Many are claiming now that infringing upon their right to discriminate is to limit their freedom of religious expression.
Many of the same people are very sensitive to others' critical statements about their hypocrisies in practice as compared to the content of their sacred texts.
I believe that those of us who profess to follow JESUS and claim HIS Gospels as Kingdom teachings, should be careful about how we treat people who do not believe the way we do. We need to be cautious about how we hurt others around us. We need to be aware of our propensity to publicly scandalize people, support the legislation of our view of morality and create climates of intolerance of any others who do not believe or live the way we think they should.
Have you READ the words of Jesus, as we have them in the Gospels?
Do you believe that Jesus fulfills the Old Testament Law and Prophets in Agape Love, as HE said He does?
Do you believe that Jesus is not only Savior, but LORD of your life?
Do you recognize that Jesus identified with those who were hated, those who were marginalized and those who were judged by society and the religious leaders of His time?
Do you see that Jesus has a great love for the poor, sick and most vulnerable in the world?
Do you understand what it means not to judge and not to refuse forgiveness, for the sake of your own soul, according to Jesus?
Do you follow Jesus... are you a disciple of Jesus... or are you an adherent to the pharisaic manipulation of the Law and Prophets, like those whom Jesus confronted?
Hatred is contrary to the Agape Love that Jesus COMMANDED!
Claiming that one has the right to discriminate against ANYONE (even those who do not believe in Jesus), because of one's faith in Jesus, is ANTI-CHRIST.
Pastor Jamie
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