Friday, May 30, 2008

Your Life, Why Keep Faithful In It

Faith. This word describes Christianity so much. Hebrews 11:1 gives its description.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

That's what Christianity is. But it's not that simple. Keeping that faith in this world is hard. Many people lose their faith in Christianity around college. Sometimes by finding reasoning and human science more "real" than faith. Though it mostly occurs when someone gives in to their sinful nature and joins other people who look like their having fun. This brings me to a verse. Psalm37:1-2 says,

Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like grass they will soon whither, like green plants they will soon die away.

This is what will happen to those who give in to their sinful nature. God will make them fall, and then fade away. So you guys in college or getting there, don't be envious. Or give up your faith in God's promise for sin. If you do envy them, it won't be long before you're doing the same things and be just like them by committing to the same sins. And just like them, God will make you fall, and fade away.
God's promise is not worth giving up for that. Hebrews 6:16-20 tells us what God's promise is.

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

God's oath is by Himself who cannot change, and cannot lie. And if His oath in on Himself (who is eternal) than nothing will ever break this promise, and the promise will never fade or die over time. Proof of this is written in Galatians3:16-18.

The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ. What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

430 years passed, and a the law of God did not contradict the promise God made to Abraham alone. The law it speaks of is the law God gave to Moses. The law of the Old Testament. God made sure that this law did not contradict the promise He made to Abraham.
In the last part of the passage Hebrews6:16-20 it said Jesus was a high priest. This in itself is a huge reason to praise Christ and have faith in Him. Why? In Hebrews5:1-6 it says.

Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was. So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father." And he says in another place, "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."

This means that Jesus did not choose to go and die a painful death on the cross. He could've ignored the words of His Father, and ran away; but He didn't. He stayed and followed His Father's request. And unlike other priests, Jesus did not sin, and therefore did not need to offer any sacrifices. Because He, a pure human, CHOSE to die on the cross and pay for all of our sins. And in doing so, promise that whoever sins, and no matter what the sin, save us from it if we just have faith that He'll save us.

In total, the reason we should keep faith in God and in Christ is because God promised us that He'd save us; with an oath on Himself, that will never fade, die, be broken, or disappear no matter what is done or said towards it. This is the same kind of promise God made to Abraham. And if you don't have faith in God and His promise, and turn to sin; you'll end up as a slave to your sinful nature trying to satisfy it in any way, and in the end falling and whithering away into nothing.
God's promise cannot be broken. The Law of the Old Testament does not contradict it, nor does the promise contradict the law. Instead, the law just shows us that we sin, and this is where God's promise comes in. His promise, that if we have faith in Christ we'll be saved, saves us from the death the law has shown us.
Knowing this, I think I'll keep my Faith in Christ.

Thank You For Reading
Have Faith
Long Live Jesus Christ

1 comment:

Ms. Kei said...

Hello there! It's me again ^_^

Guess what! I led the bible study in the office yesterday and it was unexpected! My boss usually is the leader of our bible study but since she has to attend a meeting, the task was assigned to me. I was unprepared!

Here's the thing: I thought of visiting your blog to get some topics to share and I used this article to lead the bible study. It went out all right and my co-workers with our other boss were able to discuss things about our faith and the reasons why we sometimes let go of it and also about the reasons why we should hang on to it.

That's for now bro!
Just want to let you know how God is using your blog to spread His Word and reach out to people...like us!

Better keep it up! ^_^

Love and peace,
Karen