Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech are not challenged when I confess my own sins. In fact, people say it took a long time for me to realize what everyone else already knew. But if I say, The Bible says you are as much of a sinner as me, it is time to attack me, accuse me of evil motives and censor what “makes others uncomfortable.”
“If I profess with loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except that little point which the world and the Devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.” ― Martin Luther, Quote taken from GoodReads Website.
A gunman enters a church makes an anti-christian statement and begins killing Christians. Though clearly the definition of a “hate-crime” as written in law, the police refused to call it that. It was never prosecuted as a “hate-crime” against Christians. Yet, if a Christian, who’s religious free speech is protected by the Constitution’s first amendment, points out that God tells us not to judge the L+ because we sin also (Romans 1:1 – 2:2), the L+ claim we hate them because we say they are sinning.
So, a man who kills Christians because he hates Christians is not charged with a “hate-crime.” And a man who quotes the Bible saying not to judge the L+ because we sin also, is guilty of a “hate-crime” because we identify their sins as equally destructive as our own.
To judge a person is a sin. To judge a sin is a kindness. And with kindness we ought to show the love and forgiveness of Jesus who forgave all sins for all time when He died on the cross and wants all to know He loves them just as they are. But He loves us too much to leave us as we are. He wants us to become like Him; loving, kind, joyous, peaceful, righteous, generous, merciful . . . . And I can’t do that if my god is myself. I have to surrender to Jesus and follow Him. Then I receive from the Father the Holy Spirit Who’s power raised Jesus from the dead and raises me to new life in Jesus.
Jesus loves you. That’s why He made you. He has done EVERYTHING so that you and Him can have a forever loving relationship. Won’t you surrender to Him now? He is waiting, right now, specifically for you.
I AM for You! 