Why do we work to see the gospel come into every cultural nook and corner of the human species?
That would be because it:
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- gives strength to the weak and comfort to the sad
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- straightens the crooked
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- empowers the poor
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- restores purity and wholeness to the soiled and damaged
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- rebuilds broken families
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- turns substance-abusers into useful members of society
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- offers hope to the broken
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- helps people forgive the unforgiveable
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- provides community to the lonely and care for the sick
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- drives movements of social justice
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- lets the shamed find mercy and the pleasure-lovers find meaning
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- reconciles enemies
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- welcomes strangers
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- masters our fears
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- steers the hot-headed into thoughtfulness, wisdom and peace
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- underlines the beauty of an ordinary life
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- takes the sting out of death
- opens the way for peace with God