My Faith
I believe…
I believe in one God, the God of Abraham.
I believe God is Father, God is Son, and God is Spirit.
I believe that Jesus Christ died and the Blood of the Lamb takes away the sins of the world.
I believe Jesus Christ is risen and now at the right hand of the Father interceding for us.
I believe that the Helper, Comforter, and Guide is with us.
I believe there is one Body, and one Spirit, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all.
I believe that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us – God’s only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Thank you Lord, blessed be the Lord God.
I believe that the Holy Bible is the living and breathing Word of God – It is His media and way of communicating with us. This is how He directs our paths.
I believe that as a Gentile, by the Grace of God, I am grafted in and saved through Faith. Faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
I believe that eternal life is not of ourselves but a gift of God through Faith, not of works.
I believe that Faith, which does not result in evidence, works, fruit, obedience, etc. is dead. We will know a tree by its fruit.
I believe that choosing to trust God, choosing sacrificial love for God, and choosing to fear God results in life and blessings.
I believe that choosing a life based on my own understanding, which is based on a fallen world, results in separation from God and curses (as I will be following man/self vs God).
I believe in the things that are not seen because the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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You said you were leading Bible study or sharing or preaching at a senior care facility, I don’t remember exactly. Tell them Joe. Think about them when you speak to them. Tell them that Jesus is real. Heaven is real. There is no disgrace in growing old and dying. Christ Jesus knows exactly when and why they will end life in this world. They will have only their faith. And buddy, that’s all they will need to take with them. I lost everything once. Everything. All I had left was Jesus. Only then did I realize that all I really need is Jesus. I am rich. We are rich. So very wealthy. We have Hope, Joy, Peace, Love, Light, Life, and we have Christmas! Christmas is ours forever!!!!!How blessed indeed is his holy name. How privileged indeed are we who speak his precious name! JESUS!!!!!!!JESUS!!!!!JESUS!!!!!Oh sweet Lover, we love you! Forever. Do you know that we are going to see the original Christmas? We will see our Lover born into this world. Time is no barrier to our God. We will be like a pair of eyes. We will SEE and KNOW the Truth!! And WE KNOW that the TRUTH is J E S U S ! Joe, I have seen the real Jesus. For real. How do I tell people? The same way you do. Patiently,selflessly,gently. And indeed, I fail. We will be knocked down. But we are getting up. We are not going to quit. The victory has already been won. Our tongues confess, and our knees bow, to our King, our God, our Life, our Love, our Light. Sweet Holy Spirit fill us with conviction, truth, and lead us, Father, Daddy we love you, Christ Jesus, embrace us, You are our rock, You are our foundation, You are our salvation. We praise and sing your name. “Christ Our King” is our banner. Soon we will be riding horses. The battle is won. We ride for Him. We ride with Him. He is OURS. We are HIS. I am my Lover’s, and my Lover is mine. (Song of Songs) The Holy One of Israel is our mighty King. I love Him, you love Him. As far as the East is from the West have we been cleansed by the Holy Lamb of God. We drink his blood, we eat his body, we are crucified with our Lover. We live forever. I remember the first time I read my Bible all the way through, when I had read it completely, I took the corner and stuck it in my mouth. It was just a spontaneous reaction to how I felt: I wanted it in me. I wanted all of Him inside of me. It’s like food. He is food. Got to go, David.
amen!