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The challenge of unity—for Proper 22B
The challenge in Jesus’s teaching on divorce is not that he praises “staying together,” but that we don’t get what together means.
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Jesus’s case against unity
In this doozy of a gospel, Jesus seems to support division. What he really supports is freedom and community.
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Working Together
Jesus looks at all of the people and he sees a whole—all of the people together—who need help and people to help.
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There is one people
“What do we do with division?” The question is so common, yet we hardly question it. But it is based on a faulty assumption.
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We is essential
Jesus says he came to make us one. Looking around, we can all see that we aren’t. Of course, we could be wrong…
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On Oneness
What does Jesus have in mind for us after he’s gone? A reflection on the Spirit’s role in bringing us together.
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One — seeking unity in the midst of division
Our understanding of unity is predicated on ideas Jesus seems to reject. Which certainly makes our work more interesting.
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We are one
In the Trinity, we have a doctrine of undivided unity. This is actually our roadmap for embodying Christ through the world.