This is a profound post and message. Personally, I grew up Catholic, and my belief system was shaped by several factors: being adopted, exposure to bullying, and being taught to repress emotions like anger. This environment fostered a shame-based orientation, where the religious system I grew up in felt rule-based and focused on the law of Moses and works-based salvation (Matthew 5:17). As a result, I drifted away from the church and into the wilderness, living a life of confirmation bias—validating my shame-based beliefs rather than challenging them with God’s word.
Everything changed when I found my way into a church whose sole purpose was to make the story of Jesus make sense. I heard the numerous stories of David, Moses, Paul, the Prodigal Son, Abraham, and others who, through faith and not works, became renowned in the Bible for surrendering their wills to God’s unrelenting pursuit of their hearts and their obedience (Hebrews 11). It was a revelation to realize that I didn’t truly understand the story of Jesus and that He came after people like me, just as He pursued the woman at the well (John 4:1-42) and defended the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). Jesus came to seek the lost (Luke 19:10), protect the widows and the orphans (James 1:27), and make a home for the sinners, not just the saints (Mark 2:17).
This understanding shifted my entire perspective. I finally realized that Jesus was calling me home, offering grace and redemption instead of judgment. It was through this lens that I found healing and transformation, understanding that the church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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“Y’all are hypocrites” - we could take one more!
We strive every day to be more like Him.
Jesus, make us more like you…Amen.
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We are taking patients…
“Y’all are hypocrites” - we could take one more!
We strive everyday to be more like Him.
Jesus make us more like you…
Amen
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