On Sitting Down For Jesus - Charles Raven
On Sitting Down For Jesus
by Charles Raven
http://www.anglicanspread.org/
October 11, 2010
Underlying my recently published book 'Shadow Gospel: Rowan Williams and the Anglican Communion Crisis'and these regular commentaries is the conviction that the Anglican Communion is the arena of an intense spiritual battle for its very identity. Unfortunately, the place which has now become decisive in this battle is also the place where there is possibly the least willingness to face this reality - the Church of England. The problem is that the call to 'Stand up, stand up for Jesus', in the words of the well known hymn, is only effective if we have first learnt to 'sit down for Jesus'.
Luke records how 'great multitudes' were following Jesus (Luke 14:25), but Jesus becomes a marketing executives' nightmare when he then tells would be disciples that they must count the cost, like the builder of a tower or a king about to lead out his army against a superior force. In both cases they must 'sit down' (vv28,31) if their enterprises are to stand up.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
by Charles Raven
http://www.anglicanspread.org/
October 11, 2010
Underlying my recently published book 'Shadow Gospel: Rowan Williams and the Anglican Communion Crisis'and these regular commentaries is the conviction that the Anglican Communion is the arena of an intense spiritual battle for its very identity. Unfortunately, the place which has now become decisive in this battle is also the place where there is possibly the least willingness to face this reality - the Church of England. The problem is that the call to 'Stand up, stand up for Jesus', in the words of the well known hymn, is only effective if we have first learnt to 'sit down for Jesus'.Luke records how 'great multitudes' were following Jesus (Luke 14:25), but Jesus becomes a marketing executives' nightmare when he then tells would be disciples that they must count the cost, like the builder of a tower or a king about to lead out his army against a superior force. In both cases they must 'sit down' (vv28,31) if their enterprises are to stand up.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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