"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ."
tradition: greek: paradosis: a precept, ordinance. from paradidomi: to surrender, yield up, intrust, transmit; betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over), hazard, put in prison, recommend.
tradition = giving up {normality}, surrender to some -thing/one, yielding to some -thing/one. COMMIT TO SOME-THING/ONE, GIVING YOURSELF UP TO IT.
By submitting to tradition we commit ourselves to it, whether it be to something or someone. Break free of traditions and find freedom in Christ.
freedom: hebrew: chuphshah. from chaphash. liberty. to be free (from slavery)
Don't be a slave to tradition - only Christ.
slave: greek: soma. the body (as a sound whole) Bodily, Body, Slave.
Body = Slave. Slave (bond servant?) of Christ = Body of Christ
People are being decieved every day. I am so glad I have freedom in Christ!!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Come Ye Sinners
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and pow’r.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.
Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all.
View Him prostrate in the garden;
On the ground your Maker lies;
On the bloody tree behold Him;
Sinner, will this not suffice?
Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude.
Let not conscience make you linger,
Not of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and pow’r.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.
Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all.
View Him prostrate in the garden;
On the ground your Maker lies;
On the bloody tree behold Him;
Sinner, will this not suffice?
Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude.
Let not conscience make you linger,
Not of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Colossians 4:2-6
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us too, that God may open a door for our message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
I find it so difficult to do what Paul is talking about here!! I am constantly shying away from sharing Christ with everyone I meet, even though that is what God has called me to do. I let my human emotions get in the way. I think its a pride issue. I am afraid of what people might think of me asking if I can pray for them, or even if I just mention that I believe in Christ and why. I become 'unsure' of my reasoning. I get nervous and think 'these reasons aren't good enough. Nothing I can say will make this person believe in Christ.' But God didn't call me to save people. He called me to share his love. All I need to do is proclaim Christ. Of course I need to be praying continuously (1 Thes. 5:17) and stay in the Word to always be 'full of grace, seasoned with salt,' but i need to realize that I don't have to find a 'magic word' or 'secret formula' in order to get people to Christ. I just need to know what He has done in my life and what He will do in others'!! I like to think of myself as a fairly kind person, but really, I snap pretty easily..'Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity'..I certainly have a LOT of work to do in this area.
As I'm getting into ministry and missions, I'm realizing more and more just how important it is to stay in the Word and to always pray. Being quiet and waiting on the Lord has never been a strength of mine. I get bored/irritated waiting, thinking that God 'isn't listening' to me (more like, I'm not listening to him..). I get all these grand ideas of how 'my' missions will play out or what I can say to a certain person to make things 'click' into place for them. Instead, I need to call on the Lord and wait in prayer for Him to open doors, opportunities to minister to people.
Lord, help me to seek you. Help me to not desire anything else, but that I would be fully devoted to your word and sharing your love with others..
I find it so difficult to do what Paul is talking about here!! I am constantly shying away from sharing Christ with everyone I meet, even though that is what God has called me to do. I let my human emotions get in the way. I think its a pride issue. I am afraid of what people might think of me asking if I can pray for them, or even if I just mention that I believe in Christ and why. I become 'unsure' of my reasoning. I get nervous and think 'these reasons aren't good enough. Nothing I can say will make this person believe in Christ.' But God didn't call me to save people. He called me to share his love. All I need to do is proclaim Christ. Of course I need to be praying continuously (1 Thes. 5:17) and stay in the Word to always be 'full of grace, seasoned with salt,' but i need to realize that I don't have to find a 'magic word' or 'secret formula' in order to get people to Christ. I just need to know what He has done in my life and what He will do in others'!! I like to think of myself as a fairly kind person, but really, I snap pretty easily..'Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity'..I certainly have a LOT of work to do in this area.
As I'm getting into ministry and missions, I'm realizing more and more just how important it is to stay in the Word and to always pray. Being quiet and waiting on the Lord has never been a strength of mine. I get bored/irritated waiting, thinking that God 'isn't listening' to me (more like, I'm not listening to him..). I get all these grand ideas of how 'my' missions will play out or what I can say to a certain person to make things 'click' into place for them. Instead, I need to call on the Lord and wait in prayer for Him to open doors, opportunities to minister to people.
Lord, help me to seek you. Help me to not desire anything else, but that I would be fully devoted to your word and sharing your love with others..
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