A/N: Hey, guys. I've already written most of the reviews before this deleted on me, so I'll go straight into the reviews:
007 - Not bad.
Thanks, James Bond! Thanks for the review!
Jack of harts - As much as I like the idea the execution has a few problems
all seem robotic
also seem without motivation
did cristian get the walking dead comics if he was an orphan?
was he adopted by the loudspeaker when they already have 11 of them
5. All of the sisters should have been piling on him
6. The insert favorite Loud bit ruined my immersion
Good start tho
Yeah, could've had a little more there. You give me an idea as to what the sisters should say or do in that moment and I'll edit it to have more of the sisters speak (or hug). Deal?
Jack of harts - Ideas
Cris pretends to be fine with the mcbrides but then he finds out Luan is bi for Maggie and then he puts his foot down and learns a friendship lesson or something (I know Luaggie is not the most logical ship but it's a fun ship that I ship)
The Santiagos are catholic and it rubs off on Lori
Also Lisa goes to church school and does the obvious (seriously that's comedy gold)
Now for morality I am a cathnostic (somewhere between catholic and agnostic)
And I don't think it's moral to force religion I think everyone needs to have an open mind
Alright, first, if you are calling the Main Character Cris, call him Main Character. That's easier. Second, although it may be a good idea, I don't think I should go that way with "Luaggie". Third, of course Lisa'd be going to Sunday School. Although, it may be hard for Main Character to convince her because she is a logical thinker. Fourth, I'm going for what I believe in Christianity. Like homosexual marriage is a huge sin and, the main belief, that Christ is the Son of God! Also, lastly, I also believe that it's not right to force religion onto people. Both in morality and spiritually.
Guest - Ummm, I have a couple questions , and statements about some things that were typed/mentiostop itned during this chapter XD?...but other than that it was fine.
-FrofeeTrush
Umm...thanks?
Guest - Interesting start and a unique fanfiction.
However, this has nothing to do specifically on how you tell this story, but The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, which is Saturday.
Also, from the bible study videos I've seen, Hell isn't exactly a place of torturing sinners and nonbelievers 'forever'. From what I heard, the term 'forever' in the original Hebrew writing practically means 'through the whole thing' like say "I'll be stuck in detention forever" I don't mean it as exaggerating, I meant as it will last until detention is over, no breaks outside or ending early.
But I am not saying that they'll be fine afterwards. The Price of Sin is death. Second Death.
But anyway, this looks good so far.
You bring up a good point about Hell, but let's hope we don't find out.
Mr. Noname - "...but we believe the King James Version of the Bible."
EXCELLENT CHOICE. Yeah, I was raised believing just the same. It it said that other versions tend to distort and, of all things, SUGARCOAT the message. One version even referred to Jesus AND Lucifer as the evening star in different passages. Huh? What?
"Our parents thought it was best to not force religion on them."
Ironic. One of the more interesting theories is that the Louds are in fact Catholic, Mormon, or Quiverfull due to the large amount of children present.
Also, while I admire how the narrator stood up for Lincoln and Lynn, I don't necessarily believe that 'turning the other cheek' is the same as 'purposely letting other people hurt you'. But again, my opinion. Can't wait for more.
I agree with you, the other versions just take away from the main Scripture! Also, I don't believe the "Catholic theory". I just think they're family oriented. And, I also believe that God doesn't want us to let ourselves be stepped on by other people, but He also don't want us to fight them. So, I guess that the Main Character couldn't think of anything else to stop it. In reality, I can't think of anything else to do in these kinds of situations.
Kmate - My biggest gripe with this story is probably the fact that a lot of this wouldn't ever actually happen. Lincoln gets bullied BECAUSE he's a christian? That doesn't actually happen in The US. You're more likely to get bullied because you're an atheist in said country. Also, the main character is in an age where he would most likely care about religion that much anyway. This does seem to take the god's not dead approach by making christians look like an oppresses minority who gets screwed over, and all christians are also really young and devout, even though that rarely happens. I hope the writing could be a little more realistic, by having people NOT get bullied because they're part of the biggest religious group in the country.
