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I am writing this from the school lab, simply because I am going to forget soon my desperate prayer request.
Please remember to pray for the RISD Christian Body,
and specifically, the Thursday Bible Study led by Nick and Lindsey, two wonderful people of God.
Please pray specifically for the Grace of God and His Wonders to show through the rising of His people and that all of us who seek God in VARIOUS LEVELS AND WAYS just be filled with His Love.
(wow that does sound cheesy...)
Are humans essentially good or bad?
How can we even dare call ourselves "good?"
The more "intellectual" our questions get, and the "smarter" we become, through our growing knowledge, the whole system of calling someting good or bad seems judgmental.
Genesis 1:26-27
KJV
26. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
NIV
26. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
NASB
26. Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27. God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them
And it is, essentially, if your perspective is NOT based on Grace from God (I only capitalized G of the word grace because it is from God, and I don't know if it is actually meant to be capitalized)
THAT is when WE feel incapable of loving God, or people as a whole.
BUT you know what the great thing about this whole thing is? I mean, I don't know evrything. Duh.
But I know that, like it is TOTALLY OKAY with Jesus Christ to have us be feeling that way, to be challenged in your faith that way.We live in a sinful, fallen world-- often just struggling to live.
I am constantly struggling with my desire to EXCEL IMMEDIATELY in FAV, which is really stupid and I know it too because it's been something that I only recently realized how much I love it.
If your heart seeks God
--NOW THIS DIFFERS FOR EVERYONE IN SHOWING FORMAT AND STYLE
--because No Two Souls are the Same
--and therefore No Two Faiths are the SAME, wow, that IT SELF, any kinds of seeking God/ desire to know God... is like TOTALLY AMAZING.
I firmly believe that to God, all faith in Him, in Christ alone, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, all of our faiths is (is is used singular because ultimately all faiths=one in unity) so precious to Him.
The first line of anything, the first chapter, prologue, in academic writings--we call it a thesis. Now, the thesis of the Bible that we so much love and ADORE (right, Church?) is then something we should really remember. . .
The first chapter of Genesis actually says that we are good.
AND IT'S BECAUSE GOD created MALE AND FEMALE in his image.
Who are we that we have that honor,
and in Him, have a real PLATFORM to do miracles of God?
Praise the LORD.
be blessed in your lives.
-eunice@lab
Please remember to pray for the RISD Christian Body,
and specifically, the Thursday Bible Study led by Nick and Lindsey, two wonderful people of God.
Please pray specifically for the Grace of God and His Wonders to show through the rising of His people and that all of us who seek God in VARIOUS LEVELS AND WAYS just be filled with His Love.
(wow that does sound cheesy...)
Are humans essentially good or bad?
How can we even dare call ourselves "good?"
The more "intellectual" our questions get, and the "smarter" we become, through our growing knowledge, the whole system of calling someting good or bad seems judgmental.
Genesis 1:26-27
KJV
26. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
NIV
26. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
NASB
26. Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27. God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them
And it is, essentially, if your perspective is NOT based on Grace from God (I only capitalized G of the word grace because it is from God, and I don't know if it is actually meant to be capitalized)
THAT is when WE feel incapable of loving God, or people as a whole.
BUT you know what the great thing about this whole thing is? I mean, I don't know evrything. Duh.
But I know that, like it is TOTALLY OKAY with Jesus Christ to have us be feeling that way, to be challenged in your faith that way.We live in a sinful, fallen world-- often just struggling to live.
I am constantly struggling with my desire to EXCEL IMMEDIATELY in FAV, which is really stupid and I know it too because it's been something that I only recently realized how much I love it.
If your heart seeks God
--NOW THIS DIFFERS FOR EVERYONE IN SHOWING FORMAT AND STYLE
--because No Two Souls are the Same
--and therefore No Two Faiths are the SAME, wow, that IT SELF, any kinds of seeking God/ desire to know God... is like TOTALLY AMAZING.
I firmly believe that to God, all faith in Him, in Christ alone, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, all of our faiths is (is is used singular because ultimately all faiths=one in unity) so precious to Him.
The first line of anything, the first chapter, prologue, in academic writings--we call it a thesis. Now, the thesis of the Bible that we so much love and ADORE (right, Church?) is then something we should really remember. . .
The first chapter of Genesis actually says that we are good.
AND IT'S BECAUSE GOD created MALE AND FEMALE in his image.
Who are we that we have that honor,
and in Him, have a real PLATFORM to do miracles of God?
Praise the LORD.
be blessed in your lives.
-eunice@lab
