Love and boundaries

The Gospel of Jesus Christ crosses all boundaries that humans have made. It is the very nature of the Gospel that compels us to cross human boundaries despite how painful that crossing might be. Pastor Phil Kniss pointed out that the early church began with very strong boundaries; it was only for the Jews. But in Acts 8, Philip went to Samaria to preach about Jesus and he baptized people there. Then Philp goes out and encounters the Ethiopian eunuch. Again, Philip ignored constructed boundaries and engaged in teaching the eunuch. At the eunuch’s request, and ignoring many rules, Philip baptised him. The power of love - God is love - moves people forward to be reconciled through Jesus Christ with God and with each other. Love does not eliminate boundaries, and in fact it often requires boundaries. But we are called to discern where the love of God is taking us.