An Alternative to Bad Religion
July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023
Bad religion makes us divide the world into people who are wheat and weeds (that is, good and bad; see Matthew 13)
Martin Luther, instead of seeing the world in terms of good and bad people, offered that each of us has wheat and weed in our lives -- we are "Simul justus et peaccator" (saint and sinner).
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Bad religion makes us divide the world into people who are wheat and weeds (that is, good and bad; see Matthew 13)
Martin Luther, instead of seeing the world in terms of good and bad people, offered that each of us has wheat and weed in our lives -- we are "Simul justus et peaccator" (saint and sinner).
Pastor Rob does not simply offer a history lesson, but teaches a way to wrestle prayerfully with the weeds within and open our hearts to glorify God for the wheat in our lives. This practice, in turn, can make a way for us to find common ground with the people whom we likely consider weeds.
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