JULY 2010

I believe in Jesus.  What does this statement really mean?  What does it mean to you?  These may sound like silly questions, but I'm being quite serious.  I wear glasses.  I can say that I believe in glasses, but until I actually put them on they won't help me see any better.  In other words, I can believe in my glasses but they don't benefit me until I actually put them on.

 

So if you believe in Jesus, what does that really mean?  Do you just believe that He was a good man?  Do you believe that He is the Son of God?  Do you believe that He died on the cross for your sins?  Do you believe that He died and rose again from the grave?  Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus?

 

I am asking a lot of questions this time because this is very important.  What you really ...

I have a friend who knows that he needs Jesus.  Unfortunately, my friend thinks that he has to "clean up his act" before God will accept him.  I wish my friend could realize the true nature of God.  God is righteous, Holy and just.  God is perfect.  It's too bad that my friend doesn't realize that he can never measure up to God's standard.  The Bible says that there is none righteous, no not one.  None of us have kept all of the 10 Commandments in thought, word and deed, so we can can never measure up to God's standard.  The Bible also states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8).  Again, we cannot meet God's standard on our own.

 

So I wish my friend could understand that he could never be good enough for salvation.  There is no amount of good works ...

Are you disciplined?  If you are (or have been) in the military, you are probably disciplined.  If you are a parent, you probably have disciplined your children.  Most of us who are middle aged were disciplned when we were kids and it wasn't time out back then for most of us.

 

This blog posting is actually directed toward Christians.  So if you are not a Christian, please go to My Testimony, The Ten Commandments or How to Be Saved tabs.  If you are a Christian already, my question for you is:  are you spiritually disciplined?  Do you practice spiritual disciplnes?  We should practice spiritual disciplnes because Jesus has given us eternal life, out of His love for us.  Because you love Him back, you should be obedient to Christ.  The word Christian means Christ-like.  To be a follower of Jesus you need to be a disciple.

 

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