Scripture Recitation Video

My sister and I recited a compilation of verses from Matthew 27, Isaiah 52 and 53 last Sunday in front of our church. This is the video of it. Enjoy!

Post Reading - Open Discussion

I just wanted to know how many of you read my posts. If you do, can you please put in a quick comment? That would be great. The purpose of this is to see how many of you are, well, interested in the posts that I write. You can comment on what type of posts you would like to see more of. If you want me to finish the Attributes of God series, I am working hard on that. What I have been doing all this time is separating what I am going to talk about in succession with the other attributes of God. After God's love, we will dive into mercy and grace, as you all voted for. Next on the list will be the holiness of God and so on. His justice, righteousness, and the three omni's. We will also take a glimpse of God's sovereignty, immutability, and joy. This time has not been wasted. I thank you all for your patience. So, if you could please comment, that would be very helpful for me. Thank you!

Attributes of God: The Love of God Pt. 3 - The Depth of God's Love Pt. 1

1 John 4:9-10
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Verse 9 in this passage of Scripture has similarities to John 3:16. After looking back, I could have used this passage of Scripture to make my point in Part 2 of this series, but it was great to see the beauty of a familiar passage of Scripture like John 3:16. In this part, however, we will focus on verse 10 from this passage of Scripture which is, "In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins." This verse dives into the heart of the Gospel. The love of God is wrapped up so delicately in this verse that it seems like God is whispering a special secret to us-- a secret that is found in the depth of God's magnificent love. Let's dive into this passage.

The first piece of this verse is telling us, "In this is love." This statement is primarily asking a question. What is love? What is the depth of God's love? Love is what. With the verse 1 John 4:10 being a compound sentence, the depth of God's love is easily found in two places. What is love? John directs us to the first answer by showing us that God loved us first rather than us loving Him. The other answer to this simple, but profound question is displayed in the the Father's offering up of His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. This is where the majestic depth of God's love is found.

Theme: This is love

1) God loved us first.
2) He sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

So, the love factors, in 1 John 4:10, are that God loved us first and that amazing reality of the Father's provision of sending His Son to step foot on this planet to satisfy God's terrible wrath through the propitiation of His blood. These two answers to the question, what is love, provides us with the basis of the dynamics of the depth of God's redeeming love.

The first answer, "not that we have loved God but that He loved us", teaches us that the ultimate source of our salvation is based on God loving us first, not us loving God first. Think about it. If God did not love us first, Jesus would not have even stepped on this earth to die a brutal death to save us from our sins. God would have justly punished all of mankind, in this case, based on their sins and sent every single person to hell. He would have been just in doing so. We could try to love Him all we want to, but our attempts would be futile. Why? Because He is God. He is the one who created us. He has every right to punish us because we have sinned against Him, but His loving (agape) us first is what separates His terrorizing justice from destroying us in a heartbeat. This incomprehensible, redeeming love for mankind is so astounding that a question is posed in relation to this verse based on this amazing love and terrifying justice. How could God love (agape) us first and still remain just?

The answer is found in the most beautiful word relating to the atonement. Propitiation.

We will finish the depth of God's love in my next post.

Sola Deo Gloria!!!!

Question

What is propitiation?

This is the biggest and most beautiful word of Part 3 of the Love of God series. Without looking at a biblical dictionary, give your best guess.

My New Blog

Oh goodness gracious, I am up to something. Well, as a matter of fact, I have started a new blog. This new blog is specifically all quotations. Quotations from godly men and women, who made it their life's purpose to follow Christ wholeheartedly without backing down. These quotations, I pray, will stir in you an unquenchable desire to live a full life completely devoted to the one, who gave up everything to redeem you from an eternity in hell forever. A new year is right around the corner. Surrender your will to Him and to Him alone. You can check out the blog here.

