Who cares if we look silly? David was willing to make himself low in the eyes of others in praise of his God, surely we can play some peekaboo with an infant. David’s men crawled through a sewer to serve their messiah, we get off much easier and text parents when nappies need changing.
Remnant syndrome doesn’t feed on grace but on grievance. And over time, gospel centrality is quietly displaced, so that we’re no longer determined to know “Christ crucified”, but us marginalised. The devil delights in that kind of remnant—the kind that forgets it was saved by grace.
Abuses of complementarian theology have disillusioned many, but, as always, the example of Jesus and the vision of male–female ministry we see reflected in the New Testament can pave the way to making church a place where women are cherished, esteemed, discipled, and valued for their contributions.
Meeting together as the people of God is a high priority for us in our Gospel-Centred Ministry. We dig into why this is and how we can come to church with the right attitude and a heart for serving.
For effective communication of the gospel, we who speak must love those to whom we minister, must embody the message of God’s grace, and must pray for God to act to open blind eyes and soften hard hearts.
