I firmly believe and have faith in the following and as such define myself :
I fear God with a most reverent fear. The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob, is my God, and Jesus the Christ, His only begotten Son, who lived a perfect life, and died a horrific death, willingly, for ME! God the Father accepted this payment for our sins, to reconcile us back to Himself, to give us life. Jesus as my High Priest sprinkled His Blood, for me, upon the Great Mercy Seat in heaven, and then sat down at the right hand of God, our Father. He is my forever King of kings.
My duty as a Christian is to follow my King, honoring Him in how I live my life. The virtues displayed by Jesus, and the Apostles are my example.
To repent from sin, whatever that sin may be. To abstain from fleshly desires. To learn from the Spirit. To show these virtues to others, that they may see what it means, to me, to follow the King. To teach my children my beliefs and faith. To accept that which sometimes I don't understand, like tribulations, and hardships according to the will of God. To live with a sound and sober mind, always giving thanks to God and His Son for what they have done for me.
To die is gain, and to live out the remainder of this life, is only to Glorify Him. I am a light powered by the Father of Lights. I am a son, given this title by the Son of ALL Sons. I am reconciled. I am free. I subject this freedom to Him, and follow no other master. His will, is my will. My children, are His Children. My family, is His Family. Our pain and suffering, He feels this as well. I am weak, but He is Strong. To overcome, in this life, is Life Eternal.
As a man of flesh and blood, I make mistakes. By living in a broken world, we all do. But this doesn't mean we stop the fight! It doesn't mean we are easily seduced by the pleasing of the eyes. The coveting of the world that sometimes can be so seductive. This fight, for righteousness, must remain strong in our hearts, if our Father dwells within. His Laws are written there.
We struggle with powers unseen, powers in higher places than we know about, and only read about. But we know they are there, for the seductions and lies are strong. We see that some men of God are entrapped by them. We rush to their judgment, not knowing that by which we judge to perfection, we shall be judged accordingly.
We should forgive as we have been forgiven. As many times as this takes. It should never run out, as mercy comes from the Father of Mercy, and it is endless. It is Perfect! We should show that by which we also wish to be shown. We should love like we HAVE been Loved, by our God who by definition, IS LOVE! We should hate the evil in the world, realizing that people who commit evil, aren't the evil they commit. Jesus saw this clearly. He Loved those sinners unconditionally, asking them only to "sin no more".
The lies that run rampant in the buildings we call churches should be stood against. The real Church is stronger than this. Jesus the Christ is the foundational Stone for the Temple of God. Where is this Temple? Look in the mirror, for it is there, for those who believe. As the Temple of God we should offer up daily, Spiritual Sacrifices. Sometimes these sacrifices hurt us in the fleshly sense, while sanctifying the spirit. Things like giving until it hurts. Loving without returns. Helping those who are less fortunate than us. Spreading the Great News to those Father might have put in front of us, for that moment, or by searching them out in the darkness of this world. These are those who testify on our behalf. Our witnesses, as we, as believers, are Christ's witnesses. We who proclaim the Great News, STAND UP! Be not afraid of this world, for this world will end. Christ will come back, as Father only knows when, and establish a Kingdom without End. All eyes will see this, and ALL knees will bend. But only those who by the Grace and Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ will be called inside the City, and partake of the Tree of Life. This narrow road, and small gate, is the life we lead! Either to His Glory, or to the wide path of our glory. One to Life, the other to destruction.
This choice is ours to make, but either way, God's Will, will be done, to His Son's Glory! For this everything was established, and created. For this the world was made, and everything in it. Everything is His, the First of ALL Creation. We are just so thankful and pleased to be included in this Master Plan. To even be considered, is mind blowing.
Sometimes I think we don't fathom the Greatness of this Plan, and the Greatness and Holiness of God the Father. Sometimes I don't think we realize what the Son did, by becoming human, and living and dying in this creation He Created. We read about it, and it moves our hearts. But if we really knew what it did to the Higher Kingdoms, we would be awestruck beyond reproach. You would see such a dramatic change in peoples lives, and how they live them. You would see a Christian, and KNOW a Christian, just by how they lived, spoke, loved. It is God and His Son being Glorified in our lives, being built up day by day, or are they just yet a stepping stone that will be crushed under the Glory of Glories?
This is our choice. Part of His Plan for you, and for me. Who knows ALL the answers, except He who even Created the Questions. None of us know anything, compared with God who KNOWS ALL. The pieces of this puzzle lay in the Creation itself. So for anyone to claim this, or that, is nothing. We see what we are allowed to see, and know what the Spirit allows us to know. By seeking, we are found. By finding, we then question? Why?
Faith is what drives us.
The unseen and the belief in God the Father is Faith. We were not there when Christ died horribly on a old rugged tree. But we have Faith He did. We were not there when the world was created, in whatever manner God did it, but we have Faith He DID! I can't see a Christian 4000 miles away, but I have Faith he is there. Faith is the measure by which we live, by God who gives each a measure. Without Faith, we are nothing, for without Faith, there IS NOTHING, to us!
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"Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith."
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Is our souls right with God? This question is our measure of Faith, and I am quoting Jesus here!
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"I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"
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He will find mine! Thank you God our Father for ALL you have done for me and for your Creation. As undeserving, broken children of Adam, you have made us right again thanks to your Begotten Son Jesus. You have made us a New Creation! Thank you Jesus for living our your Life for US! For dying as a Perfect Sacrifice FOR US! This debt, we owe to you, can only be minutely repaid in how we live our lives while in the flesh, according to Your Will and Your Glory.
Are you a Christian? What does this mean to you? This is what it means to me, and it is only but a small part of the definition, I, in my little human brain, can give such an honor, to try and even define. To define it completely means we KNOW completely. Only God knows the hearts of men.
Thank you for your time.
Have a great day to His Glory!
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