Jesus, as the ultimate peacemaker, shows us that the life and work of peacemaking isn't some fairy tale euphoria, but the gritty, subversive and sacrificial life of faithfulness to a God and kingdom that lives by a different standard than the systems and powers of the world. (relevantmagazine.com)
The report, presented in the Church's General Synod meeting on Thursday, states: «What we look to find in a bishop is the arc of a mature and compelling life of faithfulness to the gospel, the life «above reproach», that will represent the transforming power of the gospel to many outside the church who know nothing else of it.» (premierchristianity.com)
They do not inform, they form those who hear and share them for a life of faithfulness. (religion-online.org)