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joywriting in the rock river valley
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Chicagoland area
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could you clarify?
Hey, Undertoad...I think I'm confused.
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The book of Matthew says that the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field which, when a man finds, he hides it and goes and sells everything he has for joy just to buy that field. The point of that biblical simile is that true Christians believe that "he is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." In choosing to follow Jesus, I choose to follow God's commandments and live for a future life--not primarily for enjoyment in this life. If the Christianity of the Bible is false, then I am of all people most miserable. Contrary to many tangential ideas that are circulating around Christendom today, Jesus does not promise prosperity and wealth. He does not promise a risk-free, persecution-free, trouble-free, sickness-free, poverty-free life. He does not promise comforts. He promises a cross. And He promises major benefits on the other side of that cross. |
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