Someone who wasn’t part of Jesus’ circle was casting out demons in Jesus’ name, and the disciples wanted him stopped. They appealed to Jesus, as Joshua did to Moses about the elders who prophesied without official permission. Both Moses and Jesus refused to see this as a threat. Jesus welcomes the good being done in his name by those who appear to be different. Jesus welcomes the diversity of all people who work in his name.
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