42 Seconds Quotes

“I want to list here what I think were some of Jesus’ beliefs. The following are taken directly from my friend and longtime mentor Bart Tarman. There are twelve beliefs in his list, but Scripture shows us many others as well. Jesus believed that God is like a daddy. Jesus believed that faith is the key to opening every door—not correct thinking but childlike trust. Jesus believed in love. Jesus believed in humility. Jesus believed that dying is the key to living. Jesus believed that everyone is welcome. Jesus believed that the best life is lived in community. Jesus believed in being generous. Jesus believed that change comes from the inside out. Jesus believed in an upside-down Kingdom. An opposite world. If you’re rich, you’re poor. Be friends to enemies. Live to die. Be a child to be mature. Become empty to be full. Forgive to be forgiven. Jesus believed in empathy—treating others the way we want to be treated. Jesus believed in forgiveness, received and given.[1]”
― Carl Medearis, 42 Seconds: The Jesus Model for Everyday Interactions