For the next couple of weeks, I’ll attempt to condense biblical truths into easy-to-understand sentences. These truths have lifted my own spirit, stimulated thought, caused me to praise God, and fortified confidence in him. These will just be thoughts I’ve found interesting or helpful:
- God’s visible form (Logos) created the earth from water (Col 1.15; Jn 1.1-4; II Pt 3.5).
- Logos became human to give us a second, permanent life (Col 1.15; Jn 3.17, 11.25, 20.31).
- Jesus will save humanity when earth is destroyed (II Pt 3.7, 10; I Thess 4.14-17; Jn 20.31). He will take us to a new, perfect world without any possibility of evil (II Pt 3.13, Mt 19.28).
- Jesus defends us when we sin, and forgives every sin (I Tim 2.5; I Jn 1.7; Hb 4.15).
- God is more powerful than our guilty consciences (I Jn 3.20).
- Logos became human, lived a perfect life, was illegally executed, and came back to life (Jn 1.14; II Cor 5.21, 15.4). This message — and his promise to come back for us — is the core of our faith.
- Jesus gives us new life through our faith in him; he freed humanity from a rules-based religious system (Gal 3.11-14, 21).
On a totally unrelated note, exercise and selfless acts are the best cure for seasonal depression (and many other issues). This is by no means a requirement for godly living, but exercise makes it much easier to help others, help self, and discover more about God’s amazing nature!
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