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Was There A Curse On Helen's Romantic Life?

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¿Qué tiene que ver conmigo? por Teófila Gottfried

Lo que leemos en la Biblia tiene que ver con todos los seres humanos, sean cristianos o judíos, ateos o agnósticos, budistas, musulmanes o adherentes a alguna de las filosofías o nuevas religiones que surgen en el mundo. ¿Por qué? Ver mayor información sobre este interesante libro.

Scripture of The Day - St. John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Escritura del día - San Juan 14,6

Jesús le dijo: Yo soy el camino, y la verdad, y la vida; nadie viene al Padre, sino por mí.

Bibelstelle des Tages - Johannes 14,6

Jesus spricht zu ihm: Ich bin der Weg und die Wahrheit und das Leben; niemand kommt zum Vater, denn durch mich!

Do You Reap What You Sow If You Are a Christian?

A well known preacher once taught quite a large audience that once you have received Christ as your savior, you no longer have to reap what you sow because Jesus paid the price at Calvary for all the wrong you've done. Although this is a message that sounds very good to the ears of many believers, it has no biblical support. The scripture of Galatians 6:7 says, "be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." The passage does not limit reaping to a man who is an unbeliever, it says "a man," which refers to all men whether they are believers or not.

Is there any Biblical proof that even if you are a Christian you still reap what you sow? Yes, there is. The New Testament passage of St. Luke 23:39 - 43 reads, "and one of the malefactors which were hanged (crucified with Jesus) railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise."

It's plain to see that this repentant man received Jesus as his savior as he hung on the cross next to him. However, his salvation did not rescue him from execution. It didn't rescue him from reaping what he had sown. Scripture lets us know that Jesus died long before the other two that were crucified with him. This is why his legs, according to prophecy, were not broken, but those of the other two were. The gospel of St. John 19:31 - 33 records that, "the Jews therefore, because it was the preparation that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, besought Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away (the breaking of the legs hastened death). Then came the soldiers and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs."

In the attempt to turn the other way when it comes to the subject of someone reaping the wrong he has sown, a vital truth is overlooked. Not only does the scripture speak of reaping unpleasant things, it speaks just as forcefully about reaping good things. The very next verse (Galatians 6:8) says, "for he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption. But he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. The "flesh" is a term of which the Bible makes frequent use to refer to the activities that are done in sin while the "Spirit" refers to the activities done by the prompting of God's Spirit. Therefore, just as the saying says to take the bitter with the sweet, so the Bible lets us know that reaping doesn't automatically refer to falling under misfortune. In most cases, man has a choice. He can choose to obey God, sow to his Spirit and reap eternal life instead of sowing to the flesh and reaping corruption. The serious Bible student cannot accept God's word in parts and pieces, receiving what sounds good and rejecting what doesn't. If you are an unbeliever, you reap what you sow, and if you are a Christian believer, you still reap what you sow whether those things be good or bad.

Based on true events, The Third Man by Angela Sheffield, brings the Bible up close and personal as the characters face real issues of life: Betrayal, deceit, romance, bitterness, anger against God, hopelessness, will power, perplexity, triumph, unforgiveness, mental illness, and the "Alcohol made me do it" excuse. Read chapter one FREE now.

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