Here's some questions that have been on my mind lately. . .
Will the Oilers become only the second team in the history of the NHL to come back from a 3-1 deficit and win the cup?
How much longer does God want me to do youth ministry?
Are we saved through Jesus because he is the way or are we saved by living in the way of Jesus? If its the latter, what are the implications for Non Christians ignorantly living in the way of Jesus, can they be saved? E.G. Gandhi
And last but not least. . .
How do you prevent night toots? They are annyoying to everyone involved and really hamper the. . . sleep. . .
John
P.S oh yeah, re: Sexual Advice. None needed at this time, just thought it made a more appealing title.
Friday, June 16, 2006
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I knew it!! there was NO WAY that you were giving out free advice without you benefiting from it.
so, all employment opportunities have fallen through for you guys. i think we need an email from you explaining a little more!
things are looking better and better for the Reid's in BC. i had a phone interview for Music teacher at Kelowna Christian School this week and it went SUPER! - all that and they didn't even have an application or resume to look at yet! so we keep praying until we hear the word 'hired!'
Leah
night toots suck. but i'm afraid i don't know how to avoid them. let us know if you figure out the cure.
Unfortunately, I see a fundamental problem in Ghandi's thinking. We are saved by the grace of God and no amount of "good works" can accomplish this salvation. Our obedient faith in God's sacrificial lamb, his son, Jesus Christ and his blood, is the Holy Spirit-stated criterion for access to the removal of our sins that bar us from the presence of the holiness of God.
Acts 4:12; Rom. 5:8-10; Eph. 2:5ff; N.B. vs 8-10 (Faith in Christ Jesus as God's son and our saviour is the fundamental criterion - unfortunately, no matter how many good works he did, it does not appear that Ghandi had such a faith.);
Titus 3:4-7; Acts 29:21;
Rom. 3:22-26; ; Gal.2:15-16; 3:22; Phil.3:8-10
Can I ramble for a time? And ramble I do when I haven’t got it all sorted out yet.
I am remembering when Adam and Eve got the boot. I always thought God was ticked off and so barred them from Eden. I am slow, and so it wasn’t until later that I understood that God did a loving thing. As it says, if God had allowed them to stay, there would have been a chance that they would have eaten from the tree of life; forcing them to live in their sin forever. God didn’t and doesn’t want anyone to live in sin forever. He wasn’t being mean, He was making it so things could be made right and relationships restored.
God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. Romans 3:25-26
Well you don’t need my commentary on the verse. Except for the word forbearance… Try using that one in a sentence. Anyway, I’ve always thought the idea of undoing what was done and restoring things back to the way God intended in the first place involved something more powerful than right living. Indeed, there were a few who lived pretty righteous lives: Moses and Samuel come to mind.
Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come. Romans 5:14
Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. Romans 5:18
Okay, this is carrying on. Perhaps the thought and question could go like this…
The only thing “just” enough to satisfy the damaging high-cost of sin: is God’s own blood. How is it offered? How does it cover? If it covers the sin of all mankind, if it floods the earth, is it only those who try by effort to escape it, that truly succeed? The following are terribly simple ideas of a likely more complex relationship, but. Do we jump into the free-blood, or crawl out of it? Does God just dump it on whom he chooses? Does God dump it on people who live righteous lives? Would God dump it on Gandhi since Gandhi loved Him so? Of course He could, but what are we to teach on the matter?
The reason I felt so compelled to respond is because it forces me to stop identifying who is “in” or “out” and allows me to focus on the whole way of Jesus. These are borrowed and trendy thoughts. Take them as such.
A pleasure,
That's a great story. Waiting for more. »
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