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OK God, what's the plan?

10/20/2021

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Great question!   In a nutshell, God's plan is to offer redemption to all of humanity.   Anyone that wants to re-establish an eternal loving humble submissive relationship with God can do so.   All that is required is that we recognize God as the one true God, repent of our sins, confess our sins to God, and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.   In essence, we need to give our lives, will and heart back to God.

Many will approach this saving relationship with God only for themselves.    "Sure, I'll accept God's salvation through Jesus" they will say, but in reality, they are only trying to manipulate God to the point that they get what they want.   But God sees through our hearts and intentions.  If we chose to love Him and serve Him that's one thing, but, if we chose to use this offer simply to get what we want (salvation for eternity), it will never happen and we will be left on the outside looking in.   For more about the offer of God's salvation, send me an email through this website and I will gladly answer your questions to the best of my ability.
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Is Jesus really the only way to Heaven?

10/19/2021

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Like it or not, Jesus said that He is.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.

​At first, I hated this passage, because I felt that it was totally unfair!  But as time went on, I realized that truly only God Himself could ever make the full payment for our sins, completely and once and for all!   In actuality, it makes perfect sense.   

Let me give you an example:
If I am making the perfect cake, I only want to use the best and only pure ingredients for my recipe.   If I used inferior ingredients, the cake would not be perfect.   What if I added a drop of gasoline to the frosting, would the cake still be perfect?   Would it taste like a perfect cake? No!   If only perfect ingredients can go into making the perfect cake, how could I, someone that is imperfect, ever add to the sacrifice of Christ to pay a price of such cost?   The sacrifice had to be perfect, and yet Jesus is the only perfect human to ever walk the earth.   Jesus had to pay for my sins, and yours!

What about other religions?   Same thing.   Since Jesus is God's Son, He is the only perfect sacrifice that could resolve the sin issue between us and God the Father.   Anything else would simply not suffice.   So, Jesus paid the price and paved the way, now, the only thing left is for us to accept His sacrifice on our own behalf.
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What is God like?

10/19/2021

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We all want to know: God, what are you really like?   Are You and introvert, and extrovert, or what?   Are You old, young, funny, serious, what is Your personality all about?

First of all, we have to understand that the human intellect is incapable of fully comprehending the nature of God.   What we know about Him is what He has revealed to us through His Holy Spirit.   God wants us to know Him, but in the fallen state that we are living in, its impossible.   

Is He a kill-joy?   Is He a Santa of sorts, or maybe someone from a Star Wars movie?   What we do know is this: Jesus Christ is the physical manifestation of God Himself.   You want to know God ... go look at Jesus!
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"God, where did you come from?"

10/18/2021

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One of the most difficult barriers to overcome as a beginning Christian is to understand that I will never fully understand God!   Its just impossible!   As I read His Word, a plethora of questions will take residence in my heart, like the one above.   As I try to understand God, I want to first start out with His origin, where did He come from?   But, the question is one that has only one true answer, and that is that God has always been, so great, so magnificent, that He was not created, He simply has existed forever.

​Now if that doesn't blow the mind of a new Christian seeker, nothing will!    How do I believe that God is real, but has no beginning?   Its a concept that my human mind cannot comprehend.   So, when it comes to the origin of God, it takes faith, not reason and stastics, but faith.   And faith is not like a light-switch, something you can turn on and off.   No, faith has to be nurtured and grown.   The good news is that God will provide the nourishment and the water, we simply need to receive.

​This is the beginning of a journey we will take together as we grow in our relationship with each other, and God.   Comment below ...
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