Thoughts on Christ and His Word

God is the one who brings Seasons into our lives - into our personal lives, seasons for nations, seasons for churches and seasons for the world. In 1st Chronicles 22:9 God was going to bring a season of Peace for Solomon.  "I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days." During this time of peace, Solomon was to build a Magnificent Temple for God. During Joseph's time in Egypt God brought a time of abundance and a season of famine. During the church age in Acts chapter 9 after Saul got saved it says that the church had a season of peace after being persecuted severely by Paul. I believe that in our church 2015 God began a season of peace and charcter growth. In 2017 I believe Go's will continue personal growth and numeric growth. We recognized a new pastor in the church and 10 people got baptized at the lake in June. My prayer is at a season of continued growth and fruitfulnes

The Bible knows nothing of Silent Believers. Every believer was commanded to make disciples in the Great Commission Matthew 28 19 - 20. And when Jesus resurrected in Acts 1:8 he told the Believers but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the Earth. Everyone who had put their faith in Christ was to be a witness. We see that the believers acted that out after persecution of the first church in Acts 11 where it says "Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Steven traveled... telling the message... the Lord's hand was with them and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord." Acts 11:19 - 21. Charles Spurgeon one said "Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter". That is true. Christians have no secret agents.

Tim Keller quotes his professor: “Where God has shut His Holy mouth, I should be afraid to open mine.” This was in relation to the question "Where does evil come from" and related issues about "free will"

Romans 8:1 says: There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. So we learn that a Christian can never be condemned. Why? Because he is "in Christ Jesus.  All of his sins have been forgiven at the cross. At the moment we believed we were placed in Christ's body. As a member of His body we can never be condemned just as he can never be condemned. When we sin, it is new and news to us. But it is not new nor news to God. Because two thousand years ago Jesus who knew all the sins we would commit, already paid the debt for that sin. And because we are in Christ God does not see us in our sinfulness he sees Christ. And because of this eternal view, a Christian is not and cannot be condemned for his sins. As a by-product and as evidence of salvation a Christian does not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. If a person claims to be a Christian but continually walks In

Amaziah - "He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done. 3 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.  2 Kings15:3-4 This was a story of many Kings in Judah. They did what was right in the eyes of the Lord but not all the way. They always left this sin of the people sacrificing in high places hanging around. And it always cost them in the discipline of God. We too should be careful not to allow an area of sin in our lives which in the end will cost us also in God's discipline.