Re: What do we do with these sinners?

Who is a sinner? According to Romans 3:10 "We have all sinned and come sort of the glory of God"

Going by the same sure word of God,Jesus came to this world to seek,find, and die for the sinners and restore them to a lasting relationship with the Father. To accomplish His mission,He went about mingling and eating with those that the supposedly children of God had designated as the "untouchable sinners" As a matter of fact one of the greatest accusation concerning Jesus was that he "ate and drank with sinners"

To meet this recurring accusations,Jesus made it very clear that he had come for the sinners and not the saints so to speak.

What about our time? There has been accusations and pointing of fingers that some churches are accepting the worst sinners into their churches. According to the accusers, such sinners should not be allowed into "a club of saints"

Based on what I have read,here is my take on this issue.

1.No pastor or church has a right to bar any one from worshiping God.
2.No one is too sinful that the grace of God can not reach them.
3.God,and not any human being is capable of reading the hearts of his children.
4.The time that we spent in monitoring and analyzing others will be well spend in examining our relationship with God.
5.The Bible warns "Judge not to be judged" (Mathew 7:1...)
6.Jesus once wrote "He who has no sin let him be the first one to cast a stone."
7.The Bible states that the first one will be the last and the last the first."

Let us spend time praying for one another instead of devouring those that have sensed the need of a Savior and have decided to go to church in search of healing.

And finally "Whoever thinketh he stands,let him take heed lest he falls." Don't you agree with the Bible and the words of Jesus?

Just a thought.

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