Change of Address
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Change of Address Air Date: 2-3-23
Matthew
16:24-26 Then Jesus said to his disciples, if any of you wants to be my
follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
Verse 25, If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it.
But if you
give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Verse 26, And what do you
benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth
more than your soul?
A lot of
people have a false idea of what Christianity is. They believe the church is
full of hypocrites. Of course, it is, we are all human and so, though we try to
live a life close to how Jesus would, we do fail. Some fail way more than
others and it gives a false idea of what Christianity is supposed to be like.
People think they have given up having fun. No, not giving up having fun, it
just might be giving up a life of fun things that go against the teachings of
the Bible. Don't think these things have to happen overnight. As one gets more
and more involved with Christ's teachings, the more appealing Christian beliefs
are. I think sometimes people have false expectations of Christians, but we are
humans just the same as you. We do mess up and make mistakes. Some Christians
are way too judgmental. It is not our place to judge others. There are some
that will argue with me, and that's fine, go ahead, but I stand by my words
that we are not to judge others.
We are not
to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to.
NIV: For by
the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more
highly than you ought,
but rather
think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has
distributed to each of you.
NLT: Because
of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this
warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are.
Be honest in
your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given
us.
It is hard
to describe a relationship with Jesus, it something each person feels on their
own, unlike any other. But as for me, it is a peaceful feeling. Hell is not a
peaceful place, so, it would only make sense that not having Jesus in the heart
would make one feel uneasy. Peace and tranquility bring order. When you are
ready to receive the peace and love of Jesus into your heart, run, don't walk
to the post office. Ask Jesus to live in your heart, then find a lovely church
to nurture you.
You need a
change of address form; Hell is losing another resident. You are now a welcomed
citizen of Heaven.
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