“But blessing and protecting someone because they abide by your rules or love you back isn’t agape love. It’s merely insurance protecting our own investments. And Jesus said even the pagans know how to do that. When it comes to the foundational way Jesus called us to follow through, we don’t get a safety net. Love costs us. And sometimes the cost of love is pain, grief, and heartbreak. Love means laying down our lives:” LoveJesusUnconditional LoveAgapeThe Kingdom Of Heaven Book:En(d)titlement: Trade a Culture of Shame for a Life Marked by Grace Source: En(d)titlement: Trade a Culture of Shame for a Life Marked by Grace
“Jesus is saying the defining mark of His Church is that she will move to every place hell attempts to set up camp and when she arrives, the enemy will have no choice but to flee. The work of the Church is the continual eviction of the kingdom of darkness in her city.” KingdomThe ChurchThe Kingdom Of HeavenThe Kingdom Of GodKingdom CultureThe Kingdom Book:En(d)titlement: Trade a Culture of Shame for a Life Marked by Grace Source: En(d)titlement: Trade a Culture of Shame for a Life Marked by Grace
“Shame lurks most often in the thoughts that silently condemn, while entitlement patriotically camouflages itself behind our “God-given rights.” Yet whether you flip the coin to the side of shame or to entitlement, both play the game by endorsing a broken view of humanity and worth. Shame and entitlement both owe their survival to a hierarchical view of the world.” ChristianitySurvivalShameHierarchyEntitlementThe Kingdom Of Heaven Author:Chuck Ammons