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Inspirational Quotes ::.. |
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We are not human beings on a spiritual
journey. We are spiritual beings on a human
journey.
-Stephen Covey
What wisdom can you find that is greater
than kindness?
- Jean Jacques Rousseau
Discipline is the bridge between goals and
accomplishment.
- Jim Rohn
And in the end it's not the years in your
life that count. It's the life in your
years.
- Abraham Lincoln
We must accept finite disappointment, but we
must never lose infinite hope.
--Martin Luther King
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The
meaning of life
The meaning of life has always been in the hands of mankind. The problem
is man doesn't know how to decipher it. It's locked in a world of
history, ancient stories and prophecy. The key to unlocking it is to
simply unravel it's code. The mystery of that code lies within the pages
of the Holy Bible.
The following episodes will unravel the mystery of
the meaning of life. Read the following words very carefully and think
about what they mean.
Let's begin...
Episode I: Servanthood
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in
Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to
be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him
the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of
men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also
hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every
name:" -Philippians 2: 5-9
ser-vant n.
One employed to care for someone or his property.
serve v. to
take care of; to wait on; to prepare and supply; to complete a term of
duty.
The first piece of the code is the "Servanthood
of Man." Once we accept the fact that we are all servants of the
Almighty Lord and carry out our duties as a servant, only then will we
even begin to solve the code.
"It is not some religious act that makes a
Christian what he is, but participation in the suffering of God in the
light of the world." -Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
"A maid, after she had been confirmed, was
asked how she knew she was a Christian. 'Because,' she replied, 'now I
do not sweep the dirt under the rugs.'" -John
H. Miller
"The true citizen, lofty of purpose, resolute
in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on his
task because it is cast in the day of small things." -Theodore
Roosevelt
"No man . . . who does not think constantly
of how he can lift his brother, how he can assist his friend, how he can
enlighten mankind, how he can make virtue the rule of conduct in the
circle in which he lives." -Woodrow
Wilson
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would
that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law
and the prophets." -Matthew 7:12
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." -Romans
12:1
Servanthood is the key. But, not only a servant to
God, but also a servant to man. Once we begin this ultimate relationship
in being a servant then we will unlock the first door to the mystery.
"To be a Christian is not purely to serve
God...it is also an ethic, a service to mankind...not merely a theology
but also an anthropology." -Albert
Dondeyne
Episode II: Body of Servants
Our next step to solving this code is to find a
body of other servants/believers and to become a part of their journey.
A church can be a great way to build your relationship with God and your
servanthood. There, you can become involved with activities, teachings,
discussions, work, witnessing and growing.
"A part of a whole, a citizen of the Kingdom
of God, a child in the family of the Trinity, a cell in the organism of
the Whole Christ and a member of the Mystical Body." -Fulton J.
Sheen
"Where two or three are gathered together in
my name, there am I in the midst of them." -Matthew
18:20.
"Wherever we see the Word of God purely
preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to
Christ's institution, there . . . a church of God exists." -John
Calvin
"A worshipping, witnessing, confessing
community of forgiven sinners who rejoice in the grace that has been
given them and who proclaim the word of judgment and redemption to those
who have not acknowledged the sovereignty of God over their lives."
-Kenneth Cauthen
"The Body of Christian believers and
transmitters of Christ's mind and spirit through the centuries." -Rufus
M. Jones
"A Christian church is a body or collection
of persons, voluntarily associated together, professing to believe that
Christ teaches, to do what Christ enjoins, to imitate His example,
cherish His spirit and make known His gospel to others." -R.
F. Sample
Episode III: Building Faith
"The substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen." -Hebrews
11:1.
Keeping to the path of servanthood has to be
"Faith." Without it we are nothing. Without faith we are
zombies destined for eternal damnation. You may think that harsh of me,
but deep down you also know it to be true. It's faith that keeps mankind
going. It gives him his courage, willpower, strength and hope. Faith is
our soul reaching out and communicating with our mind.
"The capacity of the soul to perceive the
abiding...in the transitory, the invisible in the visible." -Leon
Baeck
"An assent of the mind and a consent of the
heart, consisting mainly of belief and trust." -E.
T. Hiscox
"Faith is courage; it is creative while
despair is always destructive." -David S. Muzzey
"The final triumph over incongruity, the
final assertion of the meaningfulness of existence." -Reinhold
Niebuhr
"A theological virtue that inclines the mind,
under the influence of the will and grace, to yield firm assent to
revealed truths, because of the authority of God." -Adolphe
Tanqueray
"Faith without works is dead." -James
2:26.
To build faith is to first believe in God and His
truths spoken of in the Bible. Once you believe then your faith will
build as you stay straight on the road of servanthood.
"A certain beginning by which knowledge of
the Creator begins to be produced in the rational nature." -John
S. Erigena
"Faith is not faith without believing."
-Thomas Jefferson
Episode IV: Your Place In This World
The code is now unraveling. The pieces are
beginning to fall where they will. Through serving, building
relationships with other believers and building our faith we come to the
final step on the stairway. The Meaning of Life is the
life we live for Jesus Christ. The meaning of life is life. It's a life
given over to the will of God. The ultimate place we need to be in this
world is in the light that shines from the face of our Messiah, Christ
Jesus.
One cannot just find the meaning of life in a
book, video or music cd. You have to live according to the instructions
that Jesus has given us through the words of the Bible. We must serve,
attend/work in our church and build up our faith. It's not something
that just happens overnight. It may take many years before we can fully
understand the Meaning of Life.
Always remember, your place in this world is where God wants you to be. The first step in finding that place
is to believe
and accept Jesus Christ into your heart. If you would like to find
salvation through Jesus CLICK
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Stop the Porn Industry from Expanding ::.. |
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Unless we stop
it, hardcore pornographers will soon be
allowed to expand their evil empires on the
Internet. They will be given even more
opportunities to flood our homes, libraries
and society with pornography. The Internet
Corporation for Assigning Names and Numbers
(ICANN), the Internet's governing body, has
indicated that it will establish an ".XXX
domain" for porn Web sites. This may seem at
first like a good idea but it has been
considered and rejected as ineffectual for
years. Some think that it will clean up the
.com domain where thousands of porn sites
are located. But it will NOT require
pornographers who are on the .com domain to
relocate to the .xxx domain. Instead, they
will keep their current .com porn sites and
EXPAND their empires to the .XXX domain.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS & HOW YOU CAN
HELP...<CLICK HERE> |
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