Where do you stand?

Or

Casting the first stone.

The Question.

Do you stand with Jesus in John 8:1-7 at the Temple in Galilee, when the religious leaders of the time brought forth the woman who had been accused as an adulteress ( One of the Ten Commandment sins) and whose sin is punishable by, death by stoning ( Lev 20?). Do you ask along with Jesus that the one who is without sin let him be the first to cast a stone?

Or do you stand with Paul when he receives word that there is sexual sin in the church at Corinth, (I Cor. 5.), and then passes judgment, condemnation, and expulsion from the church of the accused man without even going there or knowing the man? The sin in (I Cor. 5) was incest but it could of just as easily been any other sexual sin.

In the judgment of sexual sins or any sin, Who is right, Jesus or Paul? What a belief shaking question. How do you as a Christian deal with the following questions?

• Who would you rather have judging the sins in your life, Jesus or Paul?
  
• Do we follow the examples and teachings of Jesus when it comes to sexual sins, one of which is Adultery, and one of the Ten Commandments?
  
• Do we accept that because Jesus did not forgive any one of other sexual sins in His teachings that all the other sexual sins or unforgivable?
  
• Where is it written that Paul was given the Divine authority by God to judge, convict, and sentence those who are guilty of any or all sexual sins as he did in I Cor 5?
  
• Are not both of these examples of sexual sin, forgiveness, and punishment of sin found in the New Testament?



• Or how about children who are disrespectful to their parents? A Ten Commandment Sin. Should we kick them out of the church and our family and follow the Laws given to Moses Deut. 21:18-21 and stone them to death?

Why do I ask these questions and why did I send you the bag of stones?

Let me begin with who and what I am. My name is Cheryl Jenkins and I am one who has been judged, found guilty of sin, and expelled from the churches for just being who and what I am, by Religious Leaders and the teaching in the world today based on Paul's teachings concerning sexual sins in (I Cor. 5) and (I Cor 6:9) KJV. You see, I am a child of God who happens to be transsexual woman and as such I am different from what is considered normal and acceptable in man's interpretation of God's Word.

I am stoned with words, by religious leaders preaching and teaching Paul's words of condemnation, and not the unconditional Love that Jesus taught. To Love thy neighbor as thy self. I am stoned from afar by these same persons who do not know me or anything about me.

I am expelled and stoned from churches with the stones of:

ignorance

the judgment of Paul

pride

lack of compassion

hate

self righteousness

fear of the unknown

lack of Jesus Unconditional Love

God does not make mistakes

you are an abomination in God's eyes

God created only man and woman and you must be one or the other

you MUST BE a homosexual

And all types of predigest

All of these stones cast at me and countless others who are like me. All in the name of God and Christianity.

But in the mist of all these stones, lets us look at how Jesus looks at and judges me, and those like me. Those of us who are what society and the Religious Leaders and Teachers consider being unfit to call ourselves Christians let alone dare to enter into one of their churches based on Paul's letters.

In order to feel and see how Jesus would treat me I ask you to please close your eyes and go back in time with me, picture the scene of Jesus in the temple at Galilee, but now in-place of the adulteress and the religious leaders of the time you find me and those like me (transsexuals), and Paul along with the Leaders of the Churches to day standing they're accusing us of our sins of effeminacy according to (I Cor. 6:9) in the KJV.

Can you see and hear Paul and the others reaching down to pick up the stones of judgment for my being what I am a transsexual, can you see and hear Jesus telling Paul that judgment is? His (John 5:22) and to judge not lest you be judge (Luke 6:37)?

Do you see Paul the others, once again bending down to pick up the stones of hate and fear, and Jesus once again telling Paul to Love and to love unconditionally as I have loved you, because you cannot Love and hate at the same time. That perfect love cast out all fear (I John 4:17-21).

Again and again as Paul and the others reach down to pick up stones, Jesus replies with unconditional Love and acceptance.

