Plastic Jesus
What does it mean to truly believe in Jesus?
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” John 1:12
No one can truly receive Jesus passively. It’s not enough just to give intellectual assent to a list of gospel facts. James 2:19 says, “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that–and shudder.” That’s quite the sobering thought!
Believing requires everything.
The word ‘believe’ in the New Testament carries three meanings:*
- Agree with your mind.
- Trust with your heart.
- Commit with your life.
Imagine a person receiving a check for $1,000,000 and then placing the huge cardboard check on the mantle above their fireplace just to look at. Everyday they pass by and admire it, and when company is coming over, it even gets a good dusting. But they miss out on so much because they never actually take it to the bank and deposit it. When we stop short of committing our whole life to Jesus, we never experience the wonderful benefits of being intimate friends with Jesus. You can become friends with God today.
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*This explanation of the Greek word for believe has been adapted from H.H. Hobbs, a Baptist theologian who lived in the early 1900s.
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Wow! Powerful video! Thanks so much for this… it really makes me think about how I live my faith. Not how I think about it, or even how I talk about it, but how I live it! God bless you for these videos. They are really impacting my life and leading me to change how I see myself in relation to others.
What a great reminder to us as Christians that it doesn’t matter that we SAY we are followers of Jesus, if we don’t LIVE as Christians, it doesn’t make any difference in our circle of influence.
Christian are brotherhood,all are fair,ideas are one and for even in situation of life is one, and it defends on you, on how you will wrote your life in a piece of paper and have design on it.Christian are beautiful creation because the words are alive it give meaning to everyone as for our minds is Christ and in our heart is our childhood days and what are we now till then is innocent child of God,for thy know the kingdom of God, we cannot even have trouble to other family but as are we is a family of God whose faith is God on the cross is Heb 4:12 word of I is you and we are One is work and in walks of Life John 10:30 As we walk by on this mission we know God gave us authority to teach and heal the wounds of every one’s heart because by His rules we also believe and healed. Amen