Until the end of the age

even until the end of the age

This is copied from 2014, no edits or changes.

I was sitting here thinking. I will admit that usually that statement comes with a warning, but not this time. I was thinking about today and what it means. The following are my thoughts and beliefs, the way I feel on the topic.Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection Sunday. A very special and holy day for Christians. Why? Because that is the day we know Christ Jesus to have arisen from the tomb. What makes that belief special and note worthy? It means that we as Christians serve a living Savior.  Now I know that there are those who do not believe, who will never believe no matter what is said or shown to them. Many of us however do believe.Before you start, let me say this. The problems with Christianity is not Christianity. the problems with Christianity…is man. It is now and it always has been. From the very beginning man has tried to change the message to suit his plans and desires. That has resulted in a convoluted and corrupted message. Christianity and more importantly Christ Jesus is love. His love so great that he was born to die. His death the final payment for the sins of man. His resurrection from the grave the defeat of death. This I believe.In the Bible, we are given countless examples of Christ’s love. He preformed many miracles in healing the sick and lame, he taught the meaning of love and showed by example. Instances of people raised from death, feeding the thousands, forgiving the sinner. No, wait…. not just forgiving, but walking with them, talking with them, sharing a table with them. It did not matter how the religious looked at Him or thought of Him. He was doing what he had came for, love.One of the instructions that He gave was to love your neighbor, who is your neighbor? Everyone. Jesus himself did not cast judgement on the sinner, he reached out to them, forgave and instructed them to go and sin no more. So why do we, mere humans, think it is our right to cast judgement when Christ himself would not? But from the beginning, that is exactly what we have done and continue to do. Even if what is going on is a sin, we are not to hate the sinner. How would we ever get them to listen to what is right, if we continue to shout at them, judge and condemn them?He loved us.He was beaten, whipped, spit upon.He was nailed to a cross where He died.Placed in a borrowed tombyet death could not hold him. There were no chains, no locks, no rocks that could hold him.On the third day He arose….alive. He IS alive.and He is with us, even until the end of the age.