{"id":57,"date":"2026-03-18T08:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/?p=57"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:25:43","slug":"march-18-2026-831-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"March 18, 2026, 8:31 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jesus<\/em>: You struggled to like you. So you let a layer of \u201cfeeling dirty\u201d\u2014SHAME\u2014cover all of you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shame<\/em> covered up how much you dislike you. Rather than face \u201cI don\u2019t like me\u201d, you let the evidence of other people disliking you<\/strong><\/em> be the proof by which you\u2019d erase you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of that is of me. I died for you<\/strong><\/em>. Yes\u2014the old man is dead<\/strong><\/em>. But also\u2014you are alive<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was an impenetrable wall<\/em>. Fortunately, I happen to be an expert<\/em> at breaking down walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could go through a list of \u201cwhy don\u2019t you like you?\u201d and try to build up good, clear evidence of why you ought to like yourself. But the problem is this: you\u2019re already out of logic<\/em>. If I try to use logic<\/em> when you\u2019re not working in the realm of logic<\/em>, it will do absolutely nothing<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, I know where you are<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like your own bunker. But it\u2019s where you hate you. But why do you hate you? Because you\u2019re trying to save<\/strong> part of you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are afraid. Afraid that liking part of you negates this part of you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a little kid, you told other little kids \u201cyou\u2019re going to hell!\u201d That certainly wasn\u2019t of me. But conviction, a desire for reality, and a drive to speak out truth are all traits that are from me<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You were told not to talk to other kids like that. That was good advice. The problem: you learned that all sin was damnable<\/em>. So what you heard was: \u201cIf you tell other kids they\u2019re going to hell, you\u2019re going to hell<\/em>.\u201d If an eye causes you to sin, \u201cgouge it out and throw it away<\/em>\u201d. You thought your conviction<\/em> was causing you to sin, and you didn\u2019t want to be thrown in the fires of hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a lot for a toddler to process<\/em>. But you were determined. You were just determined with the mind of a toddler<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So opinion-sharing, in your own mind, if you were corrected<\/strong><\/em>, was a damnable offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You translated the advice as: \u201cYou\u2019re right. But sharing the truth is offensive, and that\u2019s bad. You\u2019re going to hell for telling the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me tell you a few things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. I determine who goes where<\/strong>. I give you enough data where you can figure it out, but hearing one action from an individual and assuming you know their standing with me is completely unhealthy<\/strong><\/em>. You have no idea<\/em> from hearing what TV show another toddler watches whether or not they\u2019ll spend eternity with me<\/em>! That was the issue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Sharing the truth in love<\/em> is part of the equation<\/strong>. Just sharing truth is considered \u201clove\u201d. Then how is this relevant<\/em>?: if all that was required was truth-telling, how can someone know the mysteries of the universe but have not love? Knowing all without love is not love<\/strong><\/em>. Knowledge and love, while they can be together, are not bound<\/a><\/em>. In me, they are<\/em>. But it is possible for a person to walk in knowledge but not love.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Conviction is faith.<\/strong> \u201cWithout faith it is impossible to please God\u201d. Conviction in who I am, and what I say<\/em>, is good! But you had very limited, very unbiblical<\/em> understanding of me. You took one trait, made it all of me<\/em>, and made it a ledger to attack other toddlers with. That was because you were a toddler<\/em>. No\u2014I didn\u2019t expect you to have a Master\u2019s of Biblical Study as a toddler<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    That conviction is beautiful. It was just immature<\/strong><\/em>. \u201cYou will find love combined with truth\u201d. I told you this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Truth in love<\/em>. That saves people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I love this part of you, Joshua. I died for the part of you that condemned other toddlers to hell<\/em>. I want that part of you to mature<\/em>\u2014but that isn\u2019t required for me to love you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You could\u2019ve lived your entire life condemning people to hell. That would\u2019ve done more damage than not speaking up<\/em>. In your culture, that\u2019s not what most people need to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You are not only permitted, you are commanded to hold onto truth<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Enjoy your conviction. That\u2019s one of the beautiful traits\u2014if not often immature\u2014of the culture you were brought up in<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Conviction<\/em> combined with sincere love<\/em> is one of the best ways to bring people in to a conversation about me<\/em>. People want love. Conviction is what led me to the cross, Joshua<\/em>. Conviction is a beautiful thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When your conviction, in all its immature authenticity, finds love in me<\/em>, you will grow in love exponentially<\/strong>. Conviction isn\u2019t counter to love; it gives love action<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cYou will find love combined with truth\u201d. You won\u2019t be running around condemning people to hell. That\u2019s about as helpful as warning people they need to move because an earthquake is coming in 40 years. If heaven is so great, give people a taste of heaven<\/em>. If it isn\u2019t, then why are you telling people they should be concerned about where they end up?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So you need<\/em> to taste more of heaven. \u201cThe kingdom of heaven is at hand\u201d. That means a lot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why is there such an emphasis on hell? Heaven is so good that if hell were benign, it should be disregarded for heaven anyway<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Don\u2019t peddle fear of hell. Share free samples of the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Jesus: You struggled to like you. So you let a layer of \u201cfeeling dirty\u201d\u2014SHAME\u2014cover all of you. Shame covered up how much you dislike you. Rather than face \u201cI don\u2019t like me\u201d, you let the evidence of other people disliking you be the proof by which you\u2019d erase you. None of that is of me. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}