Sanctified
"...Sanctify them in the truth, Your Word is truth." (John 17:17)
Truth is always truth whether people believe it or not. I don't think it can be discovered and appreciated without thinking and reasoning about God and His Word.
“Come let us reason together says the LORD, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18)
I have reasoned that God is not just the creator, but the Father of mankind. And He loves them in spite of their faults, and intends to make them into his image through death and resurrection. I reason that mankind must experience the death of the old mortal creation in order to appreciate the new creation to come, the abundant, immortal life which will be the mirror image of God. Jesus was the first, all the rest of us will follow.
God is lhe originator of truth. And truth regarding mankind, in a nutshell, is the good news that God in His grace intends to give mankind eternal life after death. But this truth cannot be discovered by blindly believing and doing what others say, or joining a religious institution. Truth is discovered by thinking and reasoning on your own, and being willing to discard the false notions about God along the way.
Doing so over the past 65 year has given me peace and joy in this present evil age. Try it and you may find that the…
“…peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7)
“Come let us reason together says the LORD, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18)
I have reasoned that God is not just the creator, but the Father of mankind. And He loves them in spite of their faults, and intends to make them into his image through death and resurrection. I reason that mankind must experience the death of the old mortal creation in order to appreciate the new creation to come, the abundant, immortal life which will be the mirror image of God. Jesus was the first, all the rest of us will follow.
God is lhe originator of truth. And truth regarding mankind, in a nutshell, is the good news that God in His grace intends to give mankind eternal life after death. But this truth cannot be discovered by blindly believing and doing what others say, or joining a religious institution. Truth is discovered by thinking and reasoning on your own, and being willing to discard the false notions about God along the way.
Doing so over the past 65 year has given me peace and joy in this present evil age. Try it and you may find that the…
“…peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7)