Are you seeking God to be changed by Him or Do you just need something from Him.
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight."
Psalm 16:11
"11 You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever"
Notice our life with Christ is not about getting what we want, when we want it, the way we want it, but rather it is a continual seeking Him to show us His will that we will be transformed into His image, it's all about Him.
Rejecting the cultural Christianity I grew up with to embrace and enjoy a relationship with Jesus Christ. A place to come and share thoughts about almost anything. Especially things of the Lord. Please no Anonymous posts, I enjoy knowing who is writing to me.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Religiosity makes one feel safe but God hates it!
Mark 7:13 "Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye."
Amos 5:21 ""I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies."
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ."
Matthew 15:6 "He need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God."
Mark 7:3-9 "(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders, and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.) And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ..."
God Wishes All To Be Saved!
Ezekiel 18:32
""For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies," declares the Lord GOD. "Therefore, repent and live."
Evidence that God doesn't take pleasure in sending people to hell as the Calvinists believe.
1 Timothy 2:4 "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
God desires for all to be saved while knowing that most will not choose Him.
John 3:14 "14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death."
""For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies," declares the Lord GOD. "Therefore, repent and live."
Evidence that God doesn't take pleasure in sending people to hell as the Calvinists believe.
1 Timothy 2:4 "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
God desires for all to be saved while knowing that most will not choose Him.
John 3:14 "14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death."
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