No Longer Following a false christ part 2
December 26th 2006 03:46
I've been reading Matthew alot recently and I need to start walking the talk I made earlier.
I read these scriptures, the first few chapters of Matthew and I see this man, and man is the only word I can really put to it, who has completely given himself to God.
There is no pretentiousness, no overbearing grabs for power, no insecurity, no arrogance. He is simply a man, following the will of God. The model of what men ought to be. Even when tested, when told he should make it about himself, he made it about God, he made it about truth. He turned completely to God. His responses to the temptations in the desert were simple, they were honest. That man cannot exist only with food, he needs to reach for something greater, he needs to be reminded of divine poetry, principle and values. That he cannot exploit these things for his own gain, but give himself up to it. And that these things, these brilliant and wonderful eternal things are the centre of it. I read this and I write this, and I know that I can't walk away from it and still be the same. I need to follow this pattern.
I continue my reading, and here is this man, preaching about these values, the supreme values for men and women through life. I can see here mercy and justice perfectly balanced. I was talking to a friend about it earlier this week. I've said on here earlier about mercy and justice, so I won't go into huge detail about it. But I saw that the balancing point between these two values is love. If I do not love people, I cannot be just to them, and I will by no means grant mercy.
I'm still reading, still learning, still growing. I can't say that I have seen everything in there that I ought, but I can say that I have been getting closer and closer to seeing Christ far more clearly than I did before.
JZ
I read these scriptures, the first few chapters of Matthew and I see this man, and man is the only word I can really put to it, who has completely given himself to God.
There is no pretentiousness, no overbearing grabs for power, no insecurity, no arrogance. He is simply a man, following the will of God. The model of what men ought to be. Even when tested, when told he should make it about himself, he made it about God, he made it about truth. He turned completely to God. His responses to the temptations in the desert were simple, they were honest. That man cannot exist only with food, he needs to reach for something greater, he needs to be reminded of divine poetry, principle and values. That he cannot exploit these things for his own gain, but give himself up to it. And that these things, these brilliant and wonderful eternal things are the centre of it. I read this and I write this, and I know that I can't walk away from it and still be the same. I need to follow this pattern.
I continue my reading, and here is this man, preaching about these values, the supreme values for men and women through life. I can see here mercy and justice perfectly balanced. I was talking to a friend about it earlier this week. I've said on here earlier about mercy and justice, so I won't go into huge detail about it. But I saw that the balancing point between these two values is love. If I do not love people, I cannot be just to them, and I will by no means grant mercy.
I'm still reading, still learning, still growing. I can't say that I have seen everything in there that I ought, but I can say that I have been getting closer and closer to seeing Christ far more clearly than I did before.
JZ
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My youngest brother is a good bloke but hardly worth this kinda praise.
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You're a funny guy Joe. Keep up the good work.
And come back as soon as you like.
JZ
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And thanks for the email, I will reply when I get the chance.
JZ