Theocentric Musings

I have to shake my head at people that believe if you portray God as being too good, people won't really want to be with Him, so you have to make sure you balance His love by making them scared of Him, because if they are scared of Him they'll be with Him and do what He wants them to do. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Isn't that how abusive relationships work?

Reading scripture should always lead you to feel good, feel hope, feel Christ pop off the pages. If anyone is teaching you that reading scripture is supposed to leave you feeling want, feeling oppressed, feeling guilt, they are preaching a false gospel.

I don't tell people I'm a sinner because His Word says I'm a Saint, who am I to call God a liar? My God told me that who I am is based on what He did, not what I do. I know what Jesus' Blood is worth and I'm never going to disrespect the price He paid by claiming I'm able to do something to change His purchase of me by any of my actions, good or bad.

Today I am thankful to God for giving me the strength to forgive myself so that I can forgive others. Forgiveness is a difficult thing but I was blessed to have a good friend guided by God to help me.

"It's easy to be bad, it's hard to be good." - MC Hammer