Seeking? Be a plain person.

"I yet write not for professional theologians but for plain persons whose hearts stir them up to seek after God Himself."

Preface, The Knowledge of the Holy - - AW Tozer

Is humanism Satanism

Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. “Get away from me, Satan!” he said. “You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”

Leaders who can't seem to lead (like Jesus)

Jesus understands show learners. Having struggle with leading followers who don't get it. Join the club that Jesus founded. But take heart. If this is the experience of the Son of God  went do you think you'll have it easier. And then consider that He hand picked his crew. Bet you dint have that privilege. Read and know that Jesus sympathises with you.

Mark 8:14-21 NLT

But the disciples had forgotten to bring any food. They had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat. As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.” At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread. Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “Why are you arguing about having no bread? Don’t you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in?  ‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’ Don’t you remember anything at all?  When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward?” “Twelve,” they said. “And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up?” “Seven,” they said. “Don’t you understand yet?” he asked them.

LOOK INSIDE, it's not pretty..... We need help don't we?

Mark 7:9, 20-23 NLT

Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.  And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.  For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,  adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.  All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”

A kingdom not of this world

http://bible.com/116/JHN18.36 Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.” Bible.com/app

Naked

We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.

http://bible.com/116/ECC5.15 Bible.com/app

Natuurlijk, Hij is God!

http://bible.com/398/PSA115.2 Waarom zeggen de volken: ‘Waar is die God van hen?’ Onze God is in de hemel, hij doet wat hem behaagt. Bible.com/app

The truth as I see it....

The antidote to sadness is the truth. Tell yourself the truth. 
God is good. 
God loves me. 
God is in control. 
God the Father sent Jesus to rescue me. 
The Bible is full of truth. 
I am evil. If God doesn't save me from myself, I'll be a selfish God killer. 
The truth will set me free. 
I have hope and help in Jesus. 
God loves_________________ more than I ever could. 
God's plan is better than my plan. 
My hope is in the Lord. 
I have been given the mind of Christ. 
Jesus prayed for me. 
Faith is a gift from God. 
God has given me this gift. 
There is life after death. 
There is eternal death and judgement after death for those who refuse God's grace. 
God's grace is evident to all men. 
God's character can be seen in his creation. 
No one is has an excuse for not believing. 
God is patient. 
God is kind. 
God forgives freely. 
God is not shocked by my heart, or my children, or this situation. 
God knows what I need. 
I don't need what I think I need. 
God will supply all I need. 
God is more generous than anyone else. 
God is greater than all others. 
God deserves our praise. 
The first and most important command is to love God above all others and all else with all that I am. 
I continually break the most important command. 
God is worthy of worship. 
God is all powerful. 
God is all knowing. 
God is everywhere. 
God's plan is perfect. 
Nothing can thwart God's plan. 
The cross of Christ was plan "A", there is no plan "B". 
I must suffer. 
All who follow Jesus must suffer. 
If we go the way of Jesus, we must humble ourselves and serve our enemies. 
In the Bible I find the words of life. 
The Bible tells me about me, the world and most importantly, God. 
I live in a world full of spiritual battle. 
There are angels, demons and spiritual beings waging war around me. 
God's enemy the Devil is a liar. 
When I'm not following God, then I'm following the Devil. 
God is holy. 
God is pure. 
God is right in all he does. 
I'm selfish and I'd make a terrible God. 
I need God. 
I don't know what is the best in every situation. 
I need to be more concerned about God's reputation and feelings than mine or peoples. 
God's name is great. 
I should be jealous for the honor of God's name. 
Whatever process God used, God is creator of all. 
Jesus is in charge of everything. 
All human authorities are only there because God allows them. In fact God takes credit for using evil leaders to accomplish good. 
We can know God. 
We can know the truth. 
God had told us about himself. 
God is light. 
Jesus said he is the way, the truth and the light. No one can have a relationship with God unless the they come through Jesus. 
Jesus is the only way. 
Every single person chooses of their own free will to turn their back on God their maker. 
God through Christ graciously has forgiven all our evil thoughts and actions. 
The cross is a supreme example of God planning to use the evil intentions of evil men to make the ultimate rescue plan for mankind. 
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Stil, mijn ziel

Opwekking 717 - Stil, mijn ziel, wees stil + teks…: http://youtu.be/tPPkNMEioaY

Frankly, I don't understand!

This is a difficult passage of the Bible to say the least. What does it mean? Why is it in here. Was it kept? Who would you give and have killed?

Don't turn your back on him!

Petra - Creed

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spew a wretched stream of visceral offence

Just a thought, Every artist, comedian, musician, teacher, politician, activist, or preacher who ever got up to do anything wanted to get his/her point across, be heard and express themselves. For some the mere act of communication is an attempt to convert others. So for my personal faith I find that even the non stop bombardment of lying advertisements spew a wretched stream of visceral offence. They might be bright and cheery but they sell a lie of a better life when in fact the path they preach is a cesspit of pain. (I can't get a toothpaste advert out of my head that promised better family relationships and popularity after its use.) The things that deny, are offensive to, or mock my faith are far too often cloaked in sheep's clothing and the boldest affronts are actually of little consequence. We need to realise the current crusade to mock our Lord and hang him on a cross once again or even more deny that he needed to die, is coming, as it has always done, from "within."




Galation 5:11b If I were no longer preaching salvation through the cross of Christ, no one would be offended.




1 Corinthians 1:18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.


One of the most offence things Jesus did was to hang out with sinners! Matthew 9:9-13
Welcome the poor, don't stone the adulterous (but don't send her away without reminding her she is free to cease with her adultery), eat with the sinners, hangout with the drunken ones till people assume you are one too, talk about God's plan to make his son and his son followers suffer, remind people of a coming judgement so they can avoid it! Offensive Christianity 101 -- do what Jesus did.

Satan controls the weather?

Satan is called the "prince of the power of the air" in Ephesians 2:2. He is the "ruler of this world" in John 12:31.

I've recently started reading Job. It is said Job is the first book of the Bible to be written. Everything written by Moses covering the events of the world's creation, the flood, and all the patriarchs was written no less then 450 years after the fact and some far more than a thousand years later.

Don't you think that it is interesting that Satan is a prominent character in the first story about man in the garden and here again Satan is essentially character number two in the story of Job. Obviously God is character number one in every case.

And while I'm on this trend I'd like to point out that Jesus in the gospel of Matthew right after he is baptised, he is led by the Holy Spirit to an encounter with Satan. And Satan 'jets' Jesus around and Satan claims he has power.

So here we are in Job. God spurs Satan on to have a go at Job.

And what happens?

Thieves, raiders, 'the fire of God' from heaven and wind.

These came from Satan.

Then disease. That came from Satan too.

Can natural disasters come from Satan?

Obviously God is in control and he allowed Satan the power. But should we consider that big events, wars, and so called 'acts of God'  are actually acts of Satan, the prince and power of the air.

Something to think about.

The problem of language.

http://bible.com/r/12.6 I just finished day 6 of the @YouVersion plan "Reading God's Story: One-Year Chronological Plan". Check it out here:

Blessed by the inability to communicate.

How is it that God's mercy and grace are expressed in the  confusion of language?

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