Okay, first I'll say that you're right that Lincoln wouldn't get bullied ONLY because he's a Christian. He's a punching bag. Now, I'll say that if the Christians aren't the "minorities" now, they will be before long. The Bible flat out says that some-most of us would DIE for His name! We'd get persecuted in His name! We'd get lied to, cheated, everything in His name before He comes back for us! Also, all Christians aren't always young and devout. That's all I'll say about that.
Guest - very good this story, just a little 'original with all this history of Christianity ... so a bit' strange to imagine the Louds as a Christian. so this gets interesting ... So you continued, please! P.s. I do not agree with the last sentence of McBride. "God does not hate you, but I hate your behavior." I like more the phrase of Christ. "You will love your neighbor as yourself." God loves diversity. we are all sons of God. Love is universal and knows no differences. I only believe that God does not appreciate the "excessive sex", in general, and without love ... and this also applies to heterosexual couples. you know, excessive consumption, in general, is always bad ... and more, a loveless sex is not a pleasant thing. I believe that God created sex and then the pleasure ... so we could know the meaning of union "deep" through the two souls. the important thing is not to overdo it or just do it without love.
One of the reasons (among this being very much what God wants me to write) of me writing this story is to guess the reactions of the Louds (and McBrides) to Christianity. While I agree with you on it's wrong to have sex for pleasure, I disagree with homosexuality being okay in the eyes of the Lord. I believe that homosexuality is one of the worst sins you could commit. Read in Leviticus. It's the one commandment that Jesus didn't mention. Or, at least, I don't think He mentioned it.
GoldenTeemo - so much "god" crap...
Alright, did the summary, cover photo, or even the title not tell you anything? If you don't believe in God, don't read.
Thanks for reading and reviewing. My power's been out and it's been driving me NUTS, not being able to write. Also, just so you know, this story will be going into most of the headcanons. Mostly the one that says that Luna and Lori are the only Louds that swear. I will bleep out all letters of the words in this story. Also, I don't think stupidly, so I can't think of what Leni can say. Could you all help? Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter.
You woke up to the awfullest racket ever was outside of your room. You looked over to see that Lana already got up before you. You groaned and sat up before exiting the room. Sure enough, the entire upstairs floor was packed full with your sisters.
You looked up, and prayed, "Lord, give me strength..."
You tried making your way through the crowded hallway, only to be tackled by Lynn wearing a mask. She laughed while she was sitting on top of you.
"Okay, okay. You got me," you said as you got up and took the mask off of her face.
"What time is the Revival?" she asked.
"About 7:00 in the afternoon," you said.
"Okay," she said.
You ruffled her hair and she hugged you for a few seconds. After the hug, you continued to the stairs when the twins stopped fighting and spotted you.
"Morning, (Y/N)!" they both greeted while smiling.
"Morning, girls," you replied with a groggy tone.
"Can you finish that story later today?" Lana asked.
"Sometime today, but right now, I need coffee," you said while making your way down the stairs.
You heard an explosion while going down stairs and you just froze.
"I'm still alive!" you heard Lisa yelled from her room.
"Okay, what happened?!" you asked anyone.
"That's an every other day thing here, big bro," Luna informed.
You turned, and mumbled, "These kids are gonna kill me before I hit twenty."
You grabbed some coffee, grabbed your Bible, and sat down on the couch and read.
"In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God." You read.
You felt the couch cushions move and looked over to see Lilly, the infant, crawling toward you.
"Why, hey there," you greeted with a small smile.
You reached over with your free hand and wrapped your arm around her. You picked her up and put her on your lap.
"You want to read with me?" you softly asked.
"Poo-poo," she replied.
You chuckled and continued reading, but this time out loud, "The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life; and life was the light of men. And the light shinneth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."
"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light."
"This is he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of fulness have all we received, and grace for grace," John the Baptist preached. "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth come from Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him."
