Suffered and Died

Today we arrive at maybe the most challenging statement for our modern, scientific minds to receive as true… I believe in Jesus Christ… WHO… suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. The good news we declare today is: In the person of Jesus, God suffered AS one of us WITH all of us because suffering is how God disarms the powers and authorities that stand opposed to our freedom. So, beloved, do not despise the humility and suffering that inevitably come along with the struggle for liberation. Jesus did not die so we don’t have to… He died so we might die alongside him for the sake of love. This is how the Kingdom of God is birthed in our world.