Christo-centric Centrality: Towards Gospel-Based Ideology

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In order to shape a Christo-centric centrality, we must begin with the gospel message of hope. For too long, the marginalized, the oppressed, the indigenous and the disenfranchised have wallowed in hopelessness and despair. When we begin to understand white supremacy as an ideological system which Jesus Himself rejected and despised, we can begin to shape our ideology in terms of Jesus’ kingdom here on earth and the future. Jesus was clear that the kingdom He envisioned was not the one Pilate had in mind when he asked about His kingdom. Clearly, in the dialogue between Jesus and Pilate, the governor thought of Jesus kingdom as being physical and tangible, but Jesus was not so much interested in the temporary reality as much as He was in spiritual reality. A good example is found in the dialogue Jesus had with the young rich man (Mt. 19:16-24). Jesus made it very clear that the possessions and power which one …show more content…

Those who followed Jesus did so because of the myriad of miracles and authority He had over demons. They followed Jesus because in the midst of 4000 and 5000 people, He was able to feed them all. They saw Jesus as being one with tremendous amount of authority and were drawn to His authority and power rather than for who he was. This is evident as James and John, the sons of Zedebee requests; “Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory” (Mk. 10:37). Clearly, the rest of the apostles were not so happy with their request. In fact, the rest of the disciples began to argue as to who would be greater in the kingdom of God. Jesus’ response was one that we as Christians should all relate to; “But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (vv.

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