God lives by his And why Peter says in 1 Peter 2:4-5 "You are coming to Christ, who is Spirit.” the living cornerstone of temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for God’s great honor. And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual God is temple.” forming his people together in unity, in such a way that they become the Temple, the place where the presence of the living God with rest and remain. The place where those outside the community are to come to learn about YHWH the creator God. That place is now you, and me, and all of us individually and together. We are the overlap between Heaven and Earth. The cross section between space and We God’s man’s space. are to continue the work of Jesus of bringing Heaven to Earth, ushering in the New Creation, preparing for the day that the Christ returns, Heaven and Earth are reunited, the presence of God is manifest on Earth, and we live face to face with our Creator for all of eternity. How do we do that? We look to Jesus and follow in his example in every way. Showing love to the poor and outcast. Bringing healing to the sick. Being generous with our time and money. Obeying the Law as it was intended. I everyone here a direct application from can’t give We must all do the hard work of understanding what it means to be a New today’s teaching. Creation made in the image of Christ, in our own setting and context. So may we all go today, having the breath of Jesus in our lungs, and learn what it means to be gardeners. To care and cultivate this beautiful creation. To become a New Humanity.
God lives by his Spirit.” And why Peter says in 1 Peter 2:4-5 "You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor. And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple.” God is forming his people together in unity, in such a way that they become the Temple, the place where the presence of the living God with rest and remain. The place where those outside the community are to come to learn about YHWH the creator God. That place is now you, and me, and all of us individually and together. We are the overlap between Heaven and Earth. The cross section between God’s space and man’s space. We are to continue the work of Jesus of bringing Heaven to Earth, ushering in the New Creation, preparing for the day that the Christ returns, Heaven and Earth are reunited, the presence of God is manifest on Earth, and we live face to face with our Creator for all of eternity. How do we do that? We look to Jesus and follow in his example in every way. Showing love to the poor and outcast. Bringing healing to the sick. Being generous with our time and money. Obeying the Law as it was intended. I can’t give everyone here a direct application from today’s teaching. We must all do the hard work of understanding what it means to be a New Creation made in the image of Christ, in our own setting and context. So may we all go today, having the breath of Jesus in our lungs, and learn what it means to be gardeners. To care and cultivate this beautiful creation. To become a New Humanity.
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