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Part 9: The Imperative of Proximity

Bridgetown Audio Podcast

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The Greatest Form of Worship Isn't Applause but Imitation

In the Greco-Roman world where the early church took root women were powerless and are described as possessions on the legal documents of the Roman Empire. Jesus spent so much of his time with prostitutes because prostitution was so common in the Roman Empire it was legalized and accepted as normal sex slavery. The early Christian church was the first community in human history to call that injustice by its name and advocate for systemic change. It sounds like good news for the poor and freedom for the captive and psyched for the blind and salvation for the lost if you're not sure about following Jesus I just want to gently and humbly askAre you sure that Jesus you're following see when you behold the person of Jesus

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