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in the first place if they only bring you comfort and do nothing for your soul or your relationship with christ and your relationship with others then what good are they if your beliefs are based on error and you do nothing to discover the error and correct it guess what you will be held responsible for that error on the day of judgment this is especially most extremely important when it comes to salvation that is why scripture warns us to examine ourselves to show we are in the faith and to make our calling and election sure it is of vital importance to be certain we are holding to biblical doctrine and exalting jesus christ and not the doctrines of men and our imaginations there you have it the most dangerous thing a christian can do is to think and be able to give a reason for the hope that is within him july 20 2008 words of wisdom posted by josh under humor random rantings 2 comments july 16 2008 heroes new series in every hero there is a villain posted by mdhearn under bible christianity faith god pop culture reflection 1 comment i recently noticed that the popular nbc tv show heroes is boasting a new series with the promo in every hero there could be a villain it seems to be centered around the idea that the heroes are also the villains at different times throughout the drama i think i can relate but i would argue that in every hero there is a villain i have been a believer in jesus christ since i was five years of age i was dramatically converted from a life of thumb sucking and temper tantrums i like to say in reality i know i was born from above as john chapter 3 puts it because of the warfare that has raged in my soul ever since among other reasons recently i have felt frustrated with some of the ways that i have been tempted and at times given in to my old nature the sinful power in me the villain that opposes everything i want to be for god i ve been asking myself alot of questions questions like where does my desire to tear down another person in order to build myself up come from why do i worry about the future when i am promised my needs will be cared for forever what keeps me from sharing god s truth to my aquaintances every chance i get why do i care so much about my own comfort why do i fear for my own loss when everything that really matters i already have and that which i have i can never lose why do i lose my joy how can i fix my eyes on any earthly situation for more than a moment when i could be gazing spiritually into the eyes of my redeemer how can i neglect to truly pray when i know that all that i could ever want is found in the whisper of his name why do i choose to feed my physical thirst and neglect feeding my spiritual thirst when my appetite for the former is never quenched but the latter springs up unto life eternal how is it that i can sin and not shed a single tear when jesus christ wept over my sin in the garden the night before it cost him his life why do i no longer tremble when i think of how close i came to spending all of forever in eternal damnation and punishment how can i forget so easily the agony of that night in the garden or in pilate s palace how is it that golgotha slips so quickly from my mind why does my anger rise up within me when i am ridiculed do i not deserve every word against me and more how can i choose the evening sitcom over bedside prayers with my children how can i allow images of women other than my wife to linger in my mind what causes me to desire to deceive or withhold information in order to be praised by my peers or obtain a larger paycheck why do i choose to stay in bed some mornings when i could be exploring the riches of the holy scriptures why do i quickly question and want to rebel in my heart against any and all authority set over me regardless of who it is how do i fall in love so quickly with anything and everything that tickles my fancy when it displaces my first love for my savior why do i fail to be content when i already have everything that is good for me these are just a few of the questions that lately have plagued my mind i want to do what is right i want to be holy i get so tired some times of struggling with my self i see in me this law that all that i don t want to do that i do and that which i want to do i don t do what a treacherous man i am who will rescue me from from this war that rages in my soul thank god that i can be free through jesus christ my lord so with my mind i am serving this principle of christ but with my flesh i am serving this principle of sin see romans 7 22 25 my own paraphrase once again my victory over this arch enemy deep within lies in scripture romans chapter 8 verses 5 13 14 26 32 seems to spell it out verse 5 teaches me to set my mind on the things of the spirit verse 13 teaches me to put to death the actions of the sinful nature the flesh verse 14 commands me to follow the spirit verses 26 32 prompt me to pray for the victory can it really be that simple yes i think it can be has god s will ever been hard to understand the difficulty is in obeying these simple commands daily this battle that i face every day is won by following these four commands when i keep my mind on spiritual matters the word of god through memorizing meditating and mentioning psalm 119 11 joshua 1 8 it consistently i have obeyed the first command but i have only begun the battle when i refuse to obey the desires of my sinful nature i have gained another part of the victory thirdly i must follow the spirit of god follower is a synonym with disciple from which we get the word discipline we must discipline ourselves to follow the new law of the spirit over 1000 commands are given in the new testament and by god s grace we are to follow them not as legalists trying to obtain god s favor but as children seeking to please him who has made us accepted in the beloved but even this is futile if we fail to follow verses 26 32 it is only when i add quality time before the throne of god allowing the spirit to pray through me in groanings that often cannot even be uttered that i ensure i have done my part and have been victorious yes and i know that i am victorious over this principle of sin because i am more than a conqueror through him that loved me and that predestined me to be conformed to the image of his son romans 8 30 37 praise god for the victory that i have over the villain inside me when i simply trust and obey the truths of his word and i don t even need to watch the tv show july 16 2008 the problem of pain as i see it posted by mdhearn under apologetics christianity god philosophy problems of philosophy 3 comments let me start by saying i ve been called a jackass recently a certain synonym for the beast of burden aka mule jenny moke for saying something similar to this i m not complaining my point of view isn t always the most comfortable and i ve been known to stir things up a bit before what s more maybe the shoe fits in some ways of course i m speaking of myself as in comparison to the four footed animal with large floppy ears you might have seen it i agree that i may be like this dull creature in that i will carry my share of a load on my back if i am beaten long enough i am as ugly as the brute my wife will tell you that and as far as intelligence there are some striking similarities