{"id":957,"date":"2009-08-08T10:01:42","date_gmt":"2009-08-08T10:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/the_reality_of_the_kingdom.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:44:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:44:41","slug":"the_reality_of_the_kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/the_reality_of_the_kingdom.shtml","title":{"rendered":"The Reality of the Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notice, though, what Jesus says to do: leave the weeds – don’t try to pull them. For now, leave the weeds. Because in the reality of the kingdom, the dead come back to life. Goats become sheep, weeds become wheat. When we see with kingdom eyes, we don’t write anyone off or leave anyone for dead. Instead, we do the radical, revolutionary, counter cultural thing – bear with the unbearable and minister with grace to those who don’t have what we have. We coexist with the weeds – peacefully, humbly, lovingly – in the hopes that more and more stalks will come into the light and be transformed into wheat. <\/p>\n

Jared Wilson, Your Jesus Is Too Safe<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I’m reading Jared’s book and participating in the blog tour<\/a> that starts next week, but I couldn’t resist sharing this quote. There are are lot<\/em> of sharable quotes in this book. Look for my review on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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