Monday, January 17, 2011

From Centurion to Wild-Man

Our God is no respecter of person's. The racist Neo-nazi's of this world are blasphemous when they try to use the scripture to justify their revolting position on the separation of the races. Likewise, the high society-type Christians that look down on common-folk believers and future converts, are wrong in their desire to be separate based on class.

We know from Christ's time on this earth that he took the message of His saving power to all people. He intermingled with "sinners" because they were the ones who needed a Savior. We learned this concept from the Lord in Matthew 8. Our Lord healed the Centurion's servant. He had no problem dealing with one of the upper class of Rome, but he also healed the destitute desperate, demoniac who lived in the cemetery of the Gadarenes.

This was our discussion on Sunday-may we remember that our Lord is the Savior--of one of the Centurion (the privileged one) household, but also the wild-man possessed of Satan himself. Let's go out and reach this needy world for Christ.

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