BIBLE LIBRARY777

THE REASON FOR GRATITUDE IN CHRISTIAN’S LIFE Photo by Michael on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Gratitude is one of the most important moral principles every Christian must have in his or her character. In our spiritual life, we need gratitude to be more close to God. Gratitude simply means being thankful and accepting what we are given with appreciation. However, being grateful have a deep meaning than saying a simple thank you. It is much more of recognizing God’s goodness, mercy and love in our daily lives. In a life we live in, things are not as easy as we think. We face many problems, people disappoints us, and we lose many things that makes us sometimes to be ungrateful. Sometimes, the problems we face make us forget about God’s goodness and we often forget to be grateful. However, the Bible teaches to be grateful, whether we are living in good times or bad times. The Bible teaches us that when we are still breathing is a big sign to be grateful because not everyone gets that. As Bel...

Loving Your Enemies: One of the hardest Teaching of the Bible Photo by Rafa Prada on Unsplash INTRODUCTION One of the most challenging and important commandments of the Bible is to love our enemies. Loving our family, loving our friends and loving those who are good to us is very simple for us as humans. But loving those who betrayed us, disappointed us, those who hurts us becomes very hard for us. The most way we use is to treat those who wronged us with anger or revenger. However, Jesus teaches something different: to love our enemies and praying for them. This teaching is very challenging for us yet very important. To live according to God’s will is to love everyone and treat everyone with no hate. Instead of responding hate with anger, Jesus tells us to offer mercy, love and prayers to those who wronged us. For some of us this commandment feels impossible. We do not understand how, we can love someone who have betrayed or wronged you. We do not understand how we can forgive ea...

Introduction to the Book of Second Epistle of Peter Photo by Matan Levanon on Unsplash Sometimes when we read the New Testament letters, we move too fast. We jump straight into the verses and arguments. But honestly… the introduction of a book often tells us so much about the heart behind it. This letter is deeply personal and it also call 2 peter. This letter also look like an urgency call by the older aspostle, almost like someone who knows his time is coming close and on earth is short and wants the church to stay awake. Traditionally the letter is attributed to Simon Peter , the same fisherman from Galilee who followed Jesus Christ . The man who once denied Jesus… and later became a bold witness. By the time this letter is written, Peter appears older, seasoned by suffering, persecution, and long years of ministry. And that changes the tone of the whole book. This introduction is not just theological. It feels pastoral. Concerned. A bit urgent even. So let’s slowly walk thro...

The cost of following Christ according to the scripture Photo by Thanti Riess on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Many of us, we claim to follow Jesus Christ. We go to church on Sundays or Saturdays, we memorize the Bible verses and we try to help each other as the Bible instructs us. But when we read and analyze what Jesus said, we notice something very serious. Following Jesus is not being overly Christian; it is not about donating much in the church. Following Jesus is surrendering all that pull us away from him. Jesus said that following him is not easy. He said following him comes with a cost. Sometimes, at this point we get confused about the cost Jesus is telling us. Some of us, we think that cost as something materialistic. However, Jesus is not asking us for our wealth instead he is asking for our heart, to let him in our hearts. Following Jesus requires us to be committed to him and that commitment sometimes it costs us our ambition, personal relationship or comfort. While we were ...