God loves heretics. The last generations heretics can become this generations heroes. Acts 10 is about a heresy. It’s about boxes & doors. We have been brought up with ideas in boxes, & things outside the box disturb us. Eg box of appearance. How 6long should a skirt be? Is a tattoo ok? There are also doors. Acts 10 is about a vision & a visit. Peter falls in a trance. God says up, kill & eat. But Peter had a box that was ok food & other stuff was outside the box. But God says ‘Don’t call what I say is clean unclean.’ Gods rule is more important than keeping the rules. We all have our boxes. And so do our churches, and our culture. Maybe God is more concerned that we listen to his voice? Jesus broke the sabbath box by healing on it many times. Freedom & healing & compassion matter more. Jesus rule of life? ‘I only do what I see the father doing.’ Wycilf was called a heretic. Wilberforce was called a heretic. Wimber was […]
Day: 2 August 2010
Matt Wilson. Half a gospel?
Notes from Matts introductory remarks in Impact venue today. We live in a polarised, us & them world. Pride & prejudice. The fabric of community spirit is thinner. But through the cross, God has enabled a way of reconnection in a new kingdom. Jesus reconciled ‘us’ to God. That’s only half the gospel. What about ‘ them.’ Are we reconciled to others? Or are our other relationships to others still fractured? How does the full gospel work itself out in our communities?