A friend of mine is looking for a church in another town. They visited one where the general message of the sermon was this: "you are a bad person if....." If you ever did this, you are a bad person. If you ever did that, you are a bad person. If you ever.......... then you are probably going to hell.
Wow. How crushing. It is no wonder why people hate the church. It is no wonder why young people and people of all ages are falling away from church. Who thinks that they get to tell others who is going to hell?
We cannot forget the message of Grace. It is not "a" doctrine of the faith, it is "the" doctrine of the faith. If you take grace out of Christianity, there is nothing left.
Please know that you are loved and cared for by God. You are precious in His sight. There is nothing that you can do that would make Him want to throw you away. God loves us, warts and all. It's unconditional, and that is what makes it so amazing.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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How sad. Here's hoping that town has many churches to choose from.
Let the dead bury their dead (churches that is, who preach this legalistic - - salvation is about what I do or don't do message.)
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