“The emerging church movement has come to believe that the ultimate context of the spiritual aspirations of a follower of Jesus Christ is not Christianity but rather the kingdom of God. ... to believe that God is limited to it would be an attempt to manage God. If one holds that Christ is confined to Christianity, one has chosen a god that is not sovereign. Soren Kierkegaard argued that the moment one decides to become a Christian, one is liable to idolatry.” IfsBelieveMomentsWould BeChristianSpiritualJesusChristChurchChristianityMovementJesus ChristUltimateKingdomsChosenManageAspirationFollowersSovereignKingdom Of GodConfinedEmergingIdolatryLiable Author:Samir Selmanovic
“When I pray the Lord's Prayer, I begin with the first word, "Our. . ." (see Matthew 6:9) and I stop and ask myself, "Who do I include in this Our?" I remind myself that the story of God is bigger than my personal story, bigger than the story of my religion, bigger than the story of all humanity, and bigger than the story of all creation. In the kingdom of God, these four stories are all really my stories - all at the same time - woven together, giving meaning and life to each other.” GivingFirstsStoriesTogetherHumanityAsksPrayerLordFourCreationPrayingBiggerKingdomsKingdom Of GodI PrayWovenMatthewPersonal Stories Author:Samir Selmanovic
