2 Corinthians 5:17-21 - Theologians talk about the Kingdom of God as an already/not yet reality. Jesus has inaugurated His Kingdom and reigns among His people today while we still await his second coming when the Kingdom will come in full. But how are we to live in this time between the times? In this passage, Paul gives us a key to understanding our identity as Kingdom people now: ambassadors living in exile. As ambassadors, we must learn to embrace non-conformity, non-violence, and loving witness toward those we find ourselves among. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 4 of our series "One King and One Kingdom"]
Questions for discussion: 1) Christians will often say things like "this world is not our home?" What is a sense in which this is true? What is a sense in which this is false? 2) What is an ambassador? How does this term inform our relationship to the world around us? 3) What does it mean to say God's people are living in exile? 4) What is the message of reconciliation God has entrusted us with? 5) What would it look like for our community to live as a picture of the reign of king Jesus in Portland today?
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