The Cost!

 Of following Jesus?

The price of being a believer is far better than the destiny of staying in the ways of the world, for their destiny is Eternal damnation and one of continual regret!

But ours of a little pain on this side of Eternity but one of bliss in that eternity with our Savior the Lord Jesus, where there is no pain or tears?

It is not easy, but in the long run it is far more better and worth, seeing lives changed, marriages saved, people ending their fads of lust and fantasy and even their causes that are not mentioned in our guide book the Holy Bible!

Matthew 8:18, Luke 9:57, 14:25-27, Romans 12:2, Hebrews 7:25.

LOVE?

 'He Loved us First!

We may have our own ideas or concepts about love and what this emotion is all about, but it may not be real as we think it is?

The world today is full of people loving everything, they say the words in relation to objects and people like water running out of their mouths and yet we know that in reality the words have little or no meaning!

When it comes to helping others, most people will not get involved in a situation, they pass it by hoping to get clear as quick as possible, while others don't want to get involved because of a bad experience?

But God's love is the only real one, since He gave to us His one and only son and Jesus showed compassion to many that He healed and saved like us too and from this is laid a foundation for us to follow!

John 3:3, 16, 14:6, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Ephesians 2:4, 5:2, 1 John 3:4,  4:10-11, 19.

Love and Forgiveness? Two.

We cannot live without Love!

As a species love is a key element to our existence and the world cannot do without it!

Animals mate by cycles that they have no control over, but we humans can make choices wither we want to or not?

The world craves love, but if we who claim a faith in Jesus, then we must put His love for others into action! Loving those the world reject, fellow believers and their situations, the homeless, family, friends and enemies alike?

We also must learn to forgive all of the above, since God forgave us our failings!

Proverbs 10:12,  17:9,   Matthew 18:22,   John 3:15-16,  1 Corinthians 13:13,  Galatians 5:17-26,    James 5;20,   1 Peter 4:2

Sinning. Part-Two.

Lead us not into Temptation.

Jesus said, 'That it was not what we eat makes us dirty, but what is conceived in the human heart!'

Satan/The Devil knows all about us, since it was He who deceived our mutual grandmother Eve in the Garden of Eden so long ago! He knows that sin binds us to wants, food, pleasure, lust, power, money, all the weaknesses of the human nature.

Jesus was no exception to being attacked by His arch enemy Satan, when He was tempted out in the desert! But Jesus leaves us this example and knowledge along with that bases of prayers to build upon, that we can stand up to His evil devices and his various agents who seek if we are believers to lead us astray?

Genesis 3:1-5, Matthew 4:1-18, 6:13, Mark 7:15-20, Luke 11:4, 2 Corinthians 11:14, James 5:7, 17.

Incest. Part-Two.

Brother and Sister.

This is more common than many people want to realise in human society, there are many reasons for this wrong love to occur. 

Sometimes it is the lack of love from one parent or it may just be lust.

Here we have Absalom one of the sons of King David falling for his own sister and thus raping her and putting a curse on himself.

2 Samuel 13:1-13, Proverbs 6:25,  Matthew 5:28.

Incest. Part-One.

Lot.

The bible is a great book to read, because it deals with all aspects of the human character and this scares many people off.

Many Christians do not like to mention these subjects that we have been covering, because they have become taboo.

But these things need to be discussed and avoided, because there are always bad out comes for our actions if they are not dealt with and sorted out.

Lot the nephew of Abraham was made drunk and silly by his daughters, who slept with him and produced children. These children later became a problem to the people of Israel in the land.

That could mean in your own life or situation families now hate you and your relatives because of this sin.

Genesis 19:31-38,  Matthew 14:3-4, 1 Corinthians 5:1.