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Glory And The Cross?

Posted by John  Published in My Personal Journey

I was blessed by this and thought I would share it with you, my readers :)

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Rachel M said in April 4th, 2009 at 12:07 am

I’m wrestling with this one. . . I don’t like the idea of serving God and still going to hell at the end of the road or of trying to think whether I’d be willing to do that. Is hell anything at all to do with an incentive to keep us from sinning?

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John said in April 4th, 2009 at 8:27 am

I can understand the wrestling – it’s a rather disconcerting thought. Here’s what I think Mr. Reidhead is saying; I think he’s just emphasizing the need for me to serve the Lord out of a heart of pure love not because of the rewards I will get for doing so. I feel one of the earmarks of Western Christianity in general is that we’ve turned it into a self-help program. There’s too much emphasis on the benefits of being Christian and not nearly enough on serving the Lord for His glory. Is it true that we benefit from the gospel? Oh my Yes! We’re talking the difference between death and life in every imaginable way. That’s why it’s easy for us to get caught up in what Jesus does for us and in many ways we should – like serving out of a heart of gratefulness, but I’m afraid gratefulness is a missing ingredient once the gospel turns into a self-help program.
Blessings, John

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Conrad said in April 5th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

As christians, I too believe needs to be our automatic response to love him in such a way that we serve him with all our heart, and to be thankful to him for what he has done for us .
A renewed understanding of what he has done for us, also brings a renewed gratfulnes for that.

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John said in April 6th, 2009 at 6:29 am

Thanks for stopping by Conrad!

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