biblestudy.
God is a jealous god.
therefore we shall put no other gods before him. nor shall we create idols in which have no magnificence to them. God is magnificent. the most magnificent above all things. and nothing. Nothing can compare to him.
God has wrath.
and We are born with God's wrath and when we choose to believe in him, his wrath leaves us. We are free from hell. Hell is the absence of God, and good, and love.
God is love.
god is love and goodness. he is opposite of hate and evil.
therefore
God hates sin. He dispises it.
When jesus took all of our sins upon himself, God hated him; because he hated sin. So God being love and the opposite of sin, left Jesus. They were no longer one and Jesus said "my god, my god, why have you forsaken me"
I really never knew how powerful those words were until bible study last night.
Jesus died for us. He died for you, and he died for me.
When we sin we are apart from God. However, Jesus has died for our sins. So when we ask for forgiveness it is given to us because Jesus already paid the price for us. He endured all of Gods wrath and hate for us.
so with that, when you sin and ask for forgiveness, are you asking deeply and truely for it? or are you asking just for that moment in time, and not planning on trying to better yourself and trying to keep from sinning that same sin again.
a Christian can be divided into many ways.
the "christian" who says they believe but chooses to live the life they want to live, knowing that god will just keep forgiving them because they are a "chrisitan". well, these "christians" i believe are selfish. they only care about themselves. because if you just think about it, with each sin you do, Jesus has to die all over again hanging on the cross, with nail pierced hands and feet. would you feel bad if someone had to die for you, OVER and OVER and OVER again?
the real Christian is one who believes and lives a life like an believer. now you can break that down into things like studying the bible, helping the needy, giving up everything you have for others. but when it comes down to it. I think a real Christian is one who sins, and honestly truly with all of their heart chooses to confess their sins and try hard to never repeat them. I think a real chrisitan strives for perfection, however we are humans and that is impossible. but that is why Jesus came.
He reasoned with God that we are imperfect. the only perfect thing is God him self.
In the Old testament times were harsh and when people broke the laws of God they had to sacrafice lamb or a calf and repent.
in the New testament there was a change. Jesus was the change. Jesus was the lamb that was slain. and sacraficed on our behalf.
well all i gotta say is that bible study got me thinking on another level. and i finally get the part when jesus says "my god, my god, why have you forsaken me"
therefore we shall put no other gods before him. nor shall we create idols in which have no magnificence to them. God is magnificent. the most magnificent above all things. and nothing. Nothing can compare to him.
God has wrath.
and We are born with God's wrath and when we choose to believe in him, his wrath leaves us. We are free from hell. Hell is the absence of God, and good, and love.
God is love.
god is love and goodness. he is opposite of hate and evil.
therefore
God hates sin. He dispises it.
When jesus took all of our sins upon himself, God hated him; because he hated sin. So God being love and the opposite of sin, left Jesus. They were no longer one and Jesus said "my god, my god, why have you forsaken me"
I really never knew how powerful those words were until bible study last night.
Jesus died for us. He died for you, and he died for me.
When we sin we are apart from God. However, Jesus has died for our sins. So when we ask for forgiveness it is given to us because Jesus already paid the price for us. He endured all of Gods wrath and hate for us.
so with that, when you sin and ask for forgiveness, are you asking deeply and truely for it? or are you asking just for that moment in time, and not planning on trying to better yourself and trying to keep from sinning that same sin again.
a Christian can be divided into many ways.
the "christian" who says they believe but chooses to live the life they want to live, knowing that god will just keep forgiving them because they are a "chrisitan". well, these "christians" i believe are selfish. they only care about themselves. because if you just think about it, with each sin you do, Jesus has to die all over again hanging on the cross, with nail pierced hands and feet. would you feel bad if someone had to die for you, OVER and OVER and OVER again?
the real Christian is one who believes and lives a life like an believer. now you can break that down into things like studying the bible, helping the needy, giving up everything you have for others. but when it comes down to it. I think a real Christian is one who sins, and honestly truly with all of their heart chooses to confess their sins and try hard to never repeat them. I think a real chrisitan strives for perfection, however we are humans and that is impossible. but that is why Jesus came.
He reasoned with God that we are imperfect. the only perfect thing is God him self.
In the Old testament times were harsh and when people broke the laws of God they had to sacrafice lamb or a calf and repent.
in the New testament there was a change. Jesus was the change. Jesus was the lamb that was slain. and sacraficed on our behalf.
well all i gotta say is that bible study got me thinking on another level. and i finally get the part when jesus says "my god, my god, why have you forsaken me"