Reverend Kim Mclean, singer, songwriter, and preacher along with her ministry sidekick, Devon Oday, will be with our ladies soon on their yearly SHE RETREAT. Kim and Devon will also stay over for our Sunday Services to lead us in Worship of our God and Kim will also share God's Word. I borrowed this post from Kim's blog. Great message indeed.
The Rules by Kim McLean
There is a verse in the Bible that is hard to believe. I John 3:9. “No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he CANNOT go on sinning because he has been born of God.”
How is this possible? It IS possible, because when we are born of God we begin to take on God’s nature – which is love. To be “born of God” is to make a choice to live by God’s law – which is love. This happens by faith in God, in Jesus Christ. It happens day by day, choice by choice. We believe by faith, we say in our heart, “Thy will be done,” and we become by grace what God is by nature.
This is the Christian message. It’s about life. Being fully alive, reaching our greatest potential as human beings in God’s beautiful world. What a picture!! Consider Colossians 3:12-14. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” And consider Galatians 5:22 where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are described by Paul as our new natural inclinations.
Some people seem to think that Christianity is full of rules. Yes, it is about rules, but it is the most natural thing in the world to abide by them:
Rule #1: Love God. It’s the best thing you’ll ever do for yourself.
Rule #2: Love one another. I’m talking about family and friends. Not so hard, right?
Rule #3: Love your enemies. Put forgiveness into the world, into the universe.
Now abides faith hope and love – but the greatest of these is LOVE.
If we are born of God? We Cannot Go On Sinning....
God Forgive. God Forbid.
Grateful
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Matthew 16:24 .....'Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.'
So to be a disciple of Jesus, we need to deny ourselves. We need to sacrifice the worldly pleasures we have in our lives. We need to stop seeking to please self and start seeking to please our Creator God.
Amen again brother.
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