Love & Unity

A lot of times we can read the Bible and look at the Scribes and Pharisees and say that is them and not me.  Some of the behaviors and actions the Scribes and Pharisees did we as Christians do today.  We must not forget that regardless what goes on in the world we as believers should have show mercy, justice, and faith.  This week we conclude Chapter 23 by taking a look at woe's 6-8 and the love Jesus had for the religious leaders and Jerusalem.

In today's climate we have to be careful to not have our opinions and vision skewed from what God requires of us as Christians.  If we forget to show justice, mercy, and faith then we are wrong.  It seems the church has allowed ourselves to be split by politicians and the media which not only causes division among us as believers, but can cause division between us and the Lord.  While the government has a role to play we as the Church have to ask ourselves what the Bible says in how we are to treat other people especially foreigners.  The moment we do not show judgement, mercy, faith, love, and compassion then "woe" to us.  The minute we treat or see human beings as animals then "woe" to us.  As the church, our actions are starting to identify more like the scribes and Pharisees and less like Christ.  Christians need to learn to not get caught up in various and strange doctrines, and instead not allow the bad teaching to kill, steal, and destroy their lives.  We must do what the Bible says and not what someone opinion says.

I challenge us to read the Scriptures below and pray about where your heart is.  

John 7:24, Leviticus 19:33-34, Mark 12:28-34, Hebrews 13:8-9, Matthew 7, John 10:10, Matthew 25:34-46, Matthew 12, Ezekiel 22, Amos 5, Exodus 23:9, Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2, Deuteronomy 10:17-19, Micah 6:8, Hosea 6:6, Isaiah 1:16-17

A lot of times we can read the Bible and look at the Scribes and Pharisees and say that is them and not me.  Some of the behaviors and actions the Scribes and Pharisees did we as Christians do today.  We must not forget that regardless what goes on in the world we as believers should have show mercy, justice, and faith.  This week we take a look at the third and fourth Woe's Jesus dealt with the religious leaders about. 

A lot of times we can read the Bible and look at the Scribes and Pharisees and say that is them and not me.  Some of the behaviors and actions the Scribes and Pharisees did we as Christians do today.  We must not forget that regardless what goes on in the world we as believers should have show mercy, justice, and faith.  This week we take a look at the first two Woe's Jesus dealt with the religious leaders about.

Acts 2:40-47 

In 1 John 5 the Apostle John says those who are born again overcome the world.  The word overcome in the Greek means to conquer and we as Christians should be conquerors in this life, but it is not the type of conqueror many teach in churches today where we live in 100% victory in health, wealth, and healing now.  We overcome because Jesus already overcame and if we are in Christ Jesus then we shall overcome the world.  The Apostle John is known as the disciple/apostle of love but it was because of his love that he told the truth.  When read John's letters he doesn't leave room for gray areas and instead shows us examples of who is for the Lord and who is not.  Yet, many Christians ignore these facts and do things that John doesn't tell us to do.  We also take a look at how the Apostle Paul dealt with fear, but still trusted God at His word.

1 John 5, 2 John, 1 John 3

John 14:15, John 13