In your life together, think the way Christ Jesus thought.
He was like God in every way, but he did not think that his being equal with God was something to use for his benefit. Instead, he gave up everything, even his place with God. He accepted the role of a servant, appearing in human form. During his life as a man, he humbled himself by being fully obedient to God, even, when that caused his death--death on a cross. So God raised him up to the most important place and gave him the name that is greater than any other name. God did this so that every person will bow down to honor the name of Jesus. Everyone in heaven, on earth, and under the earth will bow. They will all confess, "Jesus Christ is Lord" and this will bring glory to God the Father.
Philippians 2:5-11
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Controlling the Things we say
Humans have control over every kind of wild animal, bird, reptile, and fish, and they have controlled all these things. But no one can control the tongue. It is wild and evil, full of deadly poison. We use our tougues to praise our Lord and Father, but then we curse people who were created in God's likeness. These praises and curses come from the same mouth.
My brothers and sisters, this should not happen. Do good water and bad water flow from the same spring? Of course not. My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree make olives? Or can a grapevine make figs? No, and a well full of salty water cannot give good water.
James 3:7-12
My brothers and sisters, this should not happen. Do good water and bad water flow from the same spring? Of course not. My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree make olives? Or can a grapevine make figs? No, and a well full of salty water cannot give good water.
James 3:7-12
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The greatness of GOD
GOD's love for us will never change as the devil will never stop tempting Christians/Children of GOD.
Jesus was tempted by the devil when he came from the river of Jordan, he was full of the Holy Spirit, but the devil was tempting him for 40 days and 40 nights.
We are made in the image of GOD, but we fail to understand that what happened to JESUS is likely to happen to us each and every day, for we were made to be like him. Blessed is a man who does not fall for temptation for he has defeated the devil when he over comes a temptation.
Most people believe that when they accept Christ they will no longer be tempted, this is a very wrong assumption simply because, no one is immune to the devil's deceit.
Jesus was tempted by the devil when he came from the river of Jordan, he was full of the Holy Spirit, but the devil was tempting him for 40 days and 40 nights.
We are made in the image of GOD, but we fail to understand that what happened to JESUS is likely to happen to us each and every day, for we were made to be like him. Blessed is a man who does not fall for temptation for he has defeated the devil when he over comes a temptation.
Most people believe that when they accept Christ they will no longer be tempted, this is a very wrong assumption simply because, no one is immune to the devil's deceit.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called
children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not
know us is that it did not know him.
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet
been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is.
Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not
know us is that it did not know him.
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet
been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is.
Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
Romans 1:20-25
20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from
what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look
like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual
impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created
things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen.
20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from
what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look
like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual
impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created
things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen.
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