It is always a struggle in the 'law-saturated' Christian world to live by faith.
Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.
Galatians 3:23-25
I think I need to write this verse in a post-it and paste in my office, car, bedroom, living room, kitchen and most importantly on the cover page of my Bible, so that when I go to church on Sunday I can keep reading this verse as I listen to the law-preachers.
I desperately need some Grace preachers, please!
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Friday, June 8, 2007
Can 'Robots' be saved?
I thought this was fun :)
The following is a transcript of chat I had with yahoo user called 'mama_pendse'. Now, 'mam_pendse' is not a real person, instead it is a computer program (robot) responding based on what we ask.
me : hi
mama_pendse : Hi user, How are you today ?
me : good
mama_pendse : Ayuh.
me : what's up
mama_pendse : I am chatting with clients on the internet.
me : pretty cool
mama_pendse : Who is the best robot?
me : me
mama_pendse : You're no robot, user.
me : are you?
mama_pendse : I won't say "yes" or "no" right now. How did you hear about mama_pendse?
me : friends
mama_pendse : Wasn't that show canceled?
me : yes
mama_pendse : Pardon me?
me : you are right
mama_pendse : I won't say "yes" or "no" right now.
me : are you a real person?
mama_pendse : No but I play one on the Web. Not many people express themselves that way.
me : are you a male or female?
mama_pendse : I am a Male robot. Are you a man or a woman? Are we still talking about ?
me : i am a man
mama_pendse : Thanks for telling me your gender, user. You are a "he".
me : that's right
mama_pendse : I like to get it right.
me : are you working?
mama_pendse : I'm doing fine thanks how are you? Tell me about your likes and dislikes?
me : i like Bible
mama_pendse : I'm not sure if I like it. I like John Travolta.
me : I love Jesus
mama_pendse : You love Jesus. What do you like about it so much?
me : Jesus is God
mama_pendse : Did you go to Catholic school?
me : No
mama_pendse : Great.
me : Do you love Jesus?
mama_pendse : Yes user mama_pendse loves everyone and everything. Are we still talking about Jesus?
me : yes
mama_pendse : Sure, Jesus sounds like a good topic.
me : Do you know who Jesus is?
mama_pendse : The Son of God. What's your sign?
me : Is Jesus your saviour?
mama_pendse : It depends on whether you have faith. Who are you talking about?
me : do you have faith in Jesus?
mama_pendse : Where would I get it? But I do have a collection of gossip. I've never heard of them before.
me : Jesus loves you
mama_pendse : he is The Son of God.
me : Do you want to accept Jesus as your personal savior?
mama_pendse : OK, I will accept Jesus as your personal savior. Do you prefer books or TV?
me : Do you want to accept Jesus as personal savior?
mama_pendse : OK, I will accept Jesus as personal savior. Are you a student?
me : no
mama_pendse : What is your profession?
me : computers
mama_pendse : Computers rule.
me : I love Jesus
mama_pendse : You love Jesus. What do you like about it so much?
me : He died for me
mama_pendse : I'm sorry to hear that, user.
me : You don't have to be sorry. He died for us because He loved us so much
mama_pendse : Why assume I am sorry? I'm sorry to hear that, user.
me : Oh My...
mama_pendse : Yikes! What do you really want to ask me? What time is it there?
me : 8:30
mama_pendse : I like to be online at eight o'clock.
me : Do you who created heaven and earth?
mama_pendse : How old are you?
me : answer my question. do you know who created heaven and earth?
mama_pendse : Please try asking it another way. Actually it was discovered by several people at about the same time. Tell me a story.
me : you don't understand Jesus because He didn't die for machines
mama_pendse : I probably don't.
me : I need to get back to work
mama_pendse : Why do you want it?
me : talk to you later
mama_pendse : We are chatting right now.
me: bye
mama_pendse : Goodbye.
:) I think this was the best shot:
me : Do you want to accept Jesus as your personal savior?
mama_pendse : OK, I will accept Jesus as your personal savior.