The Jews sent the priests and Levites to Bethabara, where John was preaching.
They asked him, "Who art thou?"
"I am not the Christ," he replied.
"What then? Art thou Elias?" they asked.
"I am not," he answered.
"Art thou that prophet?" they asked.
"No," he answered.
"Who art thou? That we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?" they asked.
"I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias," he answered.
The people questioning him were Pharisees.
They spoke up again, and asked, "Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?"
"I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;" he replied. "He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose."
The next day, the Lamb, the Redeemer, the Savior, Jesus, came to John the Baptist to be baptized.
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world," John said, astonished. "This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water."
Later, John witnessed to others about the baptizing of the sinless Christ.
"I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode on him," John said. "And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, 'Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him,' the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record, that this is the Son of God."
The next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
As he watched Jesus walk, he called the others shouting, "Behold the Lamb of God!"
The two disciples then ran and followed Him.
Jesus turned, and asked, "What seek ye?"
"Rabbi (Master), where dwellest thou," they asked.
"Come and see," Jesus replied.
He led them back to His house and they stayed with Him the whole day. One of the two disciples was Andrew, Simon Peter's, Andrew went and found his brother, and told him,
After, Andrew went and found his brother, and told him, "We have found the Messias (Christ)!"
Andrew immediately brought Simon to Jesus.
Jesus said, "Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas (a stone)."
Jesus called Peter Cephas, seeing that he would be the very rock that He would build His church, says Jesus in Mt. 16:18. The next day, Jesus went to Galilee and found another one that would soon be His disciple.
"Follow me," Jesus simply said.
The man, Philip, got up and did so. Philip then found a man named Nathanael.
"We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph," Philip informed.
"Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Nathanael asked.
"Come and see," Philip said.
As Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, He told him, "Behold and Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!"
"Whence knowest thou me?" Nathanael asked.
"Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee," Jesus answered.
"Rabbi (Master), thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel," Nathanael said in astonishment.
"Because I said unto thee, 'I saw thee under the fig tree,' believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these," Jesus informed. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
Lori went downstairs to find you reading your Bible to Lilly. When you finished, you looked behind you to see her.
"Hey, Lori," you said.
"Hey, (Y/N)," she said.
"Can I help you with something?" you asked while bouncing Lilly on your knee.
"You don't literally believe this, do you?" Lori asked.
"Easy," you said. "And, yes. I do."
"Just don't spread this crap to my siblings," she ordered.
"I'll tell them about Him and pray for them, and you, but that's all," you said. "I won't force them."
"I catch you brainwashing them and I will literally turn you into a human pretzel," Lori threatened while storming off.
You had an expression of sorrow while looking down at Lilly, who was giggling while you were bouncing her.
"Alright, I need to put you down," you said.
Lilly just gurgled...and made other baby noises as you put her down. You were about to take another sip of coffee when you heard a crash from upstairs and rushed to see what it was.
You got up there to see Lincoln flat on his face, wearing a helmet, your sisters around him. You hurried over to him.
"Hey, Lincoln. You alright?" you asked.
He groaned in pain, and answered, "Yes... It doesn't hurt when I don't move."
Before you could check to see if Lincoln has any broken bones, Lisa spoke up.
"I think I can be of assistance," she said while heading over to you and Lincoln.
She held a tiny machine that you're sure you've never seen before in your life.
"W-What on Earth is that?" you asked.
"It's sort of a broken bone detector. It detects the slightest fracture from the tarsus to the parietal," Lisa explained.
"How?" you asked.
"I don't have time to go into the specifics," Lisa said.
She pressed it against Lincoln and it emitted a beep.
"Good news," Lisa said. "He's fine."
"Thank you, Lord," you thanked God.
Lisa looked at you with a confused look when you said that, but brushed it off and left to her room. That also earned a look of anger from Lori. Lincoln sat up after a few moments.
"Okay, so, what happened?" you asked.
