Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Grace by Faith

I thought my first blog should be my beliefs.

  • There is one God.
  • God is love.
  • God is expressed to us in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
  • paraphrased: God loves us so much that he sent his only Son, not to condemn us but to save and free us. Whoever believes in the Son will have everlasting life.
  • We can do nothing to gain entry into heaven. All we have to do is to believe in Jesus Christ as our personal savior and know that he died for our sins before he was raised from death to join his Father in heaven - wow that's sooo cool - Thanks God! We can't buy our way into heaven, we can be just a "good" person - it takes faith and belief. From that faith, God has given his grace to us.
  • What the above point also means is that we cannot condemn another's life just because they've done bad or awful things. God gave us our whole life to come to him. If you confess your sin and accept Jesus into your heart, you're saved - even a second before you die. Wow - Thanks again God! I thought I believed in the death penalty - I guess not...
  • Although we may be saved, what now? Lets go sin some more and all we have to do is ask for forgiveness - let's party! NOT In joyful gratitude we must live out our faith...

These are some of my beliefs.

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