Oct 15, 2007

Denominational Message or Good Message?

What if Jesus was presented so clearly that no person resisted? What if Jesus was presented in His purest form, without the screen of denominationalism or sect or biased opinion? What if the Message changed us so much that we moved on from our differences and simply showed the Hope of Jesus to the world? What if the world saw a God of love and hope, not of strife and confusion? What if?

God tells us in Matthew 16:18-19

18 I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."


Religious sects are infatuated with "their" interpretation of scriptures, so infatuated that in many circumstances the message of the Gospel is hidden. Sure, believe what you believe, stay to your conviction and preferences. There is no need for one to sway away from their beliefs in the name of salvation. That falls under the area of Christian ethics. Nonetheless, Share the "Good News" to someone.

Let me give you a for instance. The other day I was at Wal-mart and knew that presenting my five point salvation deliverance would not be possible, I simply mentioned how good God was. If Gods pervades our thinking we will emanate Christ. It will happen naturally! Good News is not something that we need to force out, it must simply poor out.

So how about you? Are you full of God? Have you let God change your ways, fill you heart, and flow? We as Christians must help to build Gods kingdom, and we must do it now by getting out of the way of the message and letting God shine!

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