DENNIS
Good morning everyone. I am Dennis Gossett with Central United Methodist Church. Consider this:
Gentile lives matter. Barbarian lives matter. Slave lives matter.
Of course, they do, but not why we think.
What’s interesting is the Apostle Paul doesn’t choose this approach in his correspondence. He begins where he always begins, with Jesus, the image of the invisible God.
He does not start with historical realities, sociological categories, economic disparities, political concerns or justice issues. He starts with theology. He begins with the Kingdom of God.
In the Kingdom of God there are many distinctions between people, but there is no difference. Why? Because all are created in the image of God. In fact, it takes all of us to reflect the image of God. Only the image of God reflects such diverse distinctiveness while unifying it all in the same essence.
If we do not start with Jesus in these matters of our distinctiveness, we will never get to Jesus.
The cross became all-inclusive by making Christ in all.
So today, let me encourage you to look upon everyone through the unity of the cross of Jesus Christ.
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