Post by Obadiah on Aug 25, 2022 5:00:18 GMT -8
Give me Jesus is my all-time Favorite contemporary Christian worship song. You can find it on YouTube by several popular Christian Worship leaders. The top three are Danny Gokey, Fernando Ortega, And my personal favorite, Jeremy Camp.
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The reason the song is so important to me is because of the way it fits in my personal testimony and my coming to Christ. I know what it's like to be out there in the world running amok then turn to Christ and have Him give you a new life. He gave me a life I never imagined possible. The Bible tells us that those who have been forgiven much love much, I fit right into that category.
I understand that We are all sinful apart from God. On our own, we will remain His enemies, going our own way. So, when Jesus says that those who have been forgiven much, love much, He is not saying those who have come from the worst lifestyles. We all need God. Those who are more aware of their need, will be all the more grateful and loving to God.
I'm aware of my need of my Lord and Savior. That's why I can say just give me Jesus.
I'm definitely and Apostle Paul guy. The fact that he wrote most of the New Testament which includes my favorite book in the Bible ...Romans. I love how before his conversion, by his own confession, Paul considered himself to be “the least of the apostles” because he “persecuted the church of God” (1 Corinthians 15:9; see also Galatians 1:13).
In fact, he wrote to Timothy that he was the chief of sinners (see 1 Timothy 1:15). The events on the road to Damascus, however, proved to be a dramatic course correction for this young persecutor.
I love how the Bible tells us that Christ told Ananias that Paul was a “chosen vessel” strongly indicates that the vision was the result of fore-ordination.
The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. . . . Christ changes men. The world shapes human behavior, but Christ can change human nature. . . . Yes, Christ changes men, and changed men can change the world. Paul was able to teach and bear witness to the world of the power of Christ to change lives because he had personally experienced that metamorphosis.
Paul knew firsthand about both the cost and the implications of such a metamorphosis, and he also knew the impact that it could bring—not just for each of us, but also for the world.
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The reason the song is so important to me is because of the way it fits in my personal testimony and my coming to Christ. I know what it's like to be out there in the world running amok then turn to Christ and have Him give you a new life. He gave me a life I never imagined possible. The Bible tells us that those who have been forgiven much love much, I fit right into that category.
I understand that We are all sinful apart from God. On our own, we will remain His enemies, going our own way. So, when Jesus says that those who have been forgiven much, love much, He is not saying those who have come from the worst lifestyles. We all need God. Those who are more aware of their need, will be all the more grateful and loving to God.
I'm aware of my need of my Lord and Savior. That's why I can say just give me Jesus.
I'm definitely and Apostle Paul guy. The fact that he wrote most of the New Testament which includes my favorite book in the Bible ...Romans. I love how before his conversion, by his own confession, Paul considered himself to be “the least of the apostles” because he “persecuted the church of God” (1 Corinthians 15:9; see also Galatians 1:13).
In fact, he wrote to Timothy that he was the chief of sinners (see 1 Timothy 1:15). The events on the road to Damascus, however, proved to be a dramatic course correction for this young persecutor.
I love how the Bible tells us that Christ told Ananias that Paul was a “chosen vessel” strongly indicates that the vision was the result of fore-ordination.
The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. . . . Christ changes men. The world shapes human behavior, but Christ can change human nature. . . . Yes, Christ changes men, and changed men can change the world. Paul was able to teach and bear witness to the world of the power of Christ to change lives because he had personally experienced that metamorphosis.
Paul knew firsthand about both the cost and the implications of such a metamorphosis, and he also knew the impact that it could bring—not just for each of us, but also for the world.
