4 Characteristics Of Life Inwards Christ

Jesus said, "I get got come upward together with thence they tin forcefulness out get got life. I wishing them to get got it inwards the fullest possible way... a neat sum life... a rich together with satisfying life... life that is sum together with good."* 

Scripture encourages us that our life inwards Christ volition locomote blessed alongside Christ's help, guidance, comfort, peace, joy, together with role equally nosotros hold off for a perfect eternity. 

And Scripture equally good tells us an abundant life involves:

1. Self-sacrifice: Giving upward our desires together with plans whenever they interfere alongside God's. Matthew 16:24-26, Matthew 6:28-34 
2. Obedience: fifty-fifty when it's hard. John 14:15  
3. Persecution: non popularity. 2 Timothy 3:12 
4. Loyalty: Being proud of God's words fifty-fifty when they contradict our culture's telephone phone for "tolerance," "sexual freedom," together with self-love. Mark 8:38 

These things may non audio similar the road to a sum together with satisfying life to us, but Christ assures us they are! 
* John 10:10-NIV, NLT, NRSV, ESV
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Sheeple

"Gosh, you lot sheeple(1) are actually pathetic if you lot bespeak an imaginary friend to brand feel of your pathetic lives..." quote left on Bible Love Notes Facebook page

I responded:
 
What you lot telephone phone "imaginary" I know every bit fact, a fact that has changed my life forever. What you lot telephone phone "pathetic," I know every bit joy together with peace that keeps me from maxim hateful things to others fifty-fifty when they tell hateful things to me. What you lot telephone phone "miserable," I know every bit truthful together with abundant life inward Christ. No bespeak to experience pitiful for me. "God demonstrates his ain honey for us inward this: While nosotros were withal sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

Writing Bible Love Notes has introduced me to many such atheists, whose faith(2) inward no God makes them rude. They don't realize existence called sheeple is no insult when you're next the Good Shepherd. In fact, their insults are blessings according to Christ (see Matthew 5:11).

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(1) I'd never heard this term before, but this homo didn't invent it. It's a derogatory term combining "people" together with "sheep," pregnant persons who don't recall for themselves together with don't inquiry things but but become along alongside whatever they're told. Of course, that's non truthful for genuine Christians. Like the Bereans, nosotros are supposed to banking concern lucifer out everything that is said together with compare it alongside God's Word (Acts 17:11).

(2) While they vehemently deny it, atheists bring faith (not proof) inward the unproven theory that at that topographic point is no God. They are sheeple, but their shepherd is a thief (See John 10:1-18).

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Stand Job Solid Inwards Your Faith

When Cain made an offering to God alongside incorrect motives, God rejected it. But God assured Cain that if he did the correct thing, God would convey him.

But Cain's principal occupation was this: he hated Abel "because [Cain's] actions were evil in addition to his brother's were righteous" (1 John 3:12). 

So Cain ignored God's warning, killed his brother, refused responsibility, never repented, in addition to idea he should give-up the ghost off lightly (Genesis 4).

Jude refers to those who follow the "way of Cain" - "looking" religious piece inwardly rejecting the potency of God's words (Jude).

And 1 John 3:12-14 warns that people similar Cain volition persecute people who produce the correct things.

Cain's life warns us to brand correct choices. But it too warns us that when nosotros brand correct choices to a greater extent than or less of our friends, family, in addition to co-workers may survive jealous, resentful in addition to cruel.

We must survive careful to avoid self-righteousness in addition to depend on God's Spirit when dealing alongside opposition. But it's helpful to know that no thing how graciously nosotros share, to a greater extent than or less folks won't similar us (Matthew 10:22).
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Dear Christians, Our Race Is Getting Faster Together With Harder - Jeremiah 12:5-6

Jeremiah complained (Jeremiah 12:1-4). 

When he faithfully shared God’s truth, he was persecuted together with despised, fifty-fifty past times household unit of measurement members. 

Have you lot felt Jeremiah's pain?

People in 1 trial tolerated immorality; directly they applaud it (Romans 1:32). They in 1 trial tolerated Christian values; directly they mock them.

If you lot lovingly portion the Bible’s education on homosexuality, fornication, or abortion, you’ll experience Jeremiah’s pain.

If you lot utter over Biblical accuracy or Christian responsibleness amongst some inwards the household unit of measurement of God, you lot experience Jeremiah’s hurting (12:6).

How did God answer Jeremiah’s complaints?

“If you lot bring raced amongst men on human foot together with they bring worn you lot out, how tin you lot compete amongst horses?”  (12:5)

God understood Jeremiah’s pain, simply the race was getting faster together with God wanted Jeremiah to alternative upwards the footstep together with proceed running. 

Dear friends, this message applies to us equally well.

The race is getting faster together with harder, simply God's Word volition give us speed together with endurance.
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The Unique Foundation Of Christian Happiness

Happiness is enjoyed past times expert as well as bad people alike.

Happy people can:
Love coin as well as utilization people or utilization coin as well as honey people.
Ignore godly Biblical values or ignore ungodly cultural values.
Focus on power, position, as well as net turn a profit or focus on the purposes of the Lord.

Happiness comes for both expert as well as bad reasons, but Christian happiness is the nearly unique form of all.

In Matthew 5, Christ lists a discover of hard things which brand His followers happy.

Christians tin endure happy despite terrible earthly circumstances because our happiness is tied amongst ribbons of promise as well as slipped into the sure, potent hands of our Lord.

When persecution, trouble, as well as injustice larn into our lives, nosotros become to our Lord for these reminders:

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thank you lot inwards all circumstances; for this is God’s volition for you lot inwards Christ Jesus.” 
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

“Rejoice as well as endure glad, because dandy is your vantage inwards heaven...”  
– Matthew 5:12

“Rejoice inwards the Lord always. I volition country it again: Rejoice!”  – Philippians 4:4
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Happiness is knowing Jesus!

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