CHRISTIANS-JESUS AND THE BIBLE OFFEND ME!

 The world we live in today needs God with out a doubt! You know it's pretty bad that people get so offended by Christians. I must say I get offended by them getting offended. People getting offended at christians is nothing new. Jesus himself offended people so bad that they wanted him dead. So why do people dislike the values of the Christian and why would they be offended. As we all know most people want to do there own thing and we for sure live in a society today that people have the all about me attitude.  When people see the truth and light Jesus brings and that his light shines on the things in there life they don't like it. Jesus light lets us see ourself for who we really are. His light penetrates us and people see that it would affect  there life style and therefore it offends them so they lash out against christian values and the bible. 

      Have you ever heard Madalyn Murray O'Hair? In 1960, Murray filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore City Public School System, in which she asserted that it was unconstitutional for her son William to be required to participate in Bible readings at Baltimore public schools. In this litigation, she stated that her son's refusal to partake in the Bible readings had resulted in bullying being directed against him by classmates, and that administrators condoned this. Then After consolidation with Abington School District v. Schempp, the lawsuit reached the Supreme Court of the United States in 1963. The Court voted 8-1 in Schempp's favor, which effectively banned mandatory Bible verse recitation at public schools in the United States. Prayer in schools other than Bible-readings had already been ended in 1962.


  So one person's offense for sure change the course of history for the United States. The country that was founded on biblical values. To even think their was even a time when church and school where even  in the same building and the bible was the text book. What I am saying we as christians better take a stand. We do not need to be ashamed of being a christian. We can already see that there are people out there that will attack our religious freedom. The word of God is the truth no matter who it offends.

John 8:32

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³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”^(A)

   ^{I would like to say for anyone who is offended by the christian or by Jesus or the bible. I love you and God loves you.}  

John 3:16

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¹⁶ For God so loved^(A) the world that he gave^(B) his one and only Son,^(C) that whoever believes^(D) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.<sup>(E)


   I have a challenge for you read the bible  every day for a week with and open mind. The book of Proverbs is good a place to start. Sometimes we are quick to judge something we really know nothing about. We even base our feelings on what other people say or think with out looking into something for ourselves. 


  I also have a challenge for the Christians that are reading this blog as well. Be real!</sup> 

Revelation 3:14-16

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To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴ “To the angel of the church in Laodicea^(A) write:

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,^(B) the ruler of God’s creation.^(C) 15 I know your deeds,^(D) that you are neither cold nor hot.^(E) I wish you were either one or the other! ¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

  There is nothing that disturbs me more than a person who is a Christian and there life style is not any different than a non christian. The no-christian knows if you are for real or not. 

Matthew 7:18-20

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¹⁸ A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.^(A) 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.^(B) 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.