Unfortunately, in some churches, that will never be forgotten.steve-in-kville wrote:Yeah, and 20 years later no one will remember that their first child was conceived out of wedlock. Fancy how that works
Let's face it, there are Christians who still believe that casting that stone is a great way to prove their own holiness. They didn't get the memo from Jesus. They are acting as though the Pharisees are the perfect example of pure spirituality, beyond criticism.Chris wrote:Cast the first stone, if you please.
So when you join a church, look around. Do the people look and act more like Jesus or more like the Pharisees? Are they busy figuring out how to trust, love, and obey or figuring out how to make a good impression and demonstrate their own righteousness to others? Are they more into redemption or more into judgement?
A church without grace is a church without Jesus.