity" on this impulse.
But what if there is another way to judge or discern our actions and growth? What if isn't about a line but a direction? What if holiness is not measured by lines but capacity and inner character? Colouring in the lines can lull us into a false sense of stability and safety.
There are lines that matter. But they're different than the ones we seek. Covenantal boundaries are not the same as contractual obligations.
Where's the Line? (Matthew 23:13; 1 Timothy 4:3-5; 2 Timothy 4:6-8)
Speaker: Shel Boese
Every Q+A we get a bunch of questions premised on following Jesus being about falling on the correct side of a border, line, or wall. These great questions tell us about the desire for order in our lives. Many religious systems are based on amplifying this sense, even churches have built systems of "world non-conformity" on this impulse.
But what if there is another way to judge or discern our actions and growth? What if isn't about a line but a direction? What if holiness is not measured by lines but capacity and inner character? Colouring in the lines can lull us into a false sense of stability and safety.
There are lines that matter. But they're different than the ones we seek. Covenantal boundaries are not the same as contractual obligations.
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