What is Christianity?| Christianity is about God reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. Christians believe that the whole world and everything in it was created by God. God is a personal being, a living God who is three, yet one: Father, Son and Spirit, just as we human beings have body, mind and soul! (see the Trinity).
The Bible says God created people in his image, to love him. Yet every person has rebelled against God and sinned. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man, Jesus, who most scholars believe was born about the year 4 BC and lived among us. He taught a message of love throughout Palestine but public opinion turned against him and he was executed as a young man.
He died because of us - the death that we should have died. He was crucified on a cross, but he rose from the dead, and now calls us to trust him, to love him and to repent of our rebellion. If we do this, then we our relationship with God becomes restored and we will live forever with God.
Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular church or following a certain set of rule. Most Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with Jesus.
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The greatest news worthy item in the history of mankind has always been and will continue to remain the gospel (meaning good news). The good news is that Jesus Christ came to the world, born of a virgin without any sin, died on the cross, rose again on the third day to provide forgiveness of sin for all who will believe in Him.
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Some of the songs include Let It Rise, Majesty, You Are Holy (Prince Of Peace), Trading My Sorrows, Awesome God, Above All, Worthy Is The Lamb, I Give You My Heart, and Better Is One Day to name just a few!
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August, 13 - Daily Devotions
August Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary : Isaiah 28 - Ezekiel 11, including the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations
In chapter 10 the folly of worshiping idols is outlined, and the judgment to be visited upon it is given in verses 17-22.
Jeremiah speaks of the desolation of Judah as if it were already accomplished. False prophets were insisting that Jerusalem was no longer in danger, and this constituted one of Jeremiah's most difficult problems. Jeremiah was a man of sorrows in the midst of a people inclined to everything vile. He wept day and night at the thought of the frightfully impending retribution. He moved among them, begging, pleading, persuading, threatening, entreating, and imploring that they turn from their wickedness. All was done in vain. He preached to them that Jehovah was the true God, but these people were busy manufacturing idols, as if idols could save them. This gave Jeremiah an occasion to remind them that what they were doing was further aggravation of their already appalling sin against God.
In chapter 10 there is a description of the heathen worshiping a tree which had been cut down and decorated with silver and gold, and fastened with nails and hammers that it would not move. This is a good picture, I believe, of how many of us worship false Gods today in the things we possess.
Exodus 20:3 says, "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me." Anything we worship, other than Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, is a false God. Chapter 11:3 of Jeremiah tells us, "...cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant." Because of Jeremiah's faithfulness in what God had called him to do, he prophesied to the people. They plotted his death. When you and I take a stand for Jesus Christ, we will not always be accepted by the world. There are times when a Christian has to take a stand in the midst of a world of adversity, and identify with Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, claiming His motivation for doing the things that he is doing.
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