are you a revolutionary?

For those of you who are so enthused, by all means use the word “revolution” to describe what’s happening in the church today. But recognize that any revolution happening in the church today is not new. The Christ Revolution has always had blood flowing in the streets, not just tattoos. At the conception of the Christ revolution, there was an attempt to forcibly seize power. That attempt failed. For those of us who now follow him, revolution has an upside down meaning. Our manner of changing the world does not entail deceitful propaganda and forceful imposition of ideas. Instead, we proclaim and invite. We do not try to arrest power and seize control. We give our lives in service to humanity as a way of anticipating and participating in the coming kingdom. Revolution? Yes, but it is not the revolution of the emerging church neither is it the revolution of the conservative fundamentalist faction of the church. We don’t instigate a revolution. We participate in the Christ mission to make the world right. The revolution is that of Jesus Christ as he engages a world and culture in the midst of massive revolutionary change.

read the whole post here from Alex McManus.