Musings from The Elders at the Gate

From our Wednesday morning thoughts on the parable of the Sheep and the Goats ( Mt. 25:31-46) here is what I gleaned:
- some will deal with this passage in a manic fashion focusing more on a judgment to hell for those who don't respond.
-Where does judgment fit into redemption?
-Aren't we called to think of the Kingdom as a way of life we enter into? Our emphasis is to be on the Kingdom.
- People come to faith by the work of the Spirit. The work of the Holy Spirit meets them somewhere on the continuum between their Poverty in Kingdom understanding and their Riches in Kingdom understanding.
- Again, we must focus, as Christ did, on the rhetoric and words of The Kingdom.
- How do we enter into Kingdom work with those closest to us?
- How can we learn to appreciate more each other's spiritual path?
- Do women want their men to be spiritual warrior/poets? If so, how would that take shape or look?

Much to muse on. Any further thoughts. Please post...

John