Just a Minute… I've Got To Put On My Incarnational Face
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…we become incarnational witnesses, people who must use our own lives to “put wheels on the gospel.”— Andrew Root
Putting On My Incarnational Face
The story of Jesus’ birth centers around a key theological idea known as incarnation — “the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14, KJV).
Jesus took human form and moved into the neighborhood of humanity in a way that had never been done before. This is what we mean by incarnation.
Jesus was born as a Jew and became a well-known Jewish rabbi. Most of his time, however, was spent outside the Temple. More surprisingly, it was in the direction of the religious leaders that Jesus directed his sharpest criticisms.
The vast majority of Jesus’ ministry was spent out in the streets with people in the places where they lived, worked, and rested. He spent his time telling people that the kingdom of God was near. He was not kidding.
The kingdom was much, much closer than anyone could have imagined!
When teaching undergraduates, I often present what I like to call Missional DNA — those foundational principles that help…
