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As the pundits rage today, I am reminded that what ails us as a society stems from how we often speak of others as if they are sub-human.
When I remember that those opposed to me are yet made in the image of God, I am able to calibrate my words, to speak of them as a neighbor.
When I remember that those opposed to me are yet made in the image of God, I am able to calibrate my words, to speak of them as a neighbor.
This is the power of the Kingdom: You begin to see all of humanity as a neighbor—even those who find your way of life backwards and wrong.
When you find your identity in Jesus and His Kingdom rather than any solely human philosophy, you experience freedom.
When you find your identity in Jesus and His Kingdom rather than any solely human philosophy, you experience freedom.
You are no longer owned by the right or the left. You are no longer owned by the inner politics of religion or municipality. You are instead a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, looking to bring that love to bear on the world. You can speak truth, but free from hatred.
This *doesn’t* necessitate neutrality, by the way. Instead, it frees us to speak truthfully to *whomever* is in power, be that left or right.
Yet we will speak without hatred, without insult, without derision.
These are our neighbors.
Yet we will speak without hatred, without insult, without derision.
These are our neighbors.
