Non-Violent Incarnation

Simply Grace

Sep 12 2023 | 00:16:30

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Show Notes

Sermon 2023.09.03 Wesley Menke One of the really big challenges we have to deal with as Christians is the way our religion has valorized and spiritualized suffering. Jesus says that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering. Jesus goes on to say that anyone who wants to be his disciple must deny themself, take up their cross and follow him. Does Jesus valorize and spiritualize suffering? It has been the contribution of black liberation theologians like Delores Williams and James Cone to make the point that these texts have been misused to oppress and exploit black people. Once […]

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