Fake News (Part 2)- Week 3- It Doesn't Matter What You Do (Revisited)
There is a problem in the church with spiritual urban legends in the church- beliefs that look valuable at first glance, but reveal themselves to be worthless. These legends sound plausible, they come from reputable sources, and we often accept them without question because who are we to question such true-sounding statements? In fact, I’ve met people who feel like they are bad Christians for simply questioning the veracity of one of these urban legends.
Spiritual urban legends aren’t harmless at all. They are dangerous and will eventually bring heartache and disillusionment to those who trust them.
But Jesus said that the truth will set you free!
Spiritual urban legends aren’t harmless at all. Spiritual fake news is dangerous and will eventually bring heartache and disillusionment to those who trust in them.
The Gospel for us today, the Good News for each person here is that God meets you where you were at, loves you at your worst, and called you to live a new life now!
“When we received forgiveness instead of judgment, we, too, were made ready to forgive our brethren. What God did to us, we then owed to others. The more we received, the more we were able to give!”
Far too many churches have closed this year alone because their members were willing to leverage the future of the church and the very mission of God in the name of their comfort and preferences.
God calls us to join him in the life of love, a scandalous, impartial, universal, earth-shattering, paradigm-shifting, life-giving, love. Nothing is closer to the heart of God than this kind of love.
“With every person we encounter, the only question that should be on our mind is, ‘How can I, right here and right now, affirm the unsurpassable worth of this person for whom Christ died?’”