Are we born good or evil? The answer is often found in the repetitious nature of humanity from past to present. The soul has been hardened by generations of cyclical chaos, and it would go unchanged until a man named Jesus would begin inviting people to become new humans.
Episode Notes:
There are general two camps of thought on the intrinsic nature of the soul: You are born good and learn evil or you are born evil and learn good. This becomes a fundamental worldview as we often designate ourselves as good, without fully understanding the measure of goodness.
Kingdom of empire and the kingdom of shalom - A Tale of Two Kingdoms, The Bema Podcast by Marty Solomon & Brent Billings (https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/18)
The New Human - Has the capacity to live like Christ, love like Christ, serve like Christ, sacrifice like Christ, enjoy the peace of Christ, the confidence of Christ, etc.
New humans have a redefined purpose, not necessarily to change what they are doing but to adopt their position and shape it towards the Kingdom. Though some will experience a shift in purpose as they are called to a new purpose.
The embodiment of the new humanity is a decision, often daily, to live in the new rather than the old.
John 14:12 (NIV) - "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."
The visual symbol of the new human is baptism. A figurative picture of one dying to their old habits, lifestyle, purpose, fears, anxiety, anger, bitterness, etc., and adopting the peace, love, wisdom, purpose, joy, confidence, etc. of Christ.
Music - So Close by Cosmonkey
