The Path

God created man not the other way around. We are to fit God's plan not the other way around. God's plan is for us to find him through his son Jesus who died for our sins and not for us to find him without the Light that is son and our Savior, Jesus. No one can find God without finding his Son Jesus first it is written so in the Word and the Word is Jesus.

My writing and Christian experience.: If you fear a race, fear yourself!

My writing and Christian experience.: If you fear a race, fear yourself!: Last night I had a dream and that dream was a lesson I will share with you. As everyone knows there has been many stories of white cops sho...

If you fear a race, fear yourself!

Last night I had a dream and that dream was a lesson I will share with you.
As everyone knows there has been many stories of white cops shooting unarmed black men. This is not what I am writing about but does deal with things and comments I have read on news sites. Maybe my dream can help explain.
In my dream I was a child and in my dream my family did not live in Carrabelle, Fl but in a low income neighbor probably near Atlanta. We were a minority in the majority black neighborhood. I remember being frightened about living in the neighborhood and wondered if that meant I was racist, and that frightened me more.
You see there were things I saw around the neighborhood that scared me. There were robberies, drug deals, prostitution, and violent crimes happening that I witnessed now and again.
Now there was something else I noticed and that was the people. The people did not frighten me for most were not involved in the behaviors I listed above; they were just people living their lives like me and my family. They worked, laughed, played, and loved; and like me they did not like the criminal element going on.
When I woke I pondered the meaning and there are several things I discovered. The first is we are all people of the same God and created equal. We all can choose to do good or bad. No matter the neighborhood or the race it that makes up the majority all face the same problems. Most problems are social economic in nature so low income neighborhoods are more likely to suffer higher crime rates regardless if they are black, white, or Asian. The problem is when we see bad things in a neighborhood and lump everyone together and blame it on race. While people make up a neighborhood the person is not defined by what goes on in that neighborhood so why should a people as a whole be defined by certain bad individual s? They should not. Now some may say that the people should be responsible for their neighborhood and stop the criminal element? How? I know people try and do so to some success, but how can a person of any race who is working hard just to get by possibly give more time to their neighborhood to clean it up yet still have time for family? Could you in a similar situation? Now think of fear of retaliation? That plays a factor. There are many factors.
What I am saying do not judge a people because of what you think is the big picture presented to you by media. Look at a people by examining the individuals that make up the people and you will find the majority are like you and share the same values. Never be fearful of someone because of the color of their skin as God created all alike there is no reason to; if you do fear someone because of the color of their skin the person you should actually fear is yourself.

My writing and Christian experience.: Jesus, The Word.

My writing and Christian experience.: Jesus, The Word.: Christ Jesus main mission was for our salvation, but what about his other mission? Well one was to bring the Word to the world because many ...

Jesus, The Word.

Christ Jesus main mission was for our salvation, but what about his other mission? Well one was to bring the Word to the world because many strayed and God's word was corrupted overtime by power hungry officials and contamination from other cultures such during the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities. Now not all were contaminated, Daniel and his friends held fast as reflected in the Bible. Now others continued in such away they were Against the Word and even turned on God's messenger, his prophets that he sent forth to guide people back to the Word, but the people rejected them an persecuted them. Finally he sent his Son,the Messiah, the Christ, Jesus who was spoken of by Moses and King David. What did the teachers of the law do? They killed him instead of accepting the Word and the Light that existed before creation. Jesus who was rejected and killed by those who were supposedly of Holy office rose from the tomb to show he has Power over Death and by accepting Him as our Savior, the Word, and the Light we our guaranteed Eternal Life. The restoration of Israel depends on the restoration of the Word to the Children of Israel. Jesus is the Word in Spirit and the Flesh.

My writing and Christian experience.: My view of predestination and being a Christian.

My writing and Christian experience.: My view of predestination and being a Christian.: Recently I heard of a individual I know believing in predestination. This person has the belief pretty much that what he does does not matte...

My view of predestination and being a Christian.

Recently I heard of a individual I know believing in predestination. This person has the belief pretty much that what he does does not matter God has decided what is going to happen and nothing they do matters so they live a life of "why bother?".
Well, I will tell you why bother. Because predestination is wrong, very wrong and here is why. We have free will to do or not do which leads to consequences. Now those consequences can be good or bad, sinful or worthy of blessings. We choose this. Now by believing predestination and going why bother we run the risk of not just sinning by acting but sinning by failing to act. Now would God our creator who created us for fellowship with him in heaven if we are found worthy (he loves all of us so he gave us Christ to overcome our sinful limitations) set up a system for failure? No. Christ says that woe to them that causes his children to stumble. Now, would God go against his own words? No.
Now it gets confusing when people speak of God's plan and God's will; many see it as predestination set in stone and believe once saved always saved. I doubt this is true because we have all seen people fall from Grace, some may turn back and be saved, others do not. Does this mean Christ has lost one that was given to him? No, True salvation means to be given to the Lord and is shown in action and words. I understand people stray at times but the Lord leads them back. Now if once saved always saved or once damned always damned were true why would there be a need for Christ? Why would the Lord subject his Son to such treatment that no man could endure if there was not a choice? Jesus died on the cross for our sins to show that he has power over death which equates to Eternal Life with him in his Father's Kingdom. It is that simple. We can choose life in Christ or death in flesh by letting our desires lead us away. So the key here is Choice and the Free Will to choose.
Well God knows everything from Alpha to Omega, past, present, and future so he must have it written down as his plan? Yes and no. You see many of us look at time as the fourth dimension or as the same everywhere and everything including God is subject to this law. God makes the laws so it is highly likely he is in his own frame of reference and viewing our time frame of reference from there with the beginning and end all laid out in front of him. And even now you, your heavenly self is right there with him in his Kingdom, his reference frame, if you choose to accept Christ died for your sins and has power over death. If you have then you will have fruits that he will judge you by, if not or you just payed lip service you will have a bunch of sin rotted fruits that will condemn you to hell. Now some will have a few bushels of good fruit and some may only have a single fruit, but as long as that fruit is good you will have an equal share in God's Kingdom. Who judges the fruit? Christ Jesus our Savior. I'll give you a hint: Good fruits involve accepting Christ truly and love for you fellow man (mankind). Realize that Christ can spot rotted fruit miles away so it can not be hidden, but if you truly accept him as your savior he will rid you of your rotted fruit and soon you will produce the Good Fruit of God, even if it is only one piece. Also we produce Good Fruit in our own way according to our talents and abilities; God knows these and will place you in the best place to grow.
Earlier I talked about inaction being sinful and this being a danger for believing in predestination, I believe it is true. Predestination can make one lazy thinking that God is solely responsible for tending to your garden and will produce the Good Fruit for you. No, God wants you to use your abilities the best you can to produce fruit. So if you set around doing why bother your Garden that Christ helped tidy up for you will go unattended a be worse than before. Not Good. Why is it worse than before? It is because you have heard the word of God and did not use the tools unlike someone who never heard the Word of God and therefore has an excuse. I believe God has away to help those who never received the Word in this life.
I believe Calvin should never have brought forth predestination as so many are wrongly informed and miss lead. So believe that God's plan is for fellowship in Heaven for those that have accepted his Son, Jesus the Christ, died for our sins, our salvation from eternal death. Don't believe just because you were baptized you are saved anymore. Remember it is still possible to get dirty after you have been washed, and Just like good restaurants you won't get in the door if you're covered in filth and smell like a pig.
Go Forth and Produce Good Fruits according to your abilities.
God Bless!