His example to the one He gave authority and governance of His most precious Bride, was to serve its persecutor, without hesitation or even permission...
Not being the Bible Scholar, why do I bring this up?
When Jesus ate with sinners, mingled with tax collectors and prostitutes and healed those who would lead Him to death, it was not condoning or accepting a behavior or lifestyle; simply, He was being Who He was, loving them and presenting an example...
Jesus healed the damage done by Peter, healing the enemy, wounded by " The Church"...
I wonder if there is any significance in that...
There was no speech given on "rights" dealing with religion or spirituality, only an amazing display of its cost...
So I wonder if today, Jesus would have us serve only those who accept our faith?
Refusing to serve is a political statement, not a spiritual one.
That is not quite correct; the refusal to serve is a very strong statement, as a Christian, just not a desirable one. It is the antithesis of Christianity...
Perhaps we can politically rangle a nice, comfortable set of specific rights that allow us to define our own chosen people, whom we will associate. Maybe someone will contribute enough for us to build a bubble, to house all those worthy of being served, inside?
I hope not.
If we did, hopefully, Jesus would still Love us and dine with us; He did it often, before. We would probably be seen almost identically by Him, as those sinners he met with two thousand years ago.
The difference being, that we had already accepted Him as our Savior.
We, who should have known better, who were shown better by His myriad of Graced examples and were given The Holy Spirit as our guide...
I'm thinking that should bring a much harsher rebuke.
But who am I?
Just a befuddled, Christian family man trying desperately to come to terms of life in Gods world, who probably has faulty Biblical assumptions based on Scripture, out of context...
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