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Love Like Jesus

I want to live a life of love like Jesus. That doesn't mean I agree with everything you say, but it does mean I allow you to say it. It doesn't mean I agree with everything you believe but it does mean I don't call you stupid or narrow-minded. It doesn't mean I condone everything you do, but it does mean I accept you are your own person with free will and your own choices to make.

So, why do I feel like I'm not allowed to be like this? What happens when all my FB friends find out that I love several people who are homosexuals but that I do believe homosexuality is a sin? What happens when you find out that I do believe abortion is murder? What happens when I "come out" as Christian who believes the only way to God is through Jesus Christ?

Why am I concerned that speaking my mind will be viewed as hate filled, bigoted small mindedness? (I hope no one that knows me would think that.)

I don't think real Christians are allowed in the public square anymore. Media focuses on the "crazy uncles" who spout sensationalized rhetoric and don't represent Jesus very well.

Jesus loved. Period. But he called sin out and challenged folks to live a more abundant, joyful, fulfilled life. I believe Jesus when he says that life is found in him alone and not anything this world can offer.

I tried to world. It didn't satisfy. I tried Jesus. There's nothing better than him.

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