Jude 14:24,25
"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen."
In our daily lives, we feel like we are going through so much - school, studying, homework, etc. - but when we look at these verses, we feel a sense of comfort. These verses tell us that Christ will keep us strong and will always be there for us in our trouble times. It also shows us the price that He paid on the cross - "And to present you faultless". Because Christ loved us so much, He died on the cross for our sins and resurrected on the third day, and if we believe in this message, God will not see the sins we committed and will see the blood of Christ - "faultless".
This should also bring out joy within us, joy that would motivate us to share this Gospel message with others. "Exceeding joy" - we obtain this joy because we realize that we passed from death over to life. The fact that God has all dominion and power shows us that we have nothing to worry about and it also shows us that Christ is in control. Therefore there is nothing to fear!
Stay strong brothers and sisters!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
John 3:16 (NKJV)
This is a verse that us Christians hear often but why, and what does it mean? There are many topics that are talked about in this verse and to understand the full meaning we must look at the verses that follow it.
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
John 3:17-18 (NKJK)
These verses talk about the conversion all Christian go through when they accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour. "From death to life!" Few of us lack the understanding that our salvation is not by works. Our salvation is a gift from God and He gave this gift to us because He loved us, a fallen humanity. In John 3:16 it says that "For God so loved the world..." He loved us even though we were enemies of Christ and were sinners who deserve eternity in hell. And we should do the same to others.
When we go through this conversion from death to life, it changes us more than we can even imagine. Conversion changes our personality and our character - we bear fruit (peace, love, and joy). We now have a purpose in life in Christ and God is in control.
This should also motivate us to go out and preach the Word that we are all sinners - Christ died for our sins - and Christ has ressurrected. All we have to do is believe in this Gospel message and we will see gradual changes in our lives.
Question: What does it mean to "believe"?
John 3:16 (NKJV)
This is a verse that us Christians hear often but why, and what does it mean? There are many topics that are talked about in this verse and to understand the full meaning we must look at the verses that follow it.
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
John 3:17-18 (NKJK)
These verses talk about the conversion all Christian go through when they accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour. "From death to life!" Few of us lack the understanding that our salvation is not by works. Our salvation is a gift from God and He gave this gift to us because He loved us, a fallen humanity. In John 3:16 it says that "For God so loved the world..." He loved us even though we were enemies of Christ and were sinners who deserve eternity in hell. And we should do the same to others.
When we go through this conversion from death to life, it changes us more than we can even imagine. Conversion changes our personality and our character - we bear fruit (peace, love, and joy). We now have a purpose in life in Christ and God is in control.
This should also motivate us to go out and preach the Word that we are all sinners - Christ died for our sins - and Christ has ressurrected. All we have to do is believe in this Gospel message and we will see gradual changes in our lives.
Question: What does it mean to "believe"?
Friday, September 12, 2008
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