The Person & Work of Christ
As we continue our journey through the midwest and discerning the shape of our future ministry among Mexicans on both sides of the border we continue to wrestle with various perspectives. Some on the Roca side of our ministry question the convictions of people in JEM as to their belief in the person of Jesus Christ. Is he the only begotten Son of God, Saviour of the world and the only way to God? Those from JEM tend to question people from Roca as to their belief in the work of Jesus Christ. Did he come to earth to die on the cross only for the forgiveness of our sins or does the way he lived and the things he taught also have relevance to our ministry today? If we believe that Jesus is the only way to God but don't follow his example for our life today are we not just as guilty as those who claim to follow the example of Jesus without claiming him as the only Son of God and Saviour of the world?
Is there a way to bring these perspectives together for each to serve as a corrective of the other?
Food for thought. Comments? Wise counsel?
posted by Dan, Angelica & Jacob @ 4:47 PM
4 Comments
4 Comments:
Dan, I agree with you here. It is impossible (or at least unwise) to assume that we can pick and choose when and how Jesus' life affects us. Sure there are some cultural differences between "then" and "now" but I suspect that these qualifications are not what you are getting at. All told, Jesus died for the sin of the world and gave us great teachings/admonitions/exhortations in the process.
I do like though how the two groups are questioning each other. I have to be careful here to explain myself well. Open dialogue is healthy I think because it forms a system of checks and balances that test and prove one group's beliefs against the other's. We must be careful though to not bicker and become divisive in the process.
o.k. i'm new to this.what is jem? eddie at lovewhitewater@hotmail.com
my question was answered by reading to the bottom of the blog.
Thanks eddie for visiting our blog. Feel free to give your opinions to any and all of the entries. Stu, thanks for your input. I also hope that we can foster constructive dialogue without the divisive bickering. What do you think about the Dependence/Inter-dependence entry and the oath?
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