Season of Pentecost
Jesus declares that he has come to bring fire to the earth; in the Bible, fire is a symbol of God's judgement. What gives that Jesus is bringing judgement into the world!? I thought Jesus was only about love and peace!!
Pastor Rob reflects on the relationship between God's judgement and God's love in our world and in our lives. Fire brings destruction, but fire can also create space for new life, as is the case with forest fires. So to in our lives, God's judgement may humble, unsettle and even unbind, but it does so to create space for new life. Based on Luke 12 with references to the prophet Jeremiah.
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