The Christian Life

Chapter 1

                                                                      The World Around Us

Lets start out with this.........

Genesis 1:1 says," In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." That's pretty much all you need to know about creation. Think about that for a minute or 3. Doesn't that amaze you? I want you to look back at two really important words,"God" "Created". God is "Our" not just mine but "Our" father. He rules over this world. He is the one and only Kings of Kings. I mean He created it! Just like your the owner of something you create. Now lets look at the word "Heavens". God Lives in Heaven, with His son Jesus. (But He is still in your heart too if you believe) When you believe, you will live there for eternity when you die! AMAZING! Golden streets, a place of worship. 

Revelation 21:1-9 

A New Heaven and a New Earth

21 Then I saw "a new heaven and a new earth," for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.4 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death'or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

6 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb

9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride,the wife of the Lamb."

There will be no SIN in Heaven!                                                                                                                                       Lets move on to Jesus, Gods Son. Mathew 1:21 says,"Mary will give birth to a son and you are to give him the name Jesus. BECAUSE HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS!" Sin. I sin, you sin, everybody sins.  Here are two points of sins:

Salvific Sin- That is us thinking we can go to heaven on our own. us thinking we are righteous without God. Well, your not. 

John 14:6

6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." 

 Luke 18:19

  "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone." 

Daily Sin- That is the choices we make daily, That are the opposite from Godly. (What Gods wants us to do) God also put Jesus, His son, on earth in human form to be an example for us to want to be like him. even though God made our world, its still imperfect.

1 John 1:9

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. "