Easy-believism (what is the Gospel all about?)

Easy-believism

Today, people tend to take salvation lightly. People believed and accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour but some event have no spiritual commitment, no resulting change in lifestyle, not even a willingness to yield to Christ Lordship and there need be no turning back of sin. They have misunderstood, teach and hold the wrong view of the gospel.

Some people who claims to be "christian" but there's untouchable life that change in them. Many Christians insist such people they are "so called born again" and embraced them by the churches as true believers of God.

Contemporary Christian

They believed that they have recited a prayer, signed on a dotted line, walk an aisle or had some experience and they are saved should never question their salvation. But when they are taught to tell "converts" they doubt about their salvation is satanic and should be dismissed.

The Gospel

The gospel Jesus proclaimed was a call of discipleship, a call to follow Him in submissive obedience. Jesus message liberated people from the bondage of sin while it confronted and condemned hypocrisy. It was an offer of eternal life and forgiveness for repentant sinners, but at the same time it was a rebuke to outwardly religious people whose lives were devoid of true righteousness. It put sinners on notice that they must turn from sin to embrace God's righteousness. Not just a plea to make a decision or pray a prayer.

Accepted?

To accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, is not just using your mind to accept His truth but your Heart must be open to ask Jesus to come into our life. You can't accept Him as your personal Lord OR Saviour but BOTH LORD AND SAVIOUR of your life. Jesus saved us once and for all by dying on the cross for you and my sins. He even redeem us out of darkness and out of the slavery of sin. He is both God and Man, not merely man or God. Give thanks to God for who He is and what He had done for us.

Heavenly Mindedness

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God" (Col 3:1)

Proper children of God are heavenly minded. Give your heart to heavenly things, not to the temporal things of the earth. Moses, Stephen, Joseph, etc were all proper children of God and they were heavenly minded. In so far, then, as you have to live upon this earth, consider yourselves dead to worldly contacts: Have nothing to do with Sexual immorality, filthiness, uncontrolled passion, evil desire, and the lust for other people's goods, which lust, remember, is as serious a sin as idolatry.
Moses could shun the riches of Egypt because he was heavenly minded. If all the time you are only thinking of how you will make money and you never consider where and how you will spend eternity, then there is some things wrong.
It is easy to be deceived by the temporary benefits of wealth, popularity, status, and achievement, and to be blind to long range benefits of God's kingdom. Faith helps us to look beyond the world's values of God's kingdom.
What will you do if you are offered millions of dollars in exchange for eternity in heaven? Let us not make the wrong choice because of the temporary difficulties we are going through in life.

-Lord, help me to steadfastly fix my mind on heavenly things and let me be aware if my eyes are fixing on temporary stuff on earth, in Jesus name. Amen.

Love Breeds True Friendship

"A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity" (Proverbs 17:17)

True friends are not easy to come by in this generation of waywardness. A true friend is unchangeable in all circumstances. Do you sometimes ask yourself who is your friend? Maybe you have been thinking, it is that person who gave you some money recently.
The Lord Jesus, teaches "Love your neighbour as yourself". It is only love that will make you care about what is happening to your next neighbour at all times and everywhere you find yourself. Are you only concerned about those from your family, church, tribe, father mother, or brothers and sisters alone? God expects you to love everyone you have opportunity to meet. You have to demonstrate the love of God towards all as Jesus did (both Jews and Gentiles). This is the only way we can impact lives as Jesus did. When did you last pray for that unbelieving soul you had opprtunity to meet? That neighbour of yours who has been sick, did you pray for him or visit him? Our Lord Jesus wept at the grave of Lazarus his friend. Don't be a believer who only focusses on heaven and eternity without getting concerned about others around. It is good and rewarding to make friends, not a friend of the world, but a friend who can touch lives. "Let your light shine before all men..." This is the excellency of love in Christ Jesus.

- Thank God for the reminder once again that I shouldn't focus too much on my christian friends. I still have other friends around me who I need to look out and pray for especially for their salvation. In my prayers, I mostly prayed for my christian friends only. How about my friends who doesn't know about Christ? I should say that I had neglected them in my prayers.
Through this passage, I've realised that I didn't pray much for them lately. It also help me to think and ask myself that this week, how many non-believing friends have I prayed for? I should say NONE! From now onwards I shall include those non-believing friends in my prayer and pray for their needs and salvation.

Heavy Cross?

By Uncle Carl .

Thought it was a great reminder for me to have full faith of our Lord, to endure whatever hardship and difficulties that I may be facing, and not to take the any easy short cut way out of it, for there is a reason the Lord allows what we go through to happen. These difficulties may be in the home, at work, or even at church.

Yes... I am guilty of being unable to endure the trials that I have come across many times, resorting in taking short cuts to get myself out of it. Perhaps this is the reason why I received this reminder by way of my old friend. Our Lord cares enough to let me see my mistakes and faults.

I hope this helps you in some ways like it has me.

God bless.

Whatever your cross,

Whatever your pain,

There will always be sunshine,

After the rain...


Perhaps you may stumble,

Perhaps even fall,

But God's always ready,

To answer your call...


He knows every heartache,

Sees every tear,

A word from His lips,

Can calm every fear...


Your sorrows may linger,

Throughout the night,

But suddenly vanish,

In dawn's early light...


The Savior is waiting,

Somewhere above,

To give you His grace,

And send you His love...


Whatever your cross,

Whatever your pain,

"God always sends rainbows...

After the rain..."


To get out of difficulty, one must usually go through it!