There is a small picture frame on my desk at church with this thought from lawyer and theologian William Stringfellow that might “set the table” a bit for our conversation next Tuesday. The emphases are mine…
“The most obstinate misconception associated with the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that the Gospel is welcome in this world. This conviction – endemic among church folk – persists that, if problems of misapprehension are overcome, and the gospel is heard on its own integrity, the Gospel will be found attractive to people, become popular, and a success of some sort. The idea is curious and ironic because it is bluntly contradicted in scripture and in the experience of the continuing biblical witness in history.”
Hope to see you Tuesday.
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