Love

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him"(John 3:16-17NIV).

The entire Gospel of Jesus Christ comes to a focus in this verse. God's love is not static or self-centered; it reaches out and draw others in. Here, God sets the pattern of true love, the basis for all love relationships-when someone loves you dearly, they are willing to give freely to the point of self-
sacrifice.  God paid dearly with  the life of His only Son, the highest price He could pay. Jesus accepted  our punishment, paid the price for our sins, and offered us a new life that He bought for us. We should  share the Gospel with others in love like Jesus.  Many times we will give up our own comfort and security so that other might come to know God's love by receiving the gift of salvation. Annie Dennis  Eskridge, author of Sin Abides. email: areskridge@sbcglobal.net. website: www.ruthplace.com.

Just a Word of Wisdom

Today many are upset with President Obama’s supporting gay marriages.  Well, my friends, the President is the President of all people.  We, as a nation wanted equal rights but, we wanted it on our term. 

Let us think for a moment and define sin. It means going against a moral law. Then, lying, adultery, fornication and backbiting and you know the rest, is just as bad as homosexual. There is no level of sin: it all is sin.

Apostle Paul tells us to "follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord"(Hebrews 12:14KJV). The question is have you found yourself repenting for an ungodly act that you committed? then, why are you going against the President statement?

We, as Christians should love all people and hate sin. God gave the Church stewardship over the earth(Genesis 1:26). What we see today and what we hear reflects the Church. This tells me that the Church has a problem. From a survey that was taken by the Francis Shaeffer Leadership Development Center only  26 to 27 percent of our leaders have daily devotions.  They feel that it is not necessary.

This is just to provoke many to think before you throw a rock at the President.  Many of us do what we want too and we say what we want too and this is no different.  One thing we all can do is to pray for our President and all who are in authority, that we may live a quiet and peaceful life.

Annie Dennis Eskridge, author of Sin Abides, email : areskridge@sbcglobal.net website: http://www.ruthplace.com.

           

           

Word of Wisdom

Today’s society has people who want the entire world to accept their sinful behavior.  For example same-sex marriage has been an issue for a while. People want to amend the Constitution to accept same sex marriages.  Yet, the Bible speaks against it in Leviticus 18:22, “you shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.”

            Living a life of sin can be seen while society is slowly falling apart at the seam. The media is filled with murder, rape, robbery, and theft of every kind. Also terrorism and rumors of wars are in the news daily.  We are familiar with how Satan deceived Adam and Eve and told the first lie to the both of them. This allowed sin to take a foothold on their lives and on the lives of every person ever since.

            The result of sin causes one to be separated from God, whereas, in Adam and Eve’s case they were evicted from the Garden of Eden. Plainly spoken they were separated from the Tree of Life, their home, and their relationship with God. They became spiritually dead because they had no vital contact with God. We should not forget that sin does negative things to everyone. Being spiritual dead is a bad state to be in for anyone. Also, we should not forget that sin is totally against God and it hinders our relationship with God.

            Our lifestyle should be an example to our family and friends who have never receive the Gospel of the Good News. Sin is subtle; a worldly person may not identify it as being a sin, so we must continue to pray for our loved one.