If Eternal Life Is My Inheritance, How Do I Get It? – Part 1
What gives us assurance that we are in the Kingdom of God? How can someone be sure that he or she has eternal life? Some people think that their Baptism is the guarantee that they are saved. They think that the ceremony and the water have some special power that will make them and their […]
Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – Those Who Are Persecuted for Jesus – Part 4
As a disciple of Christ, we need to prepare ourselves to face challenges, opposition, and persecution, throughout our lives. We learned in our last article how to deal with persecution. In this article we will learn something very important. 4 – THE REWARD FOR THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED Finally, we learn that there will be […]
Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – Those Who Are Persecuted for Jesus – Part 2
All the Christians should know this, opposition to our faith is a certainty. It is not a matter of if, but when. Jesus warned the disciples from the beginning. This is what Jesus said: Matt. 5:11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely…” 1 […]
Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – The Meek – Part 3
As we all know, we live in a time when we are encouraged to fight for everything. Being meek and gentle is not one of the best qualities that people look for in others. Our society struggles to accept the meek and gentle, but as Christians and disciples of Jesus we need to understand that […]
Beatitudes: The Happiness That Nobody Wants – Poor in Spirit – Part 2
Being poor in spirit is more than lacking food, shelter, money, etc. Jesus is talking about a different kind of poorness. It is a poorness that comes from inside, in our spirit. Here are a few more things that being poor in the sprit mean. – THE POOR IN SPIRIT IS SOMEONE WHO DEPENDS TOTALLY […]
Small decisions that can make a big difference – The most important first
We live in a time when things are going so fast that we do not have time to evaluate what is important and what is not. We keep tackling the first subject that comes our way, without paying attention whether it is the best option or not. That attitude can bring many problems into our […]
People who missed a great opportunity to love
“I hate that person!” “I hate that group!” “I hate, I hate, I HATE!” These are the words, the feelings, and unfortunately the attitudes that we are seeing more and more nowadays. It does not matter how much we are trying to diffuse the feelings and actions, we are witnessing an increase of hate all […]
People who missed a great opportunity to learn
When we compare what we had years ago with what we have today, it seems another life, a totally different one. Many of you who are reading this text will remember the typewriter and going to the library to get information that you needed. Today the typewriter is replaced by the computer keyboard, and the […]
One Another – Living in Community – Be Kind and Compassionate to one Another
If you think that all Christians are nice, you are in the wrong planet. Christians are humans, broken people who by the Grace, and only the Grace of God, were redeemed. We are all in a long process of growing, changing, and becoming. Our goal is to become like Jesus. This is why God sent […]