Sunday, June 22, 2008
I LOVE my church!
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This has been such a blessed day!! We had a baptismal service this morning and heard several young people give their testimony about coming to Christ and having a sincere desire to follow Him. This is always very moving to me to see teens who have a heart toward God - so very different from the way I was as a teen. It inspires and encourages me to instill this love for God in my own children. We are also in a series through Colossians on Sunday mornings and our Sunday evening series is about our identity in Christ. It is amazing. After YEARS of legalism, it is so wonderful to sit under sound teaching about RELATIONSHIP. I told my husband this morning that I think I understand why Jesus said the way was narrow and FEW would find it. I live in what is considered the bible belt and there are a LOT of churches and a lot of "Christians" who are relying a whole lot on themselves and their own self-righteousness and their "religion" actually has very little to do with Christ and knowing Him. Now, we are not on the hippie Jesus bus (as one of our teachers calls it) where there is no consequence or accountability for sin. Wrong is still wrong. God is God and He is holy and calls us to be holy also. But the wrong heart is just as deadly to our souls as the wrong actions. As a matter of fact, you can be very pious on the outside - the perfect Christian in the world's eyes - and still be going straight to hell because you don't KNOW Christ. What is our motive behind what we do??? Do we do the right thing because we want others to see us and think we are righteous or because we love God so dearly and are so thankful to Him that we don't want to do things that would grieve Him? Are we proud of our spirituality or humbled by the fact that we can NEVER begin to measure up to God's standard? Is your only standard God's Word or do you subscribe to the list of rules and regulations imposed by some man or group of men that God Himself has not required? OK, I know, I'm rambling. This has just been an eye-opener for me. Anyway, I love the opportunity that God has given me to sit under good, exegetical teaching. I am truly blessed and hope that everyone will have the opportunity to hear God's truths spoken so clearly. |
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