Jesus Loves… Satanists

Jesus loves:

Satanists
Wiccans
Witches
Warlocks
Magicians
Harry Potter-readers

Jesus loves:

Atheists
Agnostics
Richard Dawkins &
Rob Bell

Jesus loves:

Homosexuals
Homophobes
Fred Phelps (Westboro “Baptist”)

Jesus loves:

Democrats
Republicans
Libertarians
Rastafarians

Jesus loves:

Prostitutes
Gigilos

Jesus loves:

Feminists &
Male Chauvinists

Jesus loves:

Calvinists
Arminians
Brian McClaren &
Mark Driscoll

Jesus loves:

Complementarians
Egalitarians
Rachel Held Evans &
The Duggar Family

Jesus loves:

You &
Me

Jesus even loves Charlie Sheen!

How do I know this? Because Romans 5:8 (ESV) says, “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

That’s right, Christ died while we were still estranged from Him. And now He stands, like the old Journey song, with open arms, waiting for us to come to Him. I’ve even heard that, despite being God, He says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” (Rev. 3:20, ESV).

So Jesus awaits, with arms open, all who would come to Him. That He loves all those listed above does not mean He approves of what they (or we) do. It simply means that, despite the various labels, He loves them all–He loves us–because of what’s shared by all.

All are people.

All are people in need of a Savior.

Jesus loves even ordinary people.

Jesus loves even ordinary people.

Jesus loves even ordinary people.

Jesus just loves people.

We would, despite our differences, do well to do the same.

Who would you add to the list?

In the interests of disclosure, the following from Anne Jackson>/a> was the catalyst for this post:

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