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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!

I love God

Some years ago I was looking for a home church which sparked conversations with various pastors and co-pastors. I still remember some of those conversations very well due to the impressions with which they left me--how many of these people can truthfully say, "I love God"?

One particular conversation I had touched on water baptism. As I conversed with the pastor, I asked if his church performed water baptism. I asked how often baptism was performed and if the church owned its own pool or used a public pool or if they went to the river. I found the conversation educational as I learned that the church practiced baptism that consisted of the sprinkling of water and not of immersion. He went on to explain that such a decision had not been made based on scripture; it had been reached based on what was convenient. He stated that he sure didn't want to deal with the inconvenience of getting all of his clothes wet for a baptism. His exact words were, "I sure don't want to get my clothes wet." I wondered if he had ever said the words, "I love God" or if there was ever any rememberance of Jesus' command to his servants to love the Lord with all of our strength and might. Many Christian believers are very swift to declare God's love for them. They are not so swift, however, to say, "I love God because he first loved me."

This article is not about how each church chooses to perform water baptism, but rather about the reason behind one church's decision to concern itself only with convenience. It is understandable why many don't take Christians seriously. It is also most difficult to imagine such Christians who won't inconvenience themselves for a little while in order to please God, taking up their cross to bear it. How can they if they can never declare, "I love God." In some churches it has become popular for a preacher or teacher to say "thank God for Jesus" during worship service or bible study. It's probably more appropriate to thank God that Jesus didn't see it too inconvenient to be betrayed, arrested, mocked, beaten, and crucified that we might be saved and inherit eternal life.

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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