this is a place for me to keep a spiritual journal about my life and God,my thoughts about what i read and stody in my bible. i hope those who read here find a blessing from what they see.
Friday, October 21, 2005
* * ~ * * I'm better then you * * ~ * *
I have been reading Romans three today. It's an interesting chapter, and once again relates back to some problems in Acts. During Paul's travels he would first go and preach to the Jews and then the gentiles. It didn't seem to matter whether he was bringing Jews to Christianity or not the moment he mentioned he would now go and preach to the gentiles the Jews would become angry and jealous. They viewed the gentile as unworthy, as beneath them. I think they let being God's chosen people go to their heads. Now here in Romans Paul writes about this, but this isn't a lesson for Jews. It's a lesson for all of us. As Christians we are no better then anyone else. We are not better then the Jews, or wiccans or non-believers whatever their chosen paths. As a saying goes, that I'm rather found of "the only difference between the non-believer and the Christian is we are forgiven" yup that's it folks. We are save by grace, we can not boast. We are yet sinners and we yet do many of the things the non-believers do. Make the same mistakes etc.... Often time in chat I have seen Christians look down their nose(or type down their nose as the case maybe) at anyone who comes into the room who is not a Christian. I have heard Christians in the real world tare down other people because of their sins "oh she committed adultery" *gasp* yes well so did Mary Magdalene. Let look at a verse Romans 3:9 "what then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that BOTH Jews and Greeks are all under sin." 22, "even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God," 24"being justified as a GIFT by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus." Amen and praise God for His word. Paul does not say all non-believers have fallen short, Paul says ALL have fallen short. That is you and me. To be plainly spoken having an attitude toward a non-believer or even a believer that is a little different from you, is not Biblical! In fact I would go so far as to say it was sin in many ways. We are no better then anyone else, and never will be. For some who were first will be last and some who were last will be first. Lets take that a step farther. That some who were great will be low, and some who were lowly will be great. Much is hidden from us as to our paths through life and many times we should remember " but for the grace of God goes us."
Breeze heard the earth sing at Friday, October 21, 2005
