So since i have this blog, and i wont really be using it until Israel i have decided to write down my thoughts, how bad could that be huh? You can decide for yourself...
So i am writing a paper on the Sinless life of Jesus. I have been studying this paper for the last couple of weeks and have now started to write. Let me tell you, it is not fun to sit and look at 9 pages of hard word and know that i am only one-third the way done. But God is good and it is actually a fun paper to write!
Anyways...lets get to it.
Jesus, fully man/fully divine. I believe that Jesus is both fully man and fully divine. I believe that God the Father sent His Son to earth to come as the Son of Man and save us all from our sins. Jesus is the savior of our souls and we need to acknowledge the sinless nature of His life. I know, I asked the same question, why does it matter? Well it matters because if Jesus was not a sinless man then He couldn't of been the savior for us all. The world needed a perfect spotless sacrifice and Jesus, freely and obediently came to earth to be tempted and tried and He rose above all obstacles in His way. Jesus defeated the devil in the wilderness from three different temptations. Jesus was tempted all the time by the Jewish leaders and by the people to say the wrong thing, to hate them. Jesus never gave in to sin, He never gave into the worldly temptations. He was the perfect man!
Jesus is the example for all of humans to live by. Not just the Christians. Jesus showed us the way by being close to God. He was so close to God that He was able to refuse the temptations of this world. How cool would it be if we got to that point when we know the Father like the Father knows us. Well it will happen one day! In Heaven. As humans we may never become perfect, but we can try and live like Jesus! We can try and get to the place of that God-conscious feeling and lifestyle.
That is what i got for you in this blog. If you have any questions please ask. I don't have anything remotely close to the right answers but i have found that significant amount of time studying and researching gives you a greater knowledge of the topic you are trying to understand. I have also found that God will provide answers to you when you are ready. God will provide!!!
God Bless, and have a Great day/night/morning, whatever it is when you read this!!!
Do GOOD! One Act of Random Kindness goes a long way!!!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Israel Bound!
As most of you know i will be traveling to Israel this coming January through my college Bethel University. I will be gone for three weeks beginning January 2nd and returning the 23rd. I wanted to start a blog so that you would be able to follow along with me as i travel through Israel taking the steps that Jesus took!
Since I am not leaving until January i suppose that some of you are wondering why I have started this blog so early? Well it is because i have already begun preparations for my trip and i wanted to get used to writing a blog so that i know what to do when i get over there. It will also be used for me to update you on any new that i get about the situation over in Israel. As of right now I am going and it looks like everything is in place but that could all change in one day as the Middle East is not a settling place to be.
The main reason i have started this blog so early, is because I want your prayers to be with us on our trip! I know God works in ways that are unbelievable and He has shown me that through prayer anything can be done! My prayer list begins with the trip and that whole situation. I ask that you pray for safe travels and for us to be able to even go on the trip. I ask that you pray for our guides and the other students who are going with me (there are a total of 27 students going so far and that list could grow). I also ask that you pray for me too! I am nervous to say the least and I have never been away for 21 days with people i don't really know.
Again I thank you for reading this and for your prayers I will be posting a blog somewhat frequently before my trip and during my trip my goal is to do everyday but if that is not an option then every other day. I want you to be with me on the trip without having you right there with me.
If you are reading this blog it means that you are a special part of my life. I thank God for all of you because without you i wouldn't be where I am today. You all have shaped me in a different way.
Okay, i must sign off and go to class. But there will be another one soonish so stay tuned.
Stay classy blog readers!
Since I am not leaving until January i suppose that some of you are wondering why I have started this blog so early? Well it is because i have already begun preparations for my trip and i wanted to get used to writing a blog so that i know what to do when i get over there. It will also be used for me to update you on any new that i get about the situation over in Israel. As of right now I am going and it looks like everything is in place but that could all change in one day as the Middle East is not a settling place to be.
The main reason i have started this blog so early, is because I want your prayers to be with us on our trip! I know God works in ways that are unbelievable and He has shown me that through prayer anything can be done! My prayer list begins with the trip and that whole situation. I ask that you pray for safe travels and for us to be able to even go on the trip. I ask that you pray for our guides and the other students who are going with me (there are a total of 27 students going so far and that list could grow). I also ask that you pray for me too! I am nervous to say the least and I have never been away for 21 days with people i don't really know.
Again I thank you for reading this and for your prayers I will be posting a blog somewhat frequently before my trip and during my trip my goal is to do everyday but if that is not an option then every other day. I want you to be with me on the trip without having you right there with me.
If you are reading this blog it means that you are a special part of my life. I thank God for all of you because without you i wouldn't be where I am today. You all have shaped me in a different way.
Okay, i must sign off and go to class. But there will be another one soonish so stay tuned.
Stay classy blog readers!
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