I accept that there will never be world peace on this earth. As long as it is inhabited by mortal, carnal humans there will be war, suffering, and sadness throughout our world. This comes down to two things in my opinion that there is really only one solution to. First the absense of respect for self and others. The second is the lack of compassion and warmth for others. The only solution for our world is to embrace a compassionate lifestyle focused on respect for others and self. This is what the Gospel of Jesus Christ preaches, to strive to live like Jesus Christ lived while on this earth.
When I think about Christ I know he was a man who had a special ability to love everyone regardless of the choices they made or lifestyle they lived. His compassion was unconditional. I've heard the phrase to "love the sinner and not the sin." This phrase carries a negative connotation because it is labeling the subject as in the wrong or in the word as a sinner. It does carry a strong accusatory and negative tone in the way that our society approaches humanity and I can see why. Who am I to call another person a sinner? Who am I to put my lifestyle choices above another, one being correct and another sinful? Simply put I do not feel I have any right to do so. But in regards to life choices I disagree with, I believe a higher authority has set these boundaries on morality and I've chosen a life of faith in that authority and His divine boundaries or commandments. I could not claim to have such faith if I did not equally proclaim that it is my responsibility to show unconditional love and compassion to all man regardless of their faith, lifestyle, or perspective. It is my responsibility to respect the agency and freedom to choose that every individual claims. Christianity is not Christianity by a person who only follows every outward commandment. The prerequesite for any Christian is an ability to love and respect one's fellowman as closely as possible to Jesus Christ; a lifetime of striving in these inward matters will outweigh any display of outward obedience though both are significant in our relationship with our Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ.
I feel great comfort in knowing that Jesus Christ is a perfect judge. He knows every individual heart. His perspective and understanding exceed any mortal understanding we can have. It bothers me to have feelings unresolved; to not be able to put into words my sincere caring for those who are hurt by my beliefs. But in the end I know who it is that I trust and I know that He is a perfect judge of not only my heart but of every man. At the end of the day I can feel peace in knowing that, and that peace is tangible and real; more than the physical matter around me. After all this life is really only shadows and our real life has not yet begun.
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