I felt that this was necessary in light of a previous post that got some folks riled up.
This blog is a blog. Blogs as blogs go are peoples opinions, just as books are the way authors share opinions, and orators share their opinions via vocal communication.
This blog is MY own personal opinion. The opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of anyone I know or associate with but yet at the same time the folks I associate with may agree with them and support them. Nevertheless, these are my opinions.
My opinions expressed herein are based on hours of studying Gods word, and pondering its application to my life.
I tend to write this blog with an authoritative tone, but that is not because I have figured it out, or have the corner on truth, but because I am expressing my opinion as God has revealed His word to me personally. This leaves way for you to have your personal assumptions and me to have mine. That also means that if you and I disagree, on a non-sin issue, I have no room to judge you, and you have no room to judge me either.
Furthermore this lays a large burden on YOU the reader. As with anything you read or hear, you cannot base it solely on the perceived character of the person expressing his view. You must compare what he has to say with God's word and go from there.
My intent of this Blog is not to be the Holy Spirit, but to share how God is moulding me more and more like His Son. As I said before, my opinions won't always be right, but I will always base my opinions on Scripture, and would expect that if you differ from my opinion that your opinions also be based on Scripture not cultural norms, ecclesiastical, or familial expectations.
My only desire is to share with you what God has laid on my heart. There will be times where you don't agree and that is fine. There will be times when we do agree. That's great! But all that said, this blog is my opinion of how God expects me to live. If this Blog can benefit you, I ask you to read it. If you don't care for it, don't waste your time, and I won't waste yours.
The Radical Life is about sharing what God has laid on your heart, not tiptoeing around sensitive issues. As Christians we must be bold, and willing to share what God has shown us, ensuring that we don't play the role of the Holy Spirit. It isn't our job. Allowing God to do what He does, is a critical part of living the Radical Life.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Thought of the Day: How often do we take the Lord's name in vain?
This may seem like a silly question but I do not think it is.
Every day, if we are Christians, we are bombarded with worldly people and media who always seem to be taking the Lord's name in vain. I can't think of a sin that hurts me more. But as I said in a previous post, we can't expect the world to conform to Godly principles so we are left with the choice to either put up with it or not expose ourselves to it. Either option is a good option depending on the situation.
Think about this though. How often to YOU take the Lord's name in vain?
Using the Lord's name in vain is not just saying "Oh _____!" when something goes wrong or you get excited. That IS taking the Lords name in vain but you already knew that. Taking the Lords name in vain also means simply being irreverent or not placing the proper regard when saying that name.
I'm not sure about you, but I find that rather heavy. The ramifications of this mean that when we aren't consciously referring to the Lord we should not be saying His name. What do I mean by this?
Take the example of singing. Granted this may not be that most theologically sound but I can almost imagine God sitting in heaven listening to the millions of believers worshiping Him. He's hearing His name called over and over again describing how great He is. As He is intently listening, He hears me saying His name. He acknowledges me addressing him but I'm busy thinking about lunch.
How often do we stand in church singing, when our mind runs amuck and we are all of a sudden thinking about lunch. This song talks about God and mentions Him a few times. The issue is that we did not address Him with the reverence that He deserves. We seemed to think that the ham in the oven was more important than directly addressing God.
The same example can be seen from an earthly standpoint. If a child mindlessly calls out their fathers name but doesn't really want them how does that make him feel? We serve a God who is so much more deserving than our earthly parents.
We cannot just pointlessly utter the name of God. We must be aware every time we say it. We must recognize who we are addressing. Understanding the majesty and the wonder of who God really is, is a priority to living the Radical Life.
Every day, if we are Christians, we are bombarded with worldly people and media who always seem to be taking the Lord's name in vain. I can't think of a sin that hurts me more. But as I said in a previous post, we can't expect the world to conform to Godly principles so we are left with the choice to either put up with it or not expose ourselves to it. Either option is a good option depending on the situation.
Think about this though. How often to YOU take the Lord's name in vain?
Using the Lord's name in vain is not just saying "Oh _____!" when something goes wrong or you get excited. That IS taking the Lords name in vain but you already knew that. Taking the Lords name in vain also means simply being irreverent or not placing the proper regard when saying that name.
