Subject: people comminting susiced |
Bible Note: "but we need to stand up for those who are in need. We need to be a light for those in the darkness." Hi, Sonflowr! This is precisely my point! How can we provide a light to those in darkness if we simply say: "hey do what you will God will understand, after all, He died for your sins so you are safe, no matter what! If we were to adopt such views, could you envision extremely long lines of people trying to get into Church? Would it not more likely be that they would take a sabbatical and say: "Jesus, I'll meet up with you later... much later!" The truth is Christ did not say turn the light on when people are ready to let it shine. True, He was loving and forgiving, but He was also stern and uncompromising: 'It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. (Matthew 7:12) Yet, that same Jesus, teaches that we are to knock insistently, that we are to ask insistently in order to find mercy and aide. Is He a walking contradiction? No! He is saying: "be doers of the Word not just listener," believe, obey, and pray constantly. To offer Christ's Light to the world does not mean adapting the Word to the world; it means trading in the "old man" for the "new man." Yes, by al means, bring those in darkness to the Light--but be careful not to suggest to them that they can come as they please! (Parable of the wedding feast--remember that guy that refused to dress for it? God Bless! Angel |