Thursday, January 17, 2013

 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
     so great is his love for those who fear him;
  as far as the east is from the west,
     so far has he removed our transgressions from us. 
                                                                               Psalm 103:11-12

Some people say that Christians who focus on Love are missing the boat theologically.   They point to verses which depict God's anger at our transgressions.  It's very true that such verses are right there in scripture.  Why do I and others skip over them as human error that has crept into the Bible?  
                                                                                                                                 Personally, verses that are not in keeping with the teachings of Jesus, I regard as humanly inspired.  If God sent his Son to save us, to teach us...why wouldn't we give the teachings of Jesus first place?  

This verse is, I believe, a beautiful depiction of the boundless love Creator offers each of us, a love that no fault or sin of ours can destroy, a truly unconditional love.  

Glossing over the love of God to focus on our transgressions is where we make our mistake.  I suspect it is only when we come to a deeper realization of that endless love that we are able to begin, finally, to appreciate the teachings of Christ.  

As long as we focus on wrongdoing and wrath and condemnation, we are out of step with Jesus, who condemned only those who focused on...wrongdoing and wrath and condemnaton.   

"A new command I give you: Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."  John 13:34-35   

Seems clear enough.

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