There is a simple philosophy for life that is applicable to everyone despite any religious, political, or ideological differences.
Life is meant to be lived one moment at a time. Live each moment as if it is the last one you will ever have. That is the only way life can truly be appreciated.
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Do you believe that there is only one God who created the universe
and everything in it?
Are you saved?
Because of your belief in God?
Is there anything else that you must do, believe, or say to be saved?
James 2:14-19
Belief in God’s existence in not faith.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is believing in God
In God and his promises
That God will and has kept all of His promises.
What are some verses that include promises God has given?
1 John 1:9 and John 3:16, 21 specifically
What does god promise in these verses?
-Forgiveness for those who ask for it
-Salavation for those who have faith
Faith opens the door for us to receive salvation.
1 John 1:9 says that when we confess our sins God forgives us.
In order for God to give us the gift of salvation we must acknowledge
that we are sinners.
When we have confessed we are forgiven and are therefore saved
Genuine Faith inspires us to act and requires action to stay healthy
and grow.
James 2:20-25
It is in acting on our faith that it is made complete.
When Abraham followed through with God’s request he proved that he
believed in God’s promise that he would be the father of a nation.
When Rahab helped the Jewish spies escape the city she proved that
she believed in God and that she would follow Him.
James 2:14-18
Hebrews 11:29-34
Many people say these passages are opposites.
However they are actually referring to different things.
James is referring to living life and having a faith that is useful
and productive while Paul is referring to salvation.
Even Paul says that faith in itself isn’t salvation.
“By Grace” – God’s willingness to give us a gift we don’t
deserve. Salvation.
“Through Faith” – Faith is necessary to receive the gift. If you
don’t believe that God will grant you salvation then you will not be
able to receive the gift of salvation. You need to have faith in God
and believe that he will keep his promise in order to receive it.
Faith is a living thing it grows as our relationship with God grows.
However like all living things faith requires sustenance.
What nourishes our faith the most is action.
The most fulfilling action is sharing God’s promise.
What are some things that we can do that glorify God?
-encourage others
-be honest
-read your bible each day
-pray about everything
-help those in need
James 2:26
When we stop working for God our faith dies
This doesn’t refer to the loss of salvation but rather to the loss of our wish to grow closer to God
This refers to how we fall apart when we chose not to act upon the opportunities God puts our way
In the world everything has its price.
However not everything that has a price is worth what it costs.
Most things have more of a cost than just the dollar value.
Your “Life Account” includes the emotional, physical, mental, monetary, and time that has been granted to you by God.
Quite frequently people will invest in things that have a cost but little to no benefit, making them not worth the cost they require to obtain.
There are many ways to deplete your “account” without truly gaining anything.
However there are also many ways to spend your “life account” wisely.
Things not to waste your account on:
- Getting Drunk
This has a high monetary cost which increases the more you drink.
Also included is the mental cost in the loss of clear thinking.
This also has the physical cost of a hangover, potential addiction, possible loss of life, and the cost of all the things you choose to do while in that state.
This has the emotional cost of eventual dependency
This also wastes precious time
- Lust, Sex, Pornography, Masturbation
Pornography is a large monetary waste.
The physical cost of can include simple pain, STDs, pregnancy.
The emotional cost as in many cases is addiction or dependency
Another emotional cost is the inability to share this precious gift for the first time with your spouse.
Every Choice has a consequence that we must face doing the wrong thing always results in something negative over the long run despite the initial pleasure of wrong-doing. Doing the right thing will result in positive consequences (or rewards) that bring a pleasure lasting much longer and be much stronger than the temporary pleasure of doing something wrong.
In Daniel 9 it is described that the city Jerusalem was to be rebuilt in 7 weeks and that it was being rebuilt for the Messiah. Then after the Messiah has died, brought Himself back from the dead, and ascended to Heaven the city and the temple/sanctuary would be destroyed once again.
The temple and city had been rebuilt before the birth of Jesus and have since then been destroyed a second time.
Any Messianic Jew who believes and knows the prophecy should in this knowledge then believe that Jesus is Messiah and that He will be returning again to this earth to claim His people.
Christianity Judaism
Daniel 9:25-26
“Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree [a] to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, [b] the ruler, comes, there will be seven ’sevens,’ and sixty-two ’sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two ’sevens,’ the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. [c] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.
Is it too difficult to understand at the very least that the Messiah has come. Understanding this we can go back through Biblical history to find that only one person claimed to be Messiah and that man was Jesus.
Well since my trip is over this is no longer a blog about a trip to Oklahoma.
It is just going to be a blog
“About what?” you ask. I am not sure
It’ll probably be about many things, but also about nothing.
What that means you will have to see for yourself, when there are more posts
