Inviting | February 1 | Aaron Westera

Jesus is less concerned with drawing boundaries to keep people out of the kingdom, and more inviting people to move towards the kingdom. That doesn’t mean there are no standards, but they are about movement towards a center, not a static boundary that we cannot cross. Jesus kept company with sinners, was on the side of the downtrodden and outcasts, the “lesser” of society. He routinely was harsh with the Pharisees who were constantly obsessed with following the rules and keeping everyone in line, so much so they missed the point and the Kingdom.