I don't know if you've noticed, but Easter this year seemed to be a bigger deal than in previous years. I have seen reports that Bible sales are higher, and I have seen in my community a greater interest in the message of the gospel and in information about Jesus Christ.
You nay-sayers out there complain every time you stub your toe or see a minor setback. I tell you, there are greater things happening at a larger scale than any of us can comprehend. Keep wagging your tongue, the rest of us will move forward and build a bright new future, which I am sure you will find some cause to complain about.
There is TREMENDOUS momentum to change Christianity back towards its roots. There are a whole lot of young men under the age of 20 who want to take Christianity seriously. There are older people who want to secure the next and future generations. The time is NOW to act. The time of waiting is over!
You older folks who have been around the blocks a few time -- THESE YOUNG MEN NEED YOU. It is incumbent upon you to study the Bible for yourself, to establish that connection with God that can only come through religious duty and observance. They are looking for YOUR experience and leadership. Your EXAMPLE will do more than you ever realize!
You younger folk who are either looking for a religious experience or who have already had one -- DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE. The future is brighter than it's ever been! I wish I could transport you back in time 40 years to show you how degenerate our world was and how hopeless we had become. I wish I could show you how many families were ruined, how many genetic "dead ends" were created during the tumultuous 70s and 80s. We Gen X'rs, for the most part, decided it was time to change course. We rebelled against the Boomers before you were even born. We laid a foundation so that YOU can prosper. We want to see YOU succeed with opportunities we never had!
Set a habit, here and now, to do the following every day, without fail:
1. Pray VOCALLY to God in the name of Christ every day: Every MORNING when you wake up, every EVENING before you go to bed, and before every meal and as you come or go to your house. Pray all the time in your heart when you can't do it vocally.
2. Read the Bible prayerfully, not trying to understand it as an academic exercise (that is NOT why it was written!) but as an ancient middle eastern philosopher trying to understand greater wisdom by inspiration from God.
3. When you learn a principle of action, DO IT. This is the key element of faith, not just hearing the word, but actually doing it. Don't look back. Just keep moving forward. If something doesn't go your way, self-assess, re-orient, and continue forward.
Christianity means nothing if it isn't able to help you, personally, be the best person you can possibly be. It means nothing if you can't help OTHERS be the best person they can be. It's not about counting sins or saying Hail Marys, it's about actually DOING the miracles that Christ told us we should do more of.
The next holidays we should be focused on: ASCENSION (40 days after Easter) and PENTECOST (50 days after Easter).
Prepare for the coming of the Lord!
You nay-sayers out there complain every time you stub your toe or see a minor setback. I tell you, there are greater things happening at a larger scale than any of us can comprehend. Keep wagging your tongue, the rest of us will move forward and build a bright new future, which I am sure you will find some cause to complain about.
There is TREMENDOUS momentum to change Christianity back towards its roots. There are a whole lot of young men under the age of 20 who want to take Christianity seriously. There are older people who want to secure the next and future generations. The time is NOW to act. The time of waiting is over!
You older folks who have been around the blocks a few time -- THESE YOUNG MEN NEED YOU. It is incumbent upon you to study the Bible for yourself, to establish that connection with God that can only come through religious duty and observance. They are looking for YOUR experience and leadership. Your EXAMPLE will do more than you ever realize!
You younger folk who are either looking for a religious experience or who have already had one -- DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE. The future is brighter than it's ever been! I wish I could transport you back in time 40 years to show you how degenerate our world was and how hopeless we had become. I wish I could show you how many families were ruined, how many genetic "dead ends" were created during the tumultuous 70s and 80s. We Gen X'rs, for the most part, decided it was time to change course. We rebelled against the Boomers before you were even born. We laid a foundation so that YOU can prosper. We want to see YOU succeed with opportunities we never had!
Set a habit, here and now, to do the following every day, without fail:
1. Pray VOCALLY to God in the name of Christ every day: Every MORNING when you wake up, every EVENING before you go to bed, and before every meal and as you come or go to your house. Pray all the time in your heart when you can't do it vocally.
2. Read the Bible prayerfully, not trying to understand it as an academic exercise (that is NOT why it was written!) but as an ancient middle eastern philosopher trying to understand greater wisdom by inspiration from God.
3. When you learn a principle of action, DO IT. This is the key element of faith, not just hearing the word, but actually doing it. Don't look back. Just keep moving forward. If something doesn't go your way, self-assess, re-orient, and continue forward.
Christianity means nothing if it isn't able to help you, personally, be the best person you can possibly be. It means nothing if you can't help OTHERS be the best person they can be. It's not about counting sins or saying Hail Marys, it's about actually DOING the miracles that Christ told us we should do more of.
The next holidays we should be focused on: ASCENSION (40 days after Easter) and PENTECOST (50 days after Easter).
Prepare for the coming of the Lord!
it all seems too judaized. If the Christian church isn't willing to confront ZIONISM, then i don't know if i really want to invest my time and resources into it until the zionism is exorcised out of the church.
There is no single group that represents Christians, as well as no single church that is the church of Christians. RedeemedZoomer has decent videos to give a quick overview on the different denominations, since most people assume Catholics = Main characters of Christianity