Fallen Man

"Fallen man is not an imperfect creature who needs improvement. He is a rebel who must lay down his arms" - C.S. Lewis
Sometimes we think we just need to improve, we do need to improve but we have to learn to cast all our cares upon christ. We are to week to try to improve by ourselves, we need Christ's help!

The love and payment of God

While I was cutting grass the other day, I thought of the time that Josh broke his arm in a tree! Since then my Dad doesn't like us climbing trees :/ When I was younger I remember thinking, Why does my Dad care? Its not his arm. Now I know he cares for at least two reasons.

1. He loves us and doesn't want us to get hurt
2. He has to pay for the hospital bill.

Its the same way with our spiritual lives. Why does God care when we sin?

1. He loves us, and doesn't want it to hurt us, as it will if we keep doing it.
2. He had to pay the hospital bill with blood so we can go to heaven.

Get involved

I’m doing a study called changed into his image, by Jim Berg and he gives a challenge from Hebrews 5:11-14. "The apostle insists that we get involved in helping other hurting believers. If we don’t than we are self centered and proud which is sin" quotes Jim Berg. I’m not saying we should get involved to the point were others will pull us down or were we start arguments. Our job is to go to the person and say I know what your going through, and I advise you to stop, because I had to pay the consequences and it wasn’t fun