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for our lives but the truth is he gives us everything we need for life and godliness in his word i ve mentioned in previous posts how powerful and informative god s word can be the words of the bible are his very thoughts jesus is the word manifested in the flesh so in order to have a relationship with him i need to be studying his word more the thing is what do we intend to do with the word of god in james 1 22 we are reminded that if we hear the word and don t do it we deceive ourselves satan is the great deceiver but sometimes we make his job easy for him he s likely thrilled to watch some of our worship services he s probably sitting there thinking sweet look at all these christians they gather to hear a message from god that they re not going to apply they deceive themselves my job is done but that is not the reaction that god wants when we hear or read his word he is a god who desires repentance change of actually turning away from the world and following him if we re honest there are several ways that we can respond to god s word only one of which he would be happy with we respond with disbelief we can hear something from the word of god and flat out not believe what it says we can assume that god didn t really mean that or that he s a loving god who would not really punish us against our better judgement we walk away from what we know in our hearts to be the truth we respond with that doesn t apply to me somehow christians have gotten into the habit of cherry picking the bible thinking that some parts apply to my life while others do not god s word is perfect we cannot throw some of it out because we disagree or it doesn t match the life we want to live it s our responsibility to mold our lives to fit what god wants not the other way around the word breaks us but we do nothing sometimes we hear a well delivered message from god s word or we read a passage that really hits home we dwell on how important it is how right and true but no change is made like the soil with many thorns we get sidetracked worrying about our lives we forget that god s word has no effect on us until it is applied the word breaks us and we change the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues to do this not forgetting what he has heard but doing it he will be blessed in what he does james 1 25 a disciple is a follower of their master they listen to instruction and then put that instruction into practice like romans 12 2 says we are to be transformed by renewing our minds with the word of god only then will we know his will next time you open your bible to study or you re listening to someone deliver a message from god s word read or listen with a purpose ask yourself what will i do with the word of god it s amazing to look at the bible sitting on my desk next to me and think of the amazing importance of that text i know this to be true but it still stuns me at times to realize that these are the very thoughts of the god that i believe in and worship i m astounded by the bible s permanency and its power i m encouraged by its message of hope and grace i think as christians we lose track of that at times we talk about how important the bible is but we don t necessarily show that daily in the way we live or respond to the world around us we proclaim that the word of god has the great ability to transform lives but it may not be entirely evident that it has transformed our own i wrote the above post many years ago to provide a reminder that we cannot only read god s word or even memorize it or quote it when trying to prove a point we must be changed by it it should be evident in every aspect of our lives that the transforming power of the word of god has taken control of us that by reading it we respond to our sin with remorse and repentance that we take seriously our calling to make disciples of all nations that we realize that the grace and forgiveness that god has given us was meant to be passed on to others as well ask yourself what will you do with the word of god will you set it aside in disbelief or pick it apart to eliminate the inconsistencies with your chosen lifestyle or will you relish in the saving words of a god who loves you dearly and choose to daily follow his commands joe butler share this tweet more print opens in new window print like loading commitment to christ means commitment to his church blogs revisited on june 3 2019 by joe butler in blogs revisited christianity church faith family 3 comments commitment to christ means commitment to his church originally posted june 22 2014 is it possible to have a commitment to christ separate and apart from a commitment to his church scores of today s christians apparently believe so based on the lack of attendance in worship services around the world but the church the body and bride of christ is far more than going to a worship assembly or attending the annual church cookout if we are to identify ourselves as christians joined with christ we must also join our lives with christ s people it is a privilege to be identified as a member of christ s family but so many believers view it as a chore part of the problem in today s culture is how we view the church we tend to think of the church as a building a meeting place we characterize churches based upon denominational leaning or what programs they offer it s common to hear people say i attend the church with the great singles program or i worship at the church that has unlimited resources and outings for retirees we ve created a consumer driven mentality where we shop around for the congregation that best suits our needs but this is not how the bible presents the church jesus nor his disciples never once refer to the church as a building or a series of programs designed to please the masses the church of christ is simply meant to be a body of believers sharing the life of christ we re meant to care love serve and teach one another we re called to forgive encourage pray for and rejoice with one another read 1 corinthians 12 25 john 13 34 35 galatians 5 13 colossians 3 16 colossians 3 13 1 thessalonians 5 11 james 5 16 and philippians 4 4 so i must ask the question how will you approach the church and your commitment to it our only response should be total dedication to the bride of christ because in doing so we are also showing total dedication to christ himself it s summer vacation time here in florida and i ve noticed a lot more out of town visitors at our sunday morning worship services lately i love it when we have visitors because i get to meet and talk to other christians but even more importantly i gain a tremendous amount of encouragement by seeing the importance these visitors place on worship and the church itself we all have been there before i m sure we are on a much needed vacation one which we ve have planned for months or maybe years and we have many activities or hours of relaxation planned for our time a lot of times our weekly worship time passes and we don t give a second thought about missing maybe that s because we re not home with our regular church family or we re unfamiliar with the local churches in the area it s always nice to live in a tourist area and know that christians have made it a priority to assemble with a group of believers while on vacation it shows how strongly they view the church itself and the vital role it plays in worshipping god and strengthening the body of christians