Is it Right or Wrong?

The last few days I have had John 3:16, 17 going through my mind and I keep stopping and wondering why those two verses. I know I am saved, I know Christ died for me and that I have eternal life. But it is verse 17 that makes me really stop and think. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that they world through him might be saved. It has made me think and wonder what God wants me to see in this verse.

I know that when Christ came to earth he did things that many people thought he should have never done. He sat and ate with publicans and sinners not with the "good people". I think what I see in this verse is that in today's society we are so quick to judge those that are different, or don't live the way that we think they should and we are so quick to judge and ignore them. We don't accept them for who they are we to often try to change them and make them what we want them to be. That is not Christ like behavior. Christ accepted us the way we were he slowly worked in our hearts to make us the people he wants us to be. Does that me that we have to accept the sin and the things that are against the Bible? I don't think that is what it is saying to us, I believe that prayer is what is required not us pointing out what is wrong with them. We are to love them and accept them for who they are no matter what and let God do the rest. Are we a good example of what Christ would do, or are we to "good" to mix with those type of people.

I am so thankful that I have a Pastor and Church that accepted me for who I was and did not condemn me for what I was. I grew up and a wonderful Christian home, but later chose the wrong path. Freedom Baptist Church and Jason and Tracy Ogle showed me that I was just me and that God loved me for me. Change was Gods business not theirs. The Lord has put me where I belong and I wouldn't change anything for the World. I just pray that I can learn to be just as accepting of others.

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