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I sometimes reflect on the traits that make us different than other animals in the universe. The idea of the future, of our position in it and our ability to conceptualize being in a better place than we are now are uniquely human, at least as far as I can tell. God has placed this within our hearts and minds. To know where we are, and to desire to be in a better way. In fact, when we see this loss of desire in folks, we generally see it accompanied by a decline in many ways, and this is even a precursor to the loss of the will to live.

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We are people who are limited by time, resources and by talent. We cannot, or should not, waste our finite lives living ineffectively. Because of this, we should desire to live not in just any way, but in the best way possible.

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What type of savior are you looking for? One who will deliver you from sickness, poverty or provide physical comfort? Are you looking for a political savior or one who will correct society? Jesus came as our Savior over sin and death. We should look to him for who he is, not for what we might want him to be.

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Last Sunday, our Pastor, Chris, shared a message regarding Mary the mother of Jesus and the Divine Conception that forms the basis for our belief in the virgin birth. During that message, he implored us to dig deeper into the Old Testament scriptures that predicted that birth, alongside the many other verses that can be found throughout the Pentateuch, the historical books, the poetic books, and the messages of the prophets, that speak of a coming Messiah.

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We believe outrageous things as Christians. We need to not only admit this, but double-down in our belief that our God, his actions and his relationship with us are beyond what the world can accept.

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What will heaven be like and who will be there?

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Many of the things that we as Christians believe, run counter to what the culture propagates as “truth.” It is not because we have recently come up with some counter-narrative to what the world professes - quite the contrary. The remarkable consistency of the beliefs founded in the Word of God, have remained as the bedrock of our understanding of all things for centuries.

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To be a Christian means you are exclusive in many ways. It is not a religion that can tolerate other “truths.” It is not a religion that can allow for other “saviors”. It is not a religion that has room for other belief systems. In this way, Christianity is indeed, as our critics would often point out, a very intolerant way of believing.

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Have you ever found out that something you believed to be true was, in fact, not true? How did you react when confronted with truth?

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The trick of living as a Christian is, of course, having a consistent manner by which we solve the problem of living in Him, in His will, for His end. As carnal beings, we are unable to do so on our own. We are fully reliant on His definition, direction and drive to be more like Him each day. Without this commitment to follow, we will stumble, fall and become miserable creatures.

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