Dear readers, it's been a year! I miss you too :)
Many things have happened since my last post.I graduated from university, got a job in the industry I wanted, got a new place,,grew as a person, loved hard, overcame my fears and insecurities, I celebrated my birthday, I cried, I smiled, I laughed, I rejoiced, I mourned, I danced, I sinned, I repented etc. In a nutshell, God has been so faithful. Yay God!
Shout out to my amazing friend Yide, who has been on my neck about going back to blogging. I love and appreciate you honey. I am also thankful for all of you who have been asking about the blog. Your words of encouragement and testimonies have made me pick up blogging again. Yay for friends who keep you in check, support and encourage you :)
Today's blog is about something that has been on my heart. It's the issue of lukewarmness. It breaks my heart to see people in a bid to be politically correct or please everyone, sugarcoat/water down the word of God.
A very popular pastor/motivational speaker was on the Larry King show and said said some pretty outrageous things. When asked about those who don't believe that Jesus Christ is the way to heaven, He responded saying "I don't know if I believe they are wrong" Uhm, excuse me "Pastor" but in John 14:6 , Jesus says "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me". He also said He believes gay people are going to go to heaven because none of us are without sin. I guess this means we are all going to heaven. This made me so mad. Stop trying to please people and be politically correct. Homosexuality is a sin. Like every other sin, it leads to hell. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, this preacher also said "The reason some churches don't grow and have been stagnant is because people are already beaten down by life. We need people telling us that God is on our side" Yes God is on our side but not on the side of sin!
A lot of christians like to dance around sin all in the name of not judging others. Now y'all know I LOVE everybody. I love you so much I want you to make heaven. So you know I am not saying this from a place of condemnation, when I say NO SINNER will enter the kingdom of heaven. I didn't make this up. The Bible clearly states that. So whether your sin is lying, stealing, fornicating, adultery, it's all the same.
People are quick to yell "Don't judge me" You see, I am not judging you. I am judging the sin. God has already passed judgement on the sin, and I am only re-echoing it. The truth is we are ALL sinners! There is no one without sin. Does this mean no one is going to heaven? NO! No one is perfect but that's why we need to repent. To say 'you are a thief, so you are going to hell' is wrong. I believe that is condemnation and is incomplete. If that was the case, we are all going to hell. If you are unrepentant, you will go to hell. Imagine those who had condemned Saul to hell. Saul persecuted Christians! He was a MURDERER. The truth is he was destined for hell but he did a 180 turn, repented and decided to follow Jesus.
In sharing the gospel of Christ, we need to be loving, yet firm. Yes God loves us all. He is good, kind, loving, gracious, forgiving. he is our friend and lover. He is also a righteous judge who punishes sin. Let's stop feeding people half truths. Grace abounds, however you can't intentionally and habitually sin and expect to make it to heaven. The truth is no one is perfect. However, as christians we should strive to be as close to perfection as we can.
Whenever I hear preachers who always preach feel good messages, warning bells go off in my head. Jesus didn't die on the cross for me to be passive or try to paint a pretty picture. The cross wasn't pretty. It was gory! I will not make light of the sins that nailed Him to the cross. I believe there is only one way to the father and that is through Jesus Christ. If your pastor is preaching something contrary to that, you need to leave!
I am all for churches having a come as you are attitude. It is an amazing approach really. However, if people are coming as they are, they shouldn't stay the way they are.
God loves you so dearly, He sent His son to die for you. He doesn't want you to perish but to have eternal life.
You are loved <3
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Half Truths
Dear readers, it's been a year! I miss you too :)
Many things have happened since my last post.I graduated from university, got a job in the industry I wanted, got a new place,,grew as a person, loved hard, overcame my fears and insecurities, I celebrated my birthday, I cried, I smiled, I laughed, I rejoiced, I mourned, I danced, I sinned, I repented etc. In a nutshell, God has been so faithful. Yay God!
Shout out to my amazing friend Yide, who has been on my neck about going back to blogging. I love and appreciate you honey. I am also thankful for all of you who have been asking about the blog. Your words of encouragement and testimonies have made me pick up blogging again. Yay for friends who keep you in check, support and encourage you :)
Today's blog is about something that has been on my heart. It's the issue of lukewarmness. It breaks my heart to see people in a bid to be politically correct or please everyone, sugarcoat/water down the word of God.
A very popular pastor/motivational speaker was on the Larry King show and said said some pretty outrageous things. When asked about those who don't believe that Jesus Christ is the way to heaven, He responded saying "I don't know if I believe they are wrong" Uhm, excuse me "Pastor" but in John 14:6 , Jesus says "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me". He also said He believes gay people are going to go to heaven because none of us are without sin. I guess this means we are all going to heaven. This made me so mad. Stop trying to please people and be politically correct. Homosexuality is a sin. Like every other sin, it leads to hell. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, this preacher also said "The reason some churches don't grow and have been stagnant is because people are already beaten down by life. We need people telling us that God is on our side" Yes God is on our side but not on the side of sin!
A lot of christians like to dance around sin all in the name of not judging others. Now y'all know I LOVE everybody. I love you so much I want you to make heaven. So you know I am not saying this from a place of condemnation, when I say NO SINNER will enter the kingdom of heaven. I didn't make this up. The Bible clearly states that. So whether your sin is lying, stealing, fornicating, adultery, it's all the same.