"I was handling mornings just like I do every other one, but I think I lost my balance on Lynn's roller blades," he explained.
"Can you stand?" you asked.
"I can try," Lincoln said.
You prayed that he could, that nothing would be broken as he stood. He took a step and he was fine.
"Thank you, Lord!" you quietly thanked God.
"Okay, now that we know that nothing's broken, you could've asked me to help," you suggested.
"I know. It's just that I'm used to being the only brother," Lincoln replied.
"Uh, dudes?" Luna called. "It's almost 6:37..."
"Alright, I'll help you get them out of the door, but we need to hurry," you said.
(A/N: Honestly, I'm too lazy to go into the specifics on how they got out of the house and into "Vanzilla" on time. So, I'll skip that bit.)
As they got out of the house with seven minutes to spare, Lincoln realized something...
"Hey, I just realized... (Y/N) has a license! We don't have to do chores for Lori anymore!" Lincoln said with great joy.
As the kids cheered, Lori gasped and looked at you with hate filled eyes. You ignored her and got in the driver's seat. Lori sat in the very back, her arms crossed and dared anybody to talk to her.
As you were pulling out of the driveway, Lana and Lola spoke up at the same time, and asked in a cheerful tone, "Can you finish the story now?"
You looked back to Lori, who gave you a look that you were familiar with, but then you remember the reason that God put you with this family, the replied, "Alright. Sure."
Early the morning, the scribes and the chief priests led him roughly away to Pontius Pilate, the Governer of the land, to the judgment hall.
"What accusation bring ye against this man?" Pilate asked.
"If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee," they answered.
"Take ye him, and judge him according to your law," Pilate said.
The Jews spoke up, and said, "It is not lawful of us to put any man to death."
Pilate went into the judgment hall and called for Jesus.
"Art thou the King of the Jews?" Pilate asked.
"Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?" Jesus asked.
"Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: What hast thou done?" Pilate asked.
"My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence," Jesus replied.
"Art thou a king then?" Pilate asked.
"Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into this world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice," Jesus answered.
"What is truth?" Pilate asked.
When he heard no answered, he brought Jesus back out to the Jews.
"I find in him no fault at all," Pilate said. "But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?"
"Not this man, but Barabbas!" they cried out.
Barabbas was a robber and a murderer. And they chose him over the One who came to save us all from sin. Pilate regretfully released Barabbas, then brought Him to be scourged. They hit Him with a Nine Tails whip repeatedly. When they stopped, I believe that there was barely any flesh left. They took Him away and crowned Him with a crown of thorns and clothed Him with a purple robe.
"Hail, King of the Jews!" they mocked.
They hit Him with the palms of their hands then they hit Him with a reed. After that, they brought Him back to Pilate, who revealed Him back to the people.
"Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him," Pilate repeated.
Jesus came forward to the people, and Pilate said, "Behold the man!"
The chief priests and officers cried out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"
"Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him," Pilate said.
"We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he hath made himself the Son of God," the Jews responded.
Pilate began to be more afraid at that, seeing as he didn't want to kill the man.
Pilate turned to Jesus, and said, "Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?" Pilate asked.
"Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin," Jesus replied.
Pilate wanted to release Him, but the Jews said, "If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar."
When he heard that, he brought Jesus and sat down in the judgment seat.
"Behold your King!" he repeated.
"Away with him, away with him! Crucify him!" they chanted.
"Shall I crucify your King?" he asked.
"We have no king but Caesar!" the chief priests answered.
Pilate sent Him to be crucified. They took Jesus and led Him to the cross he'll bear. They led Him away with two thieves to the "Place of the Skull" which the Hebrews called "Golgotha". They nailed His hands,
"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life."
his feet,
"No man cometh unto the Father but by me."
beat Him still.
"A new commandment I give unto you; Love one another as I have loved you."
Pilate wrote a title to hang above Jesus on the cross, "JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS".
"Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; But thou shalt follow me afterwards. I go to prepare a place for you."
They raised Him up on top of the cross. The two thieves were beside Him. One on the left, one on the right.
"Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do," Jesus prayed.
"If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us!" the thief on the left tempted.
"Dost thou not fear God? Seeing thou art in the same condemnation?" the one on the right asked the thief. "And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss."
He turned to Jesus, and said, "Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom."
"Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise," Jesus promised.
He looked to Mary, His mother, and said, "Woman, behold thy son!"
He turned to His disciple beside her, and said, "Behold thy mother!"
"Why did Jesus say that? Wasn't He Mary's son?" Lola asked.
"Yeah. I was thinking the same thing," Lynn said.
"At that moment, Jesus was no longer Mary's son," you tried to explain. "I don't fully know why He said that. The Bible isn't meant for us to understand every word, it's meant to tell us what happened so we can believe."
"Eli! Eli! La ma sa bach thani? (My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken me?)" Jesus cried out.
"He calleth for Elias!" one of the Jews yelled.
"I thirst," Jesus said.
A Roman soldier got a sponge and soaked it in vinegar and gave it to Him.
"IT IS FINISHED!" Jesus yelled. "Father, into thine hands, I commend my spirit!"
He bowed His head, closed His eyes, then breathed His last breath on this earth. A few seconds later, a great, massive earthquake came from God in anger. The soldiers panicked and broke the legs of the two thieves so they couldn't try to stand to get breaths. They soon suffocated, one went to Hell to suffer more, the other went to Heaven, as Jesus promised. They didn't break Jesus' legs, no, they speared Him in the side and out spilled the Blood of Forgiveness. For, only by that Blood, you can be saved from eternal suffering. At that moment, the Devil knew that he had lost. The battle for Righteousness has been won.
"Truly, this was the Son of God."
"Here you are," you said while pulling into the Elementary School parking lot.
"Was that the end?" Lana asked.
"No, there's one more part," you answered. "I'll finish whenever I get the time."
"Okay!" Lana said while exiting the van.
She was followed by Lola, then Lucy. You watched them to make sure that they made it in the school safely. Then you continued to the Middle School.
"That's a little too far fetch, dude," Luna said.
"I'll tell you what I told Lynn; you can't look at the logic of this," you said. "Logic will steer you away from God."
"Being a Christian is so boring, though," Luna replied.
"You can still have fun as a Christian," you said. "Just, don't tell dirty jokes or anything else that goes against the things that Jesus taught us."
"Like everything else," Luna jumped in.
"No, you can still do what you love, but you can't let it get in the way of serving God," you explained. "You can still play video games, play music, shop, joke, and play sports. Just don't let it get between you and God."
"And you literally believe this?" Lori chimed in.
"As far as I'm concerned, I'd rather die and be disappointed than die and risk it all," you said.
No one spoke after that for a while. You pulled into the Middle School parking lot and dropped Lincoln, Lynn, and Luan off.
"I know what the answer's gonna be, but I found a church. They're having a Revival this week," you said.
You sighed, then asked in a monotone voice, "Who'd like to go?"
Just as you expected, two out of three said no. Leni said yes.
You were surprised that Leni said yes, and you asked in disbelief, "Really?"
"Yeah! Like, it sounds like so much fun!" she replied.
"Alright, Service starts at 7:00," you said.
It was nearly dismissal time when you encountered the three bullies you encountered the day prior to that.
"Well, look who it is!" the leader said.
You looked over.
"It's Jesus!" he said.
"Never mock Him again," you said.
"Or what?" the bully asked as he shoved you. "You gonna burn me with holy water?"
You calmed yourself down before speaking again, "You will see the wrath of God. You will burn if you don't accept Christ."
"I don't take well to threats," he said with another push.
"I wasn't threatening you. I was warning you," you said. "There's a difference."
You saw your sisters watching in concern. You didn't see Lori so you assumed that she was off somewhere talking to her boyfriend.
"Hey, dude," Luna stepped in. "Leave our brother alone!"
"Luna, I got it," you said. "I don't what you to get involved."