Finally Paul and the others reach down to pick up the last stones, the stones of ignorance. And Jesus once again says did you not understand what I said concerning God's creation of man and woman in Matt. 19: 4. Did you not continue on to learn and understand what I was teaching you in [[ Mat.19:11&12 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.¹²For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. ]]

Do you not understand that my Father and I know and accept that there are those who are born different from you as well as those who are born as you are? Did you not learn of me and read that in Heaven there is neither male or female? Paul did you not write in [[ Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. ]]

Have you so soon forgotten Philips witnessing to and baptizing of the eunuch in [[ Acts 8:36-39 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?³⁷And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. ³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. ³⁹And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. ]]

Was your learning of the laws and ordinances of God before my birth so one sided that you did not learn and understand what God my Father said through Isaiah concerning the eunuch's place in heaven? [[ Isaiah 56:4&5 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; ⁵Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. ]]

My answer and justification.

Well by now you must be saying to yourself just where does this person get off in challenging Paul's teachings and the Word of God?

I know I have brought into question some of what are considered to be the basis of Christianity and Christian Doctrine in the world to day. But in truth I am only doing what Paul tells Timothy to do in [[ II Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth ]] and in [[ II Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. ]].

The truth is that I am not trying to put the Bible or Paul down, but rather to raise up Jesus and His teachings. For me the true meaning of being called a Christian means, one who follows Christ's teachings and that is what gives meaning to my life, One who follows Christ's teaching and ways.

Jesus' when asked in [[ Mat.19:16-19 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? ¹⁷And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. ¹⁸He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, ¹⁹Honour thy father and thy mother: and,Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself ]].

Jesus which is the great commandment? [[ Mat. 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. ³⁵Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, ³⁶Master, which is the great commandment in the law? ³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ³⁸This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. ⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. ]].

Jesus which is the first commandment? [[ Mark 12:28-31 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? ²⁹And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: ³⁰And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. ³¹And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these ]].

You see for me LOVING THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF is the basic principle on which Christianity is based.

[[ John 13:34&35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. ³⁵By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. ]] Jesus did not say or imply in any manner to Love only some people and exclude others because they are different. Yet to day, in Churches all around the world we who are different, the transsexual, the gay men, and the lesbian women all of us who have a Love God and Jesus in our hearts find ourselves on the receiving end of the stones of those who claim to be Christians, those who sling words just the same as stones at us condemning us for being different and for what "they" consider sinful. They judge, condemn, and expel us from their churches out of fear without ever really trying to get to know us and how we feel, or why we feel the way we do, or what we need. No they judge for what they believe to be our sins the same as Paul did in (I Cor. 5: 1-4).

I asked a question at the beginning of this. Who was right Jesus or Paul?

For me the only right answer is, Jesus and His commandment of Loving thy neighbor as thyself. If Jesus is right then there should not be any reason to go on any farther with the issue, but if that is true then how do I deal with Paul's judgment? After all it is in the bible, written by one of the most influential persons of the New Testament, and the basis of religious doctrine.

For me these questions began to surface at a time in my life when time I was reading the New Testament again. I had a real need and I was searching for meaning and understanding of just why I was the way I am and does God and Jesus really condemn me for being a transsexual? Were the religious leaders of the churches right, was I living is sin in my transsexualism?

As I was reading, I read the story of how Paul dealt with the sin of Corinth, I Cor 5. As I read it I started to cry and put down my bible. I felt that if this is the way that Christians are going to treat those of us who are different then I no longer wanted to be a Christian or to have anything to do with God. To me what Paul did in judging the man's alleged sin was totally in conflict with Jesus teachings. What I discovered there in I Cor. 5 is where Paul gives the church and its followers all the basis for building church doctrine on any and all types of sexual sins and the authority for judgment of me and others like me. The authority to judge and condemn us without even knowing anything about us and they do it all in the name of Christianity. The authority to judge us on what they believe the Word of God says.

It took a few months to go by before my love for Jesus and God caused me to once again pick up my bible and continue on reading trying to find answers for my life. It was when I was reading in [[ II Cor. 2:5-8 KJV ⁵But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. ⁶Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. ⁷So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. ⁸Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him ]]. A easier understood text is found in the Living bible [[ II Cor. 2:5-8 ^5-6Remember that the man I wrote about, who caused all the trouble, has not caused sorrow to me as much as to all the rest of you--though I certainly have my share in it too. I don't want to be harder on him than I should. He has been punished enough by your united disapproval. ⁷Now it is time to forgive him and comfort him. Otherwise he may become so bitter and discouraged that he won't be able to recover. ⁸Please show him now that you still do love him very much. ]].

