"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Mahatma Gandhi
If Christians are called to Love your neighbor, why is there so much hate in the world?
Mark 12:28-33 tells us:
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
If the story of the good Samaritan is an indication of who our neighbor is, then he is anyone and everyone around us.
My issue is not with those who claim not to believe in God, it is with those who say they are Christians and practice hate. If we want to win souls for Christ, how can we be so judgemental and unloving? I have heard it said many times that you can win someone over better with honey than you can with vinegar. Do we just not care? Are we so absorbed in what we consider to be morally right that we can't be a light?
I understand the concept of sin. We are all sinners. Are some sins worse than others? Probably so. But how will we win the sinner over if all we do is criticize and condemn? Is a person addicted to painkillers less of a sinner than the woman who dances in a nightclub to put food on her table? If we don't show compassion, we have already lost any chance of winning them over. Why would someone want to be a Christian if we judge and condemn? If we love with neighborly love, a door just might open.
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That is not a Christian who judges and condemns others. Christ is about Love, Compassion, Mercy and Forgiveness. If you are Right with God and are truly a believer, your heart will change, where you will not want to judge or belittle but uplift and encourage. We are all sinners, and all have past we are not proud of, But being a Christian does Not make you better than others, it only represents Gods love for us and His forgiveness and Mercy that only He can give. We do not deserve it, nor have we earned it. The closer you stay in Gods word and to Him the more you become like him. Being a Christian does not give you the right to be PROUD! It is only through Gods grace you are forgiven. As believers, people should see and hear Jesus through us. We are to spread the word of Jesus Christ, and get as many people to Heaven! God is Love, and if you confess to be a Christian and believer of the Lord you will show love, to others. Saying your a Christain and Being a Christian and two different thing. If you truly are a child of God, He will shine through you, if you just say you are a Christian, those are just words coming out of your mouth. People are not always what they pretend to be, beware wolves in sheeps clothing.
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