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Moving Beyond Faith

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Once you have made the decision to follow Christ, what’s next? How do we go about doing life the day after we have given ourselves to Him? Those who truly love Him want so much more than a “get out of Hell free” pass. We want to live in a manner that glorifies Him and sets us apart. But where do we start and how to we continue to grow in our relationship with Jesus?

Girl reaching towards Heaven

Fortunately, God did not leave us to figure this out on our own. To help guide us, He places His Spirit within each of us who put their faith in Him. He also gave us the instructions of His Word in scripture. His plan for our maturity can be found in 2 Peter 1:5-8. It’s a roadmap for how we should live our life.

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Why God Allows Evil

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For generations, people have pondered why bad things happen to good people. If God is good, why does He allow evil to occur in the world? The answer lies in God’s gift of freewill. He has allowed us to make our own decisions, regardless of how disastrous the consequences may be. Love requires freewill, so without it we could never choose to love Him.

Woman with her head in her hands

If He required our love and devotion rather than requested it, we would not have the genuine collaborative relationship He desires. We cannot have freedom without being ready to accept the consequences it carries.

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Gaining Momentum

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For too long the Western church has rested on its laurels and has become fat and lazy. I am not speaking to those too few exceptions to the rule. I am speaking to the vast majority of American Christians who are content to go to church on Sunday and live the rest of their lives in pursuit of the American dream. We have bought into the lie that material success is proof of God’s blessing on our lives.

Bicycling down hill

God never promised wealth to those who loved Him. This teaching goes beyond the so-called “health and wealth” theology, and has in fact become embedded in the church at large.

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Hero Worship

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Most of us grew up having heroes; many of us still have them even as adults. Jesus Christ is often named as the hero of politicians and religious leaders, but have you ever given thought to what that really means? What qualifies someone to be a hero?

Superhero

Image courtesy of Ben Smith

I think if we look at the classic definition of a hero we will see that Jesus is indeed the ultimate hero, and the only one worthy of our praise and adulation.

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Stop Wasting Time

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I read a great analogy that is credited to Christian comedian Robert G. Lee. He said to imagine you had a bank account that someone deposited $86,400 in every day. Each morning it would be cleared out and another $86,400 would be credited. Whatever you didn’t spend that day would be lost. The question is, would you find a way to spend the money each day, or would you waste some of it by leaving it in the account? 

Clock

Each day we are each given 86,400 seconds with which to live our lives. We are not allowed to carry any over until the next day, nor can we borrow from tomorrow to get a little more time for today.
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