It happens to all of us. We all age. In fact, everyday we get up we are a day older. And there is nothing we can do about it. Nor is it anything to be ashamed of. It just happens.
Yet we need not fear it. God has set it up that way. We are not meant to be on earth forever. God created us eternal creatures. We have a birth. And we will live forever. I discussed in an earlier posting the subject and I am sure you can go back to the index or whatever and look at that.
What brougt this subject up is I am reading a book by Billy Graham, his latest, Nearing Home. I will be reviewing it in my other blog as soon as I finish it. Just wanted to share with you the idea that making it to old age is good. If we are one of the few who make it we should be active in giving back and helping others. "Plan for the golden years. You may get to experience them" was said by good old unknown. He also said "Don't resent growing old. many are denied the privilege."
When we get up in years we are not able to do everything as fast as we have done it in the earlier years. But we can share our wisdom and pray. Prayer is very important. And we don't need any equipment.
So have a good day and keep looking up.
Comment on how you think I am doing. Let me know your story.
Humans are not simple. They are complex. It is my belief that God has spoken. We need to listen. In For Your Information I will be helping you with tools to do just that. Feel free to add comments. Let's make this a dialogue.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Family
Yesterday in my blog I started on marriage as a doctrine. Now I want to talk about families. They are very important to a persons physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. To those of us that God has blessed with children (There are some that God has not allowed to produce children. And they also are blessed. A family, in my definition, is basicly a husband and wife., If kids are part of the package deal, so much the better) this is good.
I posted yesterday that God hates divorce. The reason is very simple. Divorce hurts the image of God. Ands it hurts children. Not only yours alone. Children are observing the adults around them., If they look around and see broken relationships they tend to conclude that this is normal. It is not. One woman and one man. That is normal. And not one woman and another woman. Nor one man and another man.
In the beginning God made them one woman and one man and brought them together. Not two men and not two women. Marriage was sacred.
Here in the State of California, USA, there is a movement to have homosexual marriages acknowledged as legal and viewed in the same way as marriage between a male and a female. They wish to have rights. They seem to be pushing it as a rights issue on the same level as civil rights
It is not. It is a choice they have made and is not a rights issue.
But I am getting off the issue.
Families. The key to having a healthy family is to have Christ at the center. Relationships in life go better, I feel, is you have a sticking point; a standard. He should be rhe center of everything that goes on. Now to get back to marriage. That is the foundation or central point of all families.I feel God wants to protrect, and expand thre family unit.
I will close this posting with something many historians acknowledge: "The family is the building block of society; as the family goes, so goes society."
Please let me know how I am doing. Leave a comment.
I posted yesterday that God hates divorce. The reason is very simple. Divorce hurts the image of God. Ands it hurts children. Not only yours alone. Children are observing the adults around them., If they look around and see broken relationships they tend to conclude that this is normal. It is not. One woman and one man. That is normal. And not one woman and another woman. Nor one man and another man.
In the beginning God made them one woman and one man and brought them together. Not two men and not two women. Marriage was sacred.
Here in the State of California, USA, there is a movement to have homosexual marriages acknowledged as legal and viewed in the same way as marriage between a male and a female. They wish to have rights. They seem to be pushing it as a rights issue on the same level as civil rights
It is not. It is a choice they have made and is not a rights issue.
But I am getting off the issue.
Families. The key to having a healthy family is to have Christ at the center. Relationships in life go better, I feel, is you have a sticking point; a standard. He should be rhe center of everything that goes on. Now to get back to marriage. That is the foundation or central point of all families.I feel God wants to protrect, and expand thre family unit.
I will close this posting with something many historians acknowledge: "The family is the building block of society; as the family goes, so goes society."
Please let me know how I am doing. Leave a comment.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Marriage
In the beginning God created marriage betwen one man and one woman.
In the second chapter of Genesis God saw that Adam was alone and needed a help meet. So he took a rib from Adam's side and made Eve. Therefore this says that the male and female are the complete likeness of what God intended.
The first marriage was performed by God. It was good. It was perfect. But then sin entered the picture.
Man started to think himself as superior to his wife. Commuication broke down. Divorce was allowed, but we must understand, God hates divorce. It was not an option that God put on the table.
When sin and self reign supreme, marriages are heading for failure. If so we need to confess to God (1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins...) and to our mate.
Planning, practice and prayer are needed., At the altar we said something like "Till death do us part."
Step back and communicate. Learn the love language of the other. Discover the temperament and interests of your mate. You are not the mind reader nor is she. Don't look for solutions outside the marriage. Get into the scriptures. Pray. Build hedges of protection around the marriage and your house. Don't let the world mold you. Be molded by God and the Bible.