WOW what was I reading,, was Paul saying that now he was troubled by his judgment of the man and that his punishment was wrong? Is Paul telling the Corinthians to forgive and comfort him so that he would not become discouraged in Christ? What brought about this change of attitude in Paul toward the man?

Given that Paul was filled with the Holy Spirit, to me it had to be the Holy Spirit dealing with and convicting Paul of his attitudes, judgment, and punishment of a man from afar who he did not even know. Paul in his own righteous, [[ I Cor.5:3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed. ]], forgot the commandments of Jesus to Love thy neighbor as thyself, and to judge not lest ye be judged. Matt. 7:1.

Lets go back now to the scene we looked at earlier as Paul and others were picking up stones to throw at the transsexual. Who were they following Paul or Jesus? How would you and how should Christians react to the questions that Jesus asked Paul and the others as each stone is picked up drawn back to throw and then put down?

Today for the religious world to hold fast to [[ II Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ]] we find that II Cor. 2:5-8 is explained away by teaching in bible commentaries and from pulpits, that the man had repented of his sin and that was the reason for Paul writing as he did. Please note that this thought must be presented and accepted as a fact in order to give justification of Paul's actions and the doctrines that have been made using, I Cor. 5:1-4 for judging sexual sins and to have biblical support. Please remember that II Tim 3:16 (All scripture is given by inspiration of God), are Paul's words! Does this mean that all of Paul's letters to the churches are to be considered Holy scripture given and inspired by God and profitable for doctrine? If this is the case then how do I deal Paul's judgment of the man for sexual sin in Corinth, I Cor.5, or Paul telling the Corinthians in II Cor. 2:5-8 that it was only a test to see if they would obey him?

I have searched in KJV, NIV, THE LIVING BIBLE, THE NEW LIVING BIBLE, and many other interpretations and translations of the bible to find support for this teaching that the man repented. I cannot find any record of his repentance anywhere. For me the truth is this. That Paul was just a man the same as all of us and as such was susceptible to mistakes in judgment just as any of us are. He was a man who was a Pharisee and who was well educated in the Laws of God. Please remember long before Paul's then Saul's conversion, Paul thought that he knew the will of God, and that was for him to kill all of these new followers or Christ. I believe that it was because of Paul's past that from time to time he had an ego and he felt that he knew what was right for a new and growing Christian church. And from time to time he let that ego become a part of his writings.

In his letter of, II Cor.2 after Paul speaks of his sorrow and concern for the man. Paul then shows that he is only human after all. In verse nine he writes, [[ II Cor.2 9 I wrote to you as I did so that I could find out how far you would go in obeying me. ]]. In this verse Paul reveals his ego and his need to be recognized as the one in charge. But in truth he shows us that he is no different from anyone else when they are caught or realize that they have done wrong.

Paul is like the person who gets caught speeding and admits that he was wrong for speeding, but as he receives the ticket he claims that he has a good reason for speeding. To me it sounds as if Paul is saying here that he was wrong and should not have passed judgement against the man and had him put out of the church without even being there. Then Paul shows that he is only a man after all by telling the Corinthians that it was ONLY A TEST to see if they would obey him. I ask you in all sincerity. Does this sound to you like something Jesus would do?

How much Church doctrine on sexual sins have been written based on I Cor. 5 in error? If we are to believe what Paul writes in II Cor. 2 IT WAS ONLY A TEST of Obedience! How many lives have been destroyed because Paul judged and expelled this man from the church at Corinth? Do you really believe that at the time Paul was judging, condemning, and sentencing the man that he was saying to himself that this is only a test to see if they would obey him? If you do believe this then I ask you how is Paul following Jesus's commandment of Loving Thy Neighbor as Thy Self? Can you see Jesus doing the same? All of Paul's judgment here is done without following Jesus's commandment, of Loving Thy Neighbor as Thy Self, and judge not lest you be judged. If Paul had been following Jesus's teachings in I Cor. 5 there never would have been a reason for II Cor. 2: 5-9. I ask you again, can you really see Jesus doing as Paul did and then after realizing all of the hurt that it caused both the Church at Corinth and the man accused of the sin saying that "IT WAS ONLY A TEST TO SEE IF THEY WOULD OBEY HIM?"

