Compassionate Justice, Easier Said Than Done (Matt. 18.15-20)
Have you ever read the terms and conditions for something you sign up for? When on a website, when we’re buying something online, or using an app on our phone, if we’re taking out insurance there are terms and conditions for all of these things. I must admit, when I sign up for something online, I virtually never read them. Do you? For all I know itunes or Amazon could own a part of my soul! Though thankfully, I think I’ve got enough insurance on the eternal life front. Terms and conditions are a legal way of saying, this is our relationship. They set out what the company you’re buying from or employing you expect. Do you think there are terms and conditions for Christians? Do you think there are terms and conditions to be a member of the church? Do you think that our relationships matter? I think they do, and I think there are. Because relationships matter, how we treat each other matters, and compassionate justice matters. It’s all about relationship. This passage is ab...