How Public Is Our God?
Reading for Tuesday, February 23
John 2:13-22
It is good-natured humor when Disciples of Christ congregations state that they are more skilled at cooking and eating than quoting scripture. It’s a debatable point, but there is one bible story we all know, Jesus cleansing the temple. Perhaps you too have quoted it as justification for your anger?
Actually, the story contains a much bigger message. Jesus has come not to rebuild a physical but a spiritual kingdom. God is not in the temple but in Jesus and with His death and resurrection, God dwells in His people. A hallowed temple is unnecessary because everyone has potential to be "sacred”.
God becoming accessible through the resurrected Jesus is a powerful and empowering message. This means that today’s believing community is the “place” where God dwells. Every dimension of daily living may become a place for encountering God. No wonder, then, that some Christians want to be very public about their faith. As a community of believers, how public is our God?
Julie Edwards
Reading for Tuesday, February 23
John 2:13-22
It is good-natured humor when Disciples of Christ congregations state that they are more skilled at cooking and eating than quoting scripture. It’s a debatable point, but there is one bible story we all know, Jesus cleansing the temple. Perhaps you too have quoted it as justification for your anger?
Actually, the story contains a much bigger message. Jesus has come not to rebuild a physical but a spiritual kingdom. God is not in the temple but in Jesus and with His death and resurrection, God dwells in His people. A hallowed temple is unnecessary because everyone has potential to be "sacred”.
God becoming accessible through the resurrected Jesus is a powerful and empowering message. This means that today’s believing community is the “place” where God dwells. Every dimension of daily living may become a place for encountering God. No wonder, then, that some Christians want to be very public about their faith. As a community of believers, how public is our God?
Julie Edwards