Being chosen by God is often interpreted as being given elite status. But Jesus turns this understanding upside-down in through the parable of the great banquet.
CHOSEN - ANYONE & EVERYONE
April 23, 2017 | Sara Wolbrecht
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Jesus' life, death, and resurrection unfolded under the rule of the Roman Empire, whose military, economic, and social control amounted to the biggest empire the world had ever seen. Into this repressive environment, Jesus-followers instituted 'Love Feasts' - weekly meals where the sacrificial love of Jesus was remembered, practiced, and subversively chosen by those who sought a new way of being in the world.