"Change of Address" (DROPS S. 1 E 4)

Tamara Chaos

Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus said to his disciples, if any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. Verse 25, If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Verse 26, And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

A lot of people have a false idea of what Christianity is. They believe the church is full of hypocrites. Of course, it is, we are all human and so, though we try to live a life close to how Jesus would, we do fail. Some fail way more than others and it gives a false idea of what Christianity is supposed to be like. People think they have given up having fun. No, not giving up having fun, it just might be giving up a life of fun things that go against the teachings of the Bible. Don't think these things have to happen overnight. As one gets more and more involved with Christ's teachings, the more appealing Christian beliefs are. I think sometimes people have false expectations of Christians, but we are humans just the same as you. We do mess up and make mistakes. Some Christians are way too judgmental. It is not our place to judge others.

There are some that will argue with me, and that's fine, go ahead, but I stand by my words that we are not to judge others. We are not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to.

NIV: For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

NLT: Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. It is hard to describe a relationship with Jesus, it something each person feels on their own, unlike any other. But as for me, it is a peaceful feeling. Hell is not a peaceful place, so, it would only make sense that not having Jesus in the heart would make one feel uneasy. Peace and tranquility bring order. When you are ready to receive the peace and love of Jesus into your heart, run, don't walk to the post office.

Ask Jesus to live in your heart, then find a lovely church to nurture you. You need a change of address form; Hell is losing another resident. You are now a welcomed citizen of Heaven.

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