It is work, yes, but enjoyable when the two of you are heading in the same direction.
More is to come. Doctrine covers a vast field. This is one of the practical aspects of the field. Feel free to comment and use my knowledge. I want to help you.
In the second chapter of Genesis God saw that Adam was alone and needed a help meet. So he took a rib from Adam's side and made Eve. Therefore this says that the male and female are the complete likeness of what God intended.
The first marriage was performed by God. It was good. It was perfect. But then sin entered the picture.
Man started to think himself as superior to his wife. Commuication broke down. Divorce was allowed, but we must understand, God hates divorce. It was not an option that God put on the table.
When sin and self reign supreme, marriages are heading for failure. If so we need to confess to God (1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins...) and to our mate.
Planning, practice and prayer are needed., At the altar we said something like "Till death do us part."
Step back and communicate. Learn the love language of the other. Discover the temperament and interests of your mate. You are not the mind reader nor is she. Don't look for solutions outside the marriage. Get into the scriptures. Pray. Build hedges of protection around the marriage and your house. Don't let the world mold you. Be molded by God and the Bible.
It is work, yes, but enjoyable when the two of you are heading in the same direction.
More is to come. Doctrine covers a vast field. This is one of the practical aspects of the field. Feel free to comment and use my knowledge. I want to help you.
Thankfulness
Today in the United States it is a Friday, 25 Nov 2011. Yesterday we had our Thanksgiving day. It is a day set aside to thank God for our blessings.
There is a lot to be thankful for. Even in other countries. God got us up this morning. He gave us air to breathe. If you are reading this you are breathing, so be thankful. He gave you a place to live. He gave you a mind to think with. If you are married he gave you a wife or husband depending on your sex. He has provided a way to have a relationship with Him.
Yesterday God blessed us by allowing my wife and I to have two friends over for the Thanksgiving meal of Turkey. We started the meal by reading portions of the Psalms. Each member had a portion to read. And then I lead in prayer. I was blessed in having the group pray in the round. Blessed because that was unplanned. We always pray before our meals That part was planned. The action of praying in the round gives me hope that I am reaching these friends on the spiritual level and they might be willing to listen to our story.
I am thankful also that this blog is being read by people all over the globe and someday I know they will comment and start a dialogue.
What are you thankful for? Let me know.
There is a lot to be thankful for. Even in other countries. God got us up this morning. He gave us air to breathe. If you are reading this you are breathing, so be thankful. He gave you a place to live. He gave you a mind to think with. If you are married he gave you a wife or husband depending on your sex. He has provided a way to have a relationship with Him.
Yesterday God blessed us by allowing my wife and I to have two friends over for the Thanksgiving meal of Turkey. We started the meal by reading portions of the Psalms. Each member had a portion to read. And then I lead in prayer. I was blessed in having the group pray in the round. Blessed because that was unplanned. We always pray before our meals That part was planned. The action of praying in the round gives me hope that I am reaching these friends on the spiritual level and they might be willing to listen to our story.
I am thankful also that this blog is being read by people all over the globe and someday I know they will comment and start a dialogue.
What are you thankful for? Let me know.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
New Toy
I finally have enough money to venture out and get an Ipad.
I am not a fan of Apple and I don't think this will change my mind. But it is a tool that a good amount of people in my church fellowship possess. So I decided whern ever the time came when I had enough money to buy one of those tools I would.
I discovered that it has a section or app known as ITunes and within ITunes there is an link to a whole lot of video and audio files. One file grouping is concerning universitys and colleges. WIthin that grouping is my university, Biola University. And also files on classes taught at Dallas Seminary.
I thus will be able to get classes that I have not been able to take when they were for credit. This time I can sit back and enjoy great teaching.
And this also will enhance my input in this blog.
Stay tuned. More is to come. Become a member of this blog and follow along.
I am not a fan of Apple and I don't think this will change my mind. But it is a tool that a good amount of people in my church fellowship possess. So I decided whern ever the time came when I had enough money to buy one of those tools I would.
I discovered that it has a section or app known as ITunes and within ITunes there is an link to a whole lot of video and audio files. One file grouping is concerning universitys and colleges. WIthin that grouping is my university, Biola University. And also files on classes taught at Dallas Seminary.
I thus will be able to get classes that I have not been able to take when they were for credit. This time I can sit back and enjoy great teaching.
And this also will enhance my input in this blog.
