God is different...

FleshGodJohn 3:16World
Written By Jason Valendy

Paul uses the word "flesh" as that which is opposed to God. The author of John uses the word "world" in the same manner. And so, John 3:16 speaks of the goodness of God, that God is able to love that which is opposed to God and incorporate that opposition into God’s self.

Humans do not have the ability to incorporate the enemy or the opposition. We seek to banish, destroy, give in or satisfy the opposition/enemy.

But God is not human. God is different and God is that which does not banish, destroy, give in or satisfy the "enemy" but is able to incorporate the opposition with God.
Jason Valendy

Husband, father of two boys, pastor in the United Methodist Church, and guy who is interested in the desert mothers and fathers. The idea of Orthocardia is the pursuit of having a “right heart” over the pursuit of having a “right belief” (orthodoxy) or a “right action” (orthopraxy).

www.jasonvalendy.net
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