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Title: WHO AM I? Post by: Brother Love on September 30, 2004, 04:50:09 AM "The Grace Vine"
WHO AM I? I'd like to play a short game with you. We'll call it Who Am I? I'll give you some clues and you figure out who I'm describing. Ready? 1. I consistently try to avoid evil. 2. I memorize passages from the Scriptures regularly. 3. I'm faithful to my wife and family. 4. I spend much time in prayer. 5. I Tithe 6. I believe that every wore of the Bible is true. 7. I attend church regularly. Can you guess who this describes? The answer is: a Pharisee. Does this surprise you? A person might argue that what I described with the seven clues I gave could also be a committed Christian. I won't argue against that point, because it would be true. The description could apply to a faithful Christian or to a Pharisee. The point to be understood is that it's not our behavior that determines who we are. Even a bonafide Pharisee can act outwardly like a Christian. Authentic Christianity is grounded in an intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Dead religion focuses exclusively on outward behavior. If you were asked to describe a Christian, what would you say? If you described somebody who did the things listed in the first paragraph, the description would miss the mark. If, on the other hand, you described a person who knows he is loved by Jesus Christ and who loves him intensely in return, that would be right on the mark. Do you want to grow in your Christian life? Then focus on Jesus. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you more and more the depths of His love for you. As He does, you'll find yourself loving Him more and more. Behavior does have an important role in the Christian's life, there's no doubt about that. How-ever, the essence of Christianity isn't what you do or don't do. Its essence is in the love shared between your Saviour and you. Everything else is to come from that. To live any other way is to wear the mark of Pharisee. By Steve McVey Author of "Grace Walk" www.gracewalk.org (http://www.sirinet.net/~blkidps/blgif1.gif) Title: WHO AM I? Post by: Brother Love on October 01, 2004, 03:47:40 PM Do you want to grow in your Christian life?
(http://www.sirinet.net/~blkidps/blgif1.gif) Title: Re:WHO AM I? Post by: Brother Love on October 02, 2004, 04:08:49 PM Religion is the story of what a sinful man tries to do for a holy God; the gospel is the story of what a holy God has done for sinful men.
(http://www.sirinet.net/~blkidps/blgif1.gif) Title: Re:WHO AM I? Post by: Homeskillet on October 04, 2004, 12:15:21 AM Religion is the story of what a sinful man tries to do for a holy God; the gospel is the story of what a holy God has done for sinful men. (http://www.sirinet.net/~blkidps/blgif1.gif) AMEN BROTHER. I loved this post, thank you for sharing. ;D Title: WHO AM I? Post by: Brother Love on October 04, 2004, 07:13:15 AM Religion is the story of what a sinful man tries to do for a holy God; the gospel is the story of what a holy God has done for sinful men. (http://www.sirinet.net/~blkidps/blgif1.gif) AMEN BROTHER. I loved this post, thank you for sharing. ;D Thanks Homeskillet have i told you today I LOVE you :) I do :) (http://www.sirinet.net/~blkidps/bljpg2.jpg) |