Tag: Accepted in Christ

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Comfort

Comfort is an  important word in the christian’s vocabulary. It is used in a wide variety of ways these days, such as comfort zone, comfort stations, comfort foods, comfort shoes. However, in a more important and concerned sense, comfort is used to help others who are grieving, upset, worried, frightened, or distraught.  Also, some seek comfort from different sources, such as church pastors, friends, colleagues, and family, especially in “short-term” situations. For example, anxieties or one who is not seriously hurt in an accident, or one who is  temporarily hospitalized. In more serious cases, comfort can ease or alleviate a […]

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Christian Character

How should we as born-again christians live our lives? This age-old question applies to every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Why? Because we are living in a very humanistic, secularistic, materialistic world where there is a diminishing regard for God and spiritual values. Times have certainly changed compared to years ago when, generally, people had some fear of God and His Word, even though some were not christians.  In his letter to the Roman christians, the Apostle Paul writes, “I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable […]

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Christ — The Christian’s Life

Accepting Jesus Christ as Savior is not just attending Church on Sundays, or becoming a member of the church, or getting to go to heaven, and having some thoughts about religion. It’s much, much more than that. Coming to know Jesus Christ as one’s Savior is only the beginning of the Christian life. One is saved to become a disciple of Christ. This means having a personal relationship with Christ each and everyday. The Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has past away; behold the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). […]

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Choices

Everyone has to make choices. It is an inescapable essential part of daily living. The choices we make can and will define us. We can’t escape the consequences that result from choices we make. God created man with a “free will” of his own, hence man chooses to do as he pleases – whether for good or evil intent. However, because there can be dire consequences of our choices, we should exercise caution and good judgment in doing so. There are several instances in Scripture where personal choices have led to serious consequences. Notably, the situation with Adam and Eve. […]

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Celebrating Christmas

Once again christians around the world will be commemorating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Anyone is free to celebrate Christmas in whatever way they choose. But for “born-again” believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we recognize the true meaning of Christmas.  The date of Jesus’ birth is not recorded in the Bible. For many years, December 25 has been observed and celebrated as His birthday, by both christians and non-christians. The fact is that Jesus came into the world some 2,000 years ago, at which time the angel proclaimed, “For there is born to you this day in […]

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But God

But God …  These are two most meaningful words in all scripture. The word “but” is a conjunction that links something gone before to something to follow. What is gone before is “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, […]

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Awake, You Who Sleep

Are you sleeping? If you are, then, “Awake, you who sleep. Arise from the dead and Christ will give you light.” The Apostle Paul wrote these timely words in his letter to the congregation at Ephesus. And, it is a message for 21st century “born again” christians as well. This is fully substantiated in the accompanying verses following which are, “Look carefully how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:14-16). One of the things christians must always keep in mind is our “walk” in this […]

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Another Year

The old has passed and the new has come. “Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come” goes the first line of that popular ancient hymn many congregations appropriately sing in reflection of the new year that lies ahead. The New Year marks a new chapter in our lives.  As another year dawns, some may be reflecting on things they have done or perhaps on things they could have done better. Some may be thinking of resolutions for the new year. Others may be saying how does the time go by so quickly. While others […]

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The Resurrection

At this time of the year, many christians celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We understand that Jesus died on “Good Friday” and His resurrection took place on Easter Sunday. The Scriptures tell us that Christ “was delivered [on account of] our offenses and raised [on account of] our justification” (Romans 4:25). Justification means “being made right” with God). Jesus declared of Himself: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John […]

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“The Beloved”

The words “The Beloved” are written in the Holy Scriptures. Who are they referring to? And what do they mean? “The Beloved” is referring to none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s “Beloved Son.” There are many different names or titles given to Jesus Christ as recorded in the scriptures and all have great significance and meaning. But somehow “The Beloved” seem to excel in transcendent splendor because of the fact that Christians are “accepted in the Beloved.”  In context, the apostle Paul, at the very beginning of his letter to the Ephesian church, writes concerning the believer’s exalted […]