In a pit…reflections on the rest.
Reflection on the last 82 pages of “In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day”
In Chapter 6 for whatever reason I was struck by a verse of scripture Mark quotes Matthew 11:12 , “…and forceful men lay hold of it.” I don’t know why but it never grabbed me like it grabbed me today. The Kingdom of God forcefully advances and is not some kiddie ride at the theme park, but involves life and death circumstances and only those whose intent is to forcefully advance the Gospel should be included. However, this forceful advancement is not with violence or vengeance, but is often at the cost of willing to be beaten to death.
Over the last decade I wonder if we just made being a Christian look way too easy. We failed to offend for the sake of the seeker. We failed to confuse for the sake of the prideful. We failed to be willing to fail for the sake of living in the known instead of the unknown. We cannot accidentally stumble into the Kingdom of God, but we must forcefully resist the evil in the world at every second of every day.
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