Saturday, April 7, 2007

Gangs: "...dont join in da first place!!!"

I got this in an email:

yo im in a gang now dogg and both of my parents are cuz of gang its just bad im in one cuz of that im in da crips z did a drive by and killed em both but the only way to get out a gang is they kill u or beat u so dont join in da first place!!!


You can get out. I've known many people who have gotten out and gotten their lives together and are now quite happy.

It is hard, though, and it's scary. Many gangs do threaten to kill you or at least beat the stuffings out of you if you try to leave.

But, many gangmembers do respect Jesus Christ, and they often will respect a sincere desire on the part of a gangmember to leave gangdeath (notice how I write "gangdeath" instead of "ganglife") behind and come to Jesus. I think part of the reason is that most of the gangmembers are just as scared and want out just as much as the member who is leaving.

People don't understand words like "sin" and "salvation" -- they don't understand when you tell them that they commit sin and Jesus is here for their salvation.

So, let's use words like "mistakes" and "fixing them" instead.

We all make mistakes, and Jesus is here to fix them for us. Joining a gang is a mistake -- a very big one!

God knows more than we do. He gives us advice on what to do and what not to do. We do things our way, though, instead of His way -- those are mistakes, and they carry consequences. God has mercy on us, and has sent His Son Jesus Christ to fix our mistakes and save us from their consequences.

Get with Jesus and stay there.

Especially those of you who think you already are with Jesus -- get closer.

1 comment:

Austin's-Life said...

thats fake as hell cause if you crippn u cant us the letter "B"