8.4 The Beloved Community

8.4. The Beloved Community

"If we give up violence or the threat of violence (whether divine or human) we fear that our world will come apart.  As scary as it may sound, this is the whole purpose of Christ’s coming into the world.  Jesus has come to save us from the deadly infection of community building and maintenance dependent upon victims; in other words, he has come to save us from the world we humans have created.

Making Personal Connections. A personal ending.


Hardin, Michael (2013-09-26). The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity With Jesus, 2nd Edition Revised and Expanded (Kindle Locations 7444-7447). JDL Press. Kindle Edition. 

Charles Eklund 2018