tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post3964728288087297388..comments2010-04-15T08:31:36.644-07:00Comments on Mission Discourse NT 18: An unstable path? Mt. 10.39Tommy Givenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post-9829835789388636372010-04-03T19:35:00.233-07:002010-04-03T19:35:00.233-07:00What do you make of the relation b/w this verse an...What do you make of the relation b/w this verse and the preceding bit about the family/household? Is that where our life comes from? We often protect those nearest to us b/c we cannot live without them. Our children are our future. So how is it that the Kingdom of God undermines this stronghold, disrupting the network of loyalty by which we live? To lose this life for the sake of Jesus must reorder the family/household. How do we describe that without some sentimental cliche about loving Jesus more than x, y, or z? I perceive two dangers: 1) we say we love Jesus most or are losing our life, but it's just an empty claim b/c we don't know how it undermines upon our family/community relations. 2) we justify our selfishness/aloofness in our family/community by claiming that we're just being faithful to Jesus and he told us to make our loved ones miserable by losing our life.Tommy Givenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.com