Acceptance
Nov 10, 2022
ACCEPTANCE
It is
“Unconditional acceptance/love”
Romans 15:7 | “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you”
When we accept young people for who they are, we give them a sense security that they will be loved no matter what.
Embracing people for who they are rather than for what they do
Is not
Conditional
Condoning
Condemning
Examples
John 8 | Woman caught in adultery
Romans 5:6-8 | “While we were yet sinners Christ died for us”
Ephesians 4:29 | Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
John 21:15-17 | Do you love me? Feed my sheep