{"id":7677,"date":"2019-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/everything-is-under-the-authority-of-christ-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T02:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:36:53","slug":"everything-is-under-the-authority-of-christ-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/everything-is-under-the-authority-of-christ-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything is under the authority of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow is-style-green-eyebrow\"><strong>Renewal 2027 testimony: Anabaptists today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Renewal 2027 is a 10-year series of events organized by Mennonite World Conference\u2019s Faith and Life Commission to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the beginnings of the Anabaptist movement. This series highlights leaders in the movement from history to the present.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gunungan&nbsp;<\/em>is a figure from traditional Indonesian theatre that represents the world. The leaf-shaped art is used frequently around the country \u2013 including at the Mennonite church in seaside Jepara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis wood carving expresses the mission and vision of the church,\u201d says artist Harjo Suyitno through the interpretation of his pastor Danang Kristiawan. With the cross superimposed on top of the&nbsp;<em>gunungan<\/em>, the visual worship symbol represents the cosmic Christ (Colossians 1:15-23).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChrist reconciled all creation to himself,\u201d Harjo Suyitno says, pointing to the tiger, bull, fish, monkey, and birds in his artwork. \u201cThe cross reconciles the cosmos into the family of God who presents peace in the world. It\u2019s a vision of the church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>gunungan&nbsp;<\/em>usually has a mask in the middle representing evil and temptation. In the Jepara cross, it has been replaced with a tree, representing life, with the cross on top of it all. \u201cEverything is under the authority of Christ \u2013 even the bad things,\u201d says Harjo Suyitno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Christian question why he placed a snake in the drawing. It\u2019s also a symbol of wisdom, he points out, and repeats that it is underneath the cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MWC member church Gereja Injili de Tanah Jawa is a Javanese church, Danang Kristiawan says. \u201cThe good news is that Jesus loves this world. We want to picture this for our culture \u2013 Javanese people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, many young people have become distanced from their own culture, so the Javanese artwork helps connect them, says Danang Kristiawan. The pastors preach in a mix of the Javanese and Indonesian language Sunday mornings, with a smaller, more modern service in Indonesian in the evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anabaptists have often emphasized separation from the world, but \u201cJavanese culture and Christianity have many shared values,\u201d says Harjo Suyitno. In the church, \u201cwe accept culture but we must modify it, cultivate it, reimagine it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harjo Suyitno has changed his own culture for Christ. Born in a Muslim family, he became a Christian at middle age. 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