1 Timothy 1:15

"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst."

Paul wrote that. The Apostle Paul wrote that. Paul wasn't even originally an Apostle by the way, he was added later.

I personally believe a lot of people are wrong in the aspect of acceptance. You should not cast out someone from the church because of a sin. (however, also read Mathew 18:15 - 17, sin isn't a good thing, but forgiveness will always be there)

To cast someone out of your way just because they are GLB or T, or had an abortion, or were not faithful to a partner, it doesn't matter.

Matthew 2:17 "On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”"

One of Jesus' friends was a whore. Peter was a tax collector.

If you have not love... then what are your deeds for? As I said before, God is love.

Do not throw someone aside because they have a sin. There is always forgiveness.

We did not throw Paul aside, though he clearly states that he was the biggest of sinners. If a modern day Paul came to you and asked you to save him, would you? He killed hundreds of your brothers and sisters in Christ. He watched as people killed them. He did so many things. But he was forgiven.

Do not throw people away. We are all in need of God. We are all in need of Love.

Trust God. He knows His way, and He will find His own way to make everything work. Everything will aline, and everything will be okay. He will be there every step of the way to hold you. He will never let you go. He will always be there to tell you it's okay. He will always be there to take the pain away. He will always fix it.

Oh God, pave the way. Find the way to make things right. Aline everything, make everything okay. Hold me every step of the way so I might see.. Never let me go. Be there to tell me everything is okay. Take away this pain. Fix everything. I don't want to feel anymore.

Amen

¹⁰ My son, if sinful men entice you,
do not give in to them.
¹¹ If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
¹² let’s swallow them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
¹³ we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
¹⁴ cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot”—
¹⁵ my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot on their paths;
¹⁶ for their feet rush into evil,
they are swift to shed blood.

Be wary of the enemy. Know the tricks, and prepare yourself. Fight for your God; is He not worth fighting for?

¹ My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
² My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.^[b]

³ Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.^[c]
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
⁵ To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

⁶ But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
⁷ All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
⁸ “He trusts in the LORD,” they say,
“let the LORD rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.”

⁹ Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
¹⁰ From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

¹¹ Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.

¹² Many bulls surround me;
strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
¹³ Roaring lions that tear their prey
open their mouths wide against me.
¹⁴ I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted within me.
¹⁵ My mouth^[d] is dried up like a potsherd,

and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;

you lay me in the dust of death.

¹⁶ Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce^[e] my hands and my feet.
¹⁷ All my bones are on display;
people stare and gloat over me.
¹⁸ They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.

¹⁹ But you, LORD, do not be far from me.
You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
²⁰ Deliver me from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs.
²¹ Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly I will praise you.
²³ You who fear the LORD, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
²⁴ For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help.

²⁵ From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you^[f] I will fulfill my vows.
²⁶ The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the LORD will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!

²⁷ All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the LORD,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
²⁸ for dominion belongs to the LORD
and he rules over the nations.

²⁹ All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.
³⁰ Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord.
³¹ They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!

Psalm 22.

¹ Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
² Blessed is the one
whose sin the LORD does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.

³ When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
⁴ For day and night
your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.^[b]

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the LORD.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.

⁶ Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
will not reach them.
⁷ You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
⁹ Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
¹⁰ Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the LORD’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts in him.

¹¹ Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Psalm 32

I think that's all I need to say at the moment.

Freedom: But the greatest of these is Love

This is an extension of the previous post.

As I said before, we are called to love unconditionally.
We are free. We are free to love all, as God loves us. If we are not free, then the only thing we are bound by is the world and sin. But we have been saved, therefor, we are free from the world and from our transgressions. We are not held down by anything as a slave is held down by his master. Rather, we are held *together* by love, and love knows no boundaries.

Love knows no boundaries.

Love does not stop at any one place. Love is not in one place more than another. Love is free, and love is forever.

"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

Who are we to claim we know about love? Love is never ending. It does not stop at one person. We cannot hold love down, nor can we shove it in a jar and say "HEY LOOK I HAVE LOVE!". Who are we to say "Because you sin, you cannot know the full extent of love."? We should not cast one another aside.

Who are we to claim we know who God is and what He stands for? He is a just God, a jealous God, and an ALL loving God.

Listen to what God says now, even if he said something before. (And after all, if you don't, you could end up killing your son on top of a mountain)

But the greatest of these is Love

We are called to act in love, like the Father. We are called to be like Him, and God is Love, so shouldn't we too love?

Who are we to say where love starts and where love stops? We are each loved individually so much more than every imagined. God is never ending, God is infinite. Therefor, logically, love is never ending, and love is infinite. Who are we to say that love is in one area more than the other? That God loves the good church going christian more than a satanic devotee? We are ALL sinners, we are ALL born into sin, but because of Jesus, we don't have to fear that anymore. All sin is forgiven. Take pride in Jesus and what he has done. Take pride in the fact that ANYTHING is possible through Jesus. Take pride in the fact that we are free, and we are loved, and we are all spotless and pure. We can do nothing to get away from this over flowing love. It's truly indescribable. The incredible love that God has for us is really enough to make you drop to your knees and weep.

Think on that.

Restart

So, I've restarted this blog. It's not going to be full of crap. I've matured and grown, so you won't have to put up with my tiny child emo-ness any longer. In short, this blog is about God and what He says, or what I think he's saying. I'm only human. I won't be 100% accurate 100% of the time, and I don't expect to be. I will post what I hear, not what I believe I know.

With that, all I can say is "Come Holy Spirit."

And here we go.