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Knowing ABOUT God vs HOW TO BE GOD


Jul 26

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Fair warning. This one will probably shake you a bit. At least it will shake many who think they know what it means to live their faith.

There is a big difference between knowing ABOUT something and knowing HOW TO DO something. I can know everything ABOUT a sport, but not be able to play the sport. Big Difference!

So… I ask before the teaching…. Do you know ABOUT God? Do you know ABOUT Christianity? That’s Too Bad. Christianity is not a spectator sport. Learning ABOUT God and the Christian Life show that you have begun something. But there is so much more power available to you.

The better question is, do you know “HOW TO”… HOW TO BE God ? How to DO God?

What, you ask? That sounds like heresy! A Blasphemy? Maybe a misguided New Age False Prophet Message? Hmmmm……. Not so fast. Let’s dig a little deeper.

Using a little legal language for sake of an example….. Christians are called to be the agents of God in this world. An “agent” can act for the one who sent him - or his “principal”. An agent has the legal rights of the principal, and should both act as the principal (to represent and safeguard reputation) and should be treated as the principal when the principal is not present. The Agent can sign contracts on behalf of the principal - thereby BINDING the principal to PERFORM a contract.

Now… where do we get the commission or charge to be an AGENT of God? First, an example, and then the appointment of Christians to DO God instead of just know about Him.

The Example: Jesus said, “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father”. Jesus often said he and the Father were “ONE”. Being one is more than being an Agent. It is a mystery of the Faith. I propose that the best way we might understand this from earthly experience seems to be the concept of Agency. However, I fully realize that this is more than agency that Jesus speaks about.

The Charge: Before Christ left this earth, he prayed for us - that we would be ONE in Him, just as He is ONE in the FATHER. He also gave us the “Keys to the Kingdom” saying whatever we BIND on earth would be BOUND in heaven, and whatever we LOOSED on earth would be LOOSED in heaven. Do you know the verses for these quotations? Maybe somebody will post a comment with the bible addresses?

THE POINT IS: If Christ asked the Father, and He and the Father are one…. Then the prayer is answered in the affirmative. It’s not so strange, really. It would be like you asking yourself to do something for your child.

SO HERE IS WHERE IT GETS POWERFUL: If we are one in Christ, and Christ is one in the Father, then if you have seen me - you have seen THEM. By the power of the Holy Spirit - we are ONE. What I do here, He ratifies or performs from there. Hmmm…. What I condemn, He condemns. What I forgive, He forgives. What I promise or contract for, He will perform. Can you say “OMG”.

Rather than filling me with Pride or Arrogance, this concept is humbling. I aspire to DO God rather than know ABOUT God. I have reached this pinnacle of the faith on occasion, but being an imperfect vessel, this certainly does not happen as often as I wish. Nor does the experience last as long as I wish. However, I strive as Paul did to press onward, finish the race, attain the prize of my Holy Calling.

BTW: If a prize is worth attaining, it might be ok to enjoy the attainment. It’s OK to enjoy the prize of our calling to BE God instead of just know ABOUT God. So don’t give me a load about False Humility. God is worshipped when I enjoy the attainment of the mystery of DOING His work here on earth.

And so…. I ask again….

Do you know ABOUT God or do you know HOW TO DO God?

What difference does this make in your life? Comments? Examples? Criticisms? Let’s hear!

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My God, Your God, Same God?


Jul 23

Posted: under Testimony.
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When people say they talk to God, do they mean the same God that I mean when I say God?

I worship the God of the Christian Bible. This Creator God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This one God is the Lord of Hosts and King of Kings. He is I AM. He is Alpha and Omega. He is so Holy that He cannot look on sin. If the goodness of life is broken by an act that harms ourselves or another, then it is His nature that this must be stopped, even if the only way to stop it is to apply the death penalty to the sinner.

The wages of sin is death, but the Gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus. And then there is that little bit. Somebody has to die to pay for my sins.

Jesus was the son of God, and even God Himself in human form. Born of a virgin, He walked the earth, lived a perfect life without sin, taught, healed. Naturally this attracted a following. The leaders of his Day were jealous and thought to kill Jesus to preserve their power and control over the common man. Jesus accepted this undeserved death, in order to take the punishment that was called for in God’s perfect law. In this way, his innocent life was substituted for mine. In this way, a Holy Law was satisfied. The wages of sin are death - but the gift of God is eternal life. It is Done. The crime can be forgotten. Jesus was killed for threatening the established religious and political leaders of His day. His work threatened our enemy the Devil as well. Jesus did not deserve to die but his death made me free from God’s judgment and from Satan’s power.

If I believe then I am free from the slavery of sin and death. I am not trapped by mistakes. I am not held down by my past. This freedom is the new life. i want to celebrate this freedom and share it with others. Through Him, I worship, and make disciples. Because of Him I carry the keys to the kingdom and have power to restrain evil and reward good.

God not only sits in the heavens, far away, but He is active and present in this world.

He loves us so much he gives his Sons over to it to teach, heal, practice forgiveness, even die that others might live. He weeps over the condition of the world and the condition of those who do not know Him. He saves our tears in a bottle. He provides a WAY for us to become TRUTH AND LIGHT to others.

I am an adopted son of God. Raised from the death I deserve for my sins, by the same power that raised Christ from the dead. Given new life and special powers through the Holy Spirit, I live to teach, heal, practice forgiveness, even suffer and die that others might live. I weep over the condition of the world and the condition of those who do not know Him. I cherish the repentance of those who come to know Christ. I receive the power of the Holy Spirit to do things mere mortals cannot. Because of Him, I am.

Is this your God?

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