AGOOEYMESS

Wow, that title is just nasty huh? It even felt a bit weird typing it out.

Hate is just such a weird thing.

I was having a wonderful discussion this morning with someone and we were discussing abortion. It pains me to think of the stereo type that has fallen on Christians. And it pains me even more that it is fitting a lot of times due to how they act.

I have literally heard Christians talk about those baby killin women and how they are going to go straight to hell. How they are just the scum of the earth.

I honestly cant help but think of the woman that was going to be stoned. I imagine Jesus walking through a crowd that has gathered, yelling and cursing at a woman who has had an abortion. I picture Him making His way through to the middle. Kneeling down next to her, asking her if she is ok. Whispering to her that it will be alright. Then standing up to the crowds and telling them phrase heard time and time again, whoever is without sin let him cast the first stone.

What of the parable of the person who had been forgiven, but yet refused to forgive?

these things just seem to all come rushing in.

A lot of times when i speak up for someone who has had an abortion i get put down. or i'm accused of being too soft, or too forgiving. That Gods righteous judgement will fall on these people. Sometimes i really think that the people who are saying these things are actually awaiting the grounds to tear open as they say it.

Seems to me Gods righteous judgement has already been passed.

Maybe God made things too simple? Because we seem to need them to be complicated. or maybe it's just in our fallen nature to complicate things.

but here is what doesnt make sense. and i'll try to put this in some sort of equation .

A= woman who has sinned

B= telling her that she is trash

C= salvation and forgiveness of sins.

a+b just doesnt seem to add up to c

actually, most people i know will not go to where they are not wanted. think about it. would you want to go somewhere that you knew people disliked you? ok maybe you like to cause trouble, but even if you went just to cause trouble it wouldnt mean you wanted to spend time there. to recharge there.

this makes a little more sense to me

a= sinful people

b= loving relationships

c= salvation and forgiveness of sins

a+b=c

It seems to me there are a couple different thought patterns here. Let me use boats to illustrate this.

with 1 thought group, you have 2 different boats. you have the people who have accepted Christ in one boat. and those who havent in another. Now some people from the boat who have accepted Christ... they have no idea how they got there. they are just there. and if you asked them, they would just tell you, the people on the other boat are screwed. there is no way to switch boats. which develops a superiority mindset.

these are the people that you hear trashing non believers. that have no love for others. that believe they are a select few that somehow got on the right boat and well, you're not. (truth be told they would probably enjoy kicking people off their boat as well)

unfortunately i see people like this. i know people like this. and the more time passes it seems the more they grow. these boats dont have to just be religious either. they can be political, or anything else really. its an us vs. them mentality

I like a different view. And it think this is what Jesus would have drawn us.

i think we're on in the same boat (i have been just dying to say that)

I think there is 1 deck to our boat, we're all on the same floor plan. i think that some people are lost inside the rooms, while other people are outside sunning, swimming, playing music, theres just a big party going on. With a master MC who is utterly excited about the party. and every time someone comes outside from being lost inside, everyone screams and shouts and the party just starts bumpin more. There are people holding the doors open, there are people shouting in to other people "come to the party! you're invited!" Theres even an urgency because if the people havent found the outside by the time the ride is over, they will be trapped inside forever.

I dont know, its saturday, i'm bored, my mind wanders

but lets get rid of the negative things. lets get rid of chasing people away.