How many of us build up for retirement? A member of my family is currently in that position to be able to retire this year. He has been very productive and I know he is looking forward to retirement. I know at some point we all would like to be in this situation where we work hard and at some point we want to sit back and enjoy life a little more and spend it with our families or however we would like to spend it.
But in all of this have we considered our soul? As we build up for this opportunity for ourselves have remembered God? In Luke 12:13-21 we have this situation. God was not remembered in all of this.
As we look at this passage we can come to an agreement that this farmer was being very productive. As he was trying to store that way he could eventually sit back eat drink and be merry. However in all of this hard work he forgot about God!
It is God who blesses us with all things. We have been blessed with the abilities to provide for our families and get to this point. He wasn't rich toward God! we should not allow outside distractions to hinder our service to God.
It is okay to be productive but we must always remember it is God who was given us this opportunity and blessing! It is a true blessing and we have all taken it for granted. However through the grace and mercy of God we have been blessed to still be called a child of God. Are we being productive towards God? Let us try and be a better Christian in the future than we have in the past!
Daniel Sanders
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
My opinion may not be yours
There are some points in the Bible that have questions. There are certain scriptures that could go both ways. Things like baptism, faith and works, God, love, Christ, our duties in spreading the gospel, and sin are clear and straight to the point. These have been given straight forward answers. There cannot be any other way but the way that is stated in these verses containing these examples.
Then there some questions that have arisen for instance about head covering. In First Corinthians 11:2-16 we are given one of these instances. The verses talk about head covering for a woman. It says that they shall cover there heads. However also stated in these verses "
But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering." (Verses 15).
The Bible here states that both are acceptable. If a woman has a there head shaved or they are shorn then one may need a cover. However if they have long hair then it is a glory to her. Both can be acceptable. If one has long hair and still wants to wear a cover then what is the problem?
However, one cannot force this opinion that one with hair has to wear a cover. The opinion that one carries on an issue like this cannot be forced upon anyone else. The issue isn't of one with hair shaved or being shorn. We cannot force this opinion on someone else having the attitude of "do this or else".
There are many questions in society today that can be both ways. For instance the way services are to be conducted. We are told and given examples of on the first day of the week to partake of the Lord's Supper, singing, praying, teaching and being exhorted and encouraged. However, it doesn't say you are to do them in a certain order. Many times one will say that this is way it has been done for years and this is the only way it can be done. Is this correct? If we do all the things that are mentioned for us to do is that not the important thing? I cannot tell how many different congregations I have visited over the years and each one does the services different in some sort of way. How can I say that the way to do the order of services is this way? I should be looking at this as being okay we need to do these things and it doesn't matter the order. God's will not my own be done (Luke 22:42).
However we must as stated in Timothy "rightly divide the Word of truth" in all instances. We must go to the sword for all the answers. The Bible is our Guide (II Timothy 3:16-17)
My opinion may not be yours in instances where both are correct according to the Bible and I must not force this opinion on others saying that it must be done this way. Because the important thing as long as it is not sinful is that the Lord's will be done. As long as it is done in a scriptural and non-sinful way we should look at it as the Lord's will is being done.
Daniel N. Sanders
Then there some questions that have arisen for instance about head covering. In First Corinthians 11:2-16 we are given one of these instances. The verses talk about head covering for a woman. It says that they shall cover there heads. However also stated in these verses "
But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering." (Verses 15).
The Bible here states that both are acceptable. If a woman has a there head shaved or they are shorn then one may need a cover. However if they have long hair then it is a glory to her. Both can be acceptable. If one has long hair and still wants to wear a cover then what is the problem?
However, one cannot force this opinion that one with hair has to wear a cover. The opinion that one carries on an issue like this cannot be forced upon anyone else. The issue isn't of one with hair shaved or being shorn. We cannot force this opinion on someone else having the attitude of "do this or else".
There are many questions in society today that can be both ways. For instance the way services are to be conducted. We are told and given examples of on the first day of the week to partake of the Lord's Supper, singing, praying, teaching and being exhorted and encouraged. However, it doesn't say you are to do them in a certain order. Many times one will say that this is way it has been done for years and this is the only way it can be done. Is this correct? If we do all the things that are mentioned for us to do is that not the important thing? I cannot tell how many different congregations I have visited over the years and each one does the services different in some sort of way. How can I say that the way to do the order of services is this way? I should be looking at this as being okay we need to do these things and it doesn't matter the order. God's will not my own be done (Luke 22:42).
However we must as stated in Timothy "rightly divide the Word of truth" in all instances. We must go to the sword for all the answers. The Bible is our Guide (II Timothy 3:16-17)
My opinion may not be yours in instances where both are correct according to the Bible and I must not force this opinion on others saying that it must be done this way. Because the important thing as long as it is not sinful is that the Lord's will be done. As long as it is done in a scriptural and non-sinful way we should look at it as the Lord's will is being done.
Daniel N. Sanders
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