I'm not sure about you, but I find that rather heavy. The ramifications of this mean that when we aren't consciously referring to the Lord we should not be saying His name. What do I mean by this?
Take the example of singing. Granted this may not be that most theologically sound but I can almost imagine God sitting in heaven listening to the millions of believers worshiping Him. He's hearing His name called over and over again describing how great He is. As He is intently listening, He hears me saying His name. He acknowledges me addressing him but I'm busy thinking about lunch.
How often do we stand in church singing, when our mind runs amuck and we are all of a sudden thinking about lunch. This song talks about God and mentions Him a few times. The issue is that we did not address Him with the reverence that He deserves. We seemed to think that the ham in the oven was more important than directly addressing God.
The same example can be seen from an earthly standpoint. If a child mindlessly calls out their fathers name but doesn't really want them how does that make him feel? We serve a God who is so much more deserving than our earthly parents.
We cannot just pointlessly utter the name of God. We must be aware every time we say it. We must recognize who we are addressing. Understanding the majesty and the wonder of who God really is, is a priority to living the Radical Life.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Elitist Christianity
I am quite tired of the elitist "Christians" who claim to have the corner on truth. We all know who I am talking about. These are the Christian's who accuse every one else of not having it right. Everyone but THEY are compromising.
What leads to this elitist Christianity you might ask? This attitude comes from having the need to have everything figured out. Somehow having everything figured out leads to a sense of security. I dare say that it is a feigned sense of security yet they offer it to others titled with the word "Gospel." While this isn't necessarily a false Gospel, what happens after salvation is what makes them elitist.
After salvation these elitist Christians come up with lists of do's and don'ts and then gauge other peoples relationship with God based on their own personal standards that have been elevated to an unGodly position. For some reason they think that their personal standards gain favor with God, and encourage others to participate with them by guilting people into a false sense of security.
Why would people join up with these elitists? Two things; Power and a need for security. These folks fall in two categories. I've talked about this in a previous post but it is well worth rehashing it here. Power drives people to do radical(bad radical) things in the name of Christianity. These people in their leadership positions, rule with an iron fist, claiming Scripture is backing their perspective. Scripture does support their perspectives, as long as you don't read the context of the passages they quote.
The second reason is a need for security. They get this list of do's and don'ts, and they gauge their spirituality based on their emotional response to this list. For example, if you do not like this list of rules, you are rebellious. If you do the rules but don't let on that you don't like them, you are a hypocrite. If you do them and have a good heart while you do them, your heart is right with God.
When I hear this diatribe, my head just want to explode! at there is no DO and DON'T do list in scripture. Paul actually addresses this faulty idea (don't worry; I did check the context) in Colossians. Verse 23 is SO important I have to share it here. It says, "23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence."
Rules do NOT keep us from sinning. We always emphasize that when there is a will there is a way. Regardless of there being rules and appearing all perfect and "avoiding all appearance of evil"(totally just miscontexted that one) you can't set up rules that prevent others from sinning. Let alone that you can't raise these requirements up to the level of scripture as we talked about in another blog post.
The irony is that they believe they they are correct in all of their applications of these requirements. What really matters is the heart. Lets focus on allowing God to work on hearts rather than us trying to sculpt the outside. If all we do is mould people the way we envision God to want them, all we have done is created people who appear the way the god we have created in our mind wants them.
I read on another blog this week a phrase a church posted on their marquis. It said, "How many people have you led to Christ?" The obvious goal of the sign is to ultimately guilt people into witnessing. Good goal, bad method, but that's not the point. "How many people have you led to Christ?" None. I have led no one to Christ. The Holy Spirit through the work has wrought in my life has in turn shown people the light of Christ. I didn't do anything. When I bring people to Christ, I am bringing them to a god that I have developed in my own mind, and have explained to them not the true God only the Holy Spirit can bring them to.
When we allow our standards(hems down to the ankles, no "rock" beat) and our goals(bring 50 people to Christ this year) to cloud the true God, we are doing the world a disservice. We have ruined Christianity.
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know it all. I know so little in the big scheme of things, but my desire is to allow the Spirit to move me into better service for the God of this universe. If that means the Holy Spirit will lead me to talk to 50 people about the Gospel this year sobeit. If that means that God will convince me of sin in my life that needs to be corrected, I humbly will bow and correct my ways.
