Thursday, July 2, 2015

LOVE your enemies!

What does it mean to choose God?  I'll tell you what it doesn't mean first.

It doesn't mean you are superior to any other human being in existence.
You don't have the upper hand over any one.
You are NOT more important than the person people would label the worst of sinners.
Your secret, silent sins are just as deadly as the most blatant of sins committed for all the world to see.
You do NOT get to judge a single person's eternal life!

What it does mean to choose God, is…

You are a SERVANT to all! You don't get to pick and choose who to serve, you don't get to interview  people to determine if they are worthy of your service. You do get to choose how YOU act.
You do get to choose how YOU participate with those around you.
You do get to choose whether or not you commit sin.

Our SAVIOR taught us to love ALL.

Did our SAVIOR love those He said this too--

Mat_23:37  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Mat 16:11  How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Mat 16:12  Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Did Jesus LOVE these people?

Luk_6:27  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you

Jesus LOVED His enemies! 

Jesus did NOT rouse people to kill those who were against Him.
Jesus did NOT inspire hatred of others!
Jesus did NOT take the worst of sinners and tell us to shame and berate them!
Jesus did NOT tell us to ridicule and abuse anyone!
Jesus did NOT tell us to judge another's eternal life!
Jesus did NOT ask us to point our fingers and label others for all to see!

Jesus LOVES people!

Jesus did NOT tell us to love sin in any way.
Jesus told us to love the sinner.

Jesus us told US not to sin.
We are responsible for our OWN actions not the sins of another unless we encourage them in sin.

When we love others that doesn't mean we have to sin or participate in sin to show that love. 

If people want us to do something that goes against our principles and we refuse does that mean we don't love them?

NO!

It means we are an individual just as they are and we choose to BELIEVE differently than they do. 

We should not be FORCED to do anything and we should not FORCE anyone to do anything. When we are FORCED to do something it is wrong. 

I can LOVE someone WITHOUT approving of their actions.

I CAN LOVE without participating in sin to show I love.

If someone asks me to participate in sin to prove my love for them, then they are in the wrong.

If someone wants to force me to participate in something I CONSIDER SIN, it is WRONG.

I will NOT force anyone to accept Christ as their Savior! I will NOT force anyone to believe in GOD!  I will NOT force anyone to believe in MY BELIEFS.  I will not force them to say something is sin.  I WILL NOT FORCE anyone. And I shouldn't be forced either.

More on this tomorrow…

By the GRACE of GOD!

In the name of MY SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD!


Amen. 

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