Love is the Better Way
It was hard to sit through a sermon centered on guilt. It was harder to hear guilt described as how the Holy Spirit shapes Christians to be better disciples. No. Please, no. If we wish to follow the model of Christ, we do not teach "the sinners" to feel guilty about their "sin." He.Did.Not.Do.This. He Loved. He did not chastise "the sinner." He chastised the Religious. We do not change the hearts of people through fear. Love changes hearts. Jesus loved. Do this.