Thought #1 on the divisive nature of the Gospel:
Truth is divisive, because truth exposes untruth.
All truth is like that. "0" and "2" are the only integers that produce the same result when either added to or multiplied by themselves. (I.e. 2+2=4 and 2x2=4). It is mathematical truth. "3" may not like it. "178" may think he fits the mold. But that doesn't change the truth. If we read "3+3=6" we say, "true." But if we read "3x3=6" we immediately realize, "untrue."
Truth exposes untruth.
Thought #2 is a powerful quote from a guy I heard speak over 20 years ago, and the author of The Ragamuffin Gospel:
"God loves you as you are, not as you should be. None of us is as we should be."
-Brennan Manning
The truth of God exposes both what is true and untrue in our lives. Thank God for truth, forgiveness and restoration.
For now...
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