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 Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:05 pm
Who really loves Jesus? In the Bible it says that Christians should spread God's Word...like butter. So how many people love Jesus? Many of us including me go to church and do all that stuff. We all are "good" Christians when in the presence of other Christians, however when with friends who are not saved we act like how society sees "normal". So I say that we all talk to at least one of our non-Christian friends and tell them about Jesus. Since He died on the cross to save us from sin and He is there for us all day and everyday I think "spreading the love like butter" is the least we can do for Him. If not then it would mean you are scared, which is normal, but you have to have enough courage to go do what needs to be done. If they make fun of you then oh well, its not like you're going to die physically, but you may die socially. All you can do is tell them about God, however it is God who decides to change their life. Besides its for their own good, no matter how good a person they are if they don't believe in Jesus then they are going to Hell.
Mark 16:15-16 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."
So let me modify Clayton's phrase and say, "spread the good news like butter."
Have a nice day cool
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:54 pm
Clayton Godfreed here. Just to clear up Micah's statement above, I think the general idea that he's trying to get across is that we should all love one another no matter what till the end as Jesus did for us when He was crucified. We should all walk the same path as He did. We shouldn't push anyone away just cause they're sinners, diseased, or non-believing. As far as the love goes, we should also love like He did. I don't know how to explain it without repeating anything i've already said. Sure we can love each other as friends, relationship matters, and marital matters, but His love was more than that. His love cannot be measured by mortal means, it our emotional capacity just isn't that strong. The closest love I believed to have experienced (and still am) that can relate to His love, it a spiritual family type love. All of us on this world are all His children, making us all a part of His family. And that's how I feel with my friends. My love is so strong, that I really would do anything for all of my friends. If I could, I would die for all of them, just for the better. It's also the reason I don't like relationship love, there's a limit and can be severed so easily. With His love working through me, I'll always be able to be loved and to love. The love that I feel from Him is just so awesome. I feel like a seed has been planted everytime I am "reborn" and when that seed grows, it grows into a burning plant, with a fire that can never be put out, but only grow along with the other plants that have grown and are still growing. It's filling me up and with so much, I sometimes wish that I can just explode and let all the love in me fly out and touch others. And when Micah explained how we Christians act when around people who do not believe in Him, it's true. But that doesn't mean that we have to hide ourselves. We need to spread out, and the only way to do that is show ourself, our love, our burning light. We need to be the light in the darkness and light the candles that need to be lit. Symbollically, I'm saying that we need to sow the seed and let His work work. Symbollically, we need to reach out and touch others, even if they don't want it. If we don't reach out, those that aren't saved will suffer something far more worse than anything that they could ever imagine (not to scare you all). Peace, and spread the love like butter.
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