What's in a Name?: This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3

Thursday 28 October 2010

This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3

"'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB '
He is not the God of the dead but of the living." Matthew 22:32

There's so much to this that I never saw before. The dead don't worship God, whether alive or dead; it's the living who worship Him, whether alive or dead. Those who are alive in this life but say that God is not 'their God' are dead, while they yet live.
Therefore, if I have doubts as to whether my faith is real, I have only to look in my heart. What is my heart's attitude towards Him, regardless of my feelings? Is my heart loving Him? Do I long for Him? Am I saddened by my sinful ways and saddened by the way I hurt Him? If I can say yes to these things, then He is my God and has made me alive in Him. Reason enough to jump for joy.

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FREE DOWNLOAD. (Click on the cover image). The churches have brought forth immature Christians because their "leaders" have taken the place of our Lord. They have attached the souls of the Lord to themselves and made them depend on them and have thus prevented their spiritual growth in Christ. The proof of this disaster is the level of childishness that we find in the churches. Christians quarrel over ecclesiastic futilities. Worse than that, this usurpation has introduced a sectarian spirit in the fellowships. This spirit starts to manifest when one dares to go against the flow and refuses to submit to rules and precepts of men who pretend to be clothed with the authority of the Lord. It manifests in full measure when one leaves all these structures. In this case the person that leaves becomes non existant and is not to be associated with any more. The churches have become dead because the spirit of Babylon has introduced itself there. The Christians are evaluated in regards to what they do or do not do, what they give or do not give, their degree of faithfulness to attending the church meetings. A ladder of "spiritual" value is being set, and the levels to go up are presented as grades of spiritual maturity. Even better, in order to become a servant of the Lord a bible school is recommended, courses are advised - in short all kinds of actions that stem directly from the spirit of this age. It is sufficient to read the bible to realize that these are nothing but human actions without any biblical foundation. When the Lord chose his apostles, He chose them after a night of prayer and certainly not according to ecclesiastic criteria. Would we today pick out Judas, a thief treasurer? None of the apostles of the Lord, nor any of the disciples described in the book of Acts, had to have a bible training. The New Testament did not exist yet, and few were even literate. Yet, they revolutionized the world. We see no model of a structured church in the bible, no evangelism technique with the goal to increase in number, no gathering pretending to create unity - none of what we see today. We see men and women filled with the Spirit of God proclaiming and, first of all, living the kingdom of God. If this introduction has sparked your curiosity, download this great book! It will encourage and bless you greatly; especially if you are new in your exodus from organized religion or considering what to do about a mounting disillusionment with typical church life.

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Thursday 28 October 2010

This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3

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