Apr 03, 2004 00:35
Wanna see what happens when i dont sleep???!!.........
heres the Question......."which God is the 'right' One?" - but WAit!!!!
instead of looking at it that way take another perspective.......ask this... "what sets Our God apart from other Gods?"
EG- MUslim: Allah= God (the Almighty One)
Jesus= Just some messenger- not the Son of God and was not crucified and did not raise again
==> they believe they must attain certain deeds, charity, levels of worship and prayer so that they may be judged on them.
==> they believe in a heaven and a hell- and that heaven is ranked according to the deeds performed on earth
**THey will be 'born again' in the afterlife and judged for everything they did in the 1st life...greater deeds will cancell out lesser sins
**they live by fearing god in order to maintain a "good servant" status and to save themselves from hell.
--seems all pretty reasonable i must say ......but theres just a few things that dont add up- they're missing a huge part of it..and thats what makes our God different--
THIS: We believe JEsus is the son of God and was brought to Earth as a man. He lived and taught among us..he paved a way for us..he showed us "how". HE was then crucified. WHY?
to prove to us how much god actually loves us...how much he is willing to sacrifice...how hes willing to take it all upon himself... BUT
mainly what it did, was show us the greatness of his power >JEsus Rose AGAIN< which means he IS the "LIVING GOD" and now we can repent our sins and be saved 1John 1:9-
If we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all wrongdoing.
we dont have to prove to him of our good deeds- we just have to repent..he loves us way to much, and because he lives.
MAtt. 222:23-Jesus said this:
" God has told you , ' I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' HE is the God of the Living, not of the dead."
-> so then our God Lives always. REV. 1:8 - " I am the Alpha &Omega. WHo is , and who was, and who is to come, the almighty."
*THATS THE DIFFERENCE HE IS A LIVING GOD- A LIVING GOD WHO LOVES US HARDCORE*
-but be careful- dont ever argue over religion...arguments cause distruction
2Tim 2:23 &
Titus 3:9 -> But avoid foolish contraversies and genealigies and arguments and quarrels about 'the law', because these are unprofitable and useless.
we arent in the right place to judge them on their beliefs or say anything diminishing about them...instead ...simply KNOW what you believe and defend it accordingly.
"A good servant is kinds towards all and is a good and patient teacher" 2 Tim 2:24
OTHER:
Athiests say -> "there is No God"
another depiction is- > "there is no athiests without a God"
Some say this-> 'somethimes people reject christianity because they have not looked far enough into it..'
another depiction-> "the christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting...it has been felt difficult and untried."