Doing Justice and Loving Mercy: Compassion Ministries, Mentor's Guide, MG16

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D O I N G J U S T I C E A N D L O V I N G M E R C Y : C O M P A S S I O N M I N I S T R I E S

2. We are called to demonstrate freedom, wholeness, and justice, 2 Cor. 5.17.

3. In our engagement with the world, John 17.14-16

4. Responding in love, John 13.34-35

5. Obeying the leading of its head, the Lord Jesus Christ, Eph. 1.20-23

C. Implications of this engagement

1. According to open and honest dialogue with others

2. Seeking the truth, 1 Thess. 5.21; John 8.31-32; John 7.24

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3. With a mind to demonstrate the Kingdom’s ethic

a. Witness to the reality of the Kingdom ( maturia ), Acts 1.8

b. Servants in the world on behalf of the vulnerable and voiceless ( diakonia ), Matt. 20.28

4. The Church is called to engagement ; only the Spirit can bring our engagement to change and transformation .

a. We engage regardless of likelihood of final victory.