Gideon's Well: The State of The Nation and The Reason For It pt. 2

Monday, May 5, 2008

The State of The Nation and The Reason For It pt. 2

I need to clarify my position related to the first post in my page. I still believe what I said but I left a very important point unsaid. As Christians, the love of Jesus must be prevalent in everything we do. That means that we treat everyone according to what Jesus said in Matt 22:39, "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." (KJV) It is possible to love your neighbour regardless of their lifestyle, their beliefs or even in spite of how they treat you. The reason for this is what Paul says in Eph 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (KJV) I am not saying that there is nothing that can be done about the state of these peoples lives. I am saying that it is our job to show them the love of Jesus and if the opportunity presents itself tell them about the gospel.
God created man and He created laws that man must live by. He created these laws because He is perfect and we are not. He wants us to obey these laws for our own good. God's grace is enormous, tremendous and awesome but no individual or nation or world can disobey God for very long without the consequences of their actions catching up with them. Anyone who disobeys God beyond the point of the grace He appointed for them in that circumstance will suffer the consequences of their disobedience. That goes for me and every other Christian. That will also apply someday to every individual who has heard the gospel and ignored it or who has accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour and isn't living their life according to God's will.
Christian or non-Christian someday we will all have to stand before God and account for everything we have done...especially those things that went against His will.

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