"You got what, dude?!" Luna asked.
You glared at her in both concern and a bit of anger.
"This is the easiest thing..." the leader of the group said as he walked over to her. "That we ever did."
He threw a punch at Luna and you caught his arm before he made contact. He turned angrily toward you.
"Take it out on me," you said. "Hit me. Not her."
You and Luna locked eyes.
"What is wrong with you?" he asked.
"The Lord God is dwelling within me. He forbids mindless violence," you said.
The bully thought for a moment, then asked, "What about wars? Huh? You're saying that everyone who dies over there for America is sent to burn in Hell?"
"No. War is a fight for freedom, not mindless violence like school fights," you explained.
He looked at you in anger, then walked away with his two buddies. The crowd around you dissipated shortly thereafter.
You looked at Luna and Leni, and said, "That's how a Christian deals with people like them."
At the end of the day, you brought all your younger sisters and brother home without complication this time. As you came through the door, after your siblings ran upstairs, you plopped down on the couch and started to surf the TV channels to find if there are any Christian shows on (A/N: By Christian shows, I mean anything that doesn't have swearing or dirty jokes. Or sex. By the way, Walking Dead doesn't count.).
"Hey, bro. You got a minute?" you heard Luna's voice.
You looked back and replied, "Of course, I do."
She walked up to you, then said, "You could've gotten put in the hospital, dude. Why didn't you fight?"
You sighed and sat back before answering, "Because, like I told him, God forbids mindless violence."
You saw Luna roll her eyes, then she asked, "How are you even sure he exists?!"
"Because I can feel Him within me," you said while sitting up, closer to her.
"That's vague, bro," she said.
"I don't know how else to put it. You...you can feel the Holy Spirit in your heart, by your heart beating faster, I guess. But, you can only feel it when you're saved from sin," you explained.
After a moment of silence, Luna responded, "I'll believe what I believe, and you believe what you believe."
"Alright. I'm not pressuring you to be a Christian. You and everyone else has free will. You can choose for yourselves," you said. "I'll just talk to you guys when you're ready."
"Okay," Luna said.
Soon, the noise started up again from upstairs and you could barely hear yourself think much less talk.
"Well, this is a con to being in a big family..." you thought aloud.
Luna laughed a little, then said, "Yeah, bro. You should get used to it."
"Easier said than done," you said through a smile.
She went upstairs and you decided to read your Bible. You grabbed it off of the coffee table, opened it to St. John, then started to read.
"Lord, dost thou wash my feet?" Peter asked as Jesus was about to do a manservant's job.
"What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter," Jesus explained.
"Thou shalt never wash my feet," Peter said.
"If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me," Jesus explained.
"Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head," Peter said.
He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all," Jesus said.
He already knew who'd betray Him, thus Him saying that not all of them are clean.
After He washed their feet, He sat down on the cushion at the table, and said, "Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me."
When He finished, His spirit was troubled, and testified, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me."
The disciples looked at each other. One of them lie in Jesus' chest, then asked, "Lord, who is it?"
"He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it," Jesus said.
When Jesus dipped the bread into the wine, he gave it to Judas
"That thou doest, do quickly," He said.
Judas ran out of the house and spit the bread out. Then, he ran to the temple, to the chief priests.
When Judas was gone, Jesus continued to teach, "Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
"Lord, whither goest thou?" Peter asked.
"Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards," Jesus informed.
"Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake," Peter confidently (A/N: I say confidently because we all are confident that we'll still with Jesus' name whether it leads to prison or death. But some of us fail that when it does happen. You may think you will be able to stick with the Christ's name through everything, I may think that, but we may be like Peter and mess up when it happens! I'll stop talking now.) said.
"Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice," the Lord said.
You grabbed your phone and turned on your music. You put your Bible back on the coffee table, closed your eyes and relaxed before you had to get ready for the Service.
"I was working in town one afternoon,
attending some business affairs.
I heard a commotion a couple streets over
and wondered what's happening there.
