If you call yourself a Christian and you were involved in or supported the actions of the mob mentality that took place of 01/06/21 or any of the other riots over the last four or so years, then maybe you should rethink calling yourself one. Those actions definitely did not fit the "love thy neighbor" commanded by Jesus.
The Great Commandment
34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
(Matthew 22:34-40)
The acts of the mob on that day and the rioters over the last 4 years or so really need to consider theirs actions as not only against men but the Lord himself as we're all created in his image. I'll have some people say well the mob at the Capitol was worse because it was the White House which is a mute point in the context of which I'm speaking...I'm purely discussing the inability of people to act with any morality or godliness and call themselves Christians. The facts are property was damaged and/or destroyed, laws were totally ignored and broken, people where beaten and injured...or killed. All this in the name of a men that they treat and worship as idols or martyrs...men of flesh and blood and full of sin. I only know one true idol that should be and deserves worship and at one time He was flesh and blood just like us, except He had NO sin and died for sin...ours. Jesus did this for us because he loves us and far to many of us fail to return that love. I'm not saying from a position of thinking I'm better than the next person, I'm not. I just happen to know how some of these people think, because I one time I could have fit in with them real well. When Jesus found me (yeah, He found me because He wasn't lost...I was) I was in about a dark a place as a person can be. I was full of hate, envy, jealousy, pride...I was egotistical. I did have times where I wasn't that way, mainly at the races when I was running. When I go back out to run another runner in...I done it because I cared and hope to be able to do so again. The running family is one of the few groups that except you for what and who you are, but injuries began stacking up and I feel flat of my face with the running and my new found family to prop me up. See I was relying on things of the world to support me rather that looking to God for my needs. You may ask "Well, just what has Jesus done for ya? I see you still can't run and you still have to work for a living." I can only respond accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior does not mean your life is suddenly going to get easier. It doesn't mean your not going to have storms in your life, it doesn't mean you're not going to have hurt and pain, that you're not going to suffer. It does mean however that you're going to be reborn a new person...I'm kinder and gentler, I care more about people around whether they are friend or stranger. There's a difference in how I act, how I think and how I talk. Do I still have my moments? Sure, my anger issues still just up and bite me on occasions...especially when driving in traffic. Yesterday I found myself apologizing for something I said more times than I should've needed to. All that to say if you consider yourself a Christian don't go to these things, don't support these things...pray for the people and the stuff causing it. If you're not a saved, born again Christian I ask, implore you to hope your eyes and your heart to Jesus...He's just right there waiting on you ask Him to forgive you. He already loves you.
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