Michael Spencer reminds us that "[f]or a Jesus follower, spending all our time in various club-like enclaves with people who are just like ourselves is simply not an option. We must cross the cultural and subcultural barriers that are around us, and we must make intentional, missional efforts to do what Jesus did in going to/relating to Samaritans, Gentiles, women, lepers, Romans, sinners and people from various circles on the cultural map."
It is not an option to sit at home or in church and talk about Jesus or to simply invite others to join us -- Jesus never invited a Samaritan, Gentile, woman, leper, Roman or public sinner to come to synagogue -- he gave his message -- himself -- to them where they were, when they were.
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