Today's Quotes From 'The Mirror Of Truth From God'

This sermon provokes the one who has had their own hearts weaken to seek holiness from the transformation of love. Wesley desires every Christian to attain the status of perfect love, where the love of God and neighbor would reign in their hearts. As evidence he quotes St. Paul, “Earnestly desire the higher gifts, and I will show unto you a more excellent way.” (The More Excellent Way,

Growth and time reveal old hurts but in the midst we can always find God’s love and grace. Gone are the days of chasing approval of men (and women). Instead I lean into the One who sought me first. And now my heart’s desire is to be transformed daily into the image of Christ.

The only way sinners can save themselves is by accepting Jesus Christ, Jonathan Edwards expresses that Christ “has thrown the door of mercy wide open” (Edwards 9) and he is calling out to “poor sinners” (Edwards 9). Edwards asserts that if sinners welcome Christ into their lives, their hearts will be “filled with love” (Edwards 9) and Jesus will “wash[ed] them from their sins in his own blood” (Edwards 9) and they will rejoice “in hope of the glory of God” (Edwards 9). As well as in this sermon, the acceptance of Christ is expressed in the Bible: “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,” (Philippians 2:10-11New International Version (NIV) ). Edwards wishes for people to understand the seriousness of their sinful ways, and that letting Jesus into their lives is the only way to God and eternal life. Jonathan Edwards uses vivid imagery in his sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” to make puritans of his congregation fear God and choose the path of righteousness by accepting Jesus

In his book Share Jesus Without Fear, William Fay lays out an easy and attainable way for one to reach people for Christ. A former mobster, and prostitution house owner, Fay says that if “God can take somebody like me and change him, he can take anybody in your life and change him as well.”1 In an easy to understand, comprehensive way, Fay shows how to overcome your fears and witness to those who are lost. By breaking down the six most common excuses one uses not

Since we are created in the image of God we must share some of the same characteristics. “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1John 4:8 ESV), so from this we know that God loves us because he created us and he is the perfect example of love. “To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.” (Daniel 9:9 ESV), so from this we know that God is merciful and forgiving regardless of our continuous failure toward him. Using these examples (and there are many more) and knowing that we are created in the image of this loving and merciful God we know how we are to interact with people. These characteristics give us a gauge as to how we should live our lives.

“The look of you’s enough. You haven’t seen yourself in a mirror lately.” (pg.147) Mirrors

The individual must also love Him. Emerson states, “Love, which is the essence of God, is not for levity, but for the total worth of man.” (1518) You cannot love God without loving yourself and vice versa. Where there is love, there is trust. God created society; God created us; we must trust and love all of creation. “My friends have come to me unsought. The great God gave them to me,” (1452) says Emerson. A gift granted by God is worth as much love as one shows himself. “I find them, or rather, not I, but the Deity in me and in them, both deride and cancel the thick walls of individual character.” (1453) Society can become jovial and loving when the trust and love transcends the physical and becomes part of God. When we are all in tune and play our notes, the chords sound wonderful and a song plays

My faith and how I lived in my faith made serves as a lasting example to believers in Christ (Lindslay, 3). In life, I believed that all work that I did was spiritual work for the betterment of the Lord’s kingdom. Whether I was writing, ministering, eating out, or simply talking with friends, all work, all things, all I did was for the advancement of the Lord’s kingdom. For the work of “a Beethoven” or the work of a “charwoman” were all the same in my eyes; for both the workers, their work should be “offered to God” and done “humbly” “as to the Lord” (Eshlemen, 2). Although I struggled with cynicism, this way of living life challenged and brought new meaning to my life (Lindslay, 3). This idea on the life I lived and how I lived the life I was given serves as an example of Colossians 3:17 for Christians who wish to live and long to live in similar fashions (The Holy, 237). This way of living my faith truly required me to be quite public and open with my thoughts and beliefs. My faith was not always outright and public. When I was young, my family was my first spiritual influence (Eshlemen, 5). My faith started when I was young, but was shattered with the death of my mother when I was ten years of age (Lindslay, 1). This tragedy shook who I thought God is. The death of my mother affected me deeply. In fact, in college, I denounced the protestant

“We’re not meant to disregard others and their stories and simply live these lives unto ourselves”(Rev.

As was discussed during our first post for the week, Capon (2002) stated, “You judge yourself by taking your stand on the law’s demands rather than on my righteousness which is yours for the believing” (p.368). The Gospel demonstrates that God has provided everything for our salvation including the death of His son. The only thing we need to do is to believe. Kinnaman, S. & Lane, L. (2010) stated, “While other religions teach that something must be done to earn God’s favor and salvation, Christianity teaches that Jesus has already secured our salvation. God reaches out to people in Christ, rather than people reaching out to God” (p.37). It is critical to comprehend that to stand on the law means to try to justify oneself before God on account of our own actions. The truth is, that we cannot follow God’s law to perfection, and can never accomplish what it demands.

“Never eat anything bigger than your ass.” That’s one of my favorite quotes from the novel “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart. Do I have your attention? Good, because this essay should be something fun to read even if you don't know the book.

Barry Burton approaches the island by boat intent on discovering what happened to his daughter Moira. It doesn't take long before he runs into Natalia, a mysterious little girl. Together the unlikely duo set out to explore the island.

Chapter 2 is full of information that made me think of things in a new perspective. I came across so many things in the chapter that made me have more appreciation for the power and overall greatness of our God. There is so much that goes into the body and it's responses that there is no better explanation than a creator. While I was reading I was trying to take everything into account about neurons. It is amazing how they are such a small part of the body, but hold such a great responsibility.

When sharing the claims of Christ on campus or elsewhere, I often hear, “Well, I don't believe that.” My response is “Do you honestly believe that truth will be vaporized by your unbelief? That God will dismantle His eternal plan of salvation to accommodate your view of life? Truth cannot deviate to accept error.”

Reflect His attributes of goodness, I have seen this worked out in my life through the giving of my time. This is probably the most tangible way to measure my personal reflection of God 's goodness. When I was younger, whenever I was asked what areas of my life could be improved, I always said I was lazy regarding my faith. Since then I have grown and volunteer at church