Read December 2021 - Books With Friends
One of the main things I got from this book is an understanding of a primary difference that I have been aware of but never understood the 'why'. There are two types of Christians - those who see sin, and that sin is the lens they view everything through. So their main goal is to rescue people from sin - it is next life focused... "Come to Jesus." Other Christians primarily see pain. That is their lens and they seek to bring restoration in the here and now. They use the eyes of Christ to try to expand the table. Jesus is shown over and over in the Bible as being most concerned with meeting the needs of people that prevent them from knowing Him and their belovedness. That distinction between 'sin' and 'suffering' is huge. Jesus's default toward humanity was compassion - not contempt.
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