It is so easy to want to and believe and teach what Paul said and did in I Cor. 5:1-4 was right because, it helps those who teach it to overcome their fears of the unknown and gives justification to their own personal beliefs.

I ask these questions: By whom and when did Paul get this divine authority to enact His beliefs and ideas?

Where is it written that Jesus changed His view of Loving thy neighbor as thy self to exclude the sexual sinner?

I have read and reread the New Testament looking for when and where Paul gets this divine authority and I cannot find any where that he receives it. But religious leaders have in the past, now, and will continue to write in the future, church doctrine to justify there own personal beliefs, fears, and judgments of me and others like me who are different and not what they consider normal and acceptable based on Paul's judgments as found in I Cor. 5:1-4 and the rest of his letters.

The realization that is was Paul and not God !

The time when I first realized that Paul was writing his own thoughts and beliefs came into focus months earlier when I was trying to find peace with what I thought, was my problem of being a transsexual and the impending divorce that I was facing because of it. At that time I was reading in I Cor. 7. when these words jumped out of the page at me, [[ I Cor. 7 ¹²But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: ]] It was as if these words lit up in bright flashing neon lights, (But to the rest speak I, not the Lord). Was it possible that Paul was writing and teaching his own thoughts and doctrines based on his past knowledge and life as a pharisee? Is it possible that they did not come from Jesus at all? If this was true here, then how much of Paul's other letters were really his own personal beliefs and doctrine? What about I Cor. 5 and Paul's judgment of the man's sexual sin?

How do I deal with Paul is saying in [[ I Cor. 6:9 KJV ⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ]]? Here in this one verse in the KJV one word (effeminate) used only one time in all of the bible is used to create church doctrine to condemn me and those like me using this one verse. I have sense learned and come to an understanding of that one word (malakos in Greek), but that is for another time and discussion and not here.

For right now suppose that I write some uplifting letters that support Christ and the Word of God and then in the mist of them I write some thoughts and ideas that are mine to support my beliefs but that are in conflict with the teachings of Christ. Suppose that I also write in these letters as to include my ideas as scriptural and inspired by God. Would you take the fact that I said that they were inspired by God and create church doctrine even if they did not agree with the teachings of Jesus? I think not, instead you would say as I am sure many of you are saying now just where does the person get off thinking that she can create the Word of God and introduce her ideas as scriptural and from God.

The truth is that if you were to take my writings and turn them into scripture as given by and inspired by God, you would first hold them up to the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ before making any doctrine and rightly so. Now here is the real question. Would you then go ahead and make doctrine because some of my writings supported your own personal beliefs but went against what Jesus teaches?

If I had been the author of Paul's letters (and that is all they were) to the churches and they would have been written today in the times we are living, the religious leaders of the Christian church who truly followed "Christ's" teachings would have to say that 98% of what I have written is good and deserves to be called part of the doctrine on Christianity. But how would they deal with what we are writing about here? Would they hold up my writings as doctrine because it agrees with there own personal beliefs? Or would they hold my writings up to the teachings of Jesus's unconditional love and teaching of love in Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self ?

The conclusion. What Jesus says and what medical science proves.

So then the question is this. Where do you stand? Do you as Paul did in I Cor. 5 pick up the stones of judgment, self rightness, and ignorance to stone me, and those of us who do not fit into your ideas of what is normal, acceptable, and derives to be called a Christian based on your personal beliefs? Or do you bend down and write in the dirt and say that the one of you who is without sin let him be the first to cast the first stone?

If you must stone me because of your own personal beliefs then I have given you the stones to use, but if not then take the time and accept the commandment of Jesus's teaching of Loving thy Neighbor as Thyself and as I have loved you, get to know me and those like me who are different from you. We are all God's children, some are born male and some are born female, but there are some of us who are born different as Jesus said in Mat. 19:11. We may be called eunuchs, inner sexed, hermaphrodites, gay men, lesbian women or whatever. The fact is this. We were born the way we are. You may question us and say that we are not born the way we are and that we choose to be the way we are, but Jesus recognized those who are born different in Mat 19: 11&12 and in Jesus eyes we are all God's children.

I have heard it over and over agin from church leaders saying that, When there is medical and scientific proof that we are born with our feelings and needs that are different from what in considered to be normal, that then and only then will they accept us who are different whether we are transsexual, gay, lesbian, or whatever.

