The Light That Shines In Your Heart
One Gospel passage may mean a hundred different things to a hundred different people.
This is one of the many reasons why we have so many religious denominations and why, even within a denomination, members of a congregation tend to disagree with one another.
It is not surprising that you will even find disagreement within your own heart.
“Gospel According To You” is the light that will shine in your heart to let you see and experience the Gospel as it is meant to be--good tidings.
The Apostle Paul, Saul of Tarsus, saw these disagreements among members of the many churches of his time. As a result, he wrote many letters to the various churches. Most of Christian Theology was taken from the letters of Paul. Paul’s Theology, however, has resulted in the multiplication of Christian denominations instead of their unification.
Please remember that there is no Theology in “Gospel According To You”.
“Gospel According To You” is a series of blogs that will teach you how to achieve your full potential as a child of God.
If you were given a chance to start your life all over again, what kind of life would you like to have? You, probably, would have wanted to be born wealthy, healthy, handsome, pretty, smart, and talented.
What you will learn in “Gospel According To You” is that you were destined to be wealthy, healthy, handsome, pretty, smart, and talented. You will learn that, no matter what the circumstance of your birth was, you can be all that you want to be. For example, if you were born poor, you could be poor all your life, or you could be rich. It would be all up to you. If you were born rich, you could be rich all your life, or you could be poor. It would be all up to you. Contrary to old superstition, it is not God’s will that you become rich or poor. It is your will. That’s the truth.
God’s will for you never vary. God’s will for you never change. God’s will for you have always been perfection. God’s will for you have always been perfect knowledge and wisdom. God’s will for you have always been perfect wealth and health. God’s will for you have always been perfect love and peace. God’s will for you have always been perfect happiness and success. God’s will for you have always been all the good and perfect things that can be found in God’s abundant Kingdom. Jesus said that you can be “. . . perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)
Furthermore, Jesus said, “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32)
So, set your mind at ease. God wants you to be wealthy and wise. Do not be afraid. God wants you to be healthy and happy. Rejoice. God wants you to be full of love and success. Be glad. It pleases God to give you the Kingdom.
“Gospel According To You” will teach you how you can apply the lessons taught by Jesus to benefit you and the people you love.
“Gospel According To You” will teach you how you can apply the lessons taught by Jesus to benefit your community and your church. You can do all these. It looks easy but it is not. First, you must get rid of all your “possessions.”
In the story of the rich young ruler who wanted to follow Jesus and have eternal life, Jesus told him, “... go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Matthew 19:21)
Like the rich young ruler, you have great “possessions.” These “possessions” are: false beliefs, superstitions, cynicism, and unbelief. Rid yourself of these great “possessions” and you will be on your way to the Kingdom.
You have false beliefs and have little faith when you say that it is God’s will that you are poor, sick, and unhappy. Jesus said,
“If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 6:30)
You have superstitions when you believe that you can influence God by wearing pious faces and by saying loud and repetitious prayers. Jesus said, “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. . . . When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting.” (Matthew 6:7 and 16)
You have cynicism when you believe that all new idea is suspect. Jesus said, “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.” (Matthew 7:1-2)
You have unbelief when you believe that you are a miserable sinner and unworthy of the love of God. God said to us through Jeremiah, “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” (Jeremiah 31:3 NIV)
If Jesus were to come today and look at what’s happening now, He will find a religion built around Him. Moreover, He will find a religion that prays to God through Him. Furthermore, He will find a religion that worships and adores Him. If Jesus were to come today, He will be greeted by us who calls Him “Good Master.” Like the young man in the New Testament, we will all be rebuked by Jesus for calling Him “Good.” “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.” (Mark 10:18)
We worship Him and call Him “Good Master,” yet we have not learned the lessons that he taught. If He was here today, would He be glad?
There was a young store owner whose store was losing money. He finally sought the advice of a teacher. The teacher found out that the store owner didn’t know arithmetic. For example, if somebody bought $8 worth of merchandise and gave him $10, he would give change of $7. No wonder he was losing money.
The teacher taught him the basics of arithmetic and showed him that if somebody buys $8 worth of merchandise and gave him $10, he would give him $2 change instead of $7. The store owner was amazed at this knowledge. He became an admirer of the teacher. He honored him and practically worshipped him. Later on, however, when somebody bought $8 worth of merchandise, and gave him $10, he would give $7 change. The store owner wondered, “How come I am losing money? Don’t I honor and worship my teacher?”
The above story is no different from the story of our relationship with Jesus. We are very busy worshipping Him that we have forgotten to apply the lessons that He has taught us.
In “Gospel According To You,” you will learn what it means to be a “child of God.” Likewise, you will learn what it means to be an heir to God’s abundant Kingdom and how you can claim your rightful inheritance.
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32)
You will also learn that God loves you with an everlasting love and you will learn how to experience that love at all times.
“I have loved you with an everlasting love.” (Jeremiah 31:3 NIV)
You will also learn that you were born to be wealthy, healthy, and happy. You will learn the lessons that will help you achieve wealth, health, and happiness.
You will learn that it is a sin to be poor. You will learn that it is a sin to be sick. You will learn that it is a sin to be unhappy.
You will also learn that God answers all your prayers. Because God answers all your prayers in the manner that you ask Him, you will need to learn how to pray correctly. Many of our prayers are wrong.
When we pray for health, we would unknowingly pray for illness. “Gospel According To You” will teach you how to pray correctly for the things that you want in your life and in the lives of the people you love.
In “Gospel According To You”, you will learn how you can build and design your own made-to-order future -- wealthy, healthy, successful, and loveful future.
Furthermore, you will learn the lessons that can help you overcome your addiction. You can overcome your addiction to smoking, overeating, sex, drug, alcohol, and many others. You will learn that addiction can never have dominion over you, because you. . . “... have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground.” (Genesis 1:26)
This is the first day of your Eternal Now.
You will also learn that God answers all your prayers. Because God answers all your prayers in the manner that you ask Him, you will need to learn how to pray correctly. Many of our prayers are wrong.
When we pray for health, we would unknowingly pray for illness. “Gospel According To You” will teach you how to pray correctly for the things that you want in your life and in the lives of the people you love.
Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.(Mark 11:24)
In “Gospel According To You”, you will learn how you can build and design your own made-to-order future -- wealthy, healthy, successful, and loveful future.
Furthermore, you will learn the lessons that can help you overcome your addiction. You can overcome your addiction to smoking, overeating, sex, drug, alcohol, and many others. You will learn that addiction can never have dominion over you, because you. . . “... have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground.” (Genesis 1:26)
This is the first day of your Eternal Now.
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