No Debate Necessary
If anyone says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord needs them.” Matthew 21:1-11 I love it! No debate necessary. Everything Jesus has asked of his disciples is to fulfill the scriptures. Our first challenge with the question of “why” is usually brought on by our children. Often we start out trying to explain and out of frustration we end up saying “Because I said so.” We sometimes forget that we ask our children to do things because we know that it will protect or benefit them in some way. In our spiritual journey we will be challenged as to the life we’ve chosen in Christ. I like the purpose behind that non-debateable answer that Jesus gives. So next time anyone asks I’ll just say this; “I’m living out my life in faith, according to the scriptures in which I was called.
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So many times God does not give us the why only the what. This is why we require faith to walk with Him.
Most definitely, I am always reminded of the time I desired my children to trust me and I remember that this is exactly what God is desiring of me.
Amen!
I beg to differ a little: if the bible as it now stands was not authentic, and the various concilia that revised it and decided which was scripture and what was not altered it beyond recognition, then how can one use any one sentence to defend a certain stance?
If the bible as it now stands was not authentic, all the more reason to live out my life in faith.