Yet these same church leaders say that even though there is not any scientific proof of God's existence that we must believe that God does exist by faith and believing the Bible. I do believe that God does indeed exist and lives in my life by my faith. But then these same church leaders who disregard the need for scientific evidence that God does indeed exist want us to provide scientific evidence concerning our claims of being born the way we are, and then tell us that we must accept the unscientific proof that God created us from the dust of the earth.

Now I ask these same church leaders to have the same faith that they have in the existence of God to also have that same faith when Jesus says in Mat. 19:11&12 THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE BORN EUNUCH!!!!!!!!!!! And accept the fact that we are indeed born the way we are.

But if you must have the proof, The facts concerning these types of births are according to John Hopkins research. One of every two thousand births are ambiguous. In the Unites States today with a population of 281.4 million that relates to 140,700 thousand people who have been born inner-sexed and are living in the U.S. today. Studies of identical twins who have been separated at birth has shown that we are born with such things as personalities, likes and dislikes, habits, and many other personalities that cannot be a part of the physical portion of our bodies.

The end and my vision.

Well it is getting toward the end of this and by now you must be asking why is she writing this and why is she sending it to me.

The motivation for my writing comes from a desire to see Christ's Love shared with all of God's children. A desire to educate and enlighten Christians that God Loves those of us who are born different from them.

I pose one last question. We are living in the last days before Jesus returns and it is the prayer of all church leaders that I know of for there to be a revival in the land, the winning of lost souls to Christ. My question is this. How can there be a revival when those same church leaders who call themselves Christians can exclude, from their churches and lives those of us who were born different? The eunuchs of Mat 19:11

In closing this let me share a reoccurring vision that I have concerning the Final Judgment Day of God.

In my vision I see pastors and church leaders standing before God, and I see God praising them for all the good things they did while here on earth. Saving lost souls, feeding the hungry, clothing the needy, healing the sick, and giving shelter to the homeless. But then I see God turning and pointing to a group of people, the eunuchs, the transsexuals, the gay men, the lesbian women, and the outcast from churches because they did not fit into the norm.

When God asks these pastors and church leaders what did you do for these? Their reply is, But Lord we did what Paul told us to do in I Cor. 5, we condemned and rejected them for their sinful ways and their wickedness! Then I hear God saying to these pastors and church leaders JUDGMENT IS MINE AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN!!! DEPART FROM ME! For in as much as you have done unto the least of these my children you have done unto me. [[ Matt, 7:21-23 . Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in. ²² On the day of judgment many will call me their Lord. They will say, "We preached in your name, and in your name we forced out demons and worked many miracles." ²³ But I will tell them, "I will have nothing to do with you! Get out of my sight, you evil people!" ]]

YOU SEE WE ALL ARE GOD'S CHILDREN!

It is my heart's desire and burning passion that the Church and its Leaders are educated about those of us who are born different. It is my heart's fear that my vision of judgment day will come to pass. Why should I fear that vision? Because some of my loved ones will have to hear those words, and for that I am very sad and fearful.
Mahalo and May God Bless you for taking the time to read this.

Cheryl Jenkins

Outreach Pastor for OUR FAMILY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Home phone 808-696-6815

e-mail cheryld@hawaii.rr.com

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Notes:

Judging

Mat. 7 ¹Judge not, that ye be not judged. ²For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. ³And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? ⁴Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?⁵Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye

Luke 6 ³⁷ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

John 5: ²¹For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.²²For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

³⁰I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

John 7: ²⁴Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

John 8: ¹⁵Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. ¹⁶And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. ¹⁷ It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true

Love and fear

I John 4: ¹⁷Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. ¹⁸There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. ¹⁹We love him, because he first loved us. ²⁰If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? ²¹And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Eunuchs

Isaiah 56: 4&5

⁴For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;⁵Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

Mat 19: 11&12

¹¹But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. ¹²For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Judgment Day

There is a vision that keeps reappearing in my mind. It comes from and concerns Mat.25: ³¹When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:³²And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: ³³And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. ³⁴Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: ³⁵For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: ³⁶Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. ³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? ³⁸ When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? ⁴⁰And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. ⁴¹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: ⁴²For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: ⁴³I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.⁴⁴Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? ⁴⁵Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. ⁴⁶And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.