"18Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness"[a]; 20and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile."[b]
21So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours, 22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas[c] or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, 23and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God." 1 Corinthians 3 : 18-23
I've been foolish.. I thought I was wise...The wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. The only thing to boast is Christ Himself...
Time to live in God's way, and not mine...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Lord... I know my limitations... and humbled by so many things that have happened in school... I'm worried for my results... not results for results sake... but for my future...
Oh well... I guess... as long as I put in my effort... that God will pave the way for me. No one's perfect, not everyone can be excellent... We all have our ways in which we can give back to God and in which God has blessed us with.
I'll continue to press on, and not worry bout the future. (:
Oh well... I guess... as long as I put in my effort... that God will pave the way for me. No one's perfect, not everyone can be excellent... We all have our ways in which we can give back to God and in which God has blessed us with.
I'll continue to press on, and not worry bout the future. (:
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
An excerpt from Martin Luther:
" A Christian is at once a sinner and a saint; he is wicked and pious at the same time. For so far as our persons are concerned, we are in sins and are sinners in our own name. But Christ brings us another name, in which there is the forgiveness of sins, that for His sake sins are remitted and pardoned.
So both statements are true: There are sins, for the old Adam is not entirely dead as yet; yet the sins are not there. The reason is this: For Christ's sake God does not want to see them. I have my eyes on them. I feel and see them well enough. But there is Christ , commanding that I be told I should repent, that is, confess myself a sinner and believe the forgiveness of sins in His name.
For repentance, remorse, and knowledge of sin, though necessary, is not enough; faith in the forgiveness of sins in the name of Christ must be added. But where there is such a faith, God no longer sees any sins; for then you stand before God, not in your name but in Christ's name.
He adorns you with grace and righteousness, although in your own eyes and personally you are a poor sinner, full of weakness and unbelief."
" A Christian is at once a sinner and a saint; he is wicked and pious at the same time. For so far as our persons are concerned, we are in sins and are sinners in our own name. But Christ brings us another name, in which there is the forgiveness of sins, that for His sake sins are remitted and pardoned.
So both statements are true: There are sins, for the old Adam is not entirely dead as yet; yet the sins are not there. The reason is this: For Christ's sake God does not want to see them. I have my eyes on them. I feel and see them well enough. But there is Christ , commanding that I be told I should repent, that is, confess myself a sinner and believe the forgiveness of sins in His name.
For repentance, remorse, and knowledge of sin, though necessary, is not enough; faith in the forgiveness of sins in the name of Christ must be added. But where there is such a faith, God no longer sees any sins; for then you stand before God, not in your name but in Christ's name.
He adorns you with grace and righteousness, although in your own eyes and personally you are a poor sinner, full of weakness and unbelief."
Friday, March 6, 2009
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