Thominism

Lora and I were discussing the "Kingdom of Heaven" on our walk last night and we got quite entrenched in our discusion as we are both in the book of Matthew. I'd like some comments ,corrections , or opinions on this view I have. The Kingdom of Heaven is like..... Many people speak of Jesus as there Savior but not so much there Lord , leaving them to trust in His sacrifice but not modeling his examples or sanctifing there own personal lives. I believe JESUS is LORD and Savior. As our Lord if every person in the world followed Jesus's teaching on righteousness and servitude the "Kingdom of Heaven" would be here. Not that we are without sin here , but that we sincerely try to remove it as much as we can from our lives (not so ironically , if we do as Jesus says and put others needs ahead of our own many of these sins disappear). This attitude of serving and sanctification has to be prevelant in our lives to enter the "Kingdom of Heaven" No...

First Point - Cultural relevance and an eternal out look do not mesh well- Do people ,christian people , realize that when they mock older brothers and sisters because they aren't "culturally relevant" , they aren't computer savvy, they like hymms. That they are just as intolerant and narrow minded as the accusers they accuse. In fact as a young man and atheist I found I enjoyed the company of older people who where just themselves , who acted ther age and didn't try to be like me, they didn't listen to my music or talk as my friends did . I respected them and wanted to some day be like them . 1 Corinthians 13:11 (New International Version) "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." And who's going to teach young men and women how to be mature men and women when there mentors are so busy trying to be like them ? And when we witness to other ad...

A great devotional and lesson from Dr. David Jerimiah. Monday, August 2 Patient or Peevish? Then the LORD said, "Is it right for you to be angry?" Jonah 4:4 Recommended Reading Jonah 4 Newspapers recently reported about a Chicago murder suspect who attacked his own attorney. The lawyer had advised the plaintiff to stop "mouthing off" during jury selection, but the alleged murderer didn't like the advice. He punched his defender in the face. Now the plaintiff comes to court with his hands, feet, and head strapped to a chair and his mouth covered. He also has a new lawyer. It's odd how irritable we can be at others when the fault lies purely with us. We often resent those who try to help us. We may really be angry at ourselves; but our frustration erupts toward our husband, wife, coworker, teacher, or church worker. Sometimes we can even be angry at God, as Jonah was when God spared Nineveh. But whenever we lash out, it's wise to listen to the Lord, who...

Are we a better society than they are in Haiti? Are we smarter, wiser, more righteous, nicer, more organizationally gifted? That would be an awful thing to claim. Why though do they suffer so? Not just now, but over and over and over again. Politically, militarily, naturally. They suffer, suffer, suffer. there is no lasting peace there. Why? Our God is a living God. He's here, he's alive. He's not on vacation. I certainly would not have said what Pat Robertson said, but, who really knows, but God himself. Another case: How can our parents generation in the west be in a war that takes an estimated 50'000'000 lives and then have peace in a few short months with our enemies Germany, Italy and Japan, when the Arab world and Isreal can't stop hating and killing each other over and over and over again, generation after generation? It's easy to criticize Pat Robertson, but alot harder to look for better reasons or answers for these things. I don't hav...

At work the other day I noticed two men talking, they had big smiles on, one patting the others shoulder. It was a nice sight to see. I don't know if I just don't notice little suttle things like that all year or if it comes out more at Christmas time. It sure is great. As a Christian I do find increased prayer time and more frequent reminders of the Lord's presence around me this time of year. As a Canadian, the tradition, the lights, the trees, secular people singing songs praising God. It is the "most wonderful time of the year". If you have people around you that you love tell them how you feel and maybe Christmas time would be a great time to spread that love to your neighbors, shut-ins, the lonely, soldiers far away. Use the lights, the songs, the "spirit of Christmas" to spread Christ's love this year. Merry Christmas!! And "God bless us EVERYONE!" John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and onl...

Political correctness irritates me and lack of faith or conviction among the people of our nation saddens me, but what fills me with fear is the question I ask myself. How can a nation that has no convictions or faith worth dying for stay strong and stave off an enemy who's beliefs , they feel, are worth dying for? My parents generation made it clear to us, I thought, that freedom is worth dying for. However when I listen to people of my generation , they seem to believe in peace at all cost. With the increase in our country of radical religious and political groups, who don't share our forefather's beliefs in freedom of speech and freedom of religion this passiveness is disturbing. Many of these groups feel,and have proven thoughout the world, that what they believe in is, in there view, worth giving up there lives for where as the politically correct, secular, peace at all cost society that much of Canada has become does not believe in anything. They have no conv...

Genesis 39:6-12 (New International Version) " So he left in Joseph's care everything he had; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!" But he refused. "With me in charge," he told her, "my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her. One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said, "Come to bed with me!" But he left h...