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The four loves
Truth is that which is consistent with the mind, will, character, glory and being of God. -- John MacArthur
I got up with this question in my head today, "Do You Believe"? Often questions like these pop up in our head. Many people think this is sin. Its not. It is ok to question yourself sometimes. Its actually heatlhy for your walk with God and its also biblical. 2 Corinthians 13:5, "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves". I was thinking about this for awhile. What you believe is what drives you. You do things everyday that you believe needs to be done. You do what you believe. I probably couldn't make you believe that you would live and land without injury if you where to jump off of a sky scraper. I could preach it, teach it, write a book about it, but until you truly believed it you would never jump. Many people say that they believe in God. They act like it, come to church, and are moral people. But what do they truly believe. Many people profess to be Christians but there is no fruit evident in there lives. What we believe about things makes us "do" and puts us into action. If we really believe in the Bible and believe what Jesus has done for us that will put us into action. After what Jesus has done for us, and if we believe it, it will compel us to love, serve and obey Him. 2 Corinthians 5:14, " For the love of Christ compels us". If we love Him we will obey Him (John 15:14). He tells us to share His Gospel to others. Do you share it? He tells us to love Him first? Do you? He tells you to follow Him? Do you? If you belive in Him you must love Him, and if you love Him you will obey Him. Is your actions of service showing your love for Him? It all comes down to this question, "Do You Believe?". --john
A true man trusts in a strength which is not his, and which he does not feel, does not even always desire. --George Macdonald
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.
C. S. Lewis
A great truth that many believers overlook is the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. When you received Jesus, God never looks at you the same way again. He no longer sees you as a sinner, He sees you as a saint. His life was substituted for ours. That's called propitiation. His life and death on the cross satisfied God's righteous wrath against sinners. That's how we are made clean, holy, and righteous. When Jesus saves us, He makes us a new person. 2 Cor. 5:17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." I believe Edward Mote hit the nail on the head when He wrote the hymn “The Solid Rock”. The last verse says “When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh may I then in Him be found; Dressed in His righteousness alone; faultless to stand before the throne. On Christ the Solid Rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand.” By Jesus' death on the cross we are justified, made right in the sight of God. Remember that this does not give us a ticket to sin. Paul said, "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not". Many believers abuse the freedom that Christ has given us with His life. Christ freedom is not freedom to sin, it is freedom from sin. You see, it takes perfection to get into Heaven and we cant be perfect. But Christ can and did, and He has given us a chance to trade our lives for His. We can be spotless and blameless in the sight of a holy God, not because of what we can do, but because of what Christ did. I'll finish this blog with a quote from George MacDonald.
"Christ Out Righteousness"
Christ is our righteousness, not that we should escape punishment, still less escape being righteous, but as the live potent creator of righteousness in us, so that we with our wills receiving His spirit, shall like Him resist unto blood, striving against sin. -- George MacDonald
The bridge to understanding our total sufficiency in Christ is to find our complete insufficiency in and of ourselves, and so the Law is there, just and good, to bring us to the end of our self-effort”.
-- Ron Block
Hi and welcome to my blog spot. I am very excited about becoming your new Children's pastor. God has richly blessed First Calvary with a great potential to reach many children for Christ. I'm looking forward to see what God has instore for us at First Calvary. My first week has been buzy but great. I have been focusing alot of time on the upcoming Upwards Soccer Program. We have been able to advertize in places where they have not let us do so before. Start praying now for all the people involved with this ministry and those who we can reach with the Gospel. This program is an awsome way for us to reach many kids and their families. I pray that you will use the power that God has given to you to share His Gospel with everyone.
--John
Hi I'm glad that you visited my site. I hope that this site is fun, keeps you up-to-date with my life and most of all, brings you closer to Christ. I hope you have fun looking through my site. If you need me for anything call me at 803-883-2496 or email me at john@firstcalvary.net