We who walk by faith remain steadfast in our belief that “there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” As such, we are freed from the constant anxiety of looking for a new messiah to usurp the One who has already come. We may be tempted to prefer a king who promises us prosperity and greatness rather than one who suffers alongside us in cancer or poverty. But that would make us akin to those who murdered the man from Nazareth when He failed to meet their own expectations of personal fulfillment. We need salvation, not success. In 2016, let us pray that God is gracious enough to give us what we need, and not merely what we want.
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New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy, an outspoken Christian, was questioned by reporters on the prospect of gay teammates and his team’s decision to welcome Billy Bean, Major League Baseball’s openly gay “ambassador for inclusion,” to spring training. In his response, Murphy offered what he feels is Christianity’s “actual stance” on homosexuality. He also said he is definitely ready to have a gay teammate. “Maybe, as a Christian, that we haven’t been as articulate enough in describing what our actual stance is on homosexuality. We love the people. We disagree the lifestyle. That’s the way I would describe it for me,” Murphy told the Star-Ledger. He continued: “It’s the same way that there are aspects of my life that I’m trying to surrender to Christ in my own life. There’s a great deal of many things, like my pride. I just think that as a believer trying to articulate it in a way that says just because I disagree with the lifestyle doesn’t mean I’m just never going to speak to Bil
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