Today (Sun 17.04.2016) we see (following Acts 13) how interesting and full of tension is Paul's missionary Life. Paul opened the message of JvN for the pagans; in reality for the whole world and we are still busy in 2016 to open this message of JX for all cultures...
a work without end. How much are we able to open Jesu's message for the Namibian Cultures? The European-Style is still dominating... but more important: How do we open the Jesus-message for the 4. industrial revolution, for the new Culture now on the way... ???
Paulus has the feeling everybody should think him- / herself as worthy of the fullness of Life... and for the fullness of Life intuition, knowledge and belief is of value... but narrow-minded people will expel you...
Today John sees (Apoc 7) the goal of all missionary work: a huge number of people from all over the world, from all Cultures.... nothing will plague them any more and they are led by JX to springs of living water and the Mystery of God will wipe away all tears from their eyes;
one day: all full of joy...
Today - John 10.27-30 - Jesus gives a promise: the one listening to his message will get fullness of life. This is said more clear now: the aim of all missionary Work is to open the people of the world, to open all Cultures for the offer... for the given fullness of Life.
But now we have two surprises:
A) The Mystery of God leads people to Jesus Christ (old language: the Father gave them to me). It means: whoever takes the Mystery of God very serious - is going on the way to Jesus Christ, is going in the direction of an open Christianity.
B) The sec. surprise is yet too high to understand in 2016... it's the statement of JvN:
"The Mystery of God and I are one". It's like you see Heaven and Earth as one; it's like you see the Creator and the Creation as one; it's like you see Mankind and God as one.
We have to meditate which kind of oneness is in Jesus' mind.
This Sunday shows us that human life can be seen as a way, a going into the fullness of Life - every day - step by step - it's the resurrection way.
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