Wednesday, May 7, 2008

yea yea, we are all equal...

Ok, as I have stated before, the second I admit that Jesus loves me and died for me, I become accountable to that fact. That accountability must lead to a change in how I view life. The simple act of being loved and accepting love means I must open to love as I myself am loved. (Yes, that is alot of love baby!)

I, myself, have a desire to love like Christ does. I think part of learning to love as Christ loves is to see people as Christ does. So, this opens up the line of questioning, "Just how does Jesus see people?" The first answer that has come to me, (with the help of Don Miller) is Jesus sees people as the same, as equals. While this may seem like a good thing, we must realize that the Bible does say that no one is good, no one is righteous. So, Jesus sees us all in need. He sees us a sinners who need to be redeemed. I believe the reason Jesus came and died was because the heart of God was broken. When man stepped out of the fellowship with God, his heart was broken by betrayal. When you read the book of Hosea, you get a perfect view of God's unending love for mankind. We, as the whore, betray God. Then, God who desperately loves us gives everything he has to get us back. Gives his own life.

So, Jesus sees us all as equal. Equal sinners. Then he loves us in spite of that and reaches out to show us that love.

See, this is where my first problem comes in. I have a hard time seeing everyone as equals. But, it may not be what you think. I more readily equate myself with the outcasts and sinners than I do with the churched. I have a problem looking down my nose at the "churched" and the "holy". I think this comes from past experiences with churches and Christians. (God is teaching me to let go and forgive the past, but that is a story for another time.)

So, I find myself at a crossroad of sorts. No, I take that back. I wish it was a crossroad because I would then have other options. It is a straight road that I have to keep moving forward on. I have to realize that we are ALL created equal, but despite that fact, we are ALL equally forgiven.

So, to sum it up, since I am loved, I must love. I have to let God take me past all my prejudices and show me how to love.

Now, if I can just put all this into action....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So who would you through out of the life boat?

Finnegan said...

Ah, the old problem of turning head knowledge into lived reality... I'm with you on that struggle.