๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ผ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ผ๐ซ๐บ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ผ๐ง; it does not enable, allow, or encourage sin. There are some that discourage preaching the love of because it scares them; itโs too risky. There has been a fear that speaking or living out of Godโs love encourages or allows people to continue to live in sin without repercussion.
This, however, is a lie of the enemy based in fear.
I will continue to dismantle that lie and speak Truth; ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐๐๐. To resist speaking Godโs love out of fear that people will continue to live in sin is an indication that we are seeing love through the eyes of man, but God does not have faulty love like man does. ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ; ๐ฐ๐ก๐ผ๐ฅ๐; ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐. Fear must go. Fear doesnโt belong in us. Letโs not give it access or rights to us. Godโs love is perfect and itโs what casts out fear.
๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
Todays passage speaks about Godโs Love & Grace, also known as ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ. As you read, take note that in no way, shape, or form is sin/evil an acceptable lifestyle within the context of Godโs Love or Grace. This gives us a glimpse into Godโs heart and nature.
Romans 2:4 articulates how ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ผ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐. Itโs not Godโs goodness or love that is the problem, itโs the stubbornness and unrepentant heart that is (Romans 2:5).
We canโt change the message of Jesus and Godโs love out of fear that man will use it in an irresponsible manner. We need to speak the Truth.
Itโs the role of the Holy Spirit to reveal the Truth to the hearts and minds of people. We are to preach the Truth and should not withhold portions of it out of fear.
May we boldly declare the truth of Jesus Christ – the manifestation of the love of God – Love in human form.
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I encourage you to pick up your Bible and read chapter 3 of Titus because its filled wirh rich teaching. Here is a portion of the text.
โWhen the extraordinary compassion of God our Savior and his overpowering love suddenly appeared in person, as the brightness of a dawning day, he came to save us. Not because of any virtuous deed that we have done but only because of his extravagant mercy. He saved us, resurrecting us through the washing of rebirth.
We are made completely new by the Holy Spirit, whom he splashed over us richly by Jesus, the Messiah, our Life Giver. So as a gift of his love, and since we are faultlessโ innocent before his faceโ we can now become heirs of all things, all because of an overflowing hope of eternal life.
How true and faithful is this message! I want you to especially emphasize these truths, so that those who believe in God will be careful to devote themselves to doing good works. It is always beautiful and profitable for believers to do good works.โ
โญโญTitusโฌ โญ3:4-8โฌ โญTPTโฌโฌ