This is a tricky subject I would like to discuss on my blog section sometime. But here's an interesting view.
Live eternally! Our lives today are like the 40 years of desert for the children of Israel. We haven't reached the Promised Land yet and we shouldn't get too comfortable as we move from place to place, and season to season. God hasn't taken us to our Promised Land yet so we must wait and be vigilant! Amen!
To be saved, to be born again, you need to realize that you need saving, that you are a sinner. We are all sinners deserving of eternal judgement and torment in Hell. So we need a savior! We need Jesus who came and paid that price for us on the cross! To be saved, believe in Christ, confess him with your mouth to others, repent of all your sins, and be born again!
A great point is made in this video, that point is that we have two great teachers (David Platt and Francis Chan). And their messages are soooo convicting. We become emotional, we confess Christ and we accept the message. However, do we do anything after that? Does that message change the workings, the physical nature of our lives and our attitudes?
We need to be careful to not be deceived into thinking that just because we cried as we watched a certain convicting message, it has somehow changed us and made us more holy to hear. Our holiness, and change comes from the action that takes place after the message because of the message. Most importantly that action comes about because of obedience to Christ and because we love and want to cling to him. I learned about Francis Chan's lifestory in this video. Besides the powerful message he delivers, that shocked me a lot!
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