Wednesday, July 13, 2005
# 20: Be Like Jesus: The Best Christian
Have we been going in the wrong direction with our intellect? I am not saying I don’t enjoy all the conveniences that modern science has given us, but it could be that if all the energy that we expended in the pursuit of technology in the last hundred years or so, was directed in knowing the secret ways of God and creation, we might now be living in a Godly world. Therefore, to become what we were meant to be, we personally must change directions if we desire to learn of God’s secrets. That direction is to acknowledge the awesome power of belief. In fact, I believe by inquiring about and applying God type belief in our lives, lies the secrets to knowing the reason for the vastness of the universe and the art of creation.
His secrets are available to anyone who is willing to seek Him/them with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. That doesn’t leave room for much else in life. Without a doubt, Jesus Christ was the best of all men and women. When we sing the song, “Be like Jesus is my song,” do we really mean it? If we do, then nothing in our lives will satisfy until we are doing everything in our power, with the inspiration of God, to be the best Christian (disciple of Christ) in the world.
Again, it is not religion’s rules or regulations or even God’s written law that coerces us to be the best, it is Christ’s Spirit within that compels. Praise God!
Short note: Evil will always desire to destroy good, and even though evil will eventually self-destruct, for love’s sake (love for God and neighbor) we must put up with this enemy and thrive.
I find your blog to make for good reading and you do a good job of explaining your opinion on some serious issues for which I would like to extend my compliments.
While you come down pretty hard on Christian churches in general, it looks like this blog has given you power to create your own church. I call it the the Church of the Blog.
I wish to take issue with your definition of God's Truth.
You claim as your basis the New Testament as the sole source of truth.
But that appears to deny other sources of truth that God has revealed to man.
Remember, Jesus boldly declared during his temptations "it is written, that man must live by every that proceedeth from the mouth of God."
John wrote towards the end of his gospel testimony that he could not record even 1/100ths of the truths taught by his master.
And also why do we have so many different versions of the new testament itself. Which version is correct? The original version contained
many books of the Apocrapha, but now many have been removed. Many prophets warned penalties against those who would remove plain and precious truths from
the holy scriptures. You appear to quote from the NIV New Testament. Isn't this one bible where many of those precious truths have been removed.
Who authorized these deletions nearly 1800 years after Christ and his disciples and his prophets recorded their testimonies.
You also appear to ignore the root source of the truths given in the scriptures. How did God give us New Testament? Or for that mannner the Old Testament?
It is entirely done by the Spirit of Prophecy. In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul expounds this as the single greatest of all the miraculous gifts of God.
Why is it so important? Becomes it is the power by which man (especially even the ancient prophets and apostles) is able to learn, understand and then
explain the important truths of God. The scriptures are very harsh against any man who would attempt to understand, explain or interpret divine truths without this spirit.
It appears that you recognize that many churchs are attempting to preach divine truths without this Spirit. The next logical question for your blog is how to recognize who has been given the authority to speak today on behalf of God. Otherwise, your blog is just one of another several thousand each claiming to have the correct interpretation of the truth. And this is why there are so many churches today and even more blogs on the internet today.
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