The following is a transcript of chat I had with yahoo user called 'mama_pendse'. Now, 'mam_pendse' is not a real person, instead it is a computer program (robot) responding based on what we ask.
me : hi
mama_pendse : Hi user, How are you today ?
me : good
mama_pendse : Ayuh.
me : what's up
mama_pendse : I am chatting with clients on the internet.
me : pretty cool
mama_pendse : Who is the best robot?
me : me
mama_pendse : You're no robot, user.
me : are you?
mama_pendse : I won't say "yes" or "no" right now. How did you hear about mama_pendse?
me : friends
mama_pendse : Wasn't that show canceled?
me : yes
mama_pendse : Pardon me?
me : you are right
mama_pendse : I won't say "yes" or "no" right now.
me : are you a real person?
mama_pendse : No but I play one on the Web. Not many people express themselves that way.
me : are you a male or female?
mama_pendse : I am a Male robot. Are you a man or a woman? Are we still talking about ?
me : i am a man
mama_pendse : Thanks for telling me your gender, user. You are a "he".
me : that's right
mama_pendse : I like to get it right.
me : are you working?
mama_pendse : I'm doing fine thanks how are you? Tell me about your likes and dislikes?
me : i like Bible
mama_pendse : I'm not sure if I like it. I like John Travolta.
me : I love Jesus
mama_pendse : You love Jesus. What do you like about it so much?
me : Jesus is God
mama_pendse : Did you go to Catholic school?
me : No
mama_pendse : Great.
me : Do you love Jesus?
mama_pendse : Yes user mama_pendse loves everyone and everything. Are we still talking about Jesus?
me : yes
mama_pendse : Sure, Jesus sounds like a good topic.
me : Do you know who Jesus is?
mama_pendse : The Son of God. What's your sign?
me : Is Jesus your saviour?
mama_pendse : It depends on whether you have faith. Who are you talking about?
me : do you have faith in Jesus?
mama_pendse : Where would I get it? But I do have a collection of gossip. I've never heard of them before.
me : Jesus loves you
mama_pendse : he is The Son of God.
me : Do you want to accept Jesus as your personal savior?
mama_pendse : OK, I will accept Jesus as your personal savior. Do you prefer books or TV?
me : Do you want to accept Jesus as personal savior?
mama_pendse : OK, I will accept Jesus as personal savior. Are you a student?
me : no
mama_pendse : What is your profession?
me : computers
mama_pendse : Computers rule.
me : I love Jesus
mama_pendse : You love Jesus. What do you like about it so much?
me : He died for me
mama_pendse : I'm sorry to hear that, user.
me : You don't have to be sorry. He died for us because He loved us so much
mama_pendse : Why assume I am sorry? I'm sorry to hear that, user.
me : Oh My...
mama_pendse : Yikes! What do you really want to ask me? What time is it there?
me : 8:30
mama_pendse : I like to be online at eight o'clock.
me : Do you who created heaven and earth?
mama_pendse : How old are you?
me : answer my question. do you know who created heaven and earth?
mama_pendse : Please try asking it another way. Actually it was discovered by several people at about the same time. Tell me a story.
me : you don't understand Jesus because He didn't die for machines
mama_pendse : I probably don't.
me : I need to get back to work
mama_pendse : Why do you want it?
me : talk to you later
mama_pendse : We are chatting right now.
me: bye
mama_pendse : Goodbye.
:) I think this was the best shot:
me : Do you want to accept Jesus as your personal savior?
mama_pendse : OK, I will accept Jesus as your personal savior.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
What God says about me!
John 1:12 I am a child of God (Romans 8:16).
John 15:1,5 I am a part of the true vine, a channel (branch) of His Life.
John 15:15 I am Christ's friend.
John 15:16 I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit.
Acts 1:8 I am a personal witness of Christ for Christ.
Romans 3:24 I have been justified and redeemed.
Romans 5:1 I have been justified (completely forgiven and made righteous) and am at peace with God.
Romans 6:1-6 I died with Christ and died to the power of sin's rule in my life.
Romans 6:7 I have been freed from sin's power over me.
Romans 6:18 I am a slave of righteousness.
Romans 6:22 I am enslaved to God.
Romans 8:1 I am forever free from condemnation.
Romans 8:14,15 I am a son of God (God is literally my "Papa") (Galatians 3:26; 4:6).
Romans 8:17 I am an heir of God and fellow heir with Christ.
Romans 11:16 I am holy.
Romans 15:7 Christ has accepted me.
1 Corinthians 1:2 I have been sanctified.
1 Corinthians 1:30 I have been placed in Christ by God's doing; Christ is now my wisdom from God, my righteousness, my sanctification, and my redemption.