I know right now as I sit here in front of this computer monitor, I am not a compromised Christian. Yes I have varied my ways and my standard systems since growing up and attending BJU, but I am completely and unequivocally sold out to Christ. That will never change. What will change are things that the Holy Spirit wants me to change to better serve the One and Only True God. I am uncompromised in my faith, and I am uncompromised in my belief that Elitist Christian's are more of a hindrance than a help.
Jesus himself said in Matthew that his "yoke is easy" and his "burden is light." This can't happen if guilt and rules take the place of true grace. Scripture also says that there is no condemnation for those of us who have accepted Christ.
It is not up to us to judge other Christians based on their apparent spirituality. I for one never judge someone for an ambiguous rule in scripture. I've said it before in another post, that Peter determined that there were two rules that the gentile believers had to follow to show their salvation. Do not practice idolatry and do not participate in sexual immorality. If a particular "sin" does not fall in these categories, I will not judge. I cannot judge based on what Peter said.
We have to remember that after salvation all of us have been given the Holy Spirit after salvation to guide us and direct us. The irony is how many of us want to be the Holy Spirit for other people. If we truly want to make a difference for Christ, we must follow what scripture says rather than putting our own twists on it. We must share the gospel, without adding to it. We must remember grace. Only then is it possible to live the Radical Life!
What leads to this elitist Christianity you might ask? This attitude comes from having the need to have everything figured out. Somehow having everything figured out leads to a sense of security. I dare say that it is a feigned sense of security yet they offer it to others titled with the word "Gospel." While this isn't necessarily a false Gospel, what happens after salvation is what makes them elitist.
After salvation these elitist Christians come up with lists of do's and don'ts and then gauge other peoples relationship with God based on their own personal standards that have been elevated to an unGodly position. For some reason they think that their personal standards gain favor with God, and encourage others to participate with them by guilting people into a false sense of security.
Why would people join up with these elitists? Two things; Power and a need for security. These folks fall in two categories. I've talked about this in a previous post but it is well worth rehashing it here. Power drives people to do radical(bad radical) things in the name of Christianity. These people in their leadership positions, rule with an iron fist, claiming Scripture is backing their perspective. Scripture does support their perspectives, as long as you don't read the context of the passages they quote.
The second reason is a need for security. They get this list of do's and don'ts, and they gauge their spirituality based on their emotional response to this list. For example, if you do not like this list of rules, you are rebellious. If you do the rules but don't let on that you don't like them, you are a hypocrite. If you do them and have a good heart while you do them, your heart is right with God.
When I hear this diatribe, my head just want to explode! at there is no DO and DON'T do list in scripture. Paul actually addresses this faulty idea (don't worry; I did check the context) in Colossians. Verse 23 is SO important I have to share it here. It says, "23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence."
Rules do NOT keep us from sinning. We always emphasize that when there is a will there is a way. Regardless of there being rules and appearing all perfect and "avoiding all appearance of evil"(totally just miscontexted that one) you can't set up rules that prevent others from sinning. Let alone that you can't raise these requirements up to the level of scripture as we talked about in another blog post.
The irony is that they believe they they are correct in all of their applications of these requirements. What really matters is the heart. Lets focus on allowing God to work on hearts rather than us trying to sculpt the outside. If all we do is mould people the way we envision God to want them, all we have done is created people who appear the way the god we have created in our mind wants them.
I read on another blog this week a phrase a church posted on their marquis. It said, "How many people have you led to Christ?" The obvious goal of the sign is to ultimately guilt people into witnessing. Good goal, bad method, but that's not the point. "How many people have you led to Christ?" None. I have led no one to Christ. The Holy Spirit through the work has wrought in my life has in turn shown people the light of Christ. I didn't do anything. When I bring people to Christ, I am bringing them to a god that I have developed in my own mind, and have explained to them not the true God only the Holy Spirit can bring them to.
When we allow our standards(hems down to the ankles, no "rock" beat) and our goals(bring 50 people to Christ this year) to cloud the true God, we are doing the world a disservice. We have ruined Christianity.
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know it all. I know so little in the big scheme of things, but my desire is to allow the Spirit to move me into better service for the God of this universe. If that means the Holy Spirit will lead me to talk to 50 people about the Gospel this year sobeit. If that means that God will convince me of sin in my life that needs to be corrected, I humbly will bow and correct my ways.
