Jesus Doesn't Hate
I went down to Alki today and there were a couple of people in a boat with religious hate messages. If one actually reads the Bible and tries to understand things in context, it becomes very clear that Jesus came here not to condemn the world but to save it, and Jesus repeatedly commands us not to judge and to love our neighbor, in fact he states after loving God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, that to love our neighbor as ourself is the second command and that these are greater than all of the others.
I had a discussion with one of my customers recently. They told me, if you want to understand the nature of Jesus, read the book of John. Having done so I've come away with the understanding that Jesus came here not to judge but to save and his message was a message of love and not hate.
Likewise, it is not my desire to pass judgment on the people in the boat. I am sure their intentions were good if misguided. However, I would like to encourage them and others like them to go back and read the book of John and also the other gospels.
If you want to motivate people to do the right thing, I feel it is better to motivate them through love, than through hatred, threats, and intimidation. People are attracted to love and repulsed by hatred, threats, and intimidation. If you want to bring people closer to God, it must be done through love.
Matthew 7:1
Mark 12:31
Luke 6:37
John 3:14
I had a discussion with one of my customers recently. They told me, if you want to understand the nature of Jesus, read the book of John. Having done so I've come away with the understanding that Jesus came here not to judge but to save and his message was a message of love and not hate.
Likewise, it is not my desire to pass judgment on the people in the boat. I am sure their intentions were good if misguided. However, I would like to encourage them and others like them to go back and read the book of John and also the other gospels.
If you want to motivate people to do the right thing, I feel it is better to motivate them through love, than through hatred, threats, and intimidation. People are attracted to love and repulsed by hatred, threats, and intimidation. If you want to bring people closer to God, it must be done through love.
Matthew 7:1
Do not judge or you too will be judged.
Mark 12:31
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Luke 6:37
Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
posted by Nanook at 9:46 PM
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