From Fear to Love.

If I can do one thing in this world it is to change people's motivation from fear to love.

So much of what motivates us is fear:

Fear of poverty.  Fear of rejection.  Fear of ridicule.  Fear of God.

So much of traditional Church doctrine is based on fear:

Fear of judgement.  Fear of damnation.  Fear of hell.

But God does not judge us for our mistakes.

He does not punish us.

So there can be no hell.

Once we realize this we lose our fear.

And we are secure in the Love of God.

God loves us like a Father.

And He requites our love for Him.

"We love because he first loved us."  1 John 4:19 (NRSV)

If we overcome our fear we can show our love for everyone.


[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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