Solid Rock or Sinking Sand
Is your life built on a Solid Rock (Jesus) or is it built upon Sinking Sand (world)? Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Monday, September 16, 2013
What Is Genuine Religion?
Therefore lay aside all
filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted
word, which is able to save your souls. (James 1:21)
James advises us to get
rid of all that is wrong in our lives and “humbly accept” the salvation message
we have received (“the word planted in you”), because it alone can save us.
The word of God that has
been implanted in the believer’s heart should be received with
meekness—describing a teachable spirit—without resistance, disputing, or
questioning. Receiving God’s Word in this way will save the believer’s soul, a
word meaning “life.” Sin leads to death (James 1:15). Obedience prevents death; it protects a
believer from sinful behavior that can lead directly or indirectly to physical
death (James 1:15; 1 Cor. 11:30).
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Do You Have Genuine Faith?
What does it profit, my
brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save
him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of
you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give
them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also
faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (James 2:14-17)
When someone claims to
have faith, what they may have is intellectual assent – agreement with a set of
Christian teachings – and as such it would be incomplete faith. True faith transforms our conduct as well as
our thoughts. If our lives remain
unchanged, we don’t truly believe the truths we claim to believe.
Labels:
Faith,
Gods Blessings,
Gods Grace,
Gods Love,
Gods Mercy,
Good Works,
James 2:14-17,
Salvation
Saturday, April 13, 2013
God became man.
And the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father, full of grace and truth. John
bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who
comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’” (John 1: 14-15)
The Son of God who was
from eternity became human, with limitations in time and space (Phil. 2:5–8).
This is the doctrine of the incarnation: God became human. Nothing of the
essential nature of deity was lost in this event; we might rephrase became as
“took to Himself.” John uses the word flesh to refer to the physical nature of
humans, not to our sinful disposition (Rom. 8:1–11).
Labels:
Gods Love,
Gods Mercy,
Incarnation,
Jesus,
John 1: 14-18
Saturday, March 30, 2013
He has Risen! He has Risen Indeed!
Following is my post on
'He has Risen! He has Risen Indeed!", that I posted on Easter Morning,
2010. The story of our Lord and Savior's raising from the grave never changes
and it always sends chills down my spine. Please allow your minds to envision
that blessed morning narrated from the book of John. God bless and have a
blessed Easter with your loved ones.
It was an early Sunday morning, after Jesus’ death, when a sad group of women made their way to His tomb. It hadn’t been that long ago when they watched in horror as their Savior, the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, had been brutally beaten and then crucified. Oh, how their hearts must have been heavy with disappointment, grief and sorrow. But soon their disappointment, grief and sorrow would turn to excitement and joy when they discover that Jesus had risen from the grave and that He was ALIVE!
It was an early Sunday morning, after Jesus’ death, when a sad group of women made their way to His tomb. It hadn’t been that long ago when they watched in horror as their Savior, the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, had been brutally beaten and then crucified. Oh, how their hearts must have been heavy with disappointment, grief and sorrow. But soon their disappointment, grief and sorrow would turn to excitement and joy when they discover that Jesus had risen from the grave and that He was ALIVE!
Labels:
Easter,
Gods Blessings,
Gods Grace,
Gods Love,
Gods Mercy,
John 20:1-18)
Monday, March 25, 2013
And the Word was God!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)
Genesis 1:1 starts with the moment of creation, “In the beginning”, and moves forward to the creation of humanity. John 1:1 starts with creation and contemplates eternity past. The fact that the Word was with God suggests a face-to-face relationship. In the ancient world, it was important that persons of equal station be on the same level, or face-to-face, when sitting across from one another. Thus the word “with” indicates a personal relationship, but also implies equal status. The Word, Jesus Christ Himself, is an active Person in communication with the Father (1 John 1:2). Moreover, the Word was God. The word order in Greek shows that the Word was “God,” not “a god.” This is a straightforward declaration of Christ’s deity, since John uses Word to refer to Jesus. The Word was of the very quality of God, while still retaining His personal distinction from the Father.
Labels:
God.,
Jesus,
John 1:1-5,
Logos,
Word
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Is Rob Bell a wolf in sheep's clothing?