between myself and the foolish burro just today i was late for an appointment so did i respond with increased haste you might ask not hardly i drifted into a daydream while driving down the highway i missed my turn altogether and progressed from being just a few minutes late to practically absent altogether although i guess i could physically be mistaken for a donkey if i was approached from the wrong angle in dim lighting while tying my shoes i may be primarily like the animal as it pertains to my lack of knowledge of matters of higher learning the arts literature history etc etc i can perform basic mathematical functions on a calculator and i do know my abcs although at times my children have caught me singing the alphabet song when searching for papers in my file cabinet so i m not too smart not the brightest crayon in the box a couple of fries short of a happy meal my elevator doesn t go all the way to the top floor whatever but from my asinine point of view i don t get all this fuss about a problem of pain i was listening to a talk radio show recently and some guy e mailed in asking where was god when the host of the show had made some unwise choices and created alot of problems for himself as if god should have stepped in and saved this guys family from financial ruin divorce etc if he was truly a good god i hear it all the time if god is a good god then why does he allow so much suffering in the world somehow this question has stumped many people and caused them to become bitter against god the question is asked if god could stop evil and pain being an all powerful being how can he allow evil and suffering to exist the only two answers these people rationalize to be possible are that either 1 god is not good or 2 god is not all powerful they say how can a good god allow people to suffer my simplistic point of view for which i am sometimes demonized would be what are you joking you ve got to be joking this is not a valid question this is absurd its more than absurd its completely blasphemous to insinuate that somehow its god s fault for the pain in the world and that a good all powerful god should stop the pain pain is a direct and often indirect result of people s rebellion against god did god cause the pain or did we of course god will allow suffering in this world maybe i should put it this way when did we start thinking that god was on our side we are the arch enemies of god by our very existence he created us good and whole but we chose a long time ago to become the people that we are today we are god s enemies from birth he hates what we do and what we have become as a human race he loves us because of what he knows we will become when we are recreated in his likeness again that s why he has sent his son jesus to change us to make us new holy creations in his image but i don t see how there is any reason he should take away our pain if anything we should suffer a whole lot more for the evil that is in our souls and our minds my guess is we will too as our society rebels against god s clear commands more and more isn t the whole purpose of suffering to deter further evil and to judge sin isn t this what we asked for what we deserve yes i said it sin sin there it is again why do we feel we must use words like mistake or lack of judgement to cover what we really are again call me whatever you want i m sure i deserve it somehow but aren t we the ones who brought the curse on ourselves aren t we the sworn enemies of god by nature through the choice of adam our father some 10 000 years ago we are the ones who rebelled against him not the other way around why do we think that he the creator of the universe should allow us to live much less take away our suffering if we got what we deserve well there is a reason they call it hell thank god there is a way to escape the judgment to come by accepting jesus christ as our lord and repenting of our sin this way we can become new creations and escape what we deserve if anything we should be thanking god for the times of reprieve from pain and suffering not questioning how he could still be good in allowing it i know i m not being very sensitive my comments probably haven t made anyone feel good and i m sure the responses i get to this post will make calling me a jackass look like a compliment but that s just the way i see it and i think i m in pretty good company the apostle paul 1 corinthians 1 27 29 esv but god chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise god chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong 28 god chose what is low and despised in the world even things that are not to bring to nothing things that are 29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of god the apostle paul romans 1 18 32 esv for the wrath of god is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth 19 for what can be known about god is plain to them because god has shown it to them 20 for his invisible attributes namely his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly perceived ever since the creation of the world in the things that have been made so they are without excuse 21 for although they knew god they did not honor him as god or give thanks to him but they became futile in their thinking and their foolish hearts were darkened 22 claiming to be wise they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal god for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things 24 therefore god gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves 25 because they exchanged the truth about god for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the creator who is blessed forever amen 26 for this reason god gave them up to dishonorable passions for their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error 28 and since they did not see fit to acknowledge god god gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done 29 they were filled with all manner of unrighteousness evil covetousness malice they are full of envy murder strife deceit maliciousness they are gossips 30 slanderers haters of god insolent haughty boastful inventors of evil disobedient to parents 31 foolish faithless heartless ruthless 32 though they know god s decree that those who practice such things deserve to die they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them june 6 2008 philosophy it s benefits for the christian and how it is communicated posted by josh under academics art christianity culture god philosophy 1 comment many christians are unsure of what to think of philosophy some believe that it is a volatile mixture of mysticism humanist psychology and pagan religion while yet others believe it to be a discipline that is exclusively practiced by the intellectually elite none of these ideas are true however and the people who hold them would be surprised to know that they practice philosophy in some sense every day for example when two men are talking about the moral implications of our nation going to war they are in fact philosophizing when woman dialogues with another concerning the issue of abortion and seeks to demonstrate that an unborn child has the same right to life as any other individual then philosophy is being utilized in fact many of the topics that we ponder and discuss every day fall into 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