The forbidden is not better. The forbidden is not sexy. The forbidden is destructive to individuals and societies that normalize it.

The metaphor of wine and cloth does not ask for us to reject the old or waste the new. It demands that the old change and receive the latest so that both avoid destruction and waste. He also requires that the new change to honor the old because it is immature and ill-fitted.

His words say that all the Bible for all the people all the time in every place expresses “Who God Is” so we recognize Him when we know Him, “How God does stuff” so we recognize His Providence when He gets involved in history, and “What God expects and anticipates” as fulfillment of Law and Prophets.

The kingdom leadership dynamics do not operate as designed and defined in the Bible outside a kingdom context. They are leaders of Ecclesiae, but they are first and foremost eldering kingdom culture leaders.

We are all on active duty or traitors, are we not?

As a person who prophesies, do not prophesy marriage. Just don’t do it. But, I see it. But,…