the Gospel

The Gospel is a message to WHOSOEVER :)

To ALL who have sinned 

Romans 3:10-23

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¹⁰ As it is written:   “There is no one righteous, not even one;
 ¹¹ there is no one who understands;
   there is no one who seeks God.
¹² All have turned away,
   they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
   not even one.”^[a]
13 “Their throats are open graves;
   their tongues practice deceit.”^[b]
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”^[c]
 14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”^[d]
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
 ¹⁶ ruin and misery mark their ways,
¹⁷ and the way of peace they do not know.”^[e]
 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”^[f]
 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. ²⁰ Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

Righteousness Through Faith

 ²¹ But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. ²² This righteousness is given through faith in^[g] Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, ²³ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

It's a message of the LOVE of God. 

Romans 5:8

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⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

It's a reminder that we can be saved by faith 

Romans 10:9-10

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⁹ If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Romans 10:13

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¹³ for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Why do we still have problems if God cares?

Well, PROBLEMS are common to man.

And still there are instances that problems causes us to give up and turn away from our faith.

It is because of certain questions that came from our expectations as compared to what really happens.

So why do we still have problems if God cares?

Because we think that PROBLEM is never good. We find it easier to accept when the unbelievers suffer but when Christians suffer, most of us begin to doubt God. And forgot that God is a just and good God.

Found the truth about problems:

> it doesn't happen without God's permission.
> it has purposes in our lives.
> there's a corresponding promise on every problem
> the Lord is bigger than our problems.

God never gives up on us even though how many times we fail Him and how many times who break a precious heart. The Lord intervenes in our lives, reveals His loving and forgiving heart and uses the problems we have to get our attention and force us to realize that we can't make it on our own. We need Him and we could never live victoriously without HIM.

It says "Anyone" and "Whosoever"

ANYONE who has the gift of serving should SERVE.

ANYONE who has the gift of teaching should TEACH.

WHOEVER has the gift of encouraging others should ENCOURAGE.

WHOEVER has the gift of giving to others should GIVE FREELY. 

ANYONE who has the gift of being a leader should try hard when he LEADS. 

WHOEVER has the gift of showing mercy to others should do so with JOY. 

Romans 12:7-8

Flowers Always Got A Message

Flowers fade and bloom again and die soon but the message of LOVE they are giving me everytime i'm looking at them are simply PRICELESS.

My favorite part of happiness is....FLOWERS!!!

DEALING WITH OTHER'S FAILURES

The book of John is a wonderful biography of our Lord Jesus and it also highlights how God deals with certain people.

There are many truths in life and one of which is our dealings with other people's failure.

In our generation (and even in the past), people are quick to judge. We (yes i am not exempted on this) are harsh on others. Am i right or am i right?

And the TRUTH is we don't have any right to judge!!!!

Why? Because judging are acts of people who think highly about themselves.

In John 8:1-15, Jesus has to deal with two things: (1)woman caught in the act of adultery and (2) face the group of people trying to trap Him.

I read it again and again since it is our topic in our Bible Study Cell. I wonder why the pharisees only got one person when in fact the act of adultery's between two persons. So i read again....and oh its a TRAP.

As I've said, normal people judged quickly. And the spirit-filled One are wise in thoughts and actions, just what Jesus is.

So do we deal with someone else's failures?

1. Don't attach labels
People sell branded clothes, bags, accessories and the like and they earn from it. When we judge, are we earning from it? We somehow call a person by their looks and acts...we secretly call them "the loveless", "the heart-breaker", "the proud" etc.

Notice how the pharisees address the woman in front of so many people and Jesus, they called her "the adulterer".

We quickly judge and never give the person a chance to change. We close possibilities for change. We forgot what Jesus said on 2 Corinthians 5:17 that says, "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away..." What if we think first before we judge? But this somehow doesn't happen eh. We thoughts of the failure first and not their future.

We should not attach labels. Just like Jesus, show grace and compassion.

2. Always remember there are two sides to every story
Let us not be one-sided. I am thankful and grateful that my God is a God of balance. He is both fair and just. Can we not give the person a chance to reason? We are not God that we can search and know what is in the heart of another person. We must not judge even though we know the story.

3. Don't use embarrassment
We don't have any right to humiliate others. Let us be considerate as to their feelings. They too have dignity that they wanted to protect we just have to respect that. Notice how the pharisees brought the woman with lots of people witnessing or looking...its a total humiliation. What we should do instead is to help them get up and bring them nigh to the Lord who is able to change a person's life...a new one in Jesus.

4. Never separate confrontation with care
Jesus said, "I don't condemn you..." this is CARE. And He also said, "Go and sin no more..." this is CONFRONTATION. I believe that what He said was coated with love and mercy towards the woman.

"Let us be a vessel of God's grace to weak people rather than a rod of judgment"

We too commit mistakes.

We are not perfect.

We are not exempt from being judge by other people.

But we should not do unto them what they do to us. That is being different.

That is being TRULY CHANGED in Christ.



Loving Jesus,

In His Presence

The love of God keeps me alive.

It's always been good to rest under the shadow of God's wings where comfort and peace and strength dwells.

In His presence there's fullness of joy. Joy unspeakable. Joy that can surpass all things you couldnt imagine.

Love dwells in there.