Sunday, December 19, 2010

Being A Christian

Much of the time, I have people who are not Christian or anti-religion ask me why we clam to love but show so much hate. They see us teaching about sin as teaching hate.

Setting in church today made me think about what the advent candles means are. first Sunday of Advent represents "Hope", second week represents "Piece", third week represents "Joy" and the forth week "love".

Hope represents the hope we have for the world, to come to our Lord and Savior. Hope for people to come to repentance and moving to change their lives controlled by sin to a life in Christ working in them to over come sin.

Piece represents what we find when we come to know our Lord and Savior. It represents what one can find through a relationship with God through his son Jesus.

Joy is for all those that have come to Christ and are part of his body, sharing what they have found in Christ.

Love is what one finds and feels as part of the body of Christ, and why we share Jesus with those that come and ask us why? or what? or How?

But there is a fifth white candle in the middle, that is lite on Christmas Eve service, which represents Christ him self as he was pure, without sin, and is why he was able to pay the price for our sins with his death.

But the journey isn't always easy, and sometimes we have to learn that we are sinning, and what we need to change in our life. It isn't hate to teach someone what sin is, it is out of love we teach, as God wants a relationship but our sins separate us from him. We need to know what it is we need forgiveness for.

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