Ever noticed there are many things we don’t agree on as Christians
The list is endless if you ask me
The one which I still do not understand why we still are not in agreement over is food
Maybe becoz of my view of the two testaments
I lean toward the view that the coming of Jesus came with a new covenant and laws for me
Hence my view on this issue
Paul must have had it tough with the believers in the churches
Just read his letters to them
At some point he actually sounds very agitated
Nonetheless, he still gave them guidelines on their issues
I’ll ramble on what I’ve covered so far
Oblige me, please
“But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumbling block to them that are weak. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.” 1 Corinthians 8:8-13
It’s all about liberty for those who have the knowledge
I’ll assume most of us have the basic knowledge over food laws and the Bible
Now the liberty Paul talks of is for those who are stronger in the faith
Yes, the stronger ones
The liberty to eat comes when we have knowledge and understanding
But all the same he still gives guidelines on how we’re to go about it
We don’t live in a vacuum and so our actions have impact
Here he’s talking of the person who sees us eating meat offered to idols
He says it’s ok to eat it as really it’s being offered to a non-existant god so at the end of the day it has no effect
BUT
When someone believes that as it’s offered to idols it has an effect because of their faith and understanding. DO NOT EAT
Quite simple really
I extend this to all food and life in general
We live also for our brothers
We ARE our brother’s keeper
In chapter 10 of the same letter, he goes on to say don’t eat food offred to idols
Now here the context is different
It’s the actual partaking in the ritual that he say we should not indulge in
Verse 15 should be taken note of….he speaks as to wise men
He also says “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.”
I may seem to be going round in circles but at the end of the day it’s quite simple really
Do all to the glory of God.
Where to?
So it’s been quite a struggle just to get a post out.
This has been bugging me for a while and I guess it’s the subject matter that’s caused the delayed posts & somehow managed to keep me busy thus far
So here’s what I’ll do
Put on my garb and fight
It’s a spiritual battle once again
This time it’s also manifested itself in the flesh
And when it gets to that point it’s quite tricky to acknowledge it at all
Only when you can acknowledge that it’s spiritual can you start fighting the spiritual battle
Winded it sounds
It’s about us Christians
I now understand about the lukewarm Christians and why they are not the desire as there’s not really a fence when it comes to believing in God
Either you do or don’t
Either you believe Him to be your Saviour or not
Either you believe Jesus died for you or you don’t
It’s the fence that keeps this battle so long
Yes it’s already won
But when you decide to see yourself on the fence
Then the doubt comes in
Are you really there?
How do you know?
One person asked someone if they knew whether they’ll go to heaven or not
For now I’ll leave it at that
Ask yourself where you see yourself going at the end of it all?
Are you prepared for that destination?
What makes you sure that you’ll go there?
I guess that’s what helps each of us at the end of the day fight the spiritual battle
When you know on whose side you’re on I believe you’ll know whose fight you’re fighting and why
Quite a mouthful but definitely what we all ought to be asking ourselves each day if we really are true to ourselves and whom we serve.
This has been bugging me for a while and I guess it’s the subject matter that’s caused the delayed posts & somehow managed to keep me busy thus far
So here’s what I’ll do
Put on my garb and fight
It’s a spiritual battle once again
This time it’s also manifested itself in the flesh
And when it gets to that point it’s quite tricky to acknowledge it at all
Only when you can acknowledge that it’s spiritual can you start fighting the spiritual battle
Winded it sounds
It’s about us Christians
I now understand about the lukewarm Christians and why they are not the desire as there’s not really a fence when it comes to believing in God
Either you do or don’t
Either you believe Him to be your Saviour or not
Either you believe Jesus died for you or you don’t
It’s the fence that keeps this battle so long
Yes it’s already won
But when you decide to see yourself on the fence
Then the doubt comes in
Are you really there?
How do you know?
One person asked someone if they knew whether they’ll go to heaven or not
For now I’ll leave it at that
Ask yourself where you see yourself going at the end of it all?
Are you prepared for that destination?
What makes you sure that you’ll go there?
I guess that’s what helps each of us at the end of the day fight the spiritual battle
When you know on whose side you’re on I believe you’ll know whose fight you’re fighting and why
Quite a mouthful but definitely what we all ought to be asking ourselves each day if we really are true to ourselves and whom we serve.
Books, books, books, facts
There’s a book I skimmed over which had the warning that it wasn’t meant for those who cannot think on their own. Now I understand why it had that warning.
It’s just contra to what most of us know and hold true.
Not that sort of contra but it challenges what some of us hold as the fundamentals of why we believe what we do believe
At the end of the day I had a deeper insight as to why people have chosen to believe what they believe and why they feel strongly about their beliefs and ours as well
I’m just trying to be rational and not call their stance nonsense
Wow! -now I write politically
As I was saying, I now understand some written works and beliefs
It’s people who’ve got nothing better to do than poison simple people’s minds with untruths based on the vast knowledge they have
We all have some general knowledge about many things
I’m being vague
This is about religion and the Bible
Due to the sparse facts we have and the stories pedalled through generations we are all open to some sort of intellectual abuse
This is my view of how it’s done
Take the generalities and patch them together
You can patch them with what you want to also be linked to the widely held beliefs
Becoz one doesn’t have the 100% facts about their general knowledge and won’t bother to find it,
It’s quite easy to come up with what you’ll call the 100% fact book they need
And VIOLA!
