What if this is the ultimate reality of the universe?

But what if this is your absolute? What But what if this is your absolute? What if this is the ultimate reality of the if this is the ultimate reality of the if this is the ultimate reality of the universe? A man dying for his sins. universe? A man dying for his sins. universe? A man dying for his sins. A man dying for his enemies, dying for A man dying for his enemies, dying for A man dying for his enemies, dying for our sins, sacrificing himself. our sins, sacrificing himself. our sins, sacrificing himself. He's dying on the cross and he's praying He's dying on the cross and he's praying He's dying on the cross and he's praying for the forgiveness for his enemies. for the forgiveness for his enemies. for the forgiveness for his enemies. If you take that into the center of your If you take that into the center of your If you take that into the center of your life, can that make you an oppressor? life, can that make you an oppressor? life, can that make you an oppressor? Now look, if salvation is by grace Now look, if salvation is by grace Now look, if salvation is by grace through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, on the one hand what that does, on the one hand what that does, on the one hand what that does, it doesn't oppress you because it's it doesn't oppress you because it's it doesn't oppress you because it's grace. grace. grace. It can't crush you. It can't crush you. It can't crush you. You don't have to live up to it. You You don't have to live up to it. You You don't have to live up to it. You just receive it. just receive it. just receive it. But it can't turn you into an oppressor But it can't turn you into an oppressor But it can't turn you into an oppressor because because because you have received it by grace. So how you have received it by grace. So how you have received it by grace. So how can you feel superior to anybody else? can you feel superior to anybody else? can you feel superior to anybody else? And then man dying for his enemies, how And then man dying for his enemies, how And then man dying for his enemies, how can you make that the center of your can you make that the center of your can you make that the center of your life and then become an oppressor? Oh, life and then become an oppressor? Oh, life and then become an oppressor? Oh, you say, you say, you say, "But haven't Christians been oppressors? "But haven't Christians been oppressors? "But haven't Christians been oppressors? Haven't Christian churches been on the Haven't Christian churches been on the Haven't Christian churches been on the side of oppression?" And the answer is side of oppression?" And the answer is side of oppression?" And the answer is yes, but only because they didn't yes, but only because they didn't yes, but only because they didn't comprehend it. comprehend it. comprehend it. They didn't comprehend him. They didn't They didn't comprehend him. They didn't They didn't comprehend him. They didn't get it. get it. get it. They didn't hear it. They didn't They didn't hear it. They didn't They didn't hear it. They didn't understand it.

understand it. understand it. They thought they were following it and They thought they were following it and They thought they were following it and they were rejecting it. This is what the world needs. This is what the world needs. This is the light that the world needs. The world needs to know how to align The world needs to know how to align your life your life your life with ultimate reality through a love with ultimate reality through a love with ultimate reality through a love relationship with Jesus Christ. That's relationship with Jesus Christ. That's relationship with Jesus Christ. That's what That's what people in the world what That's what people in the world what That's what people in the world need most of all. But even if they don't need most of all. But even if they don't need most of all. But even if they don't believe the gospel, they need people believe the gospel, they need people believe the gospel, they need people who live next to them. They need people who live next to them. They need people who live next to them. They need people all around them who believe the gospel all around them who believe the gospel all around them who believe the gospel because the gospel because the gospel because the gospel is a non-oppressive absolute. is a non-oppressive absolute. is a non-oppressive absolute. It helps you avoid the inconsistency and It helps you avoid the inconsistency and It helps you avoid the inconsistency and avoid the incoherence, but it turns you avoid the incoherence, but it turns you avoid the incoherence, but it turns you not into an oppressor. The early not into an oppressor. The early not into an oppressor. The early Christians, when they got it, when they Christians, when they got it, when they Christians, when they got it, when they comprehended it, they they invented comprehended it, they they invented comprehended it, they they invented orphanages. They invented hospitals. orphanages. They invented hospitals. orphanages. They invented hospitals. They stopped infanticide of girls. They stopped infanticide of girls. They stopped infanticide of girls. They changed everything. They changed everything. They changed everything. Comprehend it, become children of God, Comprehend it, become children of God, Comprehend it, become children of God, and be part of that change. Let us pray.