I agree with everything Deniz said in this post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deniz
Keep on going MrRee. I have kept you in prayer yesterday.
It is very important to find a strong Bible teaching church that is faithful to the teaching of God's Word. I don't know about you guys but here in the U.S. there are a tremendous amount of flourshing churches that don't teach sound doctrine. I've visited some churches that teach "pop" psychology and the gospel is no longer heard. You need to find a healthy well balanced church where the word of God is taught faithfully. God's Word should be the main focal point of what the church stands for and preaches.
Without exposure to the gospel it is impossible to build faith since faith directly comes from God's Word. "Faith comes by hearing , and hearing by the word of God" - Romans 10:17
Start reading and getting as much exposure as you can to the scriptures. Not only will it increase your faith, it will also aid you in distinguishing scriptural versus non scriptural teaching. As Deniz had pointed out there are many parts of the Bible that you won't understand right away unless you understand another passage somewhere else. I'd also recommend to read the 4 gospels first. In many aspects the Bible is like a puzzle, once you are familiar with the pieces you begin to put the pieces together to get the entire view. This is how I personally have come to realize that the scriptures are divine rather than human in origin. I believe that if you continually seek after God through reading and studying the scriptures He will reveal Himself to you and you will understand that the Bible is divine in origin. After discovering the power of God through the scriptures I have never doubted in His existence. I never had the need for a sign or a wonder because the Bible is where I see God.
Yes I agree and not only that but none of us have any guarantee that we will live until next year, next month, or even tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deniz
One day we will all stand before God on that great eternal day. Because God is good and righteous he doesn't wink at sin.
Every sin and evil from the smallest to the greatest will be held accountable. God is so perfect in His divine justice that none of us will escape unless we
have the Lord Jesus Christ. Each of us has sin and this is the very reason why Jesus Christ came. Jesus Christ is shielding us from His divine justice and He did that by paying for each one of our sins at the cross.
There is no such thing as being too deep into sin that God will not want you. He loves us and He came for all of us regardless of our sins and how we have lived our lives. Regardless of whether or not we are the worse of sinners we each have a chance at salvation. But we must seek Him and we must seek His grace and mercy and confess and turn away from our sins.
It's a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
It is the most wonderful thing to make peace with God. We look forward to our promised land, the new heavens and the new earth God will one day create where there will be no more death or sorrow anymore. It will be a glorious place where we will see God face to face and have fellowship with Him forevermore.
If anyone is reading this post and thinks this is a foolish myth you will know one day... believe me.
You may not understand now but you will understand later.
