A Gift With No Strings Attached - Oct. 23, 2022

Melissa shared The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14) in its original form and as it might play out right here at Raleigh Mennonite. This version as acted out had a Bishop, a philanthropist, an activist and a payday lender. The first three were smug in their righteousness and celebrated that they were “not like the payday lender” who wept and exclaimed “God have mercy on me a sinner.”

Jesus said, I tell you, this man went down to his home to justify rather than others,
who, for all who exalt themselves. You can’t do anything to earn God’s love, and nothing you could ever do could turn it away from you. It’s a gift with no strings attached