If children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ. Rom8.17 ESV
For every child of God, the concerns of His Kingdom are now the Family business. God has given us ownership in His kingdom by adopting us into His family. As sons and daughters He expects us to advance His concerns in the world as we would our own. What are His concerns? Well justice and mercy are two that come to mind but the foremost concern of His kingdom is simply that we enjoy, exhibit and express the value of knowing and loving Him through faith in His Son, Jesus. All that God has ever desired for us is that we experience the supreme worth of living under His goodness and that is most clearly evidenced in the gift of Christ. Evangelism is declaring to the nations, and more specifically to my neighbor, the good news that if we accept the gift of forgiveness offered in Christ, the Father will accept us as sons and daughters and this of course makes us heirs of the Family business. 7/3/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
“Before we can pray, "Lord, Thy Kingdom come," we must be willing to pray, "My Kingdom go."” Alan Redpath
If children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ. Rom8.17 ESV
For every child of God, the concerns of His Kingdom are now the Family business. God has given us ownership in His kingdom by adopting us into His family. As sons and daughters He expects us to advance His concerns in the world as we would our own. What are His concerns? Well justice and mercy are two that come to mind but the foremost concern of His kingdom is simply that we enjoy, exhibit and express the value of knowing and loving Him through faith in His Son, Jesus. All that God has ever desired for us is that we experience the supreme worth of living under His goodness and that is most clearly evidenced in the gift of Christ. Evangelism is declaring to the nations, and more specifically to my neighbor, the good news that if we accept the gift of forgiveness offered in Christ, the Father will accept us as sons and daughters and this of course makes us heirs of the Family business. 7/3/2008 ts
For every child of God, the concerns of His Kingdom are now the Family business. God has given us ownership in His kingdom by adopting us into His family. As sons and daughters He expects us to advance His concerns in the world as we would our own. What are His concerns? Well justice and mercy are two that come to mind but the foremost concern of His kingdom is simply that we enjoy, exhibit and express the value of knowing and loving Him through faith in His Son, Jesus. All that God has ever desired for us is that we experience the supreme worth of living under His goodness and that is most clearly evidenced in the gift of Christ. Evangelism is declaring to the nations, and more specifically to my neighbor, the good news that if we accept the gift of forgiveness offered in Christ, the Father will accept us as sons and daughters and this of course makes us heirs of the Family business. 7/3/2008 ts
When you are through changing, you are through. ~Bruce Barton
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Jo3.3 ESV
Change is fundamental to created life. All living things undergo transformation. God Himself is the only constant. He doesn’t change because He has no need to do so. He is perfect, whole and complete. We, on the other hand are not. Our transformation is either from bad to worse or from bad to better but we will certainly change.
We are assured that when Christ entered our heart through faith, His Spirit caused us to be born again to the living hope that we will be transformed into His glorious image. We have been infected with life, His life, and as He died and rose again so we too will fall to the ground only to be raised in the newness of our resurrection morn. I often ask Brenda if I am changing for the better. Am I different today than I was six months ago, not just changing with age but changing in Christ? 7/2/2008 ts
Change is fundamental to created life. All living things undergo transformation. God Himself is the only constant. He doesn’t change because He has no need to do so. He is perfect, whole and complete. We, on the other hand are not. Our transformation is either from bad to worse or from bad to better but we will certainly change.
We are assured that when Christ entered our heart through faith, His Spirit caused us to be born again to the living hope that we will be transformed into His glorious image. We have been infected with life, His life, and as He died and rose again so we too will fall to the ground only to be raised in the newness of our resurrection morn. I often ask Brenda if I am changing for the better. Am I different today than I was six months ago, not just changing with age but changing in Christ? 7/2/2008 ts
When you are through changing, you are through. ~Bruce Barton
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Jo3.3 ESV
Change is fundamental to created life. All living things undergo transformation. God Himself is the only constant. He doesn’t change because He has no need to do so. He is perfect, whole and complete. We, on the other hand are not. Our transformation is either from bad to worse or from bad to better but we will certainly change.
We are assured that when Christ entered our heart through faith, His Spirit caused us to be born again to the living hope that we will be transformed into His glorious image. We have been infected with life, His life, and as He died and rose again so we too will fall to the ground only to be raised in the newness of our resurrection morn. I often ask Brenda if I am changing for the better. Am I different today than I was six months ago, not just changing with age but changing in Christ? 7/2/2008 ts
Change is fundamental to created life. All living things undergo transformation. God Himself is the only constant. He doesn’t change because He has no need to do so. He is perfect, whole and complete. We, on the other hand are not. Our transformation is either from bad to worse or from bad to better but we will certainly change.
We are assured that when Christ entered our heart through faith, His Spirit caused us to be born again to the living hope that we will be transformed into His glorious image. We have been infected with life, His life, and as He died and rose again so we too will fall to the ground only to be raised in the newness of our resurrection morn. I often ask Brenda if I am changing for the better. Am I different today than I was six months ago, not just changing with age but changing in Christ? 7/2/2008 ts
“None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.” Goethe
For freedom Christ has set us free… Gal5.1 ESV
Last night we had a dinner discussion about the nature of freedom. We mentioned the Bill of Rights, minority groups demanding civil liberties and the role of government in light of it all. Someone offered the insightful summary; “Freedom is not the right to do as you want, but the power to do as you should.” Doing what we want inevitably leads to slavery. Christ enables us to do the Father’s will by coming to live in us. It is in surrender to His will that our will is ultimately set free.
Last night we had a dinner discussion about the nature of freedom. We mentioned the Bill of Rights, minority groups demanding civil liberties and the role of government in light of it all. Someone offered the insightful summary; “Freedom is not the right to do as you want, but the power to do as you should.” Doing what we want inevitably leads to slavery. Christ enables us to do the Father’s will by coming to live in us. It is in surrender to His will that our will is ultimately set free.
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