No, this is not a satirical post about a Box for sale that you can put Jesus in (though that might be funny to write sometime), this is about a new feature on the site I’m going to be adding to posts called the ‘Jesus Box’ (and yes it is supposed to be a little funny). I plan on posting the ‘Jesus Box’ at the end of articles I write about that are about social issues amongst other things.

The intent of the ‘Jesus Box’ will be to provide a short paragraph trying to articulate Biblical support for the issue I happen to bring up. The audience for this is not just ‘Christians.’ What I’d like to do is provide primarily Bible verses and references so that those who follow Christ will see where and what it is in the faith that is motivating me toward certain issues.

I also hope that those who read my posts about social issues but don’t personally follow Christ’s teachings will read and use the information given in the ‘Jesus Box’ to challenge and hold Christians to the authority they claim to follow.

This is what a typical Jesus Box will look like:

Jesus Box (Biblical Reasons for why I’m doing what I do)
Let’s say we are talking about the environment, I might reference this verse:
Psalm 19:1-4: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

Look for Jesus Boxes in future posts.

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