10/01/2025
At the cross, Jesus did not sort humanity into categories.
He didn’t pause to ask if we would grow up Latter-day Saint, Methodist, Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Non-denominational, Religious or Spiritual, or even Atheist.
He did not measure the correctness of our worship, the details of our doctrine, or the testimony we would one day carry.
He simply gave Himself—for all.
But too often, we forget this.
We start believing that our denomination, our sect, our way of worship, is the only way God can reach His children.
We judge others as though we sit in Christ’s place, as though we can see hearts the way He does. We cannot.
And we were never asked to. Jesus did not call us to judge. He called us to love.
He did not ask us to divide.
He asked us to unite.
He did not command us to look down on others. He commanded us to lift them up. When we criticize, condemn, or exclude in His name, we dishonor the very sacrifice that unites us.
The cross was never meant to be a weapon.
It was meant to be the bridge.
At the cross, the ground is level. There are no sects, no titles, no barriers—only sinners and a Savior.
So let us stop judging as if we were Christ.
Because only Christ is Christ. And His message is clear: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” And I do....❤️
Melinda Sue Bridges
Thank you for your great thoughts Melinda!!!