Tuesday, December 11, 2007

It's almost Christmas if you haven't noticed yet. Work is steady because this is the season of eating. Half of my day consisted of standing behind a carving station cutting roast beef today. I'm excited to get 5-8 days off work and maybe go to Regina.

Lately I have felt the need to search for a deeper knowledge of Jesus. I've come to the scriptural conclusion that merely asking him into your heart is not enough, and that eternal life only comes from belief and repentance. Repentance meaning, "to think differently after", so true a true Christian must undergo change, not just say a prayer. I want to warn all those who do not know that they're road leads to destruction. Jesus spoke against the law because it had become the way in which Jews thought they guaranteed they're admission into paradise. He did not speak against the law so that we might ignore it. The biblical law was made to direct us to God. Look at the 13 letters to the churches, ignorance of the law led to disaster.

Now I would like to put forth how I heard the Gospel preached today by Paul Washer. There is no hope for mankind but Jesus. Jesus bore all our sin. God turned his face away from Jesus because Jesus had became sin upon the cross, and the all holy God cannot look upon sin. God crushed his son because he had become sin. Now because of Jesus' death we are able to commune with a holy God, despite our being made of sin.

So now what do you think God thinks of our sin when he killed his own son because he became sin?

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son. John 3:16

11 comments:

Andrea said...

Most people think being a Christian is just a commendable way of life... but it's so much more. The apathy in today's church is sad.

Sam Sawatzky said...

I agree with you Joey, but I disagree. It doesn't matter what you think about other people or how deep their relationship is with Christ. Let Christ decide that. Otherwise you will end up being an E. R. Don't judge people and especially don't judge people's salvation.

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Joey said...

I know I can't judge people's salvation and I never meant to say I was. I'm sorry if it came across that way. I'll stay out of the "E.R" zone.

Sam Sawatzky said...

I figured as much....I was concerned the next thing you would be saying was that only the best 144 000 would be allowed into heaven.

David said...

where did you come up with that number sam?

Andrea said...

It's from the Bible. Revelation, I believe.

annemarie said...

Some other sects of Christianity believe that only the best 144 000 people will get to go into heaven, because in Rev. that number is used.

David said...

what comments were deleted?