A young man was running from in that direction
and stopped just to catch his breath.
I asked him to "Please tell me what was the hurry?"
He smiled up at me and he said.
"I was trying to catch the crippled man,
Did he run past this way?
He was rushing home to tell everyone
what Jesus did today.
And the mute man was telling myself
and the deaf girl,
he's leaving to answer God's call.
It's hard to believe, but if you don't trust me
Ask the blind man, he saw it all
Ask the blind man, he saw it all.
My friend if the troubles and burdens you carry
are heavy and dragging you down;
And you've tried everything
you can possibly think of
but there's no relief to be found.
That very same Jesus that altered the future
of the blind man, the deaf, and the lame;
He's still reaching out in your hour of trouble
One touch and you're never the same.
You'll be trying to catch the crippled man,
did he run past this way?
He was rushing home tell everyone
what Jesus did today.
And the mute man was telling myself
and the deaf girl he's leaving to
answer God's call.
It's hard to believe but if you don't trust me,
ask the blind man, he saw it all.
Ask the blind man, he saw it all."
You looked up, and prayed to the all-Merciful God, "Please, Lord. Put conviction on the hearts of the bullies who mocked me, hurt me, hurt Lincoln."
Tears started to stream down your face as Luna, Lola, Lana, pretty much all of the sisters listened in. Plus Lincoln, this time.
"I know that you can do all things, Lord. Please, put conviction upon the hearts of those who hurt us," you prayed.
Your siblings looked at each other. Luna stared at the ground, with confusion and conviction glassed over her eyes and picking away at her heart and filthy soul of sin.
"I need to go," Luna said as she went upstairs.
"You okay?" Lincoln asked.
"I said I need to go!" Luna cried.
She walked quickly upstairs to her room. She rushed into her room, slammed the door, and sat on her bed. She got to thinking about what you prayed. Tears started to well up in her eyes, her lip began to quiver. She then heard something that she would never forget.
She heard a small, quiet voice say, "I love you."
She immediately started to cry.
She fell to her knees and cried, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
She continued to cry. At the end of it, she had a smile on her face. A smile that she couldn't remove if she tried.
She looked up toward Heaven, then prayed her second prayer, "Thank you..."
You heard a door slam and jerked your head around toward the sound. You got up and went to the stairs to find your siblings standing there.
"How long have you been there?" you asked.
Their only response was Lori walking back up the stairs to her room.
"Um... What happened? Heard a door slam," you asked.
"Luna just started acting strange," Lola explained.
"She practically ran up to her room on the verge of tears," Lynn said.
"Perhaps an emotion overload," Lisa suggested.
"No. That's not it," you said as they looked at you confused. "It was God putting conviction on her heart."
You squeezed past them.
"That's not logically possible," Lisa added.
"I am so tired of hearing about logic in this house," you said.
You opened Luna's door cautiously.
"Luna? Everything okay?" you asked.
She turned to you with tears in her eyes. She stood up and ran to you, then she hugged you.
"You were right..." Luna said as she was tearing up again. "And I was wrong..."
Her voice was shaky. You looked up and thanked the Lord Jesus, then wept with her with tears of happiness. You were fulfilling God's Will, but that doesn't mean that the rest would be easy.
A/N: This was a LONG chapter, but it was a good one, right? Anyway, those of you readers who are lost in sin, pay close attention to the ending there, okay? "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." - 2 Cor. 5:17. I won't lie, I had to look that up. Anyway, that means, if/when you get saved, no matter if you were a drunk at the side of the road, don't matter if you're a drug head, don't matter about any of that! When you're saved by the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, you become a new person! The old you passed away, the new you was born and can be born! All you got to do is do what Luna did in this chapter. Also, the way Luna got saved was inspired by the way Gerald Crabb got saved. If you don't know his story, search up the live performances he and his family did. Please Forgive Me was written about that day. Anyway, with that out of the way, favorite, follow, and review if you want to. Until next time, brothers and sisters in Christ!