worldwide the above post which i penned almost 5 years ago now is a reminder of what our commitment to the church should be if we are committed to christ and then show no commitment to his bride the church then we are really liars and not committed to him at all and it s not just on vacation either our lives should be an example of placing god and his church at the forefront of everything we hold dear i ll close by echoing the words above how will you approach the church and your commitment to it our only response should be total dedication to the bride of christ because in doing so we are also showing total dedication to christ himself joe butler share this tweet more print opens in new window print like loading what is the christian life a rich abundant life blogs revisited on april 18 2019 may 24 2019 by joe butler in blogs revisited christianity faith god s word leave a comment what is the christian life a rich abundant life originally posted april 29 2014 so being a christian is synonymous with having an abundant life right great where do i sign up has god promised us a rich abundant life well yes and no today s post on living as a christian will focus on what a rich abundant life really means in god s eyes first let s look at the verse that sparked this study john 10 10 jesus said in that passage i have come that they may have life and have it to the full some versions refer to it as an abundant life there is no doubt that god provides us wonderful physical blessings but many have interpreted this verse to mean that god promises what we would call the good life wealth power life on easy street if you ve taken the time to read much of the rest of bible or study the lives of christ s followers you ll know practicing a christian life is anything but easy so what does this abundant life mean we must shift into eternal thinking and read some other passages to fully understand this concept lets look at 2 corinthians 9 8 and god is able to make all grace abound to you so that in all things at all times having all that you need you will abound in every good work the abundant life is about the grace of god as well it s about using that grace through the work we do for others god blesses us so we can then bless those around us it s a beautiful way to show the love of god to the world and praise him for the love he shows us the abundant life is also a life of power or better yet of god s power living through us ephesians 3 20 21 says now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to his power that is at work within us to him be glory in the church and in christ jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever we need to view ourselves as vessels carrying the message and power of god throughout the world finally the abundant life is having our needs met my god will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in christ jesus philippians 4 19 suffice it to say that needs and wants are two very different things but as the parable of the talents teaches those who use god s gifts wisely will be blessed with more god has always provided for his children the entire bible speaks that message all we need to do is put our trust in him obey and practice his teachings and he will give us that abundant life we all hope for and dream of for today s blogs revisited post we re going to take a look at post i wrote as a month long series back in april of 2014 answering the question of what is a christian life i chose the topic of the rich abundant life because this idea is so misunderstood and misinterpreted of course that s easy to do when we only use our physical world as a means of understanding scripture as we grow more spiritually mature we can hopefully understand the eternal ramifications of god s word and the promises that lie within the idea of a rich and abundant life is a good example of thinking that god s promises have to do with the here and now for sure this passage of scripture found in john 10 10 does promise us blessings but we may have misinterpreted that god wishes for us to live a carefree life full of financial and material success as the post above mentions one need only to study the bible in its entirety to see that christians throughout history have not always lived a life that we would consider comfortable and easy and if we only think of this life here on earth it would make sense to think in this way but god is preparing us for eternity and gives us the blessings grace we need to do the good works he wishes for us to do god does indeed meet our physical needs in this life and he does promise to bless those who are good stewards with more but that abundance is meant to be shared rather than hoarded there s no doubt that christians should approach life with the mindset that they are rich in christ but those riches have nothing to do with the physical things we have here in this life the riches of god are attributes like peace contentment joy wisdom and love and if you ask me those things promise a much more abundant life than what this world could ever offer joe butler share this tweet more print opens in new window print like loading trust and obey blogs revisited on april 9 2019 by joe butler in blogs revisited christianity faith inspiration leave a comment trust and obey originally posted march 11 2014 trust and obey many of us are familiar with this timeless hymn still sung in many churches around the world the refrain speaks to a simple truth about following god trust and obey is a truth i ve found many unbelievers have difficulty with because they think christians profess to have all of the answers those christians farther along on their walk with god know that all too often we don t know why god has asked something of us or why something has happened sometimes it s necessary to just trust and obey with the technology of our modern age and our immediate access to information we convince ourselves that we need to know everything many things in our world try to encourage us to not trust god this is exactly how satan works creating distrust and skepticism towards what we know to be true he whispers to us during times of desperation don t trust god to take care of you don t trust anyone else they ll only let you down just look out for yourself you re the only one you can truly trust while satan plants his poison in our minds god responds by reminding us that he loves us he knew us before the beginning of time he has a plan for us through his son jesus christ in fact jesus himself reminds us of that plan in john 12 44 50 he said whoever believes in me does not believe in me only but in the one who sent me the one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me i have come into this world as a light so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness if anyone hears my words but does not keep them i do not judge that person for i did not come to judge the world but to save the world there is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words the very words i have spoken will condemn them at the last day for i did not speak on my own but the father who sent me commanded me to say all that i have spoken i know that his command leads to eternal life so whatever i say is just what the father has told me to say jesus is telling us to trust him obey his teachings for in doing so we are obeying god and getting to know him trust and obedience does not negate rational thought and physical evidence either the world would have u...