I’ve noticed a disturbing
trend on my social media accounts lately where it seems to be easier for some
to mock Christianity and the beliefs surrounding Christianity. Not just a
disagreement, but a mocking, or a reviling of a belief system that for many
over the years has been held sacred. Yes, there are some “Christians,” over the
years who have mocked as well, but an old morality concept that two wrongs don’t
make a right I think still holds true. Unfortunately, we now live in a world
Jesus addressed where He said an eye for an eye would leave everyone blind
among other things., thus having little or no positive effects.
This afternoon, (I was a little late due to not feeling so well) when doing my study,
I came across a compelling passage and thought from various places in the Bible,
but I will quote from Romans 14:11,
11 It is
written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow
before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.”
Another passage from Philippians 2:10-1,
10 So at the name of Jesus everyone
will bow down, those in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.
11 And
to the glory of God the Father everyone will openly agree,
“Jesus Christ is Lord!”
The bottom line, whether one likes it or
not, every knee will bow and ultimately confess that Jesus is indeed, the
Christ, Messiah, Savior, Lord, Son of God, in fact God!
There is a question that arises from that
though: the attitude of the one kneeling in the end? You see, if the Bible is true, and I believe
it is, and provable and reliable, what one thinks of Christ now, how they may
mock Him, how they may perceive the reality of God, doesn’t matter. It is also
very clear and Jesus Himself makes it clear, He is the only way to Heaven. Yet,
many think it is their good works, (in reality as filthy rags, (used tampons)
before God), or finding God in their own way, or that there are many ways to
God that will get them into Heaven, but that clearly is not what the Bible
says. Not liking what the Bible says does not make it wrong. In fact, it should
cause one to ponder about their thoughts, "what if I’m wrong?"
It is important to also understand a
misconception that many have, that is that we can earn our way into Heaven and
into the good graces of God. That simply isn’t true. In fact, Christianity is a
belief system that says we can’t do it on our own, it is what keeps it from
being a religion and instead based on a relationship with and an acceptance of
Jesus as God’s one and only begotten Son. It isn’t about what we can do, it is
about what the Son of God, via the gift of God the Father in perfection,
already did, Jesus Christ offering Himself up as a sacrifice, a substitute for
our own wrong doings. It is through Him, an ultimate act of Love and sacrifice,
that we accept, receive, and make the decision to follow Jesus as our Leader, Savior, Forgiver, and Lord. Of
course, that process is something I am more than willing through The Virtual
Pew to talk more about with you, personally, one on one, even helping you find
a local church and even providing some teaching and help in helping you understand
the relationship with Christ Jesus that He wants to have with you.
God has also provided for us now, on this
earth, The Holy Spirit as a guide to help us grow more in love with Jesus each
day so much that we can’t help but tell more about Him to others tomorrow. That doesn’t
mean we will always be happy and everything around us hunky dory and there is unfortunately a great deal of false teachings about
Jesus out there. We can however, find a joy and a peace that passes all
understanding even in tough times once we come to Christ.
Many misunderstand and see God as an Ogre,
an evil entity. The truth is, God loves you and wants to have a relationship
with you. It is the choice, a free one, that He has given you the right to make
in and for yourself. The question is, what decision will you make?
So, realize, one can mock, put down God,
be critical and so forth, but if God and the Bible are in fact true, every knee
will ultimately bow before God. At that point, will it be too late? Will it be because you recognized through life
on this earth that He was in fact God and you chose to follow Him, or, will it
be because you realize you have one last grasp to claim him because you were
wrong through life, and at that point, you realize it may in fact be too
late? I beg you to consider, making that
decision now. For me, lately in life, I’ve seen too many friends and acquaintances
dying to not at this point in my life, share what I believe to be truth, not
because I am making a judgement on you as a person, but because I want to share
the reality of a future that I believe awaits me, even with my problems and imperfections,
an eternity with God the Father that will be beyond anything I could have ever
imagined, where there will be no more pain, no more suffering, no more PTSD for
me, no more heartache, no more tears, no more…. but instead, love, joy, and an
eternity of life in incredibly wonderful ways I never imagined. I pray that God's Holy Spirit speaks to you through todays thoughts.
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