A Christ Follower: The Journey

Because of The Understanding One For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to empathize with our emotional struggles and weaknesses because He (Jesus) has been tempted just like we have been tempted; yet, He did not sin. Hebrews 4:15 One of the most amazing things I have observed is that there are more than a few people who  do not understand that Jesus was tempted. The Jesus in their picture frame seems to be detached from real life so that many just cannot see how He relates to us in everyday life.  As a matter of fact, there is no temptation we have experienced that Jesus has not already experienced long before we discovered Planet Earth.  And He did not cave into sin; (2 Corinthians 5:21) therefore, He gives us the ability live in a way pleasing to God. In other words, we do NOT have to sin.  In 1 Corinthians 10: 13, we are told, There has no temptation seized you that is uniquely designed just for you. Indeed it is a common temptation th...

He Delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son. Paul: Colossians 1:13       One of the most challenging practices Christ-Followers face is that of practicing keeping andaccurate view of our identity in Christ.  All to often people walk in darkness rather than light because of a distorted view of themselves; for example, i f we see our as  just sinners then we are focusing ourselves or identity in a spiritually dangerous way: Let me try to  explain: We use to be sinners (See Romans 5:8), but now we are God's children. Once we WERE alienated from God, and even enemies in our own minds, but now we are holy, blameless and free from ALL accusation. (Colossians 1:21-23.)  All the epistles were not written to sinners.  They were written to those called to be saints or to saints. (Romans 1:7) As Saints, we are new creations!  The old is completely gone, and the new has come.  As ...