Life is so much easier if we can put labels on people! Pigeonholing permits us to wash our hands and leave.
“Oh I know him—he’s an alcoholic.
“She’s a liberal Democrat.”
“He’s divorced.”
Categorizing others creates distance and gives us a convenient exit strategy for avoiding involvement. Jesus took an entirely different approach. He was all about including people.
John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.”
Jesus touched lepers and loved foreigners. His Facebook page included the likes of Matthew the IRS agent, and some floozy he met at Simon’s house. Jesus set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave. He became human!
Jesus sends this message: Don’t call any person common. Don’t call any person unfit! Every person matters to God.
From: GRACE.
“Oh I know him—he’s an alcoholic.
“She’s a liberal Democrat.”
“He’s divorced.”
Categorizing others creates distance and gives us a convenient exit strategy for avoiding involvement. Jesus took an entirely different approach. He was all about including people.
John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.”
Jesus touched lepers and loved foreigners. His Facebook page included the likes of Matthew the IRS agent, and some floozy he met at Simon’s house. Jesus set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave. He became human!
Jesus sends this message: Don’t call any person common. Don’t call any person unfit! Every person matters to God.
From: GRACE.
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