WAY MATTERS

Adding a few thoughts to the previous post, A Better, More Beautiful Way…

Way matters. Not just what.

Remember what Christians were called before they were known as Christians?

Followers of the way (Acts 9.2).

It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians. —Acts 11.26

And what exactly is the way? It’s the way of Jesus. “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” —John 14.6

Way matters.

Consider these words from Kathy Escobar:

“Instead of a powerful king who was going to kick butt and take names, the promised messiah ended up being a humble servant who saved the day by dying. Still, even though we know the story, we continue to look for powerful kings instead of humble servants.”

Way matters.

Sometimes we forget this. We are quickly drawn to the kick butt and take names way. We like to click on stories that sound more like, “Watch this atheist’s argument get destroyed…” than, “A follower of the Way loves his neighbor.”

But way matters. It alWAYs does.

That’s what the Apostle Paul was driving at with the opening lines of 1 Corinthians 13. Paraphrasing…

If I could preach fire with a powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit—but don’t do it in a loving way—it’s a load of crap. If I was a man of faith and power, and had answers for everyone—but do and say stuff an unloving way—all that wisdom gets flushed down the toilet.

Way Matters.