Confident Living Magazine Articles: THE FOOL'S FOLLY

 This psalm describes the atheist and gives eight reasons why he is a fool. First, he does not acknowledge God (v. 1). He lives as if there is no God. He does not obey God (v. 1). Some people think that human nature is basically kind and good. Not so. We are abominably corrupt by nature (Rom. 3:9). He does not understand God (v. 2). If you don't have the Spirit of God, you can't understand the things of God. Atheists say they won't accept anything they can't understand. Actually, there is little in the world they do understand!
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G is for God Only… Rest All Will Come Later… God Is Good!

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The M-Word: Masturbation: A biblical perspective

This one’s about masturbation. You’ve been warned.

Is there a more awkward subject in all Christendom? Controversial, sure–but mostly it’s just not fun to talk about. Of all the sex issues, it’s the squirmiest.

And if we’re talking about getting God’s perspective on it, there’s just not much to go on. In the past, people have tried to translate certain verses–including, notoriously, the sin of Onan in Genesis 38:6-9–to refer to masturbation, but it’s quite a stretch. There’s no rule to scribble on a post-it note and slap on the bathroom mirror. I dig deeper. I engage the Bible.

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Health & Sex — A Christian Perspective

Health & Sex

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God created each of us as a total being, and therefore is interested in each of us as a total being.  Most important, He wants to see us grow near to Him spiritually.  He also wants to see our minds challenged.  He wants to see us emotionally and physically healthy.  He is interested in our moral conscience, desires, speech, social relationships, and plans for the future.  He is no less interested in our physical well being and how we treat our bodies.  The body is the vehicle for all the rest.

The owner’s manual for a car I brought was entitled “The Proper Care and Maintenance of Your Vehicle.”  If car manufacturers... are so interested in how I care for my vehicle…. How much more is God concerned about how we care for the “vehicles” He has placed us in?

We don’t put gas in the radiator or water in the engine.  Why? Because we know it will ruin everything… Yet even though we see the awful damage premarital sex continues to cause in lives all around us, millions of people engage in it nonetheless.  They may even glance through the Manuel and claim a knowledge of the subject, yet they continue to take part in sex out of the context God established.  If God tells us sex is wrong because it wrongs our bodies, He knows what He is talking about.  Remember, this vehicle is His design.

God wants us to be good stewards, good caretakers of what He has given us.  That goes for money, possessions, talents, spiritual gifts, and our bodies, everything entrusted to us

Related Bible Texts; 1 Corinthians 6:15-20; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:4. 

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God ! What does it mean to have a god, or, what Is God?

God

by Martin Luther

What does it mean to have a god, or, what Is God?

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I answer: A god is that from which we are to expect everything good and to which we are to take refuge in all times of need. 

Therefore to have a god is simply to trust and believe in him. It is, as I have often said, only the heart’s confidence and faith that make both God and an idol.  If your faith and confidence are right, your God will be right too.  On the other hand, if your confidence is false and wrong, you do not have the true God; for these two, faith and God are correlative concepts. 


Therefore I say that your god in reality is that around which you interlink your heart and on which you place your confidence.

… God grasps everything in a moment, the beginning, the middle, and the end of the entire human race and of all time.  And what we consider and measure according to the sequence of time as a very long, extended tapeline, He sees in its entirety, as though wound together into a ball. And so both the life and death of the last and the first human being are no farther apart for Him than a single moment.

Related Bible Texts:

Genesis 1:1-2:3;

Exodus 20: 1-6;

Isaiah 45:1- 46: 13;

2 Peter 3; 8-10

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Here is a wonderful and informative review of a book for the season.

I am sure this vacation will be a great time with this book.

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Why God Placed Us On This Earth? A Thought On The Lord's Day

Why God Placed Us On

This Earth? A Thought For The Day

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Why are we on earth?

With a great purpose-

God placed us here to worship Him.

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The very purpose of God's creation of us is to worship Him. The very existence of our life on this earth is fully depended only on His mercy. He is the ONLY one to receive whole glory and honor. As long as we live on this earth our foremost duty is to worship and praise HIM. The great thing is that this will not end here, but this course of action continues till eternity

G is for Google Oh! No! G is for God the Almighty

G is for Google Oh! No! G is for God the Almighty

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Yes, these days for  getting an answer for a difficult question or for that matter for anything and everything people rush towards  Google Search.

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But sad to say that many a time it fails to give an apt answer to your query.  Instead they go more into trouble and chaos as the web world could not provide a right answer or solution to their problems, may be their may not be such a learned person out there to post or upload such answers in the portal.

Sometimes may be because of the frequent power failures or may be due to the server problem or computer failures you may not be able to get the right answer at the right time. 

But one thing is for sure and I firmly believe and recommend to all of you that there is one Person who can answer to all your questions.   And ha, He is available 24 hours a day. You can approach Him for all your problems at any time, there is no restriction to approach him.  You may need a prior  appointment to meet a political or a religious leader, but here the Creator of all this Universe do not prescribe any rules of appointment, that is the greatness of this Creator God.

Yes, Your search ends at Jesus’ foot steps.

Yes He is the best answer provider or solution provider  to all your problems.

Meet Him today.

I am sure that will change your lifestyle altogether and infact,  your everything.  

