The Pope said in a recent interview that the church is spending too much time on issues like abortion and homosexuality. The church is obsessing about these issues and needs to be all inclusive, the church needs to find a new balance.
His words not mine.
Jesus warned us about times like this. Jesus said that there would be those who come and say they are from me, but are not.
The Pope has a point, we do obsess about minor points and ignore the major point.
Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
That is the major point and all others are minor points.
If Jesus Christ is indeed your Lord and Savior then abortion and homosexual relationships are not part of your makeup.
You can’t kneel down to Jesus and ignore the rest of the teachings of the Bible, because, you have died to sin and been born again of the Spirit.
You are indeed no longer of the world but merely living in the world, now a member of Christ’s Kingdom.
You think different, act different and live different.
If you merely mouth Jesus Christ but live of the world you are not living in faith.
No matter how much you complain, petition, insist or protest, the laws of God are the laws of God.
God indeed wants to embrace all of mankind. God indeed wants to save everyone.
That is why God sent His Son to be our sacrifice, to atone for our sins.
After all that, why would you expect God to say, “Gosh here it is 2013, time to do an upgrade to my Word.”
If Christ is your Savior, if you acknowledge Him as your King, then you follow Biblical teachings, you hold all life sacred and you abhor sexual sin.
Does the church need to find a new balance, do an upgrade? I don’t think so. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is all inclusive. I think the church needs to reinforce the main message!
Blessings,
Pastor Steve
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