Are there better options for engaging with the world than naive optimism or pessimistic realism?
We continued our new series UnStung by looking at a powerful passage: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. Here Paul is writing to a church in turmoil, and he urges them on with a powerful message about the power of Christ to reconcile and make new. We looked at what Dallas Willard meant we he said, "Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning." Our redemption is grace all the way down, but it empowers effort on our part to grow in the love of God and neighbor. And this is the first way God transforms the world: by transforming people.
Bottom line: God begins the restoration of all things by offering reconciliation to all people.
We also announced the name and location of the ZOE Empowers group with whom we are partnering. Learn more about ZOE here.