I know right now as I sit here in front of this computer monitor, I am not a compromised Christian. Yes I have varied my ways and my standard systems since growing up and attending BJU, but I am completely and unequivocally sold out to Christ. That will never change. What will change are things that the Holy Spirit wants me to change to better serve the One and Only True God. I am uncompromised in my faith, and I am uncompromised in my belief that Elitist Christian's are more of a hindrance than a help.
Jesus himself said in Matthew that his "yoke is easy" and his "burden is light." This can't happen if guilt and rules take the place of true grace. Scripture also says that there is no condemnation for those of us who have accepted Christ.
It is not up to us to judge other Christians based on their apparent spirituality. I for one never judge someone for an ambiguous rule in scripture. I've said it before in another post, that Peter determined that there were two rules that the gentile believers had to follow to show their salvation. Do not practice idolatry and do not participate in sexual immorality. If a particular "sin" does not fall in these categories, I will not judge. I cannot judge based on what Peter said.
We have to remember that after salvation all of us have been given the Holy Spirit after salvation to guide us and direct us. The irony is how many of us want to be the Holy Spirit for other people. If we truly want to make a difference for Christ, we must follow what scripture says rather than putting our own twists on it. We must share the gospel, without adding to it. We must remember grace. Only then is it possible to live the Radical Life!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Urgent Update!
On Thursday Harold Camping (AKA the CEO of Family Radio and the Prophet of Doom) was rushed to the hospital with an illness. Doctors determined that he had a stroke in which his only lasting ailment would be trouble speaking.
Coincidence or a curse?
Some people have said this was justice delivered by God Himself. God smote the man with this ailment due to his sin. Numerous times in scripture we see where God enacted His holy justice against a person who was doing something contrary to the will of God. I have heard people today who were living Godless lives, that have had a physical ailment that drove them back into the Saviors arms.
Other people have said it was just old age combined with stress. These people may have a point. Being the Prophet of Doom is no easy task and it could be rather stressful if(when) you're wrong. It has been shown that stress can lead to strokes so this is certainly a plausible cause.
One view that I have not seen but would like to suggest is that perhaps God used the fact that Mr. Camping was old and was going to have a stroke to teach him a lesson. Sometimes we forget that despite man having free will, God orchestrates everything we see around us. While being a paradox in the extreme, it would show that this situation was not a coincidence, but rather a showing of what God had originally planned. God in his foreknowledge knew that Harold would attempt to speak for God Himself, so God enacted His justice.
Coincidence or a curse?
Some people have said this was justice delivered by God Himself. God smote the man with this ailment due to his sin. Numerous times in scripture we see where God enacted His holy justice against a person who was doing something contrary to the will of God. I have heard people today who were living Godless lives, that have had a physical ailment that drove them back into the Saviors arms.
Other people have said it was just old age combined with stress. These people may have a point. Being the Prophet of Doom is no easy task and it could be rather stressful if(when) you're wrong. It has been shown that stress can lead to strokes so this is certainly a plausible cause.
One view that I have not seen but would like to suggest is that perhaps God used the fact that Mr. Camping was old and was going to have a stroke to teach him a lesson. Sometimes we forget that despite man having free will, God orchestrates everything we see around us. While being a paradox in the extreme, it would show that this situation was not a coincidence, but rather a showing of what God had originally planned. God in his foreknowledge knew that Harold would attempt to speak for God Himself, so God enacted His justice.
I do not claim to know God's intention but based upon my study of Scripture and my feeble understanding of the way things work, I know that God somehow had a hand in this, as He does in all our lives. When we are late for work, there is a reason; when we forget to get milk at the grocery store, there is a reason. God has designed everything that happens in this world for His own honor and glory. We can never fully understand the ways of God. But as Francis Chan said in a recent message, maybe that's the point. If we could fit God into a box and we could fully understand Him, He would be no different than we are.
My God is so much bigger than that. My God is a God that can't be contained. He can't be persuaded by my craziness.
My God is Radical!
My God is so much bigger than that. My God is a God that can't be contained. He can't be persuaded by my craziness.
My God is Radical!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sanctification: Is just doing it enough?