Stay tuned. More is to come. Become a member of this blog and follow along.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Little Things
There are some little things needed to aid in growth in your Christian walk. There is the worship aspect. As we become like that which we worship we should make sure of our object of worship "Do not forsake the assembly of yourselves together..."
A Christian should be worshipping God. God is the creator of heaven and earth and the creator of animals and fish and beasts. And of us.
There is a negative side to worship. It is when we do our worship of things not God, (And unless you think I am saying God is things. He is not. God is wholly other and not the creation) we become like that which we worship.
For example: Sex is one idol. We worship sex and we become sex obsessed and act out And we become devastated and not very good for anything. We become changed into the image we carry around. It gets in our thoughts and actions.
On the other hand, when we worship the true God we start to act like Him. We become patient, kind, see people as important. We want them to know the God we know. We share love, kindness,we are more truthful with each other. We spend more time with Him in study of the scriptures He left. We pray more, since this is the talking aspect we do with God. And He hears and answers.
To become like him according to His image we need time spent with him. Maybe five or ten minutes reading the scriptures. Praying back what we find. Thanking Him for what we see there. Thanking Him for getting us up and letting us take a breath and see another day. Let it become a regular part of your life
The Life of a Christian is both easy and hard. Easy because you have God Himself living within you. Hard because growth is dependent on us, not God. In God you are already complete. In everyday life you still need discipline.\
Communicate with me through the comment feature.
A Christian should be worshipping God. God is the creator of heaven and earth and the creator of animals and fish and beasts. And of us.
There is a negative side to worship. It is when we do our worship of things not God, (And unless you think I am saying God is things. He is not. God is wholly other and not the creation) we become like that which we worship.
For example: Sex is one idol. We worship sex and we become sex obsessed and act out And we become devastated and not very good for anything. We become changed into the image we carry around. It gets in our thoughts and actions.
On the other hand, when we worship the true God we start to act like Him. We become patient, kind, see people as important. We want them to know the God we know. We share love, kindness,we are more truthful with each other. We spend more time with Him in study of the scriptures He left. We pray more, since this is the talking aspect we do with God. And He hears and answers.
To become like him according to His image we need time spent with him. Maybe five or ten minutes reading the scriptures. Praying back what we find. Thanking Him for what we see there. Thanking Him for getting us up and letting us take a breath and see another day. Let it become a regular part of your life
The Life of a Christian is both easy and hard. Easy because you have God Himself living within you. Hard because growth is dependent on us, not God. In God you are already complete. In everyday life you still need discipline.\
Communicate with me through the comment feature.
It Is In The Blood
Today is Nov 22, 2011. I went to the UCLA blood and platlet center today to give blood. That was whole blood. I do that on a regular basis to add my blood to the blood supply for those who need blood for operations. I am blesed in that my blood also is CMV Negative. That means it can be used for premees, babies who are freshly born.
My blood pressue is 110/80. My pulse is 70. Not I am boasting. Just stating facts.
The Bible makes a statement that blood is important. The Israelites were not to eat anything with the blood still in it. Life is in the blood.
Also without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness of sin. You knew that I was going to get into that somehow. It had to be the blood of an innocent animal. Whenever the Jew would sin he was required to bring a sacrifice to the high priest who would offer it on the altar to pay for the penalty for sin. Sin required a sacrifice. But it had to be done on a regular basis since sin was an ever present foe of man's relationship with a holy God.
Today we have a high priest named Jesus who offered Himself as that sacrifice and did away with the requirements of the yearly and daily sacrifice for sin.
How my giving blood today hyperlinked with this subject I don't quite know. I just know I had to post this.
Stay with me in this doctrine series. And if possible, comment back. Ask questions. Help me clarify for you what you need to know.
My blood pressue is 110/80. My pulse is 70. Not I am boasting. Just stating facts.
The Bible makes a statement that blood is important. The Israelites were not to eat anything with the blood still in it. Life is in the blood.
Also without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness of sin. You knew that I was going to get into that somehow. It had to be the blood of an innocent animal. Whenever the Jew would sin he was required to bring a sacrifice to the high priest who would offer it on the altar to pay for the penalty for sin. Sin required a sacrifice. But it had to be done on a regular basis since sin was an ever present foe of man's relationship with a holy God.
Today we have a high priest named Jesus who offered Himself as that sacrifice and did away with the requirements of the yearly and daily sacrifice for sin.
How my giving blood today hyperlinked with this subject I don't quite know. I just know I had to post this.
Stay with me in this doctrine series. And if possible, comment back. Ask questions. Help me clarify for you what you need to know.
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