Several thoughts:
1. Faith is about being righteous or to do the RIGHT things (not just doing good things, which may lead to self promotion and turn out to be just as wrong)
2. Faith is NOT about politics or legality: what is legal may not be right (gay marriage or abortion may be legal but it may not be right thing to do). Any attempt to ban immorality is bound to fail, as enforcing the law is next to impossible (think about the 8th Amendment and the utter failure of prohibition) Therefore, do not try to fix the broken immorality with tough law.
3. To tell right from wrong, we need to remember just one sentence: "Love your neighbors as yourself." Our neighbors do not just live next to us, they are anyone whom we encounter (like the good Samaritan meet the injured traveler who was a total stranger)
4. Nothing is more important than men: in Matthew 12:12, Jesus said: "How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
5. The Gospel is for everyone who believes, including the tax collectors and prostitutes. Matthew 21:31: Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. "
Monday, November 28, 2011
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