Hate and Love

I. Hate. Sin.

I hate the sin of sexual immorality. I hate that we've convinced ourselves that it's "ok to do what feels good."
 I hate that this applies to people who profess to have faith in Jesus Christ, to keep his commandments, yet seem to feel that this is "outdated."

I hate that we hold tight to the scriptures like John 3: 16 - "For God so loved the world...," the ones that make us feel happy and fuzzy but the ones that convict us and make us squirm - "keep the marriage bed pure," (Hebrews 13:4) are discarded as old hat.

I hate that we've decided it's ok to live together before marriage comparing people, lives, eternal souls to cars. After all, you test drive something before you buy it, right?

 I hate that when the relationship ends all that is left of the two individuals is fragments because sin told us we should be afraid of commitment and should gratify ourselves before any others.

 I hate the lies that are spun everyday, blinding us to the reality of our sin like "Everyone does it." or "Love is being tolerant." The lies that convince us we're doing God's will by conforming to the world He warned us to be separated from.

I hate that believers in Christ has decided they can pick and choose what they want to believe about Christ's commands. Obviously God really didn't mean it when He said homosexuality is a sin. Get with the times God!

I hate that sin has entered the world. I hate that it's even exists for me to be on the verge of tears about late this Friday night.

I hate that I see sin entangling my friends lives like stepping into a spiderweb that you didn't see.

I hate that I turn around and see my sins staring at me, pointing the finger at me, remidning me of my own guilt.

But you know what? I love Jesus. I LOVE Jesus!

I love that even in my sin He looked at me with kindness.

I love that He tells me I'm forgiven.

I love his example of the woman caught in adultery where he tells her (and tells me also) "Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more."  (John 8:11 Paraphrased)

I love that sin has lost.

I love that Jesus won the victory when he rose from the grave.

I love that I am no longer a slave to sin.

I AM FREE!

Romans 6:1-14

v 14 "For sin shall not be your master, because you are no under law, but under grace."

-Taylor