A Different Kind Of Society: A Society That Welcomes the Weak – 12th Of July 2026
The church must not mirror Rome’s contempt for the weak; instead, it must be a community of honour and welcome.
The church must not mirror Rome’s contempt for the weak; instead, it must be a community of honour and welcome.
Rome was known for indulgence, immorality, and spectacle; the church is to live as people awake to eternity.
While Rome glorified political agitation and uprisings were common, Christians display trust in God by honouring governing authorities appropriately.
Rome glorified vengeance; we are called to glorify sacrificial love.
In Rome, status was everything.
In Christ’s body, humility and mutual dependence define greatness.
In the heart of the Roman Empire—where power, honour, social climbing, and vengeance defined the culture—Paul calls the church to display a radically different society shaped by mercy, humility, sacrifice, and love. The church becomes an alternative society only when shaped by God’s mercy rather than Rome’s patterns.
A look forward to what’s coming up.
Today is Pentecost and we will make room for The Holy Spirit do his beautiful work as we worship, pray and share testimonies of what God has been doing in our lives.
The Bible is clear – life will not continue as it is forever.
There will be a moment when Jesus will return, when all people realise that he has always been the King, and when we all will be judged.
That truth is a comfort and a challenge.
God has not left us to try and live this work in our own strength. He fills his children with his Spirit. It changes everything.
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