the subversive nature of God
The gospel is subversive. Time and time we hear Jesus tell us how the kingdom of God is like:
A mustard seed - the smallest of all seeds.
yeast that is put in the bread - the active yet hidden growth agent
salt - it adds flavour yet is mixed in with the food until it becomes a part of it.
I wonder what images Jesus would use today to describe the kingdom and its subversive nature.
a computer virus that rapidly spreads from computer to computer?
electricity that operates the lights?
Or did the working dog people get it right in the movie the castle - when they said it was all about the vibe?
Who knows?
Last night at tangent’s christmas service we reflected on how subversive God was with a little baby called Jesus. With our youngest member of Tangent in the centre we looked upon this little, fragile and vulnerable baby and thought about how Jesus came just like that.
Into a hostile world - Jesus does not come as a military commander, nor as great political leader, nor even as a fully grown adult. He comes as a little baby.
How subversive can you get?
January 1st, 2005 at 1:14 pm
It’s just like the fact that the garden of Eden was protected by a flaming sword, even though if you are talking about the first of man and woman, swords weren’t invented yet. However if we rewrote the bible today, you could include a WMD to protect that garden.