I
have been deleted off-of facebook accounts by a number of people recently,
including Pastors and other Christians I once went to church and Bible studies with.
I think the reason is because I am not a traditional Christian and this affects
them in some way or other.
I
am a Christocentric-Universalist. I believe that Jesus is the only way, the
truth and the life that leads to eternity with God, and that he will draw all
people to this way, truth and life in the end. I do not believe that all roads
lead to heaven, so I am not a “Pluralist-Universalist” but a Christ-centred
(Christocentric) one.
I
do not believe in traditional hell. I believe that hell is the love of God
burning away the lie we believe that he is not strong enough to save us. When
we finally surrender to the fact that he alone can save us and we cannot save
ourselves; when we put our faith exclusively in him, we move from darkness to
light, from living in a state of hell to living in state of heaven.
By
revealing this, I feel that I am breaking the rules and facades I was raised to
live by, and being more true to who I really am deep down. I am less socially
acceptable now because I am being more real. It hurts to only be liked when you
hold to a certain set of beliefs, and to be disliked for admitting your
heartfelt convictions.
However,
with increased rejection from some people, I find a greater level of acceptance
from other people as well. By becoming more and more myself, I invite people to
be more themselves and I attract the kind of friends who know more about who
they are, what they believe and what they want. I have deeper relationships
alongside this deeper level of rejection.
So
I want to invite you to come on this journey with me in which we mutually
respect each other’s opinions and agree to disagree. Let’s explore what we believe
and why we are the way we are. Let’s be more honest and open.
Alternatively
you can forget that I exist and we will reconcile in the afterlife.
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