People are quick to yell "Don't judge me" You see, I am not judging you. I am judging the sin. God has already passed judgement on the sin, and I am only re-echoing it. The truth is we are ALL sinners! There is no one without sin. Does this mean no one is going to heaven? NO! No one is perfect but that's why we need to repent. To say 'you are a thief, so you are going to hell' is wrong. I believe that is condemnation and is incomplete. If that was the case, we are all going to hell. If you are unrepentant, you will go to hell. Imagine those who had condemned Saul to hell. Saul persecuted Christians! He was a MURDERER. The truth is he was destined for hell but he did a 180 turn, repented and decided to follow Jesus.
In sharing the gospel of Christ, we need to be loving, yet firm. Yes God loves us all. He is good, kind, loving, gracious, forgiving. he is our friend and lover. He is also a righteous judge who punishes sin. Let's stop feeding people half truths. Grace abounds, however you can't intentionally and habitually sin and expect to make it to heaven. The truth is no one is perfect. However, as christians we should strive to be as close to perfection as we can.
Whenever I hear preachers who always preach feel good messages, warning bells go off in my head. Jesus didn't die on the cross for me to be passive or try to paint a pretty picture. The cross wasn't pretty. It was gory! I will not make light of the sins that nailed Him to the cross. I believe there is only one way to the father and that is through Jesus Christ. If your pastor is preaching something contrary to that, you need to leave!
I am all for churches having a come as you are attitude. It is an amazing approach really. However, if people are coming as they are, they shouldn't stay the way they are.
God loves you so dearly, He sent His son to die for you. He doesn't want you to perish but to have eternal life.
You are loved <3
Many things have happened since my last post.I graduated from university, got a job in the industry I wanted, got a new place,,grew as a person, loved hard, overcame my fears and insecurities, I celebrated my birthday, I cried, I smiled, I laughed, I rejoiced, I mourned, I danced, I sinned, I repented etc. In a nutshell, God has been so faithful. Yay God!
Shout out to my amazing friend Yide, who has been on my neck about going back to blogging. I love and appreciate you honey. I am also thankful for all of you who have been asking about the blog. Your words of encouragement and testimonies have made me pick up blogging again. Yay for friends who keep you in check, support and encourage you :)
Today's blog is about something that has been on my heart. It's the issue of lukewarmness. It breaks my heart to see people in a bid to be politically correct or please everyone, sugarcoat/water down the word of God.
A very popular pastor/motivational speaker was on the Larry King show and said said some pretty outrageous things. When asked about those who don't believe that Jesus Christ is the way to heaven, He responded saying "I don't know if I believe they are wrong" Uhm, excuse me "Pastor" but in John 14:6 , Jesus says "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me". He also said He believes gay people are going to go to heaven because none of us are without sin. I guess this means we are all going to heaven. This made me so mad. Stop trying to please people and be politically correct. Homosexuality is a sin. Like every other sin, it leads to hell. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, this preacher also said "The reason some churches don't grow and have been stagnant is because people are already beaten down by life. We need people telling us that God is on our side" Yes God is on our side but not on the side of sin!
A lot of christians like to dance around sin all in the name of not judging others. Now y'all know I LOVE everybody. I love you so much I want you to make heaven. So you know I am not saying this from a place of condemnation, when I say NO SINNER will enter the kingdom of heaven. I didn't make this up. The Bible clearly states that. So whether your sin is lying, stealing, fornicating, adultery, it's all the same.
People are quick to yell "Don't judge me" You see, I am not judging you. I am judging the sin. God has already passed judgement on the sin, and I am only re-echoing it. The truth is we are ALL sinners! There is no one without sin. Does this mean no one is going to heaven? NO! No one is perfect but that's why we need to repent. To say 'you are a thief, so you are going to hell' is wrong. I believe that is condemnation and is incomplete. If that was the case, we are all going to hell. If you are unrepentant, you will go to hell. Imagine those who had condemned Saul to hell. Saul persecuted Christians! He was a MURDERER. The truth is he was destined for hell but he did a 180 turn, repented and decided to follow Jesus.
In sharing the gospel of Christ, we need to be loving, yet firm. Yes God loves us all. He is good, kind, loving, gracious, forgiving. he is our friend and lover. He is also a righteous judge who punishes sin. Let's stop feeding people half truths. Grace abounds, however you can't intentionally and habitually sin and expect to make it to heaven. The truth is no one is perfect. However, as christians we should strive to be as close to perfection as we can.
Whenever I hear preachers who always preach feel good messages, warning bells go off in my head. Jesus didn't die on the cross for me to be passive or try to paint a pretty picture. The cross wasn't pretty. It was gory! I will not make light of the sins that nailed Him to the cross. I believe there is only one way to the father and that is through Jesus Christ. If your pastor is preaching something contrary to that, you need to leave!
I am all for churches having a come as you are attitude. It is an amazing approach really. However, if people are coming as they are, they shouldn't stay the way they are.
God loves you so dearly, He sent His son to die for you. He doesn't want you to perish but to have eternal life.
You are loved <3
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