Keep The Faith

I've been studying the Bible for a while now and have asked God to teach me Himself. I don't want to learn through commentaries, or hand books, or any other books, or even through people. I want to learn His truths from Him; by the way, I ran across a passage that said that there is but one teacher, Christ Jesus. I ask Him many questions. He has taught me much but I've come to realize that His teaching is a life long process. I guess the reason why I mention this is because I've come to understand Paul and the race he talks about and fighting the good fight. Jesus said this; John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another." 35 "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." and in John 14:15 He says, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." Paul came to realize that if he was to have the same kind of love...

As I was thinking about what I might post next, I noticed that my Bible was open to Mathew chapter 25. Let me read it starting with verse 31. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathew 25 (NIV Bible) The Sheep and the Goats      31  “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.   32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.   33  He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.     34  “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.   35  For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me someth...

I was talking to the Lord this morning, wondering how I will ever get this blog started. I opened my Bible, as I sometimes do, just to wherever, and it opened to 1 Timothy chapter 4. What an appropriate beginning; thank you Lord. Here is how it reads from the NIV Bible: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Timothy 4 New International Version (NIV) 1 The Spirit clearly says that in the later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 because it is conse...

My first post, a prayer: Father God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the all-mighty God, the all-knowing God, and the everywhere-present God, if You see good in this blog, I ask that you bless and protect it. Use me as a tool in your work and I give You all the praise and glory. Please bring about a clear understanding of your truths. I pray this in the name of Your precious Son, Christ Jesus. Amen