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A lot has happened in the past weeks. It is awful to look on the news and hear about murder, shooting, and death. Here is my question is death really the end? I know everyone has lost a loved one on way or another. Also, seeing so much death on the news, it begs to question are they gone forever? Jesus's opponents asked him many questions to test him. There was debate between Pharisees and Sadducees about whether or not there was life after death. [ A good way to remember is Pharisees (far I see) who did believe in the resurrection whereas Sadducees (sad you see) did not.] Jesus pointed out to the Sadducees that they did not know the Scriptures and they did not know the power of God. Jesus affirms the absolute certainty of resurrection of the dead. The power of God was something the Sadducees denied. Paul wrote that "God gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ". Therefore, everyone who has died in Jesus is still "living" now. You will see them again. Yes, separation is hard, but we have to look at it in the terms of eternity. God takes the long way.
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Have you ever been tempted? Wait, what am I saying of course we have been tempted. Everyone has been tempted in their life. It comes with being in a sinful world. So, what do we do when we feel tempted? Jesus warns us against the "yeast" of the Pharisees and of Herod. Yeast was a common metaphor for evil tendency that seem small, nevertheless can destroy the whole person. When Jesus told the disciples this they did not understand. They got caught up with the physical that they could not see the spiritual side. There is nothing wrong with physical things themselves. Just, there is more than the physical temptations. You may have to humble yourself. God wants you to do anything you can to free yourself form these snares. Without self-discipline, we can easily become lazy. I know being in school, it can be easy to say, "Well, not really in the mood I will do it later. I will just go and watch YouTube for next five hours". Yes, it is important to relax from time to time but we need to be careful not to waste our time on unproductive things. I struggle with phone discipline, so I talked to God. I felt God tell me to start monitoring how much time I spend on my phone. It helped me see how much time I was spending. So, what are your temptations and how can you enforce self-discipline into your life? Really ask yourself and try.
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Hi, I'm Mollie. I so excited that you are here! I am a ordinary girl with a passion for Christ. I am also an artist and a musician. I hope you enjoy my blog and I hope it can mollify your day. Archives
March 2018
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