Abiding Among us: “Come and See”
Jesus never encourages ‘blind faith’. His invitation to ‘come and see’ is an invitation to investigate and make your own decisions. Religious persuasion ought to be an assumption of a free society, in which we assume people are free to make their own decisions. So on the one hand, ‘come and see’ is about creating an atmosphere and and skill for good listening and persuasion; but on the other hand, ‘come and see’ is about being a community in which the grace and power of Christ is actually at work – something to see.