Following Jesus often means taking a difficult path instead of an easy path. It is always worth it to follow Jesus in the view of eternity, but often in the moment we wonder why we are taking the difficult route.
Why do we try to love show God's love when we are not loved in return? Why do we try to live at peace with all people when all people do not wish to be at peace with us?
It is not easy following Jesus, but it is always worth it.
Showing posts with label following Jesus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label following Jesus. Show all posts
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Friday, April 4, 2014
Courage
Often in life we are faced with things we should do. We know what we should do but we have fear of the consequences.
The bible acknowledges the potential cost of faith. It actually asks us to count the costs.
You see the math in favor of a life of faith is plainly waited in favor of following Jesus if we truly understand the situation.
Living by faith can be difficult. It is easy to feel we can get around the things we should do because no one knows we should do them.
The reality is that God knows. And we need to have faith at times to live by faith and trust that he will protect us where ever the chips fall.
The bible acknowledges the potential cost of faith. It actually asks us to count the costs.
You see the math in favor of a life of faith is plainly waited in favor of following Jesus if we truly understand the situation.
Living by faith can be difficult. It is easy to feel we can get around the things we should do because no one knows we should do them.
The reality is that God knows. And we need to have faith at times to live by faith and trust that he will protect us where ever the chips fall.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Hypocrisy of Preaching Following Jesus while Rejecting His Teaching
There are a number of modern preachers questioning if the Christian God
would really will a place such as hell. Yet they wish for us to
follow Christ...
Jesus spoke of heaven and hell. To follow Jesus is to sit under the man's teaching. One is not a disciple of Jesus if one stands over his teaching.
Of course Jesus speaks of hell in a new light that he has come to break its power over those who will trust in him. Why the cross is necessary is to save a few from judgment.
A God of love could not ordain hell many modern preachers say. The reality is that these preachers do not understand the love of a God who would bring people to himself at such great cost.
Why is the cross necessary? It is because in our natural state we will surely parish if we glimpsed God. It is only clothed in Christ's righteousness that we can possibly even approach the Living God.
Jesus spoke of heaven and hell. To follow Jesus is to sit under the man's teaching. One is not a disciple of Jesus if one stands over his teaching.
Of course Jesus speaks of hell in a new light that he has come to break its power over those who will trust in him. Why the cross is necessary is to save a few from judgment.
A God of love could not ordain hell many modern preachers say. The reality is that these preachers do not understand the love of a God who would bring people to himself at such great cost.
Why is the cross necessary? It is because in our natural state we will surely parish if we glimpsed God. It is only clothed in Christ's righteousness that we can possibly even approach the Living God.
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