THE HATER BECOMES THE HATED
Acts 9:20-31 Who do we find acceptable to be apart of the church? The simple answer to that question is everyone who truly believes in Jesus in accordance with the full gospel, belongs to God's worldwide family, the church. There can be few things worse than someone needing help walking into a church and not being accepted by those who call church their home. This happens more than you can imagine; the very institution that should be the most welcoming and accepting of people, can be the coldest and unwelcoming of people. That’s because churches are made up of people, and people are broken . Churches function as a place for broken people to seek healing rather than a gathering of perfect individuals. People who are forgiven for their sins by a holy God through Jesus Christ alone. People who hold the Scriptures alone as the highest authority over life and death. People who are saved by grace alone and nothing else....