Thought of the Day...

Christianity is not a democracy.  It is an autocracy.  With God as our one and only leader. 

God gave us the Bible as our guidebook to life.  I do not like to call it a rulebook because God cannot make each one of us do something.  He simply opens the doors for us.  If we listen to what He has to say we will follow His direction for our lives, but if we choose not to listen, He is not going to force us to go the direction He wants us to go.  Prayer and the Bible should be the two things that guide our daily Christian walks with God. 

Blessings in Christ,

 

The Bible NEVER Changes

Want to know something absolutely WONDERFUL??

The Bible NEVER changes!!

If we want to know the truth, the way, the word of our Lord, we need to open up our Bible and pray that God will lay the meaning of passages in our hearts.

Yes, sometimes that is easier said than done. I know I have my fair share of struggles trying to figure out what a passage is meaning, but I also know that if I pray about it God will tell me what He wants me to know.

People change what the Bible says. We change it to fit what we want it to mean. What we want it to say. We take out passages we decide do not apply to lives today and leave in the passages we wish to obey.

God never changes nor does He waiver from the truth. People change. People waiver from the truth.

The true meaning of the Bible NEVER changes! That means the TRUTH does not change!

Blessings in Christ,

My view on the Bible

I started thinking more about my mom's issue with me taking the Bible as a "rule book". Am I really taking it solely as a "rule book"? I don't think so because there are certainly topics that I do not follow as strictly as either maybe I should or as others do. She said she really wants me to recognize God's love as "my" God's love. Not "the" Lord's love.

I explained it to her like this, and thought the analogy was rather good if I am allowed to say so :)

"It's like with you and dad, I do not need to do anything to earn your love. You give me your love. However, there are rules you expect me to obey. It's the same with God and His love. He gives me His love unconditionally and without me doing anything to earn it, but there are still rules that He expects us all to follow."

My mom has a real issue with me taking anything but Jesus' word as His. So that is part of our differences on covering and modest dressing. Even though I do not agree with her opinion on this, I am trying to understand where she is coming from. The only thing she truly obeys are the 10 Commandments, but those are not "rules" for her to follow. Those are simply guidelines to her. They are rules or commands to me. This is a huge difference for us -- one that I do not think will change, thus I am trying to understand her point of view.

Blessings in Christ,