That Whoever... Oct. 16 2016 - a podcast by VOX Community Podcast

In John 3:16 God says “that whoever believes in Him has everlasting life.” Who is included in that? Jesus’s entire ministry can be summed up by the word “whoever.” He made himself available to everyone, including the outcasts.

To begin, Matthew 8:1-10 describes a leper who asked Jesus to make him clean. Back then, the only class of people lower than the lepers were Gentiles or tax collectors! Lepers were ostracized and those who associated with them were automatically deemed unclean. Yet Jesus reached out and touched the leper…regardless of the fact that He would be considered unclean for doing so. Later on we read about the centurian—a Gentile instrument of social terrorism—who comes to Jesus to request healing for his servant. Once again Jesus displays love and compassion. Another good example is in Luke 19:1-10. Zacchaeus was a complete pariah…the worst lowlife of all. He betrayed his own Jewish people by collecting their taxes on behalf of the Romans. Jesus was passing through his town, already planning to visit this outcast.

Story by Wade Terry

“Life is like those graphs when the earthquake hits”, Wade shared. Even after being “born into a church family”, attending Christian college and even going on mission trips, he declares that he isn’t on very good terms with Jesus. He spent many years working hard and putting in effort, but that didn’t accomplish much. Not even church itself proved to be a respite, due to gossipers, fighters and manipulators. His anger and hurt only increased. He also wondered why God had said, “Ask and ye shall receive”; he certainly didn’t seem to get answers from God. Then he realized, Jesus my savior has been Jesus my scapegoat. He became aware: the reward for following Jesus IS Jesus! Now he is recalibrating his relationship with Jesus and desires to forgive the church.

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