God never intended God's boundaries to be less than the whole world. Therefore, none of us have a monopoly on God's love. We may feel like we do when we look down on someone different than we are, or when we snicker at someone's misfortune, or when we say, "Thank you, Lord, that I am not like them," or when we say, "It's too bad they do not believe as we believe."
But woe be unto us whenever we reek of such arrogance! For when we try to restrict God's grace to ourselves, we cut ourselves off from that very grace. Why? Pierre Teilhard de Chardin may have said it best, "It is impossible to love Christ without loving others, and it is impossible to love others without moving nearer to Christ."
Quotes from Billy Graham
- I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.
- It's no secret that in New York during the last 30 years there has been a tragic exodus from the churches into materialism, secularism and humanism.
- The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.
- When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.
Luke 5:31-32
Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Thoughts on This Verse....
Jesus was often criticized for deliberately associating with people who were suspect in the eyes of the "religious." There was a reason for his behavior. He wasn't doing this to be popular, weird, bizarre, or hip. Jesus came to redeem the enslaved, find the lost, mend the broken, and reclaim the sinner. Can Jesus' bodily presence strive for anything less than this today, and still call herself Jesus' Church?
Spiritual Quotes
"There is no way of belonging to Jesus Christ except by belonging gladly and irrevocably to the glorious ragbag of saints and fat-heads who make up the One, Holy and Universal Church!"
"Help us to help each other, Lord,|Each other's cross to bear,|Let each his friendly aid afford,|And feel his brother's care."
"They that know God will be humble; they that know themselves cannot be proud."
"Behind every saint stands another saint."
"The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter."
"The Bible knows nothing of solitary religion."
But woe be unto us whenever we reek of such arrogance! For when we try to restrict God's grace to ourselves, we cut ourselves off from that very grace. Why? Pierre Teilhard de Chardin may have said it best, "It is impossible to love Christ without loving others, and it is impossible to love others without moving nearer to Christ."
Quotes from Billy Graham
- I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.
- It's no secret that in New York during the last 30 years there has been a tragic exodus from the churches into materialism, secularism and humanism.
- The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.
- When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.
Luke 5:31-32
Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Thoughts on This Verse....
Jesus was often criticized for deliberately associating with people who were suspect in the eyes of the "religious." There was a reason for his behavior. He wasn't doing this to be popular, weird, bizarre, or hip. Jesus came to redeem the enslaved, find the lost, mend the broken, and reclaim the sinner. Can Jesus' bodily presence strive for anything less than this today, and still call herself Jesus' Church?
Spiritual Quotes
"There is no way of belonging to Jesus Christ except by belonging gladly and irrevocably to the glorious ragbag of saints and fat-heads who make up the One, Holy and Universal Church!"
"Help us to help each other, Lord,|Each other's cross to bear,|Let each his friendly aid afford,|And feel his brother's care."
"They that know God will be humble; they that know themselves cannot be proud."
"Behind every saint stands another saint."
"The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter."
"The Bible knows nothing of solitary religion."
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