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Does the Gospel Promise Financial Success?  What is the gospel and does it promise financial security? Christians throughout history have experienced times of persecution, but how does the gospel give us the promise of a better life? First the benefits of the Christian gospel promise us hope in this life, and the promise of eternal happiness in the life to come. God doesn't promise us that we will be rich in this life, but he promises the blessings and the grace to succeed spiritually which has a direct effect on the way we see money and material things. We need these things in order to survive, but Jesus told us to seek him first, and then all these things will be added to you, or your life. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew  6:33  | ESV) It's not wrong to want to be taken care of, we all desire to have the things we need in order to survive. The reason why the bible teaches us to seek Jesu...

My Salvation Story. When I was in college I had no doubt that I was in the right place educationally and relationally. I never heard of the Christian doctrine of being born again or forgiven. I grew up Catholic but was never really religious. One day at my apartment, two men came to my door and tried to explain a different kind of faith from the one I grew up in. I'm pretty sure that I began my search for God at that point, although these men were not the kind of Christians that I later began to know later in my life. However these men opened the door for me to receiving Jesus as my Lord and Saviour, even though they weren't that kind of Christian, when I got home from college.  I was studying musical theatre and was serious about becoming an actor, but during the end of my second year I began to become disillusioned with myself and didn't know it, but I was questioning my purpose for being in the program. As a result, I missed some mandatory classes I needed to be ...

Looking for Truth. When I was young things made sense. Even when they appeared to not make sense, there was a culture and a people that made sense to me. When I was in my twenties I struggled to fit in, even though for the most part of my life I did not have a problem with this. But isn’t that a part of growing up? You struggle to fit in, you make sacrifices to do so, then you regret the things that you did to fit in. Part of my problem was that I wanted peace of mind, I wanted to be happy, and I did not know that structure. Most of us think of happiness as something to achieve, not something we already possess. This is what I learned from Eastern Mysticism. Go desire-less , and you will be happy. I enjoyed being the kind of person who inwardly renounced materialism, but not really! The kind of sacrifice that brought me happiness out of a time of confusion, was an inner renouncing of the fruits of my actions, which was showing myself unconditional love and acceptance. I ne...

The Teachings of Jesus are not just Fundamental. I fear that we are in a point in history where we are forgetting the fundamental teachings of Jesus. If we are not careful we can forget the essential practice of our faith. Christianity teaches that Jesus is Lord, and while we live by faith, we shouldn't forget that there is a fundamental application to living by faith. We are not saved by good works, but living out the practical aspects of things like love and compassion and forgiveness is essential in letting the world know there is a good God, who loves His creation. Creation was designed to glorify the Creator, but when we fail to see this, we sin against God's design for humanity. When we try to live our faith apart from actually living it, we lose perspective as to why Jesus died for our sins. Yes it is true, Jesus died for our sins but when we feel that we can be perfect people apart from the gospel, we take on a burden that will not lead us to Heaven when we die. Bei...