GREENE STREET LETTERS: The Truth Won't Fade Away

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Truth Won't Fade Away

Title for today's posting comes from a Procol Harum song....The Truth Won't Fade Away."
I think it's more evident than ever.
The truth uncovers.
It reveals.
The absolute truth of God, the standard by which all of humanity is measured stands as strong today as ever before.
The truth of God knows no denomination.
You don't own and possess the truth of God....
The truth of God owns you and possess you.
It isn't something you bandy about like a badge or medal.
It is the course set for all who claim Jesus as Lord and Savior over their lives.
We follow the truth of God.

Jesus spoke out and told those around Him, "Hey! I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life.
God the Father is the direction or "way" that we want to travel toward.
God the Son is the reality of life here in fallen world.
The world system which is governed by Satan, is corrupt and seeks to create and keep people from the truth. So he, the devil, throws out all sorts of baubles and bangles and shiny trinkets that draw our attention away from the truth. The truth of who the devil really is and the truth of who God really is.
God the Holy Spirit brings life to us. Not life as this world dictates and offers, for that is not life at all but merely existence. The Holy Spirit of God comes in power.....power that breaks the back of sin. Power that looses the tongue to proclaim the glory of God. Power that points my feet in the direction God has chosen for me to walk.

No matter dark spiritually this world may become, the truth will stand like a light because the truth won't fade away.
No matter how many voices seek to drown out the truth with intellectual babble, one voice will rise above the din because the truth won't fade away.
I leave you with this truth found in Colossians 1:12
"Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light....who has delivered us from the power of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom
of his dear son."

God on you.........
mb

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Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

Our Statement of Faith

We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Truth Won't Fade Away

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD