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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March Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary Deuteronomy 25 - 1 Samuel 29 including the books of Book of Joshua, Judges and Ruth
Chapter 25 continues the various laws given to the children of Israel. It covers laws of corporal punishment (verses 1-3); the law concerning the ox (verse 4); the brother-in-law's marriage (verses 5-10); prescriptions against foul play (verses 11,12); dishonest weights (verses 13-16); and the doom upon Amalek (verses 17-19). Take special note of verse 4--the ox was to be allowed to take a chance mouthful of corn as it went around the monotonous tread of the mill. What an encouragement this should be for those who are anxious about their daily bread! If God takes care of even the oxen, surely He will care for those who trust and serve Him!
Chapter 26 covers the offering of firstfruits (verses 1-11), and obedience and prayer (verses 12-19). Possession of the Promised Land is anticipated in these verses. The beautiful ceremony described here anticipated presentation of the firstfruits to the Lord at the central sanctuary, a token of praise, worship, and thanksgiving to the Lord for His faithfulness and blessing. The obedience and prayer in verses 12-19 resulted in blessing.
Chapter 27 is the first of four chapters that deal with Israel's future and covers the blessings and curses of the laws. Its fulfillment can be found in Joshua 8:30-35. This ceremony was to be inaugurated on Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim, overlooking the city of Shechem, in the heart of the land. The memorial stones were to be set up on Mt. Ebal, and the curses of the law were to be pronounced there. On Mt. Gerizim there were no curses pronounced nor any stones engraved with the law, but only blessings pronounced.
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