Want to Be a Clone?
Today’s Bible study is from Acts 13-15.
“It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.”
Acts 15:19-20
The early church was initially made up of converted Jews. That quickly changed however, when God poured out the Holy Spirit on new Gentile believers. Suddenly a question arose. Should we force the Gentiles to behave like Jews to receive salvation?
Many who come (or don’t come) to the church today feel like those Gentiles. “I can’t go to church while I’m still an addict.” “I could never set foot in a church with the stuff I’ve been looking at online.” “Let me get _____ taken care of. Then I can go back to church.”
This is not the way it should work. The reality is that none of us will ever be good enough to come to God on our own. It’s when we come to Him in our filth that He wipes away the dirt and changes our lives. The church is designed to be a safe haven where people can harbor their world-weary souls and be refitted for the journey on.
Today’s Prayer
God help to to view people as perfect no matter where they are in their growth experience.