Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Redeemed by God, Condemned by Man

Christians are called fools, and some can be.
Christians are call delusional, and some are.
Christians are thrown in a single group and condemned by the name Christian.
Christians are sinners, some of the worst sinners.
Christians are humans, made of flesh and subject to fleshy lusts.
Christians can excel, or fail.
Christians can be evil.
The thing is…  I am a Christian and to me the cross is everything, the cross is the power of God.  Just because there are FALSE Christians, evil loving Christians, Christians who are fools, Christians who are delusional, Christians who live for their flesh lusts, JUST BECAUSE they exist does not mean there are not TRUE Christians!

You can call Christians evil, no one can stop you. You can call me evil.  You can call me and my beliefs foolish I cannot stop you and won't try to stop you. I was told that it would happen…

1Co 1:18  For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

This is truth. 

1Co 1:19  For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
1Co 1:20  Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1Co 1:21  For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

1Co 1:22  For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
1Co 1:23  But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
1Co 1:24  But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

1Co 1:25  Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1Co 1:26  For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
1Co 1:27  But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1Co 1:28  And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
1Co 1:29  That no flesh should glory in his presence.

1Co 1:30  But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
1Co 1:31  That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

I glory in GOD!
I will not glory in myself, of myself I am nothing. I lay claim to nothing good in me on my own. Christ alone is all things for me, He is any of the good that may appear in me.  Christ is my Redeemer!

By His GRACE I live.

In His name always and forever!

Amen.

No comments: