What is clear is that it’s been a work in progress for a long time.

No one knows for certain when, where or who first came up with the idea for this map of the human personality. I mean, what would happen if Christians dedicated themselves to peacemaking with the same discipline and focus that armies do for war? What difference could it make? We have to revisit the early church’s teachings about reconciliation, peacemaking, and the Sermon on the Mount and ask ourselves if we’re living them out or tiptoeing around them.When my grandmother didn’t know what to make of something she would say it was “novel.” I suspect that’s how she’d describe the Enneagram. He wanted us to actually live it, not just admire it as a nice but unrealistic ideal. By the year 1100, Christians were launching Crusades and telling the faithful that killing Muslims would secure them a spot in heaven! What happened? Somewhere along the way we forgot that Jesus intended the Sermon on the Mount to be an actual, concrete program for living.

After Constantine legalized Christianity, ‘just war’ theory emerged, which meant that Christians could participate in wars if certain criteria were satisfied. “When the church first began, it was a pacifistic movement known for its outspoken criticism of any form of bloodshed or violence. Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me: A Memoir. 'Son,' she said, rubbing my knuckles with her thumb, 'love always stoops.” Miss Annie ambled the five or six feet that separated us and took my hand. 'So why wouldn't Jesus humble himself and tell a boy he was sorry for letting him down if he knew it would heal his heart?' she asked. Miss Annie's body relaxed, and she put her hand on her hip. 'Did he humble himself by dying on the cross to show us how much he loved us? she asked, waving her spatula at me. I'd never used the word ma'am before, but it seemed an excellent time to start. 'Did God humble himself by becoming a man?' she asked, every word spoken more loudly than the one before.

She frowned and shook her head, 'Lord, what do they teach you at that school?' she said. “Miss Annie, is it wrong for me to believe it was Jesus who asked my forgiveness?' I asked her.

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