“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20
What’s a Christian to do. We are told to go into all the world and make disciple of all nations.
This is what I believe.
believe
"That God so loved the world
that He gave His one and only Son
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
That God did not sent his Son into the world
to condemn the world
but that the world through Him
might be saved."
John3:16,17
I believe
Ephesians 2:8,9
For by grace you have been saved, through faith,
and that not of yourselves,
it is a gift of God,
not of works,
lest anyone should boast.
I believe
We are saved through faith in God.
That faith is defined in Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen."
I believe
Jesus when he said in John 14:6
"Jesus said to him "I am the way the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
I believe
Romans 3:23
"all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
I believe
Romans 6:23 when it states.
"For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
I believe
1John1:9
"if we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just to forgive our sins
and to cleanse us form all unrighteousness."
I believe
Psalms 139:13-16
"For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
you works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me were written"
in your book before one of them came to be."
That God knows our very make up physically, mentally, and spiritual.
That God understands fully our physical, emotional and spiritual problems.
That God knows our very genetic make up.
I believe
God always meets us were we are at,
physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I believe
it is important to share my faith with others.
Mark 16:15,16 makes this clear " He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."
I believe
That God has given all people a free will,
and that salvation is a matter between God and the individual.
That individual must choose to follow God. God will never force them to follow Him.
I believe
A person who truly comes into a personal relationship with God,
who truly lets God into their heart and life,
cannot help but be changed.
I believe
I should share that faith in a none judgmental way.
I must present the hope I have in Jesus Christ to others and not impose it upon them.
I believe
I have no right to judge any man,
Luke 6:37 makes this clear
"Judge not, and you shall not be judged.
Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
As does Matthew 7:1
"Judge not that you be not judged."
I believe
Matthew 7:2
"For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged,
and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you."
For that reason if for nothing else I must as far as humanly possible be careful not to judge my fellow man.
I believe
the apostle Paul when he writes in Romans 12:18
"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you,
live at peace with everyone."
I believe
the words of Jesus as recorded in Matthew 22:37-40
Jesus replied: " ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: `Love your neighbour as yourself.'
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Matthew 22:37-40 (niv)
I believe
Jesus also when he said,
"You have heard that it was said, `Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.
' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,"
Matthew 5:43,44
I believe
That the apostle Paul in 1Corinthians 13:4-8a,13
describes what Christian love should be,
"Love suffers long and is kind: love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own,
is not provoked, thinks no evil.
does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.... And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."
I Corinthians 13:4-8a,13
I believe
"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience."
Romans 13:1-5
I believe
That the only time when we are to go against the governing authorities is when those authorities forbid we as Christians from practising our faith.
I believe
The Bible is a book of fact and faith.
The sole purpose of the bible is to point mankind to God.
It is not intended as a science book.
Nor is it intended as a book of judgment.
It is a book of hope.
A book of faith, pointing man to the one true God.
I believe
God’s word is the same yesterday today and always.
I believe
That God delivered the same faith message to those in Old Testament times
as He did to those in New Testament times.
That, that message is still there to day for all to see.
I believe
The bible was written at a time when mankind had a limited
knowledge with respect to what we have today.
I believe
God in his wisdom did not try and explain genetics or advanced Physics or modern medicine or any kind of advanced scientific theory to man in biblical times simply because mankind wasn’t ready for it. And it was irrelevant to the salvation message.
Nor was it important to him following God by faith.
I believe
That God layed the way of salvation in the simplest of ways possible in order that all people may come to know Him, no matter how limited their understanding.
I believe
That all Christians as individuals need to study the scriptures.
To ask questions of God and those teachers around us whom we trusts.
Because as 2 Timothy 3:16,17 states,
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
that the man of God maybe complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work"
I believe
that it is only in studying the bible
that we can grow in Christ.
We cannot solely and blindly follow the teachings of any one man or group of men.
For all men are fallible.
Therefore I believe
we must study the Bible earnestly.
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