But hey, guess what? In CHRIST, our LORD, there is NONE of this! That is IF we are IN HIM! CHRIST JESUS, LORD and SAVIOUR, SOVEREIGN *GOD* ALMIGHTY, does NOT allow for such in HIS CHURCH!!!
That it is yet an issue, considering that there are over 2.1 BILLION Christians in the world, approximately 1/3 of the world's population, SAYS much about the degree of our understanding of THE LORD, HIS WILL, and HIS LAW of LOVE!!!
And, I am not speaking about the skin colour trip; it is deeper, much deeper than that: I am speaking of prejudice, and bias in every dimension; it is rampant in our society! Even Church leaders are over the top with their selves! Egocentricity, an area that NEEDS to be retrained in order to serve THE LORD, then others, is raging like a fire, and the Church is far from being exempt from this disease! Egocentricity is one of the major traps of the deceiver, and ignites passion, from which, stems dissension, discord, and the battle within! JAMES 4: 1-3, & 1 PETER 2: 11...
I know a LOT of Christian people that have NEVER read THE WORD, except in passing, and necessity, yet, they are SURE they KNOW THE TRUTH! I have met Pastor's who are SO into themselves, and SO high on their positions, that they treat strangers as if they were the enemy! Some SERIOUS thinking needs to be done by the people, and leaders of our FAITH, because we are NOT representing CHRIST, let alone LOVE!!!
We are Brothers, and Sisters according to the adoption of *GOD*, through THE LORD CHRIST JESUS, and THE HOLY SPIRIT! We are members of THE CHURCH, CHRIST OUR LORD; we are to REFLECT HIM in all we think, do, and say, which means, we are to KNOW HIM, and to imitate HIM to the best of our abilities, and where we fail, we are to PRAY for HIS assistance, and guidance! We are to LOVE one another as we LOVE HIM, and treat one another as we would HIM! We are a comm'UNITY' OF THE MOST HIGH KING!!!
We ARE better than we act, though unfortunately, many are influenced by others, to act in ways which are NOT according to HIS WILL, and LOVE! Many people are led by strong exterior personalities, who are feebly weak in spirit! IF people understood THE LORD, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS BEAUTIFUL nature, they would HAVE a model which to FOLLOW! Instead, they follow the humans whom impress them the most!!!
I remember as a Child leaving many different Churches, and listening to the nastiness on the way out; the gossip, judgements, condemnations, well, the buzz was loud enough for this hearing impaired person to hear, and, it scared me! I was SO eager to BE in Church, yet the members of the Churches, sent me to seeking *GOD* in other ways!!!
It hasn't changed much, in fact, I think it is worse, because people are a LOT more brazen, outspoken, opinionated, and judgmental these days! Every week in Church I see the immaturity of those who should be spiritual solid by now, and I wonder what is wrong with this picture...
Part of the problem is that people attend Church for the wrong reasons, and can't really hear what is being taught to them, or, many feel that they already KNOW what is being said, so why hear it again! Perplexing to me...
OPEN MINDEDNESS is part of the CHARITY OF LOVE! AN OPEN HEART IS AN INVITATION TO SHARE IN THE RICHES OF THE LORD!!!
May HE BE with us, and GUIDE us always! May WE LEARN our lessons with the OPEN MINDS OF LITTLE CHILDREN, and NOT assume that we KNOW it ALL, because no matter how much we know, with HIM, there are NO ends to knowledge, understanding, and wisdom!!!
REV. LWINSOR © 2013
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If we DON'T have LOVE, despite all else, we are as a clashing cymbal, or a loud gong... LOVE IS THE LAW, so are we LAW abiding members OF THE CHURCH??? AND, let us remember ALWAYS THE CHURCH HAS NO WALLS, NO BORDERS, NO BOUNDARIES!!!
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ALL bad, ALL wrong, ALL negatives that HURT, or HARM others, are NOT of THE LORD, and do NOT belong in THE BODY of THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS, LORD AND SAVIOUR...
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