The Christianity I know

The Christianity I know
Tony Campolo the American evangelist wrote,
“These issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed.”
              Tony Campolo

I a Christian admit all too many people calling themselves Christians these days in North America are protesting against things. They are cementing in the minds of non-believers that Christianity is a religion of “do not’s”.
In protesting against the rights of someone in a secular democracy such as we have in the west these people are at the very least being perceived as intolerant bigots.
This is not the Christianity I know.
Christianity to me is God reaching down to mankind and saying “I love you. Let me show you the way to heaven.”
Jesus met with people of every strata in every circumstance of the society in which he lived. And even though He was the Christ and had the right to judge, he did not judge anyone while on this earth. Nor should Christians.
As a Christian I believe that Christians should be showing presenting the love of God to both our neighbour and our enemy that is what Jesus told us to do. He said,
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”
                                                                                               Matthew 5:43,44.
When asked the question,
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 
                                                                                                  Matthew 22:37-40.
This is what Christians are called to do.
Also because Christians are showing the love of God we would be remiss in our duty if we didn’t in Love present the warning God gave to all people everywhere. The warning Jesus spoke recorded by the apostle John.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. 
                                                                                                              John 3:16-18.
This is the fundamental belief of Christians. We believe everyone must believe that Jesus is the one and only Son of God. The Saviour of mankind. That each person must come into a personal relationship with Jesus in order to get to heaven.
As Christians we are told to present this belief, not force it on anyone. Simply give each person the choice to believe it or not.
God gave each and every person a freewill to choose what they believe and the path of their life even if it is to reject Him.
So dear reader the choice is yours.
Please think about it.