Paradigm Ministries International
About Us
Who Are We?
Paradigm Ministries International is a not-for-profit ministry which is set up to provide what is, we believe, to be the greatest assistance to the largest number of people as we are able to provide. In-so-doing provide the clearest example of Jesus the Christ to the world. The very expression: "Paradigm" suggests that our attempt is to get the world to shift its view and understanding of the person Jesus and His ministry. Actually our desire is to get the world view to shift its perception of Jesus back to one that communicated clearly the ideals and teachings of our Lord. This we do so that people do not see Jesus, as he is commonly perceived, in a way that He is seeking to take from the world but rather give to the world. As our philosophical and Scriptural foundation we attempt to align ourselves with the message as expressed in Matthew 25.
"When The Son of Man Comes In His Glory"
When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whenever you DID do for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine (regardless of their condition), you DID do for me.’
Matthew 35:31-40 NIV (and my translation)
I Am A Debtor
We view our responsibility through the eyes of the first century Christians who not only preached Christ but Lived Christ in everyday life! When others were sick, or in prison, hungry, cold, and or naked they, the 1st Century followers of Christ, would meet those needs and others. This is our mission to not only meet the needs of our world spiritually but also whatever facet of need the world may find itself situated. We move to heal, feed, cloth, teach, shelter, and visit the world as it is to assist it in becoming what it is capable of becoming in Christ. A TRUE witness of Christ CANNOT omit that part of the life of Jesus the Christ that demonstrated his compassion and concern for all facets of the lives of those for whom he died. As witnesses we must feed the sheep, heal the sick, help the lame, and so on. As witnesses we are constrained by that self-same love that entered into our world to bring us back to the Father. Every one is as precious to Christ as is everyone else and so we bear true witness of Christ in all facet of human existence.