Dec 1, 2008

living like there's no tomorrow

I believe that if we "live life like there's no tomorrow", we would be living differently. We would be trying to live good and holy lives, because if there wasn't a tomorrow, we would be face to face with God when we woke up in the morning. How do you think you would fare in the judgement of God at this moment?

Nov 25, 2008

What do you believe in?

What brings people to faith?
That seems to be a question of immense proportions. It seems that everyone comes to faith in a different way.
I was not a big fan of going to church or of “churchy” people when growing up. Thank God my mom made me go to Mass about every week, at least till I was old enough to move out on my own. Then I would be one of those “once or twice a year” Christians: the kind that go at Easter and/or Christmas.
Twenty years later, here I am defending the faith, dressing up to go to Mass, and occasionally standing outside of the abortion mill praying for an end to the merciless killing of innocent babies.
How did all this happen?
My main reason was that I could see all that God had been doing in my life and the realization that there is a God.
Not all people are fortunate enough to come to that realization, and they need “real proof”.
I was also on that precarious slope….which God to believe in; what church to go to; what things should I be doing or not doing; what bible to read….the questions were endless, and I knew that I had a lot of work ahead of me. Not all of us can be theologians; I know I don’t have the time or the smarts for that. So, can you really find out what to believe?
Here’s a kind of formulation that I went by to come a more faithful and informed Christian. Not everything came quickly or easily, but you have to never give up.
What happens to us when we die IS the most important question that everyone should
try to find the answer to. Your eternity depends on it!

This is only a formulation for evidence of the Judeo-Christian God of the bible (my God);

1) Where did belief in God come from?
2) Where did the bible come from?
3) How did the bible get in the form it is in now?
4) Why should I trust the bible? Is the bible accurate in it’s information?
5) Can I interpret the bible by myself?
6) Should I go to a certain church? What church should I put my trust in?
7) Are my church’s doctrines in line with Jesus’s teachings?
8) Am I going to believe all the church’s doctrines or go to a church that has the
same beliefs as I want them to have?
9) Should I even go to a church at all?

Above all, start with prayer!! Prayer and fasting is good, but you definitely must pray about everything in your journey. Pray, go to worship, learn, pray, listen, ask God specific questions….you may be surprised at the answers you get if you have an open mind.
I actually started back unto the road to faith through Protestant/evangelical preachers.
I finally went to church (Catholic) with my mom, just to spend some time with her, and with a little prompting from God and a whole lot of specific questions answered each week during Mass, I found the one true Church that Christ established upon the earth.
I didn’t buy into all Catholic doctrines at once, but by a long process of learning and
being open in mind and prayer about the questionable teachings. I didn’t just give up whenever something sounded wrong and leave the Church. I found out WHERE the belief came from and why I should believe it.
Don’t give up on God. Don’t give up on faith. Learn all you can even if you have little time. We only have a little bit of time on this earth, and most people don’t know the most important thing to find out.
God Bless

Nov 18, 2008

Excellent verse from Romans

The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness. For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them. Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made. As a result, they have no excuse; for although they knew God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened. --RomansChapter 1; 18-21

Nov 14, 2008

What is the History of Your Church?

ChurchYear EstablishedFounderWhere Established
Catholic33Jesus ChristJerusalem
Orthodox1054Schismatic Catholic
Bishops
Constantinople
Lutheran1517Martin LutherGermany
Anabaptist1521Nicholas Storch &
Thomas Munzer
Germany
Anglican1534Henry VIIIEngland
Mennonites1536Menno SimonsSwitzerland
Calvinist1555John CalvinSwitzerland
Presbyterian1560John KnoxScotland
Congregational1582Robert BrownHolland
Baptist1609John SmythAmsterdam
Dutch Reformed1628Michaelis JonesNew York
Congregationalist1648Pilgrims and PuritansMassachusetts
Quakers1649George FoxEngland
Amish1693Jacob AmmanFrance
Freemasons1717Masons from four lodgesLondon
Methodist1739John & Charles
Wesley
England
Unitarian1774Theophilus LindeyLondon
Methodist Episcopal178460 PreachersBaltimore, MD
Episcopalian1789Samuel SeaburyAmerican Colonies
United Brethren1800Philip Otterbein &
Martin Boehn
Maryland
Disciples of Christ1827Thomas & Alexander
Campbell
Kentucky
Mormon1830Joseph SmithNew York
Methodist Protestant1830MethodistUnited States
Church of Christ1836Warren Stone &
Alexander Campbell
Kentucky
Seventh Day Adventist1844Ellen WhiteWashington, NH
Christadelphian (Brethren
of Christ
1844John ThomasRichmond, VA
Salvation Army1865William BoothLondon
Holiness1867MethodistUnited States
Jehovah's Witnesses1874Charles Taze RussellPennsylvania
Christian Science1879Mary Baker EddyBoston
Church of God in Christ1895Various churches of GodArkansas
Church of Nazarenec. 1850-1900Various religious bodiesPilot Point, TX
Pentecstal1901Charles F. ParkhamTopeka, KS
Aglipayan1902Gregorio AglipayPhilippines
Assemblies of God1914PentecostalismHot Springs, AZ
Iglesia ni Christo1914Felix ManaloPhilippines
Four-square Gospel1917Aimee Semple
McPherson
Los Angeles, CA
United Church of Christ1961Reformed and
Congregationalist
Philadelphia, PA
Calvary Chapel1965Chuck SmithCosta Mesa, CA
United Methodist1968Methodist and United
Brethren
Dallas, TX
Born-againc. 1970sVarious religious bodiesUnited States
Harvest Christian1972Greg LaurieRiverside, CA
Saddleback1982Rick WarrenCalifornia
Non-denominationalc. 1990svariousUnited States

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Nov 11, 2008

The truth

I hope to only put the truth on here, so if you see anything contrary to the truth in my blogs, please let me know.
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