Comments on: Displays of a Distorted Gospel: Activist Jesus

By: kaysie

kaysie — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:52:42 +0000

wonderful truths. thank you.

By: Jennifer Dougan

Jennifer Dougan — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:06:43 +0000

Alia Joy,

Nice to meet you. I am hopping over from last week’s Scribing the journey link up. Thanks for delving into this topic of choosing to serve people in Jesus’ name, but wanting to male sure that we don’t lose sight of our relationship and intimacy with him in the process. Did I get your gist right?

Have a great week.

Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com

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By: Alia Joy

Alia Joy — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:20:37 +0000

Yes, so you might even be more sensitive to this kind of thing growing up in the church. It is easy to do the right thing with the wrong motives. It’s always about our hearts. And they can be deceitful if we don’t guard them.

By: lori

lori — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:06:41 +0000

Having grown up in a minister’s home, I totally understand how the disconnect can happen without even realizing it. It’s so easy to get caught up in doing that you miss out on that important connection. I get this.

By: Alia Joy

Alia Joy — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:40:32 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly. I believe community is where we live out our relationship with Jesus. It’s the place that tests our hearts and motives in many ways. That’s one of the main reasons I’m so intrigued by church and community because it is rapidly changing form and I wonder where it will end up. There are so many dialogues about church going on and I love that we don’t have all the answers, we have to seek Him.

By: Alia Joy

Alia Joy — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:37:42 +0000

Yes, I think that service can often have selfish motives and be used as a form of self promotion for ones ideals, godly or not. But I agree that the whole idea of transforming the world is often an egocentric reaction to the problems faced today and one of the main reasons people are all in or all out when it comes to service. Either the reward is too small or the task too big to attempt. And if the glory for those endeavors isn’t granted to them, they end up with frustration and a judgmental spirit.

By: Jerralea

Jerralea — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:48:12 +0000

Oh, yes it is easy to get caught up in dong things in our own strength and to focus more on the results than the relationship. That is why community is so important. Being with a group of like-minded believers keeps us accountable and helps keep us from trying to be the “lone ranger.” And I love the community of bloggers who pose thought-provoking ideas – like this post!

By: Lucas Dawn

Lucas Dawn — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:24:23 +0000

Activists who want to transform the world at first feel good about themselves (often the main motive for “activisting”) and eventually complain a lot about a stubborn world (that refuses their brilliance and help towards a higher place in this life). The ministry Jesus taught and lived was not out to transform the world; it was to begin a new tiny (mustard seed) kingdom of disciples, who would faithfully pass on his teaching and joyfully continue his acts of mercy all over the world–and be hated by all the nations. Only humble hearts and gentle souls focused on their king (Lord) will remain true to his lowly, persecuted way, the narrow path that in the end ends up in higher heavenly places. The last shall be first.