Sunday, September 28, 2008
Okay I should be studying now, but decided to share something with you guys. (if anyone still reads this space)
romans 8:1-4, There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
A fable is told of 3 believers in Jesus who were walking down the pathway of life. Each had two sacks. One contained all the bad things the person had ever done. The other held all his acts of obedience to Christ.
The first traveler put the sack of his bad deeds around his neck and hung it in front of him. Peering down into his sack of failures, he thought he would be less likely to repeat them. he carried the sack of his good deeds behind him on his back.
The second person carried the sack of his virtues in front of him and threw the sack of his wickedness over his shoulder. He reasoned that if he kept goodness before him, he would be more likely to make the right choices in life. Yet he still had that heavy load of evil on his back.
The third person put the sack of his good acts in front of him as a reminder of how he should live for the Lord.
He placed the sack of his sins on his back and cut a hole in the bottom of it to let the sins fall behind him. His journey was lighter and more pleasant. He was on the path Jesus wants us to walk.
Scripture teaches us that our sins are forgiven the moment we trust in Jesus. He took the punishment for them on the cross, and God will never hold them against us. They are emptied of their power; they cannot drag us down any longer. It does us no good to keep carrying them around.Are you depressed because of things you've done? Can't get over your feelings of guilt and shame? Take them to the cross, and leave it there. Then move on, in confidence, knowing that you've been cleansed of all your sin. (romans 8:1-2)
Don't hold the present, nor the future, hostage to the past. Reach back and cut a hole in the sack.
- our daily journey; 27th september 08.be blessed everyone, and press on toward the goal!
sheryl. (:
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Prayer & Change Series
14/9/2008
Pastor Pacer
Main points:
Everything is God-ward, then Man-ward.
Genesis 3:21
Why cover them with animal skin garments?
We as man cannot cover ourselves well enough. Neither can we cover our sins well enough.
Why kill an animal?
An innocent must die, so that the guilty may be saved. God pronounced judgement then showed both Adam & Eve grace. He kicked them out of the garden of Eden then slayed an animal.
Why did Adam and Eve not die from eating the fruit?
Eating the fruit signified a Spiritual death, not a physical one. The moment they ate the fruit, they had begun to die.
Noah sacrificed an animal once on land after emerging from the ark. Why?
To say to God, I don't deserve your preservation of my life along with my family and yet by your grace I am alive.
Sacrifice under Mosaic Law
3 Central themes:
1.Consecration
The devoting or setting apart of anything to the worship or service of God.
2.Expiation
The removal or covering of sin through a payment of the penalty.
3.Propitation
The removal of God's wrath.
Sacrifice Regulations (Old Testament)
The Sacrifice had to be on altar only.
Clean(Acceptably or symbolically without sin).
Sacrifice had to be physically perfect in age and condition.(No loss of limbs, not too old.)
Sacrifice Regulations (New Testament)
God sacrifices for us!
Hebrews10:10
Refer to Hebrews 10:1-8
Animal sacrifices as a temporal way to deal with sin.
Jesus obeys the Father's will as a perfect sacrifice.
Contrast between Jesus' work and the priest's work.
Jesus' sacrifice need not be repeated.
That's it.
Shaun.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
HELLO.
-blows off more dust-
so it's currently 5.07pm on Tuesday, day two of September Study Break.. Jiayou all! (whoever that still reads this blog.) (: 2.5 months to end of O's!
woohoo!
haha. k. zi high alrdy. BYEEE, off to mug more.
-sher!
bytheway, NO CELL ON SUNDAY! come for speedlight k!
