Kin-dom
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The first problem is that we cast the Bible as prescriptive. The second is that we cast ourselves with the very same objectification.
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In the sermon on the plain, Jesus outlines a relationship to the Kin-dom that is based, not on virtue, but on our relationship to others.
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The odd nature of this parable invites us to dig deeper, not into what we think it says, but into what we already know about Jesus’s mission.
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In asking Jesus about taxes, and whether it is right under the Law of Moses to pay them, we might miss what is really being asked here.
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The dark parable Jesus tells challenges us, not to learn what to do, but to recall and do what we’ve already learned from him.
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The parable is dark and disturbing. It doesn’t play out as we expect. And we’re not sure what it is supposed to mean. But maybe we should.