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It would be anti-Semitic to believe that Israel's has no role in the Christian faith. It is my belief that the God of the Christians and the God of the Hebrews is in fact the same God. I believe the Old Testament was ratified in the New Testament by the blood of the Saviour of Jews and Greeks Jesus Christ the Lord.  Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—   12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.   13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,  15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its command...

There once was an awkward saint. This saint dearly loved the Lord, and dearly loved his church. One day while he was serving the communion trays in his church he accidentally stumbled and fell on his shoe laces, and spilt the elements on the floor. Being a kind man, he was deeply embarrassed as everyone in the church had seen it happen! After the service was over the Pastors and elders called him into his office to see what had happened, because they were distracted and didn't see how he fell. The saint said "My fellow brothers, I tripped on my shoes and couldn't recover. I deeply apologize for any misconduct or mistake that I comm itted and I will try to be more mindful next time." The leaders agreed, and let him go with a warning. The next weekend the awkward saint was making coffee for the church members, and dropped a glass canister full of coffee on the floor. Just then, the Pastor walked in and slipped on the coffee and broke his collar bone! Again, the sai...

You might be wondering if such a concept exist? For the purpose of this entry, I will discuss only the Christian religion and no particular denomination. We know that most of the letters in the New Testament were written to real churches that existed at that time. The bible teaches that each individual must repent and believe to become a Christian, and Baptism in most churches is entry into the congregation life of that church. Nowhere in the bible will you find the erroneous concept of Universal of Congregational salvation. Yes, it is true that part of the Christian profession of faith is the declaration of the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and he is the head of the church. However upon entering the church, you are entering as an individual that is now part of the body of Christ's indivisible Body namely the church. For congregational worship to work, you still retain your freedom and individuality as a saved person. When you hear in the bible of the church being redeemed it is refe...

Psalm 41.  Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the  Lord  delivers them in times of trouble. 2 The  Lord  protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes. 3 The  Lord  sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. The following portion of psalm 41, speaks directly to my heart as a Christian living in a difficult world. My perception of reality can be skewed at times and whenever I read the above three verses of psalm 41, it brings joy to my heart. I have been a born again Christian since my 21 year, where I repented of my sins and received God's free gift of salvation. This great portion of scripture really came alive for me during a time where I was looking for the justice of God, in my world which seemed to be filled with the injustice of men, at the time.  I have struggled with why God allows evi...

We live in an age where mankind is ruling the world. At first thought you would think that this seems like a good thing, but consider carefully those words. A more personal question I could ask is "Who is ruling your inner world or your soul?" If you believe in God, it doesn't guarantee that God has full control of your life, because it depends what religion you belong to. Many religions will disagree on their concept of God, if there is one God, then there are many ideas about God. I heard a priest say once that Catholics who are really Catholics are in danger of not being Catholic at all. This priest went on to say that religion just facilitated a relationship with God, so there is no need to really take this religion seriously. If this is the case, then all religions are just facilitators of the same God. In evangelicalism, we like to call this Universalism. Universalism according to the internet is " the doctrine that emphasizes the  universal  fatherhood of Go...

Just say this prayer, and send your seed faith gift in the mail and your miracle is on the way! Or, God just wants more submission from you, your church is your highest authority and those who do not obey are disobedient to the scriptures! Your bible is your highest priority, and your Pastor is God's mouthpiece? Sound familiar? Well you just might be caught up in the politics of your religion. I have heard well meaning people say that religion was just invented by man to reach God, where all God really wants from you is a relationship. Things like, "your church is just a means of facilitating a relationship with God. Being a christian doesn't mean that you have to be religious, but you must obey!" It is kind of hard to be caught up in church politics and remain faithful to God, after all someone has to run the church, and it might as well be you! Religion is power for some people, and the innocent can become victims of someone's religious dogma. I am not saying ...

At first blush I would look at my life, and comparatively speaking wonder at all the things I am missing out on? I could go into detail and list all the things that I have not yet achieved, but this would be a lie because over the past year, there has been many things that I have done! The question I want to ask myself at this point is "What do you have to do, to be called a man?" Don't feel underappreciated ladies, you can ask yourself the same question. Status and status updates have been the way that I communicated to others how I am feeling, and how I am doing. I am sure you can relate. Just what is on your mind? This question is becoming harder and harder to answer, as I turn 44 this year. Birthdays are a time of great joy for me, I take great pride in turning one year older and I am not ashamed of telling people that. I don't like to hide my age because I feel that with age comes wisdom and experience. When we flip flop around in life, I really don't thi...

Teeth, a very important part of our bodies. I am sure we all have memories of going to the dentist when we were kids. If I remember correctly, I was always a little frightened before going to the dentist, but I have fond memories of sitting in the dentist's chair and my favorite part of getting my teeth cleaned was always the fluoride. I know that times have changed, but still the fluoride is my favorite part of getting my teeth cleaned. I am sitting here trying to think of some kind of metaphor that applies to life and relate it to the dentist, but the only thing that is coming to me is the appreciation I always feel afterwards. I think I found it, we live in a crazy world or at least we like to think we do as adults. As kids growing up, we always used to hear our parents say things like "When I was a kid, things were so much simpler," and "You kids these days have it so easy, with all the technology you have now, you barely have to work for anything!" I admi...

During the beginning of this year, I felt like the foundations of my life were being shaken. I had been a religious person, the kind the media likes to hate. I had been attending and serving in a non-denominational church for six years and found myself being challenged by their leadership. Several years back, I picked up a book about depression and something called "Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy." I have clinical depression and any kind of relief is welcome for me. I had found that with a past in meditation MBCT began working very well for me. I didn't attend a class or anything, I just picked it up by myself. I wrote about this form of therapy in a mental heath recovery book called "Hearts Linked by Courage" for the Canadian Mental Health Association. In this book my brief story tells how 'mindfulness' is really helping me cope with my depression. Unfortunately, this practice is what got me in trouble with an elder at my church. I was on Faceboo...