Jesus among the outsiders, on the margins of society

Doug Brown draws parallels between the story of Jesus healing the 10 lepers and how we approach outsiders in our communities today. Jesus was himself an outsider, and that gave him a perspective that revealed more truth. In this story, though all ten lepers were cleansed (cured) as they traveled to present themselves to the priests (to get an official recognition of being cured), only one out of the ten – a Samaritan and outsider among the Jews – returned to thank Jesus and learn about His message.

Those on the margins of society are the people who reform and refine the message. The Jews didn’t put their scriptures together until they were in exile in Babylon around 600BC. They also wrote most of their important books while wandering in the Desert with Moses.

Source: Karen Vineyard Church 2013 Doug Brown – Nairobi Kenya