I finally found a Christian music artist that I like. It’s Casting Crowns! I was really influenced by their song If We Are The Body. The song explains how the body of Christ should be ministering to people. One of the lines that really caught my attention though was “Jesus paid much too high a price, for us to pick and choose who should come.” This is a really good point, so today I’m going to write on Christian Partiality.

If I was street evangelizing, and a large man covered with tattoos jumped off his Harley and came towards me, my first reaction would be to run. I would probably not try to talk to that kind of man, and my reaction would be to get out of his way. On the other hand, I probably would feel a lot more comfortable talking to a well-dressed business man.

We obviously associate sin with appearance. A large biker is bound to have done something wrong, right? But a man straight from the office, probably wouldn’t have been in a bar fight today.

The problem with reading people by their covers is that we don’t know what’s on the inside. Outward appearance often does reveal the heart, but not always. Our job is not to judge, but to love – unconditionally.

Just think if Jesus had decided who he was going to save. If he saved by human standards, most of us would not be saved. Jesus came to save sinners. There is no other standard for redemption! Human judgment is self-focused, hypocritical blather! It's basically loophole theology!

James 2: 12-13 says, “Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!”

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Posted by Mickey

Great post! The world needs more young people with a heart of compassion that will look past outward appearances; you know, Christ followers! =)

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