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Religion that Saves
Saturday, September 20, 2008Religion will not save you. Salvation is found IN CHRIST ALONE. (Acts 4:12) However, religion is like a road map which may or may not help you reach your final destination. Some outrightly mislead others; some are more subtle–thus requiring us to be more cautious and discerning.
If we would not be deceived and led down the wrong path, we must firmly adhere to have the Bible (and the Bible only) speak to us as the direct Word of God. In truth, it is the only book that is actually claimed by God as His own. If we are to know the truth about God, about Jesus, about life on earth, death, and eternal life, then we must soak our minds and our hearts in His Word.
At the start and finish of our Bible reading (and study), we should pray–for guidance; for understanding; for strength to apply the truths we have found.
Upon knowing God’s truths, we should later seek a religion, denomination, or church whose members “keep the commandments of God (yes, ALL TEN OF THEM!) and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12) “No man is an island” and fellowshipping with those who similarly cling to God’s revealed truths will help with our fortify Christian growth; help fortify our souls against the snares and attacks of the enemy; and bring pleasure to our Christian experience.
My NWB and Blogging
For some reason, I have avoided blogging for several months now. At first I thought it was a mere case of my non-writers’ block (NWB) kicking in as usual. But then I started thinking, just last night, as to the probable cause of that. It hit me that I have actually been avoiding thinking–self analyzing and digging up deeper-seated reasons for my TFEs.
Perhaps I was in a carefree mode and just didn’t want to be burdened with the excess baggage of my more serious thoughts. But that couldn’t possibly be it either since I have been doing a lot of thinking too, as it has always been my habit to do so–not necessarily of serious things; sometimes of the more trivial kind, too. Like I mentioned in a prior blog, I blame my hyperactive sense of curiousity on my early (and high) dosage of Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown mystery stories and books.
Maybe it was a mere laziness to write or type down my thoughts. Maybe I should buy a recorder and just voice them out and then just transcribe them at a later time.
I just know I have to think some more about my NWB problem–particularly on its causes and most especially its probable “cure” as I already very well know the havoc of its effect in my life. It not only keeps me from blogging, it also sometimes keeps me from doing and/or writing things that I should be doing and/or writing. And during such times, I probably would not be able to write–even if my life depended on it. Or so it seems to me.