"'From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.'" Matthew 11:12 (NRSV)
This is the way that the world responds to the Good News - to take it by force and violence.
But what is force and violence but fear.
Fear of poverty, fear of starvation, fear of work.....
This is the motivation of the rich and powerful.
They think that they can win by force and violence.
And it was with force and violence that they crucified Jesus.
But death is not the end.
On the third day God resurrected Jesus and raised him to Eternal Life!
[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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