Verse of the day
Matt 1:21
Somebody lied to us. It's a lie so well crafted it has been accepted as truth, truth so strong it's absurd to think otherwise. This lie is born from man's desire to be superior to his fellow man.
In his book "So You've Been Publicly Shamed", Jon Ronson makes a statement that previously went unnoticed till I read the chapter for today. He said;
"We can meet God's standard if we work hard! If you haven't met his standard, you must not be trying hard enough. You must be a sinner, a sickening villain when you should be a magnificent hero." The sooner you dispense of this lie, the sooner you can be aware of God's will for your life
Christ came to save us from our sins not for us act right or to meet God's standard, albeit he helps us achieve these through the holy spirit, but for us to not fail or miss our God-given purpose. To meet the behavioral standard of God is a choice each man must make for himself. In all the scriptures I have read I am yet to find "good behavior" as a conditional clause to anything outside wealth and leadership in the church.
What does this look like in real life? Noah the drunk fulfilled his purpose and continued creation after the flood; Jacob the greedy fathered the 12 sons who grew into the nation israel; Moses the angry man led the Israelites out of egypt; David the lustful was heralded as the man after God's heart;
Irrespective of your short comings, it is still possible to fulfill the mission. Simply favor humans over ideologies; be christ-minded rather than sin-minded. (James 1:27, Phil 2:5)
Matt 1:21
She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God]. AMP
Somebody lied to us. It's a lie so well crafted it has been accepted as truth, truth so strong it's absurd to think otherwise. This lie is born from man's desire to be superior to his fellow man.
In his book "So You've Been Publicly Shamed", Jon Ronson makes a statement that previously went unnoticed till I read the chapter for today. He said;
“I favour humans over ideology, but right now the ideologues are winning, and they're creating a stage for constant artificial high dramas, where everyone is either a magnificent hero or a sickening villain. We can lead good, ethical lives, but some bad phraseology in a Tweet can overwhelm it all - even though we know that's not how we should define our fellow humans."His statement was targeted towards the shaming culture commonly found on social media. Yet we come to the real world and it's sad to say christians are the biggest progenitors of "ideology over humanity"; and it all started with a well structured lie.
"We can meet God's standard if we work hard! If you haven't met his standard, you must not be trying hard enough. You must be a sinner, a sickening villain when you should be a magnificent hero." The sooner you dispense of this lie, the sooner you can be aware of God's will for your life
Christ came to save us from our sins not for us act right or to meet God's standard, albeit he helps us achieve these through the holy spirit, but for us to not fail or miss our God-given purpose. To meet the behavioral standard of God is a choice each man must make for himself. In all the scriptures I have read I am yet to find "good behavior" as a conditional clause to anything outside wealth and leadership in the church.
What does this look like in real life? Noah the drunk fulfilled his purpose and continued creation after the flood; Jacob the greedy fathered the 12 sons who grew into the nation israel; Moses the angry man led the Israelites out of egypt; David the lustful was heralded as the man after God's heart;
Irrespective of your short comings, it is still possible to fulfill the mission. Simply favor humans over ideologies; be christ-minded rather than sin-minded. (James 1:27, Phil 2:5)
Very good. Almost lines up with some thoughts I've been having and some epiphanies I've had.
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