Dont love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you dont have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions.
These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
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Rabu, 25 Desember 2013
Minggu, 22 Desember 2013
Danger to growing Christians (false teachers).. 2Ptr2
The False teachers slandered the spiritual realities they dont understand, taking satans power lightly and claiming to have ability over the world.
A person is a slave to whatever controls him. Many believe that freedom means doing anything we want. But no one is ever completely free in that sense. If we refuse to follow God, we will follow our own sinful desires and become enslaved to what our body wants.
If we submit our lives to Christ, HE will free us from slavery to sin. Christ free us to serve HIM, a freedom that results in our ultimate good.
Selasa, 10 Desember 2013
To Pay back wrongs with a Blessing.. 1Ptr3
In our fallen world, it is often deemed acceptable by some to tear people down verbally or to get back at them if we feel hurt. Peter, remembering Jesus's teaching to turn the other cheek, encourages his readers to pay back wrongs with a blessing, such as praying for the offenders.
In God's Kingdom, revenge is unacceptable behavior, as is insulting a person, no matter how indirectly it is done. Rise above getting back at those who hurt you. Instead of reacting angrily to these people, Pray for them.
In God's Kingdom, revenge is unacceptable behavior, as is insulting a person, no matter how indirectly it is done. Rise above getting back at those who hurt you. Instead of reacting angrily to these people, Pray for them.
Minggu, 08 Desember 2013
How can we know God is real?..1Ptr3
Where is God? Who says the Bible is any better than other holy books? To answer these question, God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, as living evidence. God also chose Peter and others to show what a difference true faith makes in the real world.
So here the once rash, belligerent, domineering, and arrogant Peter bears witness to a life of harmony, compassion, love and humility. What a difference God makes! You, too, are God witness to skeptical People.
Let your life be evidence of God's truth. Let your pride become humility and your insentivity give way to genuine affection for others.
So here the once rash, belligerent, domineering, and arrogant Peter bears witness to a life of harmony, compassion, love and humility. What a difference God makes! You, too, are God witness to skeptical People.
Let your life be evidence of God's truth. Let your pride become humility and your insentivity give way to genuine affection for others.
Minggu, 01 Desember 2013
Datanglah kerajaanmu, jadilah kehendakku??? Charles Spurgeon
Banyak orang mengenal 'kristus' yang lemah lembut dan rendah, hamba dan juruselamat mereka, tapi mereka tidak mengenal Tuhan Yesus Kristus. Mereka mulai menciptakan 'kristus' palsu.
Kita sama sekali tidak mengasihi Yesus jika Ia bukan Tuhan dan Allah kita. Kasih bagi kristus ini semuanya adalah rengekan keinginan dan kemunafikan, yang mencoba merampok Dia dari ketuhanan-Nya.
Mengasihi Dia, namun meremehkan Dia? Itu tidak masuk akal. Mengikuti kehendak anda sendiri dalam pilihan kepada kehendak-Nya, dan kemudian berbicara tentang kasih bagi-Nya? Menggelikan! Itu hanyalah kasih palsu iblis. Itu berlawanan dengan semua kasih sejati.
Kasih itu setia dan memahkotai Tuhannya dengan ketaatan. Jika anda mengasihi Yesus dengan benar, anda memandang setiap perintah-Nya sebagai sebuah perintah Ilahi. Anda mengasihi Kristus sejati jika anda mengasihi Kristus yang memerintah, juga sebagai Kristus yang menyelamatkan, dan jika anda melihat kepada-Nya untuk menuntun hidup anda dan mengampuni dosa anda.
The Hope of Eternal life.. 1Ptr1
How did God choose us? Dont we make our own choises? God alone originates and accomplishes our salvation because of His grace; we do nothing to earn it. Being chosen in no way removes the necessity gor people to choose to follow.
The fact that God knows all events and decisions beforehand, Doesnt mean that He forces the action of His creatures or leaves them with no choise. Instead, God's foreknowledge means that He took the initiative and chose people before they had done anything to deserve it.
God had intimate knowledge of these future believers; He knew who would believe, and He knew them personally. God isnt trapped in time, what He knows is from eternity past into eternity future. Believers are chosen, but not against their will. When time comes, they eccept the gospel message.
The fact that God knows all events and decisions beforehand, Doesnt mean that He forces the action of His creatures or leaves them with no choise. Instead, God's foreknowledge means that He took the initiative and chose people before they had done anything to deserve it.
God had intimate knowledge of these future believers; He knew who would believe, and He knew them personally. God isnt trapped in time, what He knows is from eternity past into eternity future. Believers are chosen, but not against their will. When time comes, they eccept the gospel message.
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