Friday, March 31, 2006

Good Teacher or God?

Find Mark 10:17-18 (KJV). You could
use the BibleGateway.com online bible.
See link to the right of this page.

People saw Jesus, heard about Him, or
read about Him, and they had their own
idea who He was. The rich man in the
reference scriptures was sure that
Jesus was a Good Teacher.

Jesus told the man that only God is
good.

Some people think Jesus was telling
the man that He (Jesus) was not God.

That is not what Jesus was saying.
The man's point of view of Jesus
was that He was only a Good Teacher,
or a good man. The truth that Jesus
was God in human form and more than
a Good Teacher escaped the man.

If Jesus meant that no one was good,
from every point of view, He would be
found to contradict the scriptures.
Search the scriptures an you will
find it talks about good people. One
example starts like this:A good man,
out of the good treasures... Jesus
had a point of view that did not
contradicted the scriptures. That
point of view was that all people
are not good, relative to God. Jesus
Himself being God in human form and
sinless, was actually saying that
He alone is good.

Jesus stands apart from all people.
He is exalted above all people. Jesus
is not comparable to anyone, no
matter how good they are, because their
goodness is only good relative to
others.

How do you see Jesus?

Abdool N


posted by Abdool N @ 9:38 a.m.

Thursday, March 30, 2006

The Fear of Making Mistakes

This fear has caused many people to lose
their God-given talents and abilities. They
were afraid of failure and its consequences.

This fear is experienced by most people
at one time or another. Even though this
fear can be overcomed in most situations,
many people are not willing to endure and
do what it takes to obtain freedom from
this form of oppression.

The Holy Bible has several examples of
people overcoming failures, not necessarily
the fear of failure, and you can learn form
those examples how to overcome certain
types of failures.

You can read about the life of Abraham
Lincoln and learn about his approach in
dealing with failures. Another example
is Charles Goodyear, the inventor of
vulcanized rubber.

A simple strategy for overcoming the fear
of failure is to get in the company of people
who are willing to help you deal with the
particular fears that are robbing you.

Yet another simple thing to do is to look
back at your successes and learn from
them.

If you need God to help you overcome your
fear of failure you may pray this prayer and
wait for His help.

O God of heaven, you who know all things
and see all things, you know how I am
oppressed with the fear of failure. I would
like to be free from these fears, so please
deliver me. I will wait for your help. I
believe you care and will help me to walk
free and serve you in faith. Thank you.
I ask you in Jesus name. Amen.

Abdool N


posted by Abdool N @ 9:33 a.m.

Facing a Common Enemy

The enemy that binds and opresses many is fear
of death. The fear of death, like many other fears,
has torment.

The torment causes the fearful to lose sleep and
a normal lifestyle.

Many fears can be easily overcomed because they
are not great or terrible fears.

Many do not fear death and does not need any help
to overcome other fears which are associated with
the fear of death.

It is well known that many have been strengthened
when they recited the twenty third Psalm during
times of great danger. The word of God is indeed
a source of strength. Through faith in Jesus you
can overcome many fears, especially the fear of
death.

May God bless you and cause you to receive His
words in your heart (spirit).

Abdool N

posted by Abdool N @ 12:22 a.m. 0 comments