Comments on: On mission with Jesus http://www.radicalcongruency.com/20030929-on-mission-with-jesus Spirituality // Technology // Emerging Ecclesiology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:41:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Justin Baeder http://www.radicalcongruency.com/20030929-on-mission-with-jesus#comment-214 Justin Baeder Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 //?p=#comment-214 I suppose Jesus wasn't actually addressing us, but the apostles, but I still think a lot of what he says is relevant. Not that we should just equate our effectiveness with God's, but that we should see that we're working with Him, and He's working through us. I suppose Jesus wasn’t actually addressing us, but the apostles, but I still think a lot of what he says is relevant. Not that we should just equate our effectiveness with God’s, but that we should see that we’re working with Him, and He’s working through us.

]]> By: David http://www.radicalcongruency.com/20030929-on-mission-with-jesus#comment-215 David Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 //?p=#comment-215 Heh, nice graphic. I suppose that's one of the difficult parts of trying to emulate the apostles... wondering how much we can actually become like them. Is an apostle inherently more blessed, or spiritually powerful, because they are an apostle, or is it the other way around? I suppose it can't be, because apostlehood certainly wasn't merit based... it would diminish the glory of their achievements if they were based on their own efforts. Heh, nice graphic. I suppose that’s one of the difficult parts of trying to emulate the apostles… wondering how much we can actually become like them. Is an apostle inherently more blessed, or spiritually powerful, because they are an apostle, or is it the other way around? I suppose it can’t be, because apostlehood certainly wasn’t merit based… it would diminish the glory of their achievements if they were based on their own efforts.

]]> By: Justin Baeder http://www.radicalcongruency.com/20030929-on-mission-with-jesus#comment-216 Justin Baeder Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 //?p=#comment-216 I'm reminded of Luke's mention of the fact that they were "unschooled, ordinary men," and the people they reached were amazed by that fact in light of what God did through them. It's easy to take one of two problematic approaches: 1. We're not apostles, so we can't expect God to use us for great things. 2. We're fundamentally equal to the apostles, so why isn't God doing equally great things through us? I’m reminded of Luke’s mention of the fact that they were “unschooled, ordinary men,” and the people they reached were amazed by that fact in light of what God did through them.

It’s easy to take one of two problematic approaches:
1. We’re not apostles, so we can’t expect God to use us for great things.
2. We’re fundamentally equal to the apostles, so why isn’t God doing equally great things through us?

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