March 15, 2010: Is faith all about me and my personal relationship with God?
Posted on : Mar 15th, 2010 | By office | Category: Bread for the JourneySpeak out for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all those abandoned by others.
[D]efend the rights of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31:8-9)
We continue our conversation this week on the question, “Why Jesus was crucified?” We discovered one clue to the puzzle, which lay with what Jesus was teaching. Jesus lived in an oppressive and violent time. It was the time of the Roman Empire. We who grew up in the West have an idealized view of the Roman Empire and civilization. I can still remember learning in high school about the Pax Romana – Rome bringing peace and prosperity to the world. Fabulous slogan, but in essence just propaganda.
