Tuesday, August 04, 2009

The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ

What would it take to get you to deny Christ?

If someone offered you $500 million to deny Christ, would you?

If someone threatened to take your life through prolonged and agonizing torture, would you deny Christ?

What if someone threatened to take the life of a loved one if you didn't deny Christ? Would you? What if that loved one didn't know Christ? Would you deny Christ to spare their life so that they could have opportunity to trust in Christ?

These extreme examples serve to illustrate a point. The choice is not between heaven and hell. I assume most people would make the right choice if those were the options. No, the choice is between heaven and the things of this world. And whether its possessions or relations, many would rather have the things of this world than heaven.

Every time we choose something of this world over obedience to Christ, we are saying that the value in knowing Christ really isn't of surpassing value.

So, we must let our minds dwell more on Christ and the things above. We must fill our minds with the truth. And, as parents, we must teach our children that there really is a surpassing value in knowing Christ. That will help them not to get sucked in by the things of this world.

Knowing Christ is of far greater value than possessing the whole world.

3 Comments:

At 2:05 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Welcome back. Thanks for guiding us week after week.

 
At 10:43 AM, Anonymous dee said...

Enjoy reading your blogs...always an inspiration. This is one to ponder and reflect on.

 
At 8:47 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

all i can say is that i am so grateful to GOD for guiding me to this body of believers. I have learned so much under your watch and I am so grateful that you are here with us. your preaching and teaching are so profound and yet so simple. GOD has truly blessed you with that ability. Our prayers are with you and your family. To GOD the king of ages, immortal invisible, the only GOD,be honor and glory forever.

 

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