Matthew 21:32

"Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him."

I'm still wrestling with the thought of the kingdom of God.

What about this guy?







And what about the guy in this song?

Lyrics to "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." By Sufjan Stevens

His father was a drinker
And his mother cried in bed
Folding John Wayne's T-shirts
When the swingset hit his head
The neighbors they adored him
For his humor and his conversation
Look underneath the house there
Find the few living things
Rotting fast in their sleep of the dead
Twenty-seven people, even more
They were boys with their cars, summer jobs
Oh my God

Are you one of them?

He dressed up like a clown for them
With his face paint white and red
And on his best behavior
In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a sleight of his hand
Running far, running fast to the dead
He took of all their clothes for them
He put a cloth on their lips
Quiet hands, quiet kiss
On the mouth

And in my best behavior
I am really just like him
Look beneath the floorboards
For the secrets I have hid

what about this guy...



and what about this "monster"?

It seems that we've written them all off as not being in the kingdom or not having a chance to even meet or reconcile with God. But this is the black and white world of christendom that I was talking about earlier. It is the black and white world which tells us who is going to heaven and who is not. I think it begins with knowing God and realizing that we are children of God first. After this, we need to realize that everybody else is a child of God, and then asking them if they believe they are hurting others through their actions. The Kingdom is not cut and dry, but instead it is very complicated and hard to understand. I don't know, I'm rambling now. what do you think?