Soli Deo Gloria!!!!~

Merry Christmas- The True Meaning of Christmas w/ the Winner of the Christmas Giveaway

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!! The raffle is complete and the winner is about to be named. I made sure that I put everyone's name in the box, checked it twice, and my great sister Rachel reached her hand in the box to pick the winner. So with that said, the winner of the Christmas giveaway for the Don't Waste Your Life book is..............

Katie! Congratulations Katie. I will e-mail you to ask you for your address, so that I could send the book off to you, and I will post a comment on either one of your blogs. Thanks to everyone who entered into this giveaway.

Now, as I said, I will post a small post on the birth of our Savior. Without the birth of Christ, there would be no cross, no resurrection, no salvation for mankind, no New Testament, no hope. But, with the birth of Christ, the one, who humbly stepped down from heaven to take on the form of human flesh, the cross, as dark as it is, shines as the symbol of hope because of His birth. Thank you Lord Jesus for your birth and thank you for the cross. The reason for Jesus' birth is the cross. He came to willingly give up His life, and would I say humbly give up his life to save wicked, vile sinners. He did not come to die for righteous people. He came to die for sinful humanity. Is that an astounding thought? Jesus Christ, fully God and truly man, stripped Himself of His divinity to become like man in every way, shape, or form; so that He would become sin for us that we might know the righteousness of God through His death. Jesus' birth equals His death. The true meaning of the virgin birth is found in the brutality of the cross. The preview of the Gospel is found in the babe lying in a helpless state in a manger with two parents, which He came to save. So, when you celebrate Christmas this year, remember the cross. The true meaning of Jesus' birth is found solely in the cross for that is the reason why He came. He came to redeem humanity from living a life of sin and He came to redeem humanity from eternal damnation. That is the true meaning of Christmas. The cross = the birth of Christ.

Soli Deo Gloria Forever!!!!!~

Final Call for the Christmas Giveaway

This is the final call for the Christmas giveaway. It ends in exactly 8 hours, 11:59 PT. I will announce the winner tomorrow and post a small Christmas celebration post on the birth of our Savior. Praise be to God for the birth of His Son, who redeemed mankind with the giving of his life.

Soli Deo Gloria!!!!!~

Tyranny Eve - URGENT!!!!!

This was from Josh and Jenna's Blog.

Josh says, "This inspiring video and call to action was found earlier today by my Momma. Please take the time to listen to this. Dad and I were ready to go to Washington D.C tonight but there were no flights and there is not enough time to drive in a vehicle...I encourage any of you who listen to this video to go! Understandably, you may not be able to attend(like us), but the least we can do, is pray. And pray we will.
I would encourage you from the bottom of my heart to PLEASE pray tomorrow between 6-10am, that the Government Health Care bill will not be passed. Also, I have a vision of Christians all across the USA praying for our prosperity of our country and government. Can't you see Christians rising up all around and crying out to God together? Please post this video on your blog, and pass on the vision to all your followers and the people that read your blog between now and 6 am tomorrow. Please pray with me and spread the vision!
PLEASE, copy and paste this on your blog along with the YouTube video. We need to get the word out there on a short notice. We as a country need to be on our hands and knees, praying that this bill does not pass. Email it to friends, family, blog and pray!"


We definitely will be praying!!! Thanks Josh and Jenna.

Part 3 Coming Tomorrow

Part 3 is coming tomorrow...... Stay tuned!

Deleted Post

I deleted my Christmas giveaway post. I will not go into the technicalities of why I deleted it, but it has been causing a few problems on my blog. The people that posted a comment on that post are still in the Christmas giveaway. Here is a rundown of all the people who have entered:

Michelle
Kaylene
Melinda
Jenna
Lindsay
Baker Smurf
Jennifer
Chloe
Kara
Bethany (2)
Katie (2)
Josh (2)
Angela (2)
Green Gardening Girl (2)

If I forgot anybody, post a comment. God's blessings to all of you.

Soli Deo Gloria!!!!!