Wednesday, August 17, 2011

I have a question for regular Christian church goers?

My church studies the whole Bible. The Bible is a prophetic book. When we look back at history to see how God has led in the past, we can have hope for the future. Many focus on the gruesome death that Jesus died up on the cross. What was crushing Jesus was wearing our names with all of our sins. He felt all of our guilt, embarrment, humiliation, and shame. God loves the sinner but He hates how sin causes us to pull away from His love and Himself. God is jealous for our affection. I believe that Jesus died once, and spilled His blood once, for my salvation up on the cross. The communion bread, and the fresh new unfermented g juice of the vine are symbolic of what Christ did for me 2000 years ago. My church encourages us to keep our eyes focused up on Jesus, the author and the finisher of our faith. Romans 5 tells us that Jesus died for us while we were sinners, ungodly, enemies, and without strength. Romans 6 tells me that because Jesus died and was resurrected I can have everlasting life in Him. 1Corinthians 2:16 tells us that we can have the mind of Christ dwelling in us. Submitting our wills to Him is our source of strength. The cross is a daily reminder to me of why I need the Savior. Jesus wore plenty of my stupid stuff up there all of those years ago. I still find myself cringing after doing stupid stuff, that I know better than to do. My church is focused on Jesus, and the plan of salvation for each one of us. We are looking forward to the return of Jesus, coming as a groom for His bride. He has gone to prepare for us a place, that where He is, there we may be also. I don't know what stations of the cross are, unless it is a system of salvation by works. In faith the children of God offered the spotless, firstborn, male lamb as it pointed to Jesus the ultimate sacrifice. Now in faith I look backward to the cross and see my salvation paid in full. History 5%, Daily Application 65%, Future 30 % It's hard to break it down, as because of what Christ has done and is doing for us, we live daily in service to others and in relationship with Jesus, looking for forward to the second coming of Christ.

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