Anabaptist LensLines™

15:1-10 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

Timothy 6:6-19 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

2:6-15 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

14:1, 7-14 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

1:2-10 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

11:29-12:2 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

Luke 14:25-33 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.

5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

119:97-104 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

12:18-29 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

Timothy 1:12-17 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

16:19-31 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

If 2 Timothy 2:8-15 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.