Over the last few years I've been traveling a journey in my faith. This journey has modified my views on sanctification from what I had previously thought and what I had previously been taught.
Sanctification is first of all NOT salvation. Salvation is what Christ did for us through his death on the cross, if we accept him as savior. Sanctification is the process that we travel through after salvation, as our lives are transformed to become more and more like Christ. Sanctification can be summed up in two categories: works based sanctification and Holy Spirit Based Sanctification.
Works based sanctification is the idea that the things that we do or the things that we do not do will lead us closer to becoming more like Christ. These things can range from you have to tithe to be close to Christ, or you can't go to movies or you will be farther away Christ.
I was once told by a teacher that even if I didn't like something taught at the school, I should still make it a practice in order to glorify God, and eventually I would come to like it. While I agree with the intent of that statement, I believe that is also what causes so many issues in modern Christianity. In Churches all around our nation we have Christians who are posers. They put on a good act, and we tend to think they are sold out for Christ, but the reality is that they are still acting. We have lost the heart by approaching things from this perspective. People who are taught this perspective often end up thinking all they have are a list of rules and lose respect for the leaders and mentors who give them a list of things they cannot do.
I tend to lean toward the perspective of Holy Spirit based sanctification. Scripture gives us clear principles of how to live and it is up to the Holy Spirit's influence to transform our lives to become more and more like Christ. Before I lose some of you, this is in no way a permission slip to sin. In fact it is quite the contrary. This view is a call for Christians to be more diligent as there is no oversight by another person but rather Christ alone. This principle applies to things like how involved in culture we should be, what music to listen to, how liturgical we should make our services, whether we should raise our hands in worship, and so on.
In Acts we are taught that the only "things" gentile believers are required to do, is to abstain from idolatry and abstain from sexual sins. This is the only list in scripture we are given. Everything else we do must conform to the expectations of an holy God as we see in the lists that Paul specifically addresses to churches who were straying.
As believers attend church and read the Bible they will naturally learn more and more about living the Christian life. This is when the Holy Spirit convicts and leads the believer away from the act that is leading them farther from Christ, and back to Him.
It comes down to a heart attitude. Are you allowing the Spirit to lead you? If you are leading others, are you leading them or allowing the Holy Spirit to transform them. As Mark Hall said, maybe we need to let God change the heart, before changing the shirt.
Sanctification is first of all NOT salvation. Salvation is what Christ did for us through his death on the cross, if we accept him as savior. Sanctification is the process that we travel through after salvation, as our lives are transformed to become more and more like Christ. Sanctification can be summed up in two categories: works based sanctification and Holy Spirit Based Sanctification.
Works based sanctification is the idea that the things that we do or the things that we do not do will lead us closer to becoming more like Christ. These things can range from you have to tithe to be close to Christ, or you can't go to movies or you will be farther away Christ.
I was once told by a teacher that even if I didn't like something taught at the school, I should still make it a practice in order to glorify God, and eventually I would come to like it. While I agree with the intent of that statement, I believe that is also what causes so many issues in modern Christianity. In Churches all around our nation we have Christians who are posers. They put on a good act, and we tend to think they are sold out for Christ, but the reality is that they are still acting. We have lost the heart by approaching things from this perspective. People who are taught this perspective often end up thinking all they have are a list of rules and lose respect for the leaders and mentors who give them a list of things they cannot do.
I tend to lean toward the perspective of Holy Spirit based sanctification. Scripture gives us clear principles of how to live and it is up to the Holy Spirit's influence to transform our lives to become more and more like Christ. Before I lose some of you, this is in no way a permission slip to sin. In fact it is quite the contrary. This view is a call for Christians to be more diligent as there is no oversight by another person but rather Christ alone. This principle applies to things like how involved in culture we should be, what music to listen to, how liturgical we should make our services, whether we should raise our hands in worship, and so on.
In Acts we are taught that the only "things" gentile believers are required to do, is to abstain from idolatry and abstain from sexual sins. This is the only list in scripture we are given. Everything else we do must conform to the expectations of an holy God as we see in the lists that Paul specifically addresses to churches who were straying.
As believers attend church and read the Bible they will naturally learn more and more about living the Christian life. This is when the Holy Spirit convicts and leads the believer away from the act that is leading them farther from Christ, and back to Him.
