Night night peeps.
God bless you all.
May we all remember that God loves us as much as he loves Jesus.
That's true, whether you believe it or not.[/QUOTE
amen bro Great post, and one step further is to remember that He loves those even that arent our personal favorite, or maybe even someone we plain dont agree with. God Loves them Just as Much as He does Jesus, and us. and also taught us to treat others accordingly to His Love and not our own fallible and shifting feelings.
forgiveness is an action we can freely do. helping the needy and poor is an action many of us can freely choose to do. and we should choose to Love those Jesus died for, because we truly believe that He freely chose to lay His life down Loving us. i would imagine, many who cant wuite totally agree on every detail of scripture now, may find that every single detail was never important to God, but those who Heard the message to Go forth and Love those who need it greatly in the world all around us, because God sent His only Begotten Son to save the Lost, to resurrect the dead, to heal the sick and bless the poor, to free the captives and give sight to those long in blindness.
whether we attend a protestant, catholic, or baptist church. it will come down to understanding what Jesus has done for us and the magnitude of His presence, and How we then go out and respond to other Humans who need the Love we share in and take part in Knowing His Love for us, is directly for the purpose of producing Love in us for others.
My Dad has been in my opinion a great dad. He raised me with rules, regulations and things. but i noticed over the years that those rules were meant for my good. and I noticed also that when I broke a rule when i was a youngster, my Dad always still had mercy for me. many times i got a good whoopin and cried, But never once did He ever give me any reason to think that He wouldnt trade His life to save mine without hesitation, ive Known from the beginning, that I was truly Loved. the rules i didnt like long ago, i struggled at times to abide, i rebelled at times, other times i really worked hard to abide in His will for me. the things He taught me.
whether i was in big trouble with my pops, or if i had just done something to make Him glow with pride never did i doubt the truth and depth of His Love for me. I believe if we could learn to understand that God, Loves us Like a really Great dad does Here on earth, of course far better, but the nature of His Love is that of a Father, to His children. This again is One of the things that Jesus gives us the true understanding of. " when you pray say " Our Father who is in Heaven , Holy is thy name"
I imagine when all is said and done, we may meet some folks who we often contend with regarding the details of scripture and see the truth that the message is what is of value. God is Creating children, to Live with Him for all eternity where there is no sorrow or death, no shame and no sinful acts. no impure Hearts. and surely Our Father is the same who is renewed with Mercies each morning for those He Loves. God is truly Good, and there is truly Faith in the Gospel, the Word of Jesus Christ that enable strength against temptation and break bonds of sin that exist in the secret places of our Heart, the very place the Light is shown into believers.