http://inamirrordimly.com/2010/01/12/mark-two-part-1-jesus-came-to-save-those-we-dislike-most/ An imperfect and sometimes sarcastic perspective on following Jesus by Ed Cyzewski. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://inamirrordimly.com/2010/01/12/mark-two-part-1-jesus-came-to-save-those-we-dislike-most/comment-page-1/#comment-3039 ed Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:34:46 +0000 http://inamirrordimly.com/2010/01/12/mark-two-part-1-jesus-came-to-save-those-we-dislike-most/#comment-3039 Thanks Ray! And if we are new people in Christ, then we can get rid of the distasteful "I"... Thanks Ray! And if we are new people in Christ, then we can get rid of the distasteful “I”…

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]]> http://inamirrordimly.com/2010/01/12/mark-two-part-1-jesus-came-to-save-those-we-dislike-most/comment-page-1/#comment-3037 Ray Hollenbach Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:29:37 +0000 http://inamirrordimly.com/2010/01/12/mark-two-part-1-jesus-came-to-save-those-we-dislike-most/#comment-3037 Your last two paragraphs provide both insight and application. I reflected on your observation, "the people we find distasteful are the people who need the Gospel most" and considered the *I* might be the distasteful one to someone else! But your point is more than amusing: the call of the Kingdom supercedes every allegiance: family, politics, race, or nationality. Do we really believe that in Christ we are a new people? Your last two paragraphs provide both insight and application. I reflected on your observation, “the people we find distasteful are the people who need the Gospel most” and considered the *I* might be the distasteful one to someone else! But your point is more than amusing: the call of the Kingdom supercedes every allegiance: family, politics, race, or nationality. Do we really believe that in Christ we are a new people?

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