The problem is not being wrong...

The problem is with thinking that I have a monopoly on being right. I don't believe that being right is wrong, and I also don't believe that there isn't a right and wrong.

I believe that my understanding of the Bible is that the following things are wrong... murder, sexual perversion, drunkenness, idolatry, greed, jealousy, sexual immorality, etc. The list goes on and on, but here's the kicker... who among us is not guilty of each of these on a regular basis? I know you must be thinking that murder is a stretch, but Jesus said that if someone hates his brother then he is guilty of murder in his heart. He also said that if a man looks at a woman lustfully, then he is guilty of adultery in his heart. I am guilty as charged on all of the above listed sins. So, how can I sit in judgment when others get it wrong, too? I don't believe that Christians are called to fix people. They are called to serve people. Jesus told Peter, "If you love me, then feed my children. That which you do to the least of these, you do unto me." That is a heavy statement. How many times have I ignored the homeless, hungry, poor and oppressed all because of a self-righteous idea that they should just do better for themselves? If they were hard working conservatives like me, they would just sober up, go to school and get a better job. How self-righteous and condemning? Jesus, save me from myself.

What I really think is that I have been a Christian for a long time, but Jesus is now getting a hold of me and calling me to love and serve, but not just for people in the church.

"The good that I want to do, I do not do. The bad that I don't want to do, I keep doing." - the apostle Paul