Tangible Kingdom and Posture....

Here are some more great quotes from the book Tangible Kingdom by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay.

"Christ's example and his scripture show us that God is not proud when we prioritize our message over our posture. Jesus didn't and we shouldn't. He doesn't need us to stick up for him; he needs us to represent him, to be like him, to look like him and to talk like him, to be with people that he would be with , and to take the side of the "ignorant" instead of those in the know."

"I wonder what would happen if our posture became that of an advocate for those outside the kingdom? What if we set aside our apologetics and our theological arguments and just lived as Christ would in front of others? I wonder how God might lead us if we were more concerned about being a "friend of sinners" than a friend of those inside our church or denomination? My sense is that maybe people would begin to have the same feelings for us as they did for Jesus...."


"For our posture to change, our heart must change. And our heart only changes as we live among the people for whom we will eventually advocate. Jesus modeled it this way in Matthew 9:36: 'When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.'"...

"If you want an authentic heart for people outside the church... you've got to be with them. As they grab your heart, your posture will change, your angle of approach will change, and the kingdom of God will be a little more tangible."