We’re caught up in the web of trying to understand our beliefs and we don’t have a stand
Actually we end up not able to take a stand
There are so many of these people around with the resources to make their own facts and we end up one day coming across their work
Not many are as ‘nice’ as the ones with the book I saw and will put a warning for the reader
The whole thing about books and info now becomes a sort of “caveat emptor” issue, doesn’t it?
I ought to call this post “the grass is blue”
Tell as many people as possible that the grass is blue as many times as possible and it becomes well....a fact.
It’s just contra to what most of us know and hold true.
Not that sort of contra but it challenges what some of us hold as the fundamentals of why we believe what we do believe
At the end of the day I had a deeper insight as to why people have chosen to believe what they believe and why they feel strongly about their beliefs and ours as well
I’m just trying to be rational and not call their stance nonsense
Wow! -now I write politically
As I was saying, I now understand some written works and beliefs
It’s people who’ve got nothing better to do than poison simple people’s minds with untruths based on the vast knowledge they have
We all have some general knowledge about many things
I’m being vague
This is about religion and the Bible
Due to the sparse facts we have and the stories pedalled through generations we are all open to some sort of intellectual abuse
This is my view of how it’s done
Take the generalities and patch them together
You can patch them with what you want to also be linked to the widely held beliefs
Becoz one doesn’t have the 100% facts about their general knowledge and won’t bother to find it,
It’s quite easy to come up with what you’ll call the 100% fact book they need
And VIOLA!
We’re caught up in the web of trying to understand our beliefs and we don’t have a stand
Actually we end up not able to take a stand
There are so many of these people around with the resources to make their own facts and we end up one day coming across their work
Not many are as ‘nice’ as the ones with the book I saw and will put a warning for the reader
The whole thing about books and info now becomes a sort of “caveat emptor” issue, doesn’t it?
I ought to call this post “the grass is blue”
Tell as many people as possible that the grass is blue as many times as possible and it becomes well....a fact.
Treasure, treasure
"Be a spendthrift in love!
Love is the one treasure that multiplies by division:
It is the one gift that grows bigger the more you take from it.
It is the one business in which it pays to be an absolute spendthrift;
give it away,
throw it away,
splash it over,
empty your pockets,
shake the basket,
turn the glass upside down,
and tomorrow you will have more than ever." --Author unknown
Love is the one treasure that multiplies by division:
It is the one gift that grows bigger the more you take from it.
It is the one business in which it pays to be an absolute spendthrift;
give it away,
throw it away,
splash it over,
empty your pockets,
shake the basket,
turn the glass upside down,
and tomorrow you will have more than ever." --Author unknown
The desires of life
I wish
You wish
I suppose
You think
I believe
You know
I need
You want
I give
You give
I understand
You comprehend
I grasp
You learn
Really, what are we doing?
You wish
I suppose
You think
I believe
You know
I need
You want
I give
You give
I understand
You comprehend
I grasp
You learn
Really, what are we doing?
Just one debt
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8
The one debt that at the end of the day we'll all have is love
My study Bible says it's the one obligation hat we cannot get done with
I don't like the word obligated coz there’s a bit of force attached to the word
You’ve got to do it even if you don’t want to
Now true love doesn’t work that way
You do it coz u just feel it
It’s not forced
It comes natural
For me it’s quite easy coz I consider myself a natural lover
Yeah!
I’ve got it in tons & all I do is share it out
I don’t have to measure how much I dish out at a time coz it won’t run out
It’s always in abundance
It lasts forever
I ‘m now almost sounding like 1st Corinthians so I’ll get to why I started here
I was reading Romans 13-14 and 1st I got to the love bit and then the wake up came along
“that now it is high time to awake out of sleep:”
The one debt that at the end of the day we'll all have is love
My study Bible says it's the one obligation hat we cannot get done with
I don't like the word obligated coz there’s a bit of force attached to the word
You’ve got to do it even if you don’t want to
Now true love doesn’t work that way
You do it coz u just feel it
It’s not forced
It comes natural
For me it’s quite easy coz I consider myself a natural lover
Yeah!
I’ve got it in tons & all I do is share it out
I don’t have to measure how much I dish out at a time coz it won’t run out
It’s always in abundance
It lasts forever
I ‘m now almost sounding like 1st Corinthians so I’ll get to why I started here
I was reading Romans 13-14 and 1st I got to the love bit and then the wake up came along
“that now it is high time to awake out of sleep:”
I had to show some love coz that’s the fulfilling of the law.
Love ya all.
