We Pentecostals/Born-Again Christians believe that one day Jesus will come back again "in a twinkling of an eye" and will take His "beloved". My belief is that these "beloved" are those who "heard" "the call" to "renew your minds", "repent" and "accept Jesus" as your "personal Lord and Savior". This belief in itself draws a lot of debates/argumentations. Nevertheless, salvation is personal, i.e. individual, and it's a relationship me and God alone preserves.
Another belief associated to this "one day" is termed "rapture" - exhibited by an abrupt disappearance of Jesus' beloved. I can imagine the chaos it will bring to the world. It will be the greatest headline the media will ever have. Much greater than the Manila Bus Hostage Taking Crisis, much major major than Ms Raj's major major statement.
While the world is in extreme chaos, there stands a great question: how about those who believe in the Christ which are left behind?
I don't want to be left behind. Do you want to experience being left behind? How then can we keep our living aligned to Jesus' expectations so when that "one day" comes we get "raptured" and spared from the last days?
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Heaven is for Little Children Only
Matthew 18:2-3 states that "He called a little child and had him stand among them. And He said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'"
Here our Lord Jesus speaks of the truth about a key to enter heaven: YOU! No one else can get you into heaven but yourself.
There are only two things required of you: (1) change (2) become like little children.
Change to what? Change what? Change when?
The only change Jesus speaks of is the change brought about by being born again.
Like Little Children?
Yes! You know what little children are, right? Cute, fresh, full of hope, never worries, and the list can go on forever.
Ah, you won't argue we love little children very much and that we treat them with special care.
God loves the little children too, and if we grown ups behave before Him like the little ones, He'd throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that we will not have room enough for it!
Here our Lord Jesus speaks of the truth about a key to enter heaven: YOU! No one else can get you into heaven but yourself.
There are only two things required of you: (1) change (2) become like little children.
Change to what? Change what? Change when?
The only change Jesus speaks of is the change brought about by being born again.
Like Little Children?
Yes! You know what little children are, right? Cute, fresh, full of hope, never worries, and the list can go on forever.
Ah, you won't argue we love little children very much and that we treat them with special care.
God loves the little children too, and if we grown ups behave before Him like the little ones, He'd throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that we will not have room enough for it!
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