What is Christianity?
| Christianity is about God reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. Christians believe that the whole world and everything in it was created by God. God is a personal being, a living God who is three, yet one: Father, Son and Spirit, just as we human beings have body, mind and soul! (see the Trinity).
The Bible says God created people in his image, to love him. Yet every person has rebelled against God and sinned. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man, Jesus, who most scholars believe was born about the year 4 BC and lived among us. He taught a message of love throughout Palestine but public opinion turned against him and he was executed as a young man.
He died because of us - the death that we should have died. He was crucified on a cross, but he rose from the dead, and now calls us to trust him, to love him and to repent of our rebellion. If we do this, then we our relationship with God becomes restored and we will live forever with God.
Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular church or following a certain set of rule. Most Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with Jesus.
Who is God?
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Devotion Of The Day
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July, 3 - Daily Devotions
July Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary : Psalms 103 - Isaiah 27 including the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs
Psalm 108 seems to be one of David's battle songs. It is almost identical with parts of Psalms 57 and 60.
Psalm 109 deals with vengeance on God's adversaries. It is another of the Imprecatory Psalms.
Psalm 110 can only refer to Jesus Christ. It was written 1,000 years before Christ, and parts of it are quoted in the New Testament (Matthew 22:44; Acts 2:34; Hebrews 1:13 and 5:6). This Psalm affirms the deity of Christ, thus answering those who denounce the full meaning of