First of all, I am not having a flashback to a scene of a 80's movie. What does the word radical mean? The dictionary definition is thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms. What does radical mean to a child of God? The greatest example of being radical is found in the life of Jesus Christ. Just take some time reading the life of Christ in the New Testament and you will find numerous times that Jesus said something or did something that had the Pharisees or high priests angry. The church is more than just going to meet a couple of hours a week and maybe one day when your old, your name gets put on a pew in the sanctuary. John 15:13 Jesus says, Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. There has been only One that could have gave His life to pay the sin debt for each of us. So what does that verse mean for us? To love others as He loves us. Put away our self for the needs of others. Being God's hands and feet. We unfortunately live in a world that there is pain, suffering, and loneliness all around us. Don't wait for your church to designate a week to help others or for a charity to reach out. See a need and meet that need. It opens the door for you to share the love of God to someone that doesn't know Him. Be the radical example of someone that loves others the way that Christ loves you.
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