Evangelical mega-church pastor Rob Bell
supports homosexual ‘marriage’
BY MURRAY VASSER
March 19, 2013 (MurrayVasser) - This Sunday Rob Bell, a popular Christian writer and speaker, came out in support of homosexual marriage. He stated, "I am for marriage. I am for fidelity. I am for love, whether it's a man and woman, a woman and a woman, a man and a man. I think the ship has sailed and I think the church needs -- I think this is the world we are living in and we need to affirm people wherever they are."
Bell went on to talk about love: "I would say that the powerful, revolutionary thing about Jesus' message is that he says, 'What do you do with the people that aren't like you? What do you do with the Other? What do you do with the person that's hardest to love?'"
For all his rhetoric on love, however, Rob Bell is demonstrating that he does not love homosexuals. Click "Here" to read the complete article.
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I find this to be a very interesting article about a well known Christian Evangelist/writer who has come out publicly in support of gay marriages.
As a Believer in Jesus Christ I have always been taught that we should always love the "sinner" but hate the "sin". In God's eye one sin is no more serious or less serious than another sin. "God hates sin!"
My question is this: Is Pastor Rob Bell a wolf in sheep's clothing and should he be labeled a "false teacher" of God's Word?
Labels:
False Doctrines,
False Prophet,
False Teachers.,
Rob Bell,
Sexual Immorality,
Sin
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
God Loves You!
Well folks, it has been
over a year since I've made an entry on my blog. Over the past year or so I have been doing a
lot of soul searching when it comes to who my Lord and Savior is. Meditating on God’s Word and providing the
TRUTH of the Gospel has always been my intentions in the writings published on this
blog.
I realize that there are
lots of folks out there in cyberspace that may not believe in what I have to
say, but I’m here to tell you that Jesus Christ is alive and He wants EVERYONE
to come to an intimate and personal relationship with Him. God loves you. Don’t wait another day to become a part of
God’s Family.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Hollywood Stars Slam Kirk Cameron
Hollywood piles on Kirk Cameron for gay comments;
Roseanne calls ‘accomplice to murder’
BY KATHLEEN GILBERT
Fri Mar 16, 2012 13:55 EST
HOLLYWOOD, (LifeSiteNews.com) - After actor Kirk Cameron refused to back down on statements criticizing the societal effects of homosexuality, a deluge of angry retorts poured in from others in the entertainment industry, with some calling Cameron “a complete tool,” a “douchebag,” and “an accomplice to murder,” among other slurs.
Cameron, formerly the child star of the sitcom “Growing Pains,” was steered into a discussion on homosexuality by CNN’s Piers Morgan during an interview on Cameron’s new movie “Monumental.” In response to a question about his beliefs, Cameron called the practice of homosexuality “unnatural.” “I think that it is detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization,” he said. Click "Here" for the complete news article.
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I thought this article about the "Hollywood elites" dog-piling on actor and Christian Kirk Cameron was pretty interesting. I watched this interview that Piers Morgan had with Kirk and felt that Kirk did a good job standing his ground against the worldly and depraved morals of Hollywood.
It will be interesting now, how Kirk's future as an actor will be, after all of the slanderous and negative slurs that Hollywood branded him with. Let us all keep Kirk Cameron and all actors that do not waver in they're Christian belief's and walk from the pressures of Hollywood.
Labels:
Gods Judgement,
Hollywood,
Kirk Cameron,
Sexual Immorality
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Have you been crucified with Christ?
Paul strongly rejects the erroneous conclusion that being
justified by faith in Christ actually made Jews sinners, thus painting Christ
as a promoter of sin. Those who attempt
to be justified through “the works of the law” are “cursed” (Galatians
3:10). If anyone attempts to reassert
the “works of the law” as having any part in justification before God, the law
itself convicts that person of being a transgressor (Galatians 3:19–25). The law itself is not sinful; its purpose is
to convince individuals of their personal spiritual deadness in sin outside of
faith in Christ (Romans 7:7–13).
“But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we
ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly
not! For if I build again those things
which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I
might live to God. (Galatians 2:17-19)
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