In Spirit and In Truth

Too many times I have found people's interest in Jesus Christ to be what He can do for them. Indeed there are life-breathing elements He brings to a dead soul. Through your belief that He is the Son of the Living God, sent from God to be a propitiation for our sins, we are saved from eternal separation from God the Father. By this grace, we love Him because He first loved us.  Many of us seek Him or accept Him because of what He can do for us. He is sought for the means of financial and physical blessings as well as emotional and physical blessings. Many times people seek Him out as a self-help guru. They read and focus on the "good parts" of the Word of God to validate their emotions. What's wrong with that? You may ask. The problem arises when your relationship with Him is based on HOW you feel, which is a foundation that can break at the moment of hardship. People with "emotional" relationships with Christ really do not have a relationship with Christ...

One thing that can be confusing is this Christian society are the holidays that are observed. There is a holiday that is celebrated that marks the very center of their belief system, the death of Jesus, who died, so that they may be saved from eternal separation from God, this holiday, according to them, is Easter. Easter was celebrated last month, so you may be wondering why I'm bringing it up now. Easter is a tradition, adopted by Christians that celebrates this theme with colored eggs, pastel colors and bunnies. However, there has always been confusion by many, even Christians, of how all of these elements represent their belief. I'm bringing up this holiday in light of another approaching holiday called Passover or Pesach. The truth is the Passover explains the central belief of true Christianity, not Easter. Pesach - The True Christian Holiday Understanding Passover can help understand the purpose of Christ's death. I truly believe that if the original day of Passover...

The quota for "The One Year Bible" has been met :) God Bless!

Since I've made the life transforming decision to lean not on the understanding of doctrines taught by pastors in churches. I've become more and more uncomfortable with the word "Christian". In so many ways,  today's Christianity seems to contradict the very principles taught by the Bible itself. It has come to represent an ideal and a view, that to be Christian, is to be arrogant, self-righteous and judgmental. I have found to be Christian, by today's standards, means deviating from the Bible in some way, shape or form. Who Can Be Today's Christian? There are many who call themselves by this precious name. They have varied beliefs. So who is a Christian? This becomes a question in the mind of those seeking Jesus. They may have a predetermined idea of who Christians are based upon what they have seen and heard in mainstream Christianity. This may mean to some a confession of some sort by one who claims to be one. Maybe it is consistent church atten...

In part 1 of "The Light of the World", it talks about creation (the beginning). There are no exact passages listed in the clip so I will list them. I can't say I'm too thrilled about the type of pictures shown in the clip (in the background), but I do agree with the very basics explained. It's a good clip for those seeking. Who want to know who God is and how it all began. Scripture to read along with the clip: Genesis 1 Genesis 2 Genesis 3 Genesis 4 Isaiah 14:9-15 Acts 26:18

I wrote a post in regards to the news of the death of Ava Worthington, whose parents practiced "Faith-Healing" in TheOliveParent blog. Please take a moment to check it out as this blog continues it construction. :) God Bless! Links: Faith-Healing, A Question of Accountability

Please bear with me as I make changes to my blog. I am currently experimenting with colors and pictures as well as adding and removing page elements, so things may look "funny" for a while. God Bless!