Journal
The Compromised Christian
If Christians are not vigilant, they can easily be compromised and taken out of play. That is, through their guilt, they lead a crippled, ineffectual life.
What does the Kingdom cost?
What must we renounce and sacrifice for the Kingdom?
We start by casting down those personal gods and idols, which we allow to enslave and exercise power over us. We cannot even begin to use our wills freely until we are liberated from those powers that control us either subconsciously or in plain view by our deliberate choosing.
The Gift
You are the gift. You: your soul created and sustained by the spirit of God and manifested through your body – your smile, your glance, your touch, your voice. Your mind and all the innate gifts God endowed you with, these constitute the gift that is you.
The Wealth, Intoxication and Waste of Free Will
After endowing us with a living, intelligent soul, free will was the greatest gift of God. Why is free will such an awesome gift? It’s as if God loaded our personal bank accounts with immense wealth, leaving us to decide what to do with it.
The first sorting of good and evil
The first sorting of good and evil took place when war broke out in Heaven between the faithful and unfaithful angels. By rebelling, the unfaithful angels corrupted or essentially changed their spirits, literally leaving no place for them in Heaven. Just as water and oil don’t mix, their spiritual beings no longer conformed to the characteristics required for integration within the heavenly realm. God, being perfectly just, said his “Enough!” and removed from Heaven this first appearance of evil.
Live your religion
If we live our religion, there can be no doubt in our minds – or in the minds of others – that God is real.