How much "bad" behavior will God tolerate from me? Will he have anything to do with me when I am in a stage of acting out? Look at Acts 9- Saul is breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord... He was on his way to find, try, and kill Christians when Jesus-the-Christ encountered him. Saul was driven by blind passion. When my acts of selfish flesh driven passion continued unabated I had an encounter with Jesus-the-Christ. From my perspective I didn’t see the encounter I saw that I had a crisis! This Jesus that Saul encountered, and Jesus I encounter is the Completed Christ. He has walked the way of mankind, he has felt and lived through selfish passion without succumbing to sin, he is one who's mission is complete and yet still active as he encounters mankind on the road of misplaced passion. His active mission is now to deliver this message to mankind. Each message personally wrapped up and delivered to uniquely encounter a person w...
Compassion is the pathway to mercy. Mercy is the dwelling place of grace. Grace is the divine empowerment to be who I am and to act from that identity. Grace is an unmerited gift bestowed upon me. It is available for all who seek it.