Hello my friends, today it just hit me like lightning, that the difference between Christ and all the other Prophets and Religious Leaders is Grace - there is so many religions around the world.....and I don't think one is better than the other.....I believe they're actually just like the gifts of the Spirit part of the same Spirit.....imparted to people at their respective area and time (era) by the Holy Spirit.
If I look at the wisdom found in many religions world wide, they're not that different at all - and as we all know, it's not about the religion, it's about the relationship with God - that is true at all times and for all races and religions of the world. We should look at the similarities, and not at the differences and look at the specifics that are at the centres at any given religion, or spiritual teaching, they all abound in forgiveness and trust, gratitude for our blessings etc. And all of these teachings have fundamental rules on how to approach God, mostly it's about meriting a good standing with God - what is different about Christ, is, that He gave Grace instead of Rules, clothed us in Righteousness to stand boldly before God, because He took the beating instead of us, and died for our sins.
But that doesn't mean Christianity is better - we just were given the Key to Heaven - by believing, that Christ set us free once and for all.....yet the bible makes it very clear, that we should never judge our fellowman even on what he or she believes, as we are all created in His image, He will guide each and everyone back into His loving arms - it doesn't matter where we start off, we just have to trust and obey the guidance of the Holy Spirit - the native Indians did and do that, every nation and every colour under the sky does it, and we're all on our way home.
Let's make sure, we collectively embrace that commandment, given to us: Love your neighbour how Christ loved us first - when we were still sinners, He died for us (all of us :)) - and He calls us to remember, that we should hate the sin, but love the sinner......thus making a difference in the lives of those you encounter - being Christ to them - never forget, you might be the closest they might get to be exposed to the bible.
Friends, trust me, if it's about superiority, it's not about Christ, it's about us, and then we're actually thwarting the message, that Christ was born and died to bring: The Message of Peace among mankind, He was the Light, and He died to free us from bondage to the Law of the old covenant - that we would live the resurrected Life as children of God. In Heaven there is no Grandchildren, cause everybody has to make the decision to believe - and there is no different denominations, just sons and daughters (co-heirs of Christ) of God.
That brings me yet to another point to make: the people in our life are there for a reason, they stretch us, they grow us - through the good and the bad they bring......any hardship that God allows to reach our circumstances, has passed through His radar, He allows it, cause He knows, that we will be refined and moulded into His likeness through it.
That's what I meant, when I said in my earlier blog (http://youschka650220.com) that at the end of last year, I felt deeply blessed by what I considered my hardest challenge (year) ever.....I had to embrace and be thankful for all the struggle I had to go through with my son, cause it has brought me back into the loving arms of my Heavenly Father.....and this has given me the strength to endure and do all things that this life would throw at me - I had to learn to trust Him in all things and not lean on my own understanding. And I understand today, that really everything has made me grow into the person I am today - Honestly, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else than right here, where God has me for the time being.....for today I am truly set free to fly - I'd never trade this for anything of this world - I hope you won't either.
As Christians we have to not only forgive those that have hurt us, but to extend Grace over and over and over again - thus truly being sisters and brothers of Christ.
Blessings from my heart to yours - Always
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