I wonder. I read Paul's words in Romans 2 and admire, again his boldness in proclaiming the truth of scripture and the message God had given him. The message so forcefully presented in this chapter is that obedience and a relationship are what God seeks from us, not being born into a certain race or being physically marked (circumcised). This was radical thinking and preaching for Paul's time, but nevertheless true to God's Word and plan. I wonder what the 'boldly proclaimed' message in our day would focus on? Would it be about racial reconciliation, the plight of the homeless, or the protection of the earth? Would it discuss our material possessions, the difference between the have and the have-nots, or the Third World AIDS epidemic? Maybe it would be something like nationalism versus our commitment to a relationship with God. I don't know what it would be, but I know there is a bold message from God calling us to the same obedience and relationship that He seeks from us now as then. I guess the question becomes two-fold, will we listen and will we share it?
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