Ex-communication?

I enjoy Facebook.
I can communicate with those hundred or so people I just don't see as often as I'd like to. I have made some new friends, and found family members who have moved away. Its a great tool to stay connected in a busy world.
But for some, its still a popularity contest, and for others, a vehicle to spread the word for their causes and groups. Its a great way to ask for prayers or to spread good news and great joy.

I "liked" a group called, "Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car."

I love that. Its a great illustration of the truth that so many people don't see. So many people claim to be things they aren't, and so many people seem to claim Christianity falsely. Some of these people do believe that what they are doing is for Jesus, but Jesus is love, and anything that is not love, is not Jesus. I think one of satan's best ploys is to disguise himself as a person doing God's work, and then get others to follow, down into the darkness of lies, anger, prejudice,and false teachings. Please, don't fall for the lies of the accuser!

Can anyone who spreads hate, fear and violence call themselves a Christian?
Can anyone who tries to exclude people from God's love and mercy call themselves a Christian?
Can anyone who oppresses others call themselves a Christian?
Can a Christian say who is "too far gone" to receive God's mercy?
No, when Jesus tells us in Matthew 7 not to judge, He is saying that we cannot judge anyone else's relationship with God. We cannot see within their heart, only God can, and that is why He, and only He, is the Judge. We have been warned not to judge, and told to love.

~Love, love love. That's what its all about.~

The Good News is for everyone, Christians and non-Christians alike. The Good News is that Jesus died for our sins, the sins of all men, and He is the one who decides who is and is not a true follower of His teachings. He decides who He will defend when we come in front of the Judge. And He says, in John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

So if anyone ever tells you that for some reason, you cannot receive the love and mercy that Christ gave you when He died on the Cross for your sins, call that accuser a liar, and walk away into the arms of the One who loves you.