Shouldn't Have to Ask

<p>Reconciliation is never a call to unity by ignoring what’s wrong. It’s a call to a better relationship - by redeeming what’s wrong.</p><p><br></p><p>Any offense, filtered through the powerful lens of the gospel, creates an opportunity to prove to the world that love actually wins.</p><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately, our tendency is to resist this.</p><p><br></p><p>We look for other responses to try and preserve ourselves, and in doing so, we miss the powerful potential of the gospel.</p><p><br></p><p>Paul’s appeal to Philemon is a guide towards a gospel response, and it speaks loudly to our modern circumstances. In it, we find a reason to set aside our own personal preferences, so that we can truly live out the good news, and let love win.</p><p><br></p>