by-grace-of-god:

Inclusivity means ‘everyone is welcome to receive Jesus as King’ 

“Kingdoms have boundaries, rules, regulations, and kings. Jesus called himself king. Something really striking about His ministry – He made it clear that He established a new kingdom. Now, unlike any other kingdom, everyone’s invited to be part of the kingdom, which is amazing.

But that also means everyone is invited to accept His reign in their lives. I think sometimes we get confused when we talk about the ‘welcome’ the Church offers the world. We talk about inclusivity and we forget the fact that yes, everyone is welcome to receive Jesus as King. 

When you’re part of the Kingdom, that means bowing to His authority and living a certain way. We don’t get to say we’re part of the kingdom but we don’t accept His reign in our lives, we don’t obey His word. That’s just not how it works.“

– Chris Stefanick