"Jesus is Lord."
This was the statement that got the early church in so much trouble with the Roman government. This was the statement that got the Chinese church in so much trouble with the Communists. This is the statement that will get us in trouble if we really believe it and act it out.
Jesus is Lord of all. There is no sacred/secular split. All of life is under His authority, and anything we do which obscures that truth does harm to our witness. It's muddies our claim that Jesus is Lord of all.
I want to operate with a persecuted mindset. I want to see myself as an insurgent in a hostile system. I want to need my brother and sisters in the faith. I want dynamic relationships. I want to be co-conspirators in a movement to establish Christ's reign underneath a hostile system.
I want to be part of a better story. The story we've been told - Christ died on the cross for your sins to save you from hell, so give your life to Him - is a poor story. I want to be part of the story that says Christ is Lord of everything, and He's redeeming everything, and we all get to be a part of His universal takeover of the realm of sin and death.
Jesus is Lord.
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