It comes down to a heart attitude. Are you allowing the Spirit to lead you? If you are leading others, are you leading them or allowing the Holy Spirit to transform them. As Mark Hall said, maybe we need to let God change the heart, before changing the shirt.
Monday, May 16, 2011
May 21, 2011 Judgement Day
Folks, May 21, 2011 is Judgement Day. Just four days from now Jesus will judge the entire world and the apocalypse will begin.
At least that is what the crazies would have you believe. Allegedly, we have been living in the tribulation period for the last 23 years and Friday is the day it ends.
Harold Camping is the man behind this "revelation." Ironically this is not his first go around with end of the world prophecies. He originally predicted the apocalypse will begin in 1994. While the 90's were bad, it certainly wasn't the apocalypse. Mr. Camping had to go back to the drawing boards and come up with a new date.
As I said before that date is 4 days from now. I see the timer ticking away on one of the websites: 4 days - 10 hours - 11 minutes and 30 seconds until the world as we know it comes to an end.
The last time I knew, Matthew was still in the Bible, and will be until at least Friday. Its funny because it reads "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone."
Perhaps I am reading it wrong but by my best analysis and the analysis of many Godly commentators, this passage is referring to the second coming of Christ. Mr. Camping must have a serious "in" with God because only God and Mr Camping are in the know.
As we study scripture it is interesting to see the number of believers who thought Christ was coming back immediately after He ascended into heaven. Numerous rebukes were given to the Christians who were just chilling out waiting for the second coming.
We are told in scripture that while yes, Christ is returning, we do not know when, so we must be busy evangelizing the lost until then. That is our command directly from the Word of God, not some date that an old guy in an office chair came up with.
It is interesting how the Parable of the 10 Virgins is a beautiful picture of Christ collecting His bride. We must be prepared. We must be ready. We also must not be lazy like the women who didn't bring enough oil for their lamps.
Often we don't live like the second coming is a reality. We don't share the gospel with the lost or even live like we are saved. Shame on us. We are not living our our scriptural mandate.
Guys, we don't know when Christ will return. We haven't been given a date. Christ may not return for another 1000 years but until then live your faith, devote everything you do to Christ, and live a radical life!
PS: For those of you leaving us on the May 21, so long! Its been good and its been real. You can email me with your address and I will attend to the disposal of your earthly property.
At least that is what the crazies would have you believe. Allegedly, we have been living in the tribulation period for the last 23 years and Friday is the day it ends.
Harold Camping is the man behind this "revelation." Ironically this is not his first go around with end of the world prophecies. He originally predicted the apocalypse will begin in 1994. While the 90's were bad, it certainly wasn't the apocalypse. Mr. Camping had to go back to the drawing boards and come up with a new date.
As I said before that date is 4 days from now. I see the timer ticking away on one of the websites: 4 days - 10 hours - 11 minutes and 30 seconds until the world as we know it comes to an end.
The last time I knew, Matthew was still in the Bible, and will be until at least Friday. Its funny because it reads "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone."
Perhaps I am reading it wrong but by my best analysis and the analysis of many Godly commentators, this passage is referring to the second coming of Christ. Mr. Camping must have a serious "in" with God because only God and Mr Camping are in the know.
As we study scripture it is interesting to see the number of believers who thought Christ was coming back immediately after He ascended into heaven. Numerous rebukes were given to the Christians who were just chilling out waiting for the second coming.
We are told in scripture that while yes, Christ is returning, we do not know when, so we must be busy evangelizing the lost until then. That is our command directly from the Word of God, not some date that an old guy in an office chair came up with.
It is interesting how the Parable of the 10 Virgins is a beautiful picture of Christ collecting His bride. We must be prepared. We must be ready. We also must not be lazy like the women who didn't bring enough oil for their lamps.
Often we don't live like the second coming is a reality. We don't share the gospel with the lost or even live like we are saved. Shame on us. We are not living our our scriptural mandate.
Guys, we don't know when Christ will return. We haven't been given a date. Christ may not return for another 1000 years but until then live your faith, devote everything you do to Christ, and live a radical life!
PS: For those of you leaving us on the May 21, so long! Its been good and its been real. You can email me with your address and I will attend to the disposal of your earthly property.
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