Jesus is coming back for a church without a spot or a wrinkle. His righteous blood covers the spots and the wrinkles of those who believe unto righteousness, allowing once sinful men to be holy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The outpouring of Christ's blood is the source of the church's life.
The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.
The role that blood plays in Christian iconography is huge - the washing of the blood, the shedding of blood, the blood of the cross, the crucifixion, the violence of that imagery. These are horrific, and yet they are at the center of the Christian faith. There is a place where beauty and terror merge, and it's at the cross.
I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity.
Every Christian who strives for holiness of life experiences dryness of soul. It is to most people a heart-rending experience. It is a paradox, for the soul becomes confused when it realizes the harder it strives the further away Jesus seems to be.
The bloodline of Jesus is thicker, deeper, stronger than the bloodline of race, ethnicity and family.
Jesus represents the possibilities of a new dimension of existence that transcends all the boundaries that restrict us from opening ourselves to God and allowing this source of love to flow through us.
I believe with all my heart that the Church of Jesus Christ should be a Church of blurred edges.