I hear you, dear, dear Wheels (peace to you!)... and I totally agree with you: I, too, bear that bloodguilt. BUT... praise JAH... there is a SAVIOR, His Son, the HOLY One of Israel and Holy Spirit, JAHESHUA, the Chosen One of JAH (MischaJAH). I have been redeemed by that One and thus I now belong to HIM. And THAT is why I can no longer engage in, consent to, condone, or stand silently by as to the LIES they tell in order to "shut up the kingdom of the heavens" before others! Indeed, as Christ said, they:
"... travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when (they) have succeeded, make them twice as much a child of Gehenna as (they) are." Matthew 23:13'15
I was once one of "them." I can not only not be a part of that any longer or ever again, but I MUST speak against it, whenever and wherever I can/am led (by the Spirit) to do so. No matter WHO it is. They may not like what I have to share, but I will no longer be responsible for the bloodguilt of others. I owe for those I misled before, regardless of whether they actually went in, too (and certainly if they did!) because I LIED on the MOST HOLY One of Israel! And on His spirit (as to what it does/doesn't do/can/cannot do, etc.). How can I "pay" for that error?
I can't. However... there is UNdeserved kindness... mercy... available to me, if I choose to accept it. I DO choose... and because of it even being available, I LOVE the One who granted it to me. So, telling folks about HIM... and what he shares with ME... is a small... very small... tiny... minute... "price" to pay, IMHO. I pay it, readily and willingly, and accept the "curse(s)" that come along with. Matthew 5:10-12 Indeed, the very ones I used to run with "into the same low sink of debauchery" TAUGHT me how to do so.
That same "redemption" is available to you, dear one. I know... "never get caught up with (a) religion, again!" Nor should you. Christ, however, is not a religion. Following him... is not a religion. FAITH in him... and his promises... is not a religion. It is a very personal, one on one relationship between two persons who (have) love (for) each other. That really is all there is to it. Love. Abundantly and surpassingly.
Thanks for sharing your heart's abundance, dear Wheels... and peace to you!
Your servant and a slave of Christ,
Shel
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