Stop Hating

This world is hurting. It is crying out for hope. Crying out for love. Only to be answered with hate and despair. We are supposed to be bringing good news to people. The GOSPEL. We are supposed to be freeing people from the chains of religion, hate, and rules. Instead we offer a message of "hope" by threatening people with a never ending torment should they refuse God's gift. There is a fake gospel out there. And it is being preached in the name of love. Turn or burn is the "gospel" I am referring to. It goes something like this: God loves you so much that He sent His son Jesus Christ to die for you. However you must choose to believe in this sacrifice otherwise Christ's payment doesn't apply to you, and you will burn forever in a place called hell. God's love is unconditional, however there is one condition. You must CHOOSE to accept His payment. Also, once you accept this "free gift" you must abide by certain rules or at least try your hardest, because if you don't then you either aren't TRULY saved because if you were you would follow the rules, or you are going to LOSE your salvation. It is free but only if you maintain it. Why can't we just learn to preach truly good news? The gospel that Paul, our apostle, taught? Paul never used the word hell in his writings (hades, sheol, gehenna, or tartarus). He even called God the Savior of all mankind. 1 Timothy 4:10. He uses parallel passages such as Romans 5:18 and 1 Corinthians 15:22 to compare Adam's act and effects with Christ's act and FULLY REVERSING effect. If you have faith in Christ's sacrifice you can thank God for that faith. It is not out of you. Ephesians 2:8-9. We as a race will never be able to LOVE like God calls us to love, until we realize that people are just the way God wants them to be and made them to be to fit perfectly in His perfect plan. Yes, that means that Hitler was part of God's plan. Ephesians 1:11 says that God is operating ALL in accord with His own will. That means you can love everybody JUST THE WAY THEY ARE. That heroin addict? That drunkard? That homosexual? That prostitute? (if it is a guy, That prositdude?) EVEN the hypocritical Christians that are mixing hatred with their so called "gospel". God is using them all for His own purpose. So let us stop judging and start loving. You will find that it is much easier to forgive people when you realize that God is in control of it all. Stop threatening homosexuals and drunkards and prostitutes, etc with "hell". Stop following your pastor blindly. Wake up to the TRUE GOSPEL. To TRULY GOOD NEWS. Read 1 Timothy 4:10, Romans 5:18, 1 Corinthians 15:22-28, Romans 11:32, Colossians 1:20, 1 Timothy 2:4-6. Etc. STOP HATING, STOP JUDGING, START LOVING!