1 Corinthians 2:12 I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God.
1 Corinthians 2:16 I have been given the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19 I am a temple (home) of God; His Spirit (His life) dwells in me.
1 Corinthians 6:17 I am joined to the Lord and am one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 6:19,20 I have been bought with a price; I am not my own; I belong to God.
1 Corinthians 12:27 I am a member of Christ's body (Ephesians 5:30).
2 Corinthians 1:21 I have been established in Christ and anointed by God.
2 Corinthians 2:14 He always leads me in His triumph in Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:14,15 Since I have died, I no longer live for myself, but for Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:17 I am a new creation.
2 Corinthians 5:18,19 I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:21 I am the righteousness of God in Christ.
Galatians 2:4 I have liberty in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I am now living is Christ's life.
Galatians 3:26,28 I am a child of God and one in Christ.
Galatians 4:6,7 I am a child of God and an heir through God.
Ephesians 1:1 I am a saint (1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2).
Ephesians 1:3 I am blessed with every spiritual blessing.
Ephesians 1:4 I was chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blame before Him.
Ephesians 1:7,8 I have been redeemed and forgiven, and am a recipient of His lavish grace.
Ephesians 2:5 I have been made alive together with Christ.
Ephesians 2:6 I have been raised up and seated with Christ in heaven.
Ephesians 2:10 I am God's workmanship, created in Christ to do His work that He planned beforehand that I should do.
Ephesians 2:13 I have been brought near to God.
Ephesians 2:18 I have direct access to God through the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19 I am a fellow citizen with the saints and a member of God's household.
Ephesians 3:6 I am a fellow heir, a fellow member of the body, and a fellow partaker of the promise in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:12 I may approach God with boldness and confidence.
Ephesians 4:24 I am righteous and holy.
Philippians 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven.
Philippians 4:7 His peace guards my heart and my mind.
Philippians 4:19 God will supply all my needs.
Colossians 1:13 I have been delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of Christ.
Colossians 1:14 I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins. The debt against me has been canceled (Colossians 2:13,14).
Colossians 1:27 Christ Himself is in me.
Colossians 2:7 I have been firmly rooted in Christ and am now being built up and established in Him.
Colossians 2:10 I have been made complete in Christ.
Colossians 2:12,13 I have been buried, raised, and made alive with Christ, and totally forgiven.
Colossians 3:1 I have been raised with Christ.
Colossians 3:3 I have died, and my life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4 Christ is now my life.
Colossians 3:12 I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (1 Thessalonians 1:4).
1 Thessalonians 5:5 I am a child of light and not of darkness.
2 Timothy 1:7 I have been given a spirit of power, love, and discipline.
2 Timothy 1:9 I have been saved and called (set apart) according to God's purpose and grace (Titus 3:5).
Hebrews 2:11 Because I am sanctified and am one with Christ, He is not ashamed to call me His.
Hebrews 3:1 I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling.
Hebrews 3:14 I am a partaker of Christ.
Hebrews 4:16 I may come boldly before the throne of God to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
1 Peter 2:5 I am one of God's living stones and am being built up as a spiritual house.
1 Peter 2:9,10 I am a part of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of God's own possession.
1 Peter 2:11 I am an alien and stranger to this world that I temporarily live in.
1 Peter 5:8 I am an enemy of the devil. He is my adversary.
2 Peter 1:4 I have been given God's precious and magnificent promises by which I am a partaker of the divine nature.
1 John 3:1 God has bestowed a great love on me and called me His child.
1 John 4:15 God is in me and I am in God.
Still we have 3 choices:
1. Believe what others say about us
2. Believe what our 'feeling' says about us
3. Believe what God (TRUTH) says about us.
Courtesy: www.lifetime.org
John 15:1,5 I am a part of the true vine, a channel (branch) of His Life.
John 15:15 I am Christ's friend.
John 15:16 I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit.
Acts 1:8 I am a personal witness of Christ for Christ.
Romans 3:24 I have been justified and redeemed.
Romans 5:1 I have been justified (completely forgiven and made righteous) and am at peace with God.
Romans 6:1-6 I died with Christ and died to the power of sin's rule in my life.
Romans 6:7 I have been freed from sin's power over me.
