An act of Faith
Hear is something for you to think about.
The Bible states,
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1.
It does not debate whether there is a God or not. The Bible makes it clear that there is a God who created the heavens and the earth. I as a Christian believe this. There is no middle ground.
Furthermore the New Testament tells us,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of men....
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ” John 1:1-4,14.
Here John makes it clear that “the Word was God”, that “through him all things were made; and without him nothing was made that has been made.”
John also tells us that “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”
In other words God entered the world He created. God became a man.
I know this seems hard to believe but we Christians believe this. We believe God entered the world He created to show man how far in human terms He would go to point man to heaven.
In coming to earth in the form of Jesus God experienced all there was to be a man. Everything from the mundane such as the feeling of the sun on his face. To walking in the rain.
On earth Jesus experienced the love of family and friends. He attended a wedding and other events.
He experienced the hate of his enemies. The suffering of a merciless beating and the death on a cross for a crime, even the Roman governor, who ordered his execution, admitted he was innocent of.
And we Christians believe He did it for us. The Apostle Paul stating,
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8.
This is another key belief of Christians we believe we all have sinned. That sin is falling short of God’s ideals. Doing things he never intended us to do. Sin separates us from God.
The apostle Paul telling us,
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23.
The apostle John states,
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.” 1John 1:9-10.
Christians believe that the only way to heaven is by accepting the saving Grace Jesus offers us. The apostle Paul stating,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9.
Christians believe we cannot work our way to heaven. It is a gift offered freely to all who would believe in Christ and confess their sins to God.
Ultimately what you believe about God and Jesus comes down to an act of faith. One must read at least the New Testament for themselves and decide for themselves who Jesus is. It comes down to an act of faith. The writer of Hebrews stating,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6.
Please think about it.
Hear is something for you to think about.
The Bible states,
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1.
It does not debate whether there is a God or not. The Bible makes it clear that there is a God who created the heavens and the earth. I as a Christian believe this. There is no middle ground.
Furthermore the New Testament tells us,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of men....
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ” John 1:1-4,14.
Here John makes it clear that “the Word was God”, that “through him all things were made; and without him nothing was made that has been made.”
John also tells us that “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”
In other words God entered the world He created. God became a man.
I know this seems hard to believe but we Christians believe this. We believe God entered the world He created to show man how far in human terms He would go to point man to heaven.
In coming to earth in the form of Jesus God experienced all there was to be a man. Everything from the mundane such as the feeling of the sun on his face. To walking in the rain.
On earth Jesus experienced the love of family and friends. He attended a wedding and other events.
He experienced the hate of his enemies. The suffering of a merciless beating and the death on a cross for a crime, even the Roman governor, who ordered his execution, admitted he was innocent of.
And we Christians believe He did it for us. The Apostle Paul stating,
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8.
This is another key belief of Christians we believe we all have sinned. That sin is falling short of God’s ideals. Doing things he never intended us to do. Sin separates us from God.
The apostle Paul telling us,
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23.
The apostle John states,
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.” 1John 1:9-10.
Christians believe that the only way to heaven is by accepting the saving Grace Jesus offers us. The apostle Paul stating,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9.
Christians believe we cannot work our way to heaven. It is a gift offered freely to all who would believe in Christ and confess their sins to God.
Ultimately what you believe about God and Jesus comes down to an act of faith. One must read at least the New Testament for themselves and decide for themselves who Jesus is. It comes down to an act of faith. The writer of Hebrews stating,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6.
Please think about it.
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