I am doubly sure that an encounter with Jesus Christ will be an amazing and blessed thing in your life.  Your life will be in His hands safe and secure.

May God help you to take  refuge  in this God—The Creator of this Universe!

No other name on this earth will take you to a safe place.

To know more about this God,  please take time to read The Bible.  

A version of this miracle book can be find here at this link.  BibleGateWay

May God Bless.

Thanks for your patience.

Keep in touch.
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Yours Sincerely.

Philip.

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E is For ‘Enough’ "I Cannot Do Enough Oh God!

 I cannot do Enough Oh God!

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I cannot do Enough talk for the wonderful things you have done to me on the Cross of Calvary

I cannot praise you Enough Oh Lord for the shed blood on the Cross of Calvary for my sake.

I cannot do Enough writing about the marvelous things you have done for me.

I cannot return Enough love you have given to me when I was an enemy to you.

I cannot give Enough thanks to you for the breath (the very existence) of my life.

I cannot give Enough gratitude for your wonderful provision and protection to me and my family.

I cannot remember You Enough in my life for thy great remembrance towards me.

I cannot  list out Enough the things you are going to provide for me in heaven!

O Lord! Help me and forgive me for these short comings.

O Lord help me to do these things enough in my days ahead.

And  O Lord help me to say GOODBYE to  “I CANNOT DO ENOUGH”

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Let Us Not Despise the Word of God: Let Us Heed To It

The Holy Bible
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It’s about the wonderful and marvelous Book (The Bible), the human ever received as a gift from God. The writer narrates its importance in an individual’s life. It also reveals the stability and accuracy of the Bible.

We live in a world, which is subject to changes.

Every moment changes are taking place. What we see now disappears the next moment. Those who are in high places today are unceremoniously removed from there tomorrow. But in this transitory world, there remains one thing immovable. That is the Holy Bible, which we possess. But to our own shame and sorrow, we see almost everywhere an increasing tendency to belittle this priceless treasure-The Bible

This book contains the gracious words of Lord Jesus Christ; we should meditate it day and night. 

The first Psalm begins with the word ”Blessed”. One godly man had described it as an introduction to Psalms, which he called God’s hymnbook. Whenever we hear the word ”Blessed” the thought that comes immediately to our mind is of ”person who is perfect and self-sufficient, having all things and is in need of nothing”. But in the Holy Writ, this word is used in an entirely different connotation (context). It is used in relation to the word of God. In the Psalms and the gospels, the word” blessed” with the same context is recorded several times. It is further clarified in Revelation 1:3. Many Old Testament saints, from Abraham, are called “blessed” in the Holy Scriptures. But we, the believers are a congregation of blessed men and women, who are elevated to the height and pinnacle of it. Yea, we are a blessed people.

This truth was made clear by the apostle Paul, while writing to the Ephesians (1:3; 2:7). A picture of our highly exalted position today can be viewed there. 

The entire joy of the blessed man in Psalm 1 is centered in the law of the Lord. He rejoices in God’s word as a man who happened to find a great booty (Psalm 119:162). 

It is a matter of great importance for us to know what the source and object of our joy is. Is it in the pleasures of the world? If so, it is only momentary. 

It is a joyful experience to find delight in God and His Word day and night. Such a man is compared to “a tree by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in the right season; its leaf also shall not wither”. 

The benefits we receive from a tree are many. It has been estimated that a palm tree is useful to man in more than 250 things. 

It is also estimated that an ordinary tree inhales approximately 14000 liters of carbon dioxide, and exhales double the quantity of oxygen for human survival. 

Just as a tree render selfless service, a godly man is obliged also to serve selflessly. Let us labor without any desire for benefits; God is the rewarder. The root of such shall be established in the word of God. 

They receive nourishment from it for growth and maturity. That will also cause blessings to many. Let us receive strength by being rooted in Christ and His word, like the tree planted by the riverside. Those who are not so shall disappear like the chaff driven away by the wind (1:4). Their way leads to destruction. 

We will reflect the divine nature by our constant communion with the word of God. 

Separation from the world is inevitable to receive blessings from God. At the same time, without their co-operation, our lives will be miserable, as long as we are in the world. However, it is absolutely possible for us to live a life without absorbing the impurities of this world. 

How bitter were the consequences of being carried away into the world for Peter. He reached a stage where he had to deny his beloved Master. Peter who “followed afar off”, ended up sitting with them to warm himself. To be carried away into the world is a gradual process. 

Another example before us is Lot. He was attracted to this world by its greenery, and ended up most miserably. 

Believers should keep themselves away from the world. What is meant by “the world”? Whatever comes, as an obstruction between God and us is the “world.” It may differ from to person. To some, it may be their fortune, job, children, and family relationships and so on. 

In a world subject to changes, many storms and waves may lash against the boat of our lives. If the Lord is in the boat, we have no reason to fear. Let us grant priority to the Lord and His words. Let’s not despise it. Let us make sure that the Lord is in the boat. May the Lord help us. 

PS: A Malayalam version of this post can be read ദൈവവചനത്തെ നമുക്ക് അലക്ഷ്യമാക്കാതിരിക്കാം (Let Us Not Neglect The Word of God)

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