The world’s problems are ultimately solved not through our action but through Christ’s love. That’s where we place our hope: not in something we do, but in something God has already done. For now, the powers remain active, just as sin is a fragmenting reality for us all. Their mark can be seen on our lives and institutions. They are the spiritual forces responsible for much of the fracturing of our society. Consequently, you and I live as wounded people and as wounding people. Therefore, any treatment of the fractured world we see and feel must address the trauma we all carry. That’s our next
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