Hey check it out! I made it! I got this out on a Monday morning! Word ;-D heh heh. Hope your weekend was off the hizzle, tru! Things here were pretty chill, and Spiderman 3 was da BOMB! Aight, on to.... da Word!
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For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- Paul (Philippians 3:18)
Yuuuuup! It's my man Paul again droppin' some knowledge potnas! This in particular jumped out at me. Why? Cuz of the combo of "tears" and "enemies". Mmhmmm. Paul here is writing to the Philippians and, in this particular section, is spurring them to PRESS ON toward the goal, to take hold of the prize that da Christ's sacrifice has made available to us. But in encouraging these peeps to press on he makes mention of the lost, those who are giving up "citizenship in heaven". Why would he do that?
For one, it is a fact, even though it may be a cold and a hard one to come face to face with. But yo, that is the truth potnas! Paul didn't say a few live as enemies.... MANY live as enemies of the cross of Christ. TONS o' peeps would rather fight against the unconditional love that Pops is straight pouring out on them than accept it. A lot want to do things their on way, a so-called freedom, rather than to be set free from the whims of our own humanity. It's an irony yo! The things that we think give us freedom instead hold us in shackles, binding us in a cage of shame and regret. But yo with Pops, we ain't got no secrets cuz we have nothing to hide, straight FREE!
Second, Paul shows that this fact is tearing him apart on the inside! Not only does he know and acknowledge this fact, but he can't even bring himself to state it without fighting off tears. That's compassion peeps. That is a deep and genuine compassion for your fellow man and woman! It's to the point that it hurts son!. And so it is with this compassion that Paul is all the more fervent to reach these enemies.... that they might instead become allies.
See, potnas, the mere glimpse of that compassion might be all the catalyst one may need to make the transition from enemy to ally. Rep Christ and His genuine love, and watch as His love transforms peeps, even yourself, right before your very eyes. PeACE!
G-bless,
- patrick
Yuuuuup! It's my man Paul again droppin' some knowledge potnas! This in particular jumped out at me. Why? Cuz of the combo of "tears" and "enemies". Mmhmmm. Paul here is writing to the Philippians and, in this particular section, is spurring them to PRESS ON toward the goal, to take hold of the prize that da Christ's sacrifice has made available to us. But in encouraging these peeps to press on he makes mention of the lost, those who are giving up "citizenship in heaven". Why would he do that?
For one, it is a fact, even though it may be a cold and a hard one to come face to face with. But yo, that is the truth potnas! Paul didn't say a few live as enemies.... MANY live as enemies of the cross of Christ. TONS o' peeps would rather fight against the unconditional love that Pops is straight pouring out on them than accept it. A lot want to do things their on way, a so-called freedom, rather than to be set free from the whims of our own humanity. It's an irony yo! The things that we think give us freedom instead hold us in shackles, binding us in a cage of shame and regret. But yo with Pops, we ain't got no secrets cuz we have nothing to hide, straight FREE!
Second, Paul shows that this fact is tearing him apart on the inside! Not only does he know and acknowledge this fact, but he can't even bring himself to state it without fighting off tears. That's compassion peeps. That is a deep and genuine compassion for your fellow man and woman! It's to the point that it hurts son!. And so it is with this compassion that Paul is all the more fervent to reach these enemies.... that they might instead become allies.
See, potnas, the mere glimpse of that compassion might be all the catalyst one may need to make the transition from enemy to ally. Rep Christ and His genuine love, and watch as His love transforms peeps, even yourself, right before your very eyes. PeACE!
G-bless,
- patrick
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