Part 8: The True Test of Faith
It’s one thing to believe the right doctrines and act graciously when we want to impress others. But when our guard is down—with our families and at our workplace—our true character is revealed. How should a Christ-centered faith display itself in these most important relationships?
If we are the Temple where redemption happens, what is our plan to draw people to Him? The answer is to relearn an ancient, almost forgotten practice: Hospitality. In a time when loneliness is an epidemic, when few people know their neighbors, something as simple as a meal together can be the starting place for something beautiful to happen.
When our bond with God was severed by our sin, He didn’t give up on us. He made a second Eden, a place for us to meet with Him and be redeemed. That place was the Temple, and the events that happened there teach us about a God who is mighty to save, the cost of our sin, and His plans for us.
