He Knocks: perfect love

Monday, October 13, 2014

There is No Bad New in Good News

If fear is used as the impetus for a person to receive the Gospel, then it ceases to be the Gospel. Gospel, by definition, is 'good news'.

Perfect love (God) casts out all fear. Fear is anti-God.

It is the goodness of God that draws a person to God.

Think about it -- which sane woman (a prospective bride) would want to live forever with an abusive, manipulative, judgmental, terrorizing, impatient, controlling, vindictive, demanding and a conditionally "loving" husband?

And yet, for years, we have inadvertently been (or was it purposeful, based on the interpretation that we chose to believe?) portraying God as the aforementioned husband - whether this portrayal is blatant or subtle.

Friday, September 21, 2012

TURN or BURN?

"TURN or BURN", the passionate, well-meaning evangelist screams at the top of his/her voice.

In other words, fear is the tool that is used to connect a person to God.

But the scripture says, "perfect love casts out fear" (1 Jn 4:18).

Perfect love is God (1 Jn 4:8).

So, to me, it is common sense to conclude that God will not scare a person into accepting him. Love will not coerce and will not be coerced.

Since God is love and he created us in his own image, and if a loving human being would never want to see someone being roasted forever and ever, why would we assume that God would allow that to his creation?

Are we saying that Adam's offense is greater than Jesus' redemptive work on the cross? (see Romans 5:18)

Please do not receive my words blindly. This is merely a gentle nudge to seek. You have nothing to lose.

Truth can withstand any amount of scrutiny.