What I Believe
I am one of the few.
A real Christian.
I believe that Jesus Christ is who He said He is in the Bible- the Messiah sent from God the Father to redeem the separated souls of the children He made. I believe God is still at work fulfilling a plan He created long ago. I believe Satan is real, Hell exists, and our souls are being fought over until we are genuinely saved.
I believe the vast majority of those who claim to be a Christian are not and never have been and have no idea what that title really means.
I believe there is such a thing as sin, which earns the penalty of eternal separation from God.
I believe Jesus’ sacrifice, ordained by God as the once and ultimate sacrifice, is powerful enough for any person who has committed any sin.
I believe a person can choose not to believe or accept this truth and live a happy life without submitting to God’s authority and die preferring never to know God at all, thus choosing eternal separation.
This is what I believe, and what I’ve experienced only causes me to believe more firmly and more passionately.
I have experienced soul intimacy with God and Jesus Christ and it is phenomenal, indescribable, and fully satisfying.
I have experienced a constant peace and calm in my soul day after day after day after day because I know Whose I am, that He is in control, what He desires from me, and where I’m going.
I have experienced rediculous joy and excitement when in pain and heartache because I really, really know it’s going to all be O.K.
I have watched the coldest, most dead-set-against-commitment-to-Jesus hearts recognize Him as desireable and become completely transformed.
I have watched half-hearted “believers” become totally different people when they realize being whole-hearted is VASTLY better.
I believe that it’s really not so hard to believe the Bible as truth.
I believe Jesus reigns and the saints will reign with Him, and I will be there to experience it.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lindz, you should totally write a book! I’d buy a dozen copies!
I absolutely love how eloquently and succinctly you stated your beliefs. Bravo. You’re obviously a very wise Christian.
so thats what you believe, but the more interesting question is why you believe it. Do you believe all the bible to be literally true?
Are there any trials in “your story”? Were you brought up in a Christian home? I have read what you believe, but I don’t know “about” you so it’s kind of hard to understand what you believe with no knowledge of who you are.
RG – thanks for the comment
Actually, I feel like my whole blogsite is really my “story” and this page is just an aside meant more for my own clarity of mind than to describe myself to others. If you want to know more about who I am, refer to the archived blog posts. Thanks for stopping by!
Sometimes I have a hard time navagating blogs, since I am new at it and am just begining to understand my own dashboard, do you have an about page that gives a general description of ya? I have a 7 month old so sometimes I have to resort to the short cut.. LOL
I love this…thank you for sharing your beliefs so eloquently.
God bless !
Amen! Thanks for your awesome blog. What an encouragement!
God bless.
–Tim
http://www.timothydeanmills.com
I really like your blog! It was a good read and I really like the music you have on here too. I read and edit a lot and I randomly notice things and I noticed you said “I believe Satan is real, Hell exists, and our souls are being fought over until we are genuinely saved.” – Scripture teaches us that our souls are being fought continuously, it doesn’t end when we are saved. We are constantly in war against our flesh with Satan tempting us and fighting against our spirit. Luke 22:31 teaches us that he has to ask for permission to do so. 1 Peter 5:8-9 says “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith (as Christians), knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.” Just pointing out that Peter was talking to believers here about Satan fighting against us. It doesn’t mean he succeeds because we do have power over him, but he tries.
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I love you.
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As I was reading through your thoughts I had my own little epiphany and I thought I might pass it along to you. You might find it interesting to do this again…(rewrite “What I Believe”) in let’s say 5 years. But don’t look at this post as a reference prior to your writing it. Then compare your thoughts/burdens.
It would give you something like a snapshot in time. What’s burdening you now and what will be burdening you then. I’m not saying that your Beliefs will “change”. I don’t know what I’m saying…except that I think it would be interesting.
Anyway…Your Beliefs are Pure and Beautifully True. You are quite a lovely young woman. And I’m still waiting for the day when we can eat Oreo’s together! ✿She-Ram
Nice blog.