Encountering Empire with a Christ Shaped Imagination for the World遇到帝国与基督形的想象力，为世界

God invites us into communion through Christ.上帝邀请我们到共融透过基督。 God enters our world in the incarnation, and continues to create in and among us.上帝进入我们的世界的化身，并继续创造和在我们中间。 Not only this, but God invites us through the Spirit of God into the incarnation of Christ.不仅如此，但上帝邀请我们通过上帝的精神融入基督的化身。 As we enter the communion of Christ then we become the body of Christ in the world.当我们进入共融的基督，然后我们成为基督的身体，在世界上。 We are offered as God’s communion to the world, inviting the world into relationship with God.我们提供的作为上帝的交流，向世界，邀请的世界带入与天主的关系。

But what about brokenness and sin?但如何残破和单仲偕？

Sin messes with the community(communion) we have with God.单仲偕餐厅与社会（共融）我们已与上帝。 Yet God continues to offer community back to the world.但在神面前，继续提供社区回向世界。 So then, from a sacramental understanding, communion is held within Christianity (to varying degrees) as a means of God’s grace.那么，从圣事的理解，共融是举行基督教（不同程度）作为一种手段，上帝的恩典。

If in Christ we are offered as communion to the world, we are called to intersect with the problem of sin.如果在基督里，我们所提供的共融，作为向世界，我们正以所谓的交叉与问题单。 But what does the intersection with sin look like?但请问交叉口与单仲偕样子？ I am not convinced that the primary lens should be about punishment, guilt, or penal substitution.我不相信的主要镜头应约的处罚，内疚，或刑法替代。 Instead, I believe that the key paradigm is reconciliation through Jesus Christ.相反，我认为关键的范式是和解，通过耶稣基督。

Jesus offered language for thinking about what the invitation to community with God looks like.耶稣所提供的语言，思考什么的邀请，社区与上帝看起来像。 He calls it the “Kingdom of God.” The Kingdom of God is the reality of community with God through reconciliation in Christ.他呼吁它的“上帝的王国” 。上帝的王国是现实的社会与上帝通过和解在基督里。 It is a new reality that intersects the reality of a world of relationships broken by sin.这是一个新的现实，相互交错的现实世界的关系，打破了由单仲偕。

The empire we reference on this site (as I read it) is somewhat synonymous with systems and relationships that operate in the brokenness of sin.帝国我们参考关于这个站点（正如我读）是有点的代名词，系统和关系运作，在残破的单仲偕。 We are invited into restored relationship with Christ to live in the kingdom of God here and now.我们被邀请到恢复的关系，与基督生活在神的国度现在在这里。

As we view the sin and brokenness of life under the empire’s systems that destroy communion with God in the world, we are called to engage in a new dialog with sin.作为我们认为，单仲偕和残破的生活下，帝国的系统，摧毁与上帝在世界上，我们所谓的从事一个新的对话与单仲偕。

Instead of thinking of God as looking for chances to destroy and annihilate sin, we are called to see God for who Jesus shows us God is.而不是思想上帝的作为寻找机会，摧毁和消灭单，我们正所谓看到上帝谁耶稣告诉我们，上帝是。 We need to allow our minds to be disciplined in the practice of imagining what God’s hope is for our world.我们需要让我们的头脑，要在纪律的做法，想象是什么上帝的希望是为我们的世界。

This is part of community with God. ，这是社会的一部分，与上帝。 It is also the place where we can be offered as communion to the world.这也是地方我们可以提供作为共融向世界。 Instead of being separatists or having disdain for the sin of the world, we can participate in the imaginative, playful, and reconciling hope of God for the world.而不是被分裂主义分子或有不屑为单仲偕的世界，我们可以参与，在富有想象力的，好玩的，调和的希望，上帝为世界。

What does it look like for us to actively imagine life in the lens of Jesus’ kingdom?是什么样子，它为我们积极想象我的生活在镜头耶稣英国？

Rather than living our lives in conformity with the ways of the empire around us we are called into kingdom of God.而非生活在我们的生活符合方式帝国在我们身边，我们是所谓上帝的王国。

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 不符合的模式这个世界上，但转化，由更新您的想法。 Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 (TNIV) 然后你将能够测试和批准什么上帝的意愿是-他的好，取悦和完善。罗马书12时02分（ tniv ）

for further reading .为进一步读。 . 。 . 。

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