Thank you for pointing out that there are people who are false prophets and they try to say that Christians should follow their ideas and beliefs only. I am glad you name these people who are false prophets. Jesus did take care of Samaritans and even healed a Roman Centurion's relative, not only Jewish people. Jesus did not discriminate who He was going to heal and help.
Thanks, Laura. I’m horrified by the way some who claim to worship Jesus, who taught and modeled love for all people and is sometimes called the “Prince of Peace,” have embraced hate and violence. So many vulnerable people have been harmed as a result.
I’m learning to create some AI images because I can’t always find one that conveys what my post is about (or the ones I do find have been used repeatedly by others and I want mine to be different).
Matthew 18, verse 21, and verse 22". "Then Peter came up and said to him,"Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven." To me that means continue to forgive people in your life, truly forgive them in your heart, continue to forgive them all of your life, until you take your last breath. That is what Jesus did. and it hasn't been easy to do that at times. What has helped me forgive people in my life, is to look at my own mistakes, look into my heart everyday. I find if I can forgive myself for when I have done something insensitive and or wrong to someone else, or to forgive myself even, than it is easier for me to forgive others. I consciously put and visualize the person I am upset with having God's blessings and white light surrounding them. I used to be a very angry young person, and now I try to take a rigorous walk, disengage, meditate, talk to a trusted friend if I felt hurt by critical comments from another person. I might say to the person the next day how I felt, and then I consciously let it go.
I agree that Jesus wants us to forgive, and know my mental health improves when I do. But there are people I can’t forgive, because they continue to hurt others and not only have no remorse but brag about it. I believe that God will change my heart and enable me to forgive them eventually, and that God forgives me for being unable to now.
I agree with you Wendi. I am not always able to forgive, especially right away if I feel hurt about someone's actions towards me. And I agree that God forgives me. National political figures currently really upset me at times, (all the false prophets you mentioned).
Thank you for showing the contradictions in the Bible. Yes, it was written over a long period of time.The most important part in the new testament I like is when Jesus tells one of his followers ( I have forgotten who) "to forgive 70 times 7". I don't take that literally, except to mean, everyone needs to be forgiven many times, as many as possible.
Thank you for pointing out that there are people who are false prophets and they try to say that Christians should follow their ideas and beliefs only. I am glad you name these people who are false prophets. Jesus did take care of Samaritans and even healed a Roman Centurion's relative, not only Jewish people. Jesus did not discriminate who He was going to heal and help.
Thanks, Laura. I’m horrified by the way some who claim to worship Jesus, who taught and modeled love for all people and is sometimes called the “Prince of Peace,” have embraced hate and violence. So many vulnerable people have been harmed as a result.
Great article, Wendi! And look at you creating AI art. :)
I’m learning to create some AI images because I can’t always find one that conveys what my post is about (or the ones I do find have been used repeatedly by others and I want mine to be different).
Exactly! Glad you're exploring that world. :)
Thanks also for reminding those who are U.S. citizens to vote.
Matthew 18, verse 21, and verse 22". "Then Peter came up and said to him,"Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven." To me that means continue to forgive people in your life, truly forgive them in your heart, continue to forgive them all of your life, until you take your last breath. That is what Jesus did. and it hasn't been easy to do that at times. What has helped me forgive people in my life, is to look at my own mistakes, look into my heart everyday. I find if I can forgive myself for when I have done something insensitive and or wrong to someone else, or to forgive myself even, than it is easier for me to forgive others. I consciously put and visualize the person I am upset with having God's blessings and white light surrounding them. I used to be a very angry young person, and now I try to take a rigorous walk, disengage, meditate, talk to a trusted friend if I felt hurt by critical comments from another person. I might say to the person the next day how I felt, and then I consciously let it go.
I agree that Jesus wants us to forgive, and know my mental health improves when I do. But there are people I can’t forgive, because they continue to hurt others and not only have no remorse but brag about it. I believe that God will change my heart and enable me to forgive them eventually, and that God forgives me for being unable to now.
I agree with you Wendi. I am not always able to forgive, especially right away if I feel hurt about someone's actions towards me. And I agree that God forgives me. National political figures currently really upset me at times, (all the false prophets you mentioned).
Thank you for showing the contradictions in the Bible. Yes, it was written over a long period of time.The most important part in the new testament I like is when Jesus tells one of his followers ( I have forgotten who) "to forgive 70 times 7". I don't take that literally, except to mean, everyone needs to be forgiven many times, as many as possible.