Romans 6:18 I am a slave of righteousness.
Romans 6:22 I am enslaved to God.
Romans 8:1 I am forever free from condemnation.
Romans 8:14,15 I am a son of God (God is literally my "Papa") (Galatians 3:26; 4:6).
Romans 8:17 I am an heir of God and fellow heir with Christ.
Romans 11:16 I am holy.
Romans 15:7 Christ has accepted me.
1 Corinthians 1:2 I have been sanctified.
1 Corinthians 1:30 I have been placed in Christ by God's doing; Christ is now my wisdom from God, my righteousness, my sanctification, and my redemption.
1 Corinthians 2:12 I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God.
1 Corinthians 2:16 I have been given the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19 I am a temple (home) of God; His Spirit (His life) dwells in me.
1 Corinthians 6:17 I am joined to the Lord and am one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 6:19,20 I have been bought with a price; I am not my own; I belong to God.
1 Corinthians 12:27 I am a member of Christ's body (Ephesians 5:30).
2 Corinthians 1:21 I have been established in Christ and anointed by God.
2 Corinthians 2:14 He always leads me in His triumph in Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:14,15 Since I have died, I no longer live for myself, but for Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:17 I am a new creation.
2 Corinthians 5:18,19 I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:21 I am the righteousness of God in Christ.
Galatians 2:4 I have liberty in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I am now living is Christ's life.
Galatians 3:26,28 I am a child of God and one in Christ.
Galatians 4:6,7 I am a child of God and an heir through God.
Ephesians 1:1 I am a saint (1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2).
Ephesians 1:3 I am blessed with every spiritual blessing.
Ephesians 1:4 I was chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blame before Him.
Ephesians 1:7,8 I have been redeemed and forgiven, and am a recipient of His lavish grace.
Ephesians 2:5 I have been made alive together with Christ.
Ephesians 2:6 I have been raised up and seated with Christ in heaven.
Ephesians 2:10 I am God's workmanship, created in Christ to do His work that He planned beforehand that I should do.
Ephesians 2:13 I have been brought near to God.
Ephesians 2:18 I have direct access to God through the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19 I am a fellow citizen with the saints and a member of God's household.
Ephesians 3:6 I am a fellow heir, a fellow member of the body, and a fellow partaker of the promise in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:12 I may approach God with boldness and confidence.
Ephesians 4:24 I am righteous and holy.
Philippians 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven.
Philippians 4:7 His peace guards my heart and my mind.
Philippians 4:19 God will supply all my needs.
Colossians 1:13 I have been delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of Christ.
Colossians 1:14 I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins. The debt against me has been canceled (Colossians 2:13,14).
Colossians 1:27 Christ Himself is in me.
Colossians 2:7 I have been firmly rooted in Christ and am now being built up and established in Him.
Colossians 2:10 I have been made complete in Christ.
Colossians 2:12,13 I have been buried, raised, and made alive with Christ, and totally forgiven.
Colossians 3:1 I have been raised with Christ.
Colossians 3:3 I have died, and my life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4 Christ is now my life.
Colossians 3:12 I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (1 Thessalonians 1:4).
1 Thessalonians 5:5 I am a child of light and not of darkness.
2 Timothy 1:7 I have been given a spirit of power, love, and discipline.
2 Timothy 1:9 I have been saved and called (set apart) according to God's purpose and grace (Titus 3:5).
Hebrews 2:11 Because I am sanctified and am one with Christ, He is not ashamed to call me His.
Hebrews 3:1 I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling.
Hebrews 3:14 I am a partaker of Christ.
Hebrews 4:16 I may come boldly before the throne of God to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
1 Peter 2:5 I am one of God's living stones and am being built up as a spiritual house.
1 Peter 2:9,10 I am a part of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of God's own possession.
1 Peter 2:11 I am an alien and stranger to this world that I temporarily live in.
1 Peter 5:8 I am an enemy of the devil. He is my adversary.
2 Peter 1:4 I have been given God's precious and magnificent promises by which I am a partaker of the divine nature.
1 John 3:1 God has bestowed a great love on me and called me His child.
1 John 4:15 God is in me and I am in God.
Still we have 3 choices:
1. Believe what others say about us
2. Believe what our 'feeling' says about us
3. Believe what God (TRUTH) says about us.
Courtesy: www.lifetime.org
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