The Language is Love
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The Bible is written in many different translations and cultural languages, but the God inspired language is love.¬Ý Straight from God’Äôs mouth to our hearts, it’Äôs full of power and is able to heal and deliver.¬Ý It isn’Äôt Greek, Hebrew, or the King’Äôs English, but love.¬Ý It’Äôs not saturated with love due to the writing ability of those who penned the words, but because God inspired it entirely.¬Ý It is pure, holy and life-giving.¬Ý
I watched an interview of a man who was standing on a sidewalk in a city park yelling at someone. Telling them how much God hated and cursed them for their lifestyle.¬Ý My heart broke.¬Ý This man was on a program that goes around the world speaking such venom about God and none of it biblically correct.¬Ý We’Äôd better start getting it right.¬Ý Jesus said, ’ÄúI came to seek and to save.’Äù Make no mistake. He abhors sin, but He passionately loves the sinner.¬Ý Condemnation comes after death if we haven’Äôt chosen Him, not during life.
We’Äôd better be very careful how we represent God and His word.¬Ý The world’Äôs dead set against us already because God’Äôs truth and sin do not mix.¬Ý But when we spew a little Bible with a lot of ignorance it makes for bitter water.
Jesus spoke only once condemning words to anyone and it was to the religious leaders.¬Ý¬Ý They distorted everything God had passed down with their own interpretations and Jesus called them ’Äúdecaying tombs and vile serpents.’Äù
Before you speak, pray for wisdom and understanding of the Bible. Then, speak in love or don’Äôt speak at all.
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"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." This saying is true, and it can be trusted. I was the worst sinner of all!¬Ý 1 Timothy 1:15
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