Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Jesus is alive
We need to stop paying people that deny the day of the birth of Jesus. It is because of the birth of Jesus many people are getting lots and lots of cash in holiday spending. It is to me a joke that folks are getting Christmas present cash and then turn and want to outlaw this blessed day. Friend this blog calls this Christmas season what it is the birthday of the Lord Jesus. If you do not thin k it is ok or if your offended to bad. I shop and I ought not shop where the day is not called Christmas. We are giving the retailers billions and they do not call the day right. It is a Christian day and to take that away is a insult to many folks that love the Lord.
I want to think for a bit on the theology of Jesus rising from the dead. It is important to know this is the faith of Christian life. Jesus as I have said is the only leader of a major faith that is not dead. So what? I know that the Lord Jesus and his work on the cross is salvation. So the first thing is Jesus rising is you only hope to go to heaven. Here is a passage to work on and make the point I am making
1 Cor 15 12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
Christ was being preached as risen from the dead. If Jesus is not alive then the entire bible is false and no one has life forever. All our faith is nothing if Jesus is not alive. No one is healed or saved. But if Jesus is alive then all his words are true and the work is true. Friend if Jesus is not alive there is not a faith in Jesus and all us Christians are dumb at best. We that share Jesus are telling you lies and not to mention all the missions cash our people take up to send others to go.
Take a look at this season of Christmas, we in the USA go out and spend billions because Jesus is born. We are trying to take this day out of the culture. If we take Jesus and his birth out then all the devils are going to be so happy. Instead of the retailers going out of the way to make this nothing they ought to get on their knees and thank Jesus and the truth he is alive for their billions. No Jesus no gift giving and no business because Christmas brings billions into this economy. I had to hit that point.
Not only is our hope of salvation on the cross and the money any hope of heaven is on the resurrection of Jesus. If Jesus is not alive we have no chance of heaven.
In the resurrection we have God displaying himself. It shows Jesus is the true God and savior of the world. It shows Jesus and his love. I think that is the point really. Jesus loved you so much not only Jesus died but he came back to give you life forever. If Jesus is not alive he did not have love for you.
15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.[1]
In the resurrection Jesus forgave our sins. If your saved your forgiven. God cannot just let a sinner into heaven, you need to have your sins forgiven. Sin is not loving Jesus all the time. Sin is a infaction of the law of God and God wanted to forgive you. He had to kill his son Jesus to forgive you. When the sin was forgiven Jesus could live again. Why can this happen? Jesus was perfect and never sinned because he was God and he came lived a life that was perfect and then gave his life for you. Now you know this and need to react.
Shadman
Saw a concert on MTV with the band Relient K so now all you Baptists can make your remarks on the ccm thing. Hey I wish they did the good news on their site as many music fans are going to go and learn about them. The more I think about it I want to make a new verse the favorate of mine.
Phil 1 15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.[2]
[1]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
[2]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
I want to think for a bit on the theology of Jesus rising from the dead. It is important to know this is the faith of Christian life. Jesus as I have said is the only leader of a major faith that is not dead. So what? I know that the Lord Jesus and his work on the cross is salvation. So the first thing is Jesus rising is you only hope to go to heaven. Here is a passage to work on and make the point I am making
1 Cor 15 12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
Christ was being preached as risen from the dead. If Jesus is not alive then the entire bible is false and no one has life forever. All our faith is nothing if Jesus is not alive. No one is healed or saved. But if Jesus is alive then all his words are true and the work is true. Friend if Jesus is not alive there is not a faith in Jesus and all us Christians are dumb at best. We that share Jesus are telling you lies and not to mention all the missions cash our people take up to send others to go.
Take a look at this season of Christmas, we in the USA go out and spend billions because Jesus is born. We are trying to take this day out of the culture. If we take Jesus and his birth out then all the devils are going to be so happy. Instead of the retailers going out of the way to make this nothing they ought to get on their knees and thank Jesus and the truth he is alive for their billions. No Jesus no gift giving and no business because Christmas brings billions into this economy. I had to hit that point.
Not only is our hope of salvation on the cross and the money any hope of heaven is on the resurrection of Jesus. If Jesus is not alive we have no chance of heaven.
In the resurrection we have God displaying himself. It shows Jesus is the true God and savior of the world. It shows Jesus and his love. I think that is the point really. Jesus loved you so much not only Jesus died but he came back to give you life forever. If Jesus is not alive he did not have love for you.
15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.[1]
In the resurrection Jesus forgave our sins. If your saved your forgiven. God cannot just let a sinner into heaven, you need to have your sins forgiven. Sin is not loving Jesus all the time. Sin is a infaction of the law of God and God wanted to forgive you. He had to kill his son Jesus to forgive you. When the sin was forgiven Jesus could live again. Why can this happen? Jesus was perfect and never sinned because he was God and he came lived a life that was perfect and then gave his life for you. Now you know this and need to react.
Shadman
Saw a concert on MTV with the band Relient K so now all you Baptists can make your remarks on the ccm thing. Hey I wish they did the good news on their site as many music fans are going to go and learn about them. The more I think about it I want to make a new verse the favorate of mine.
Phil 1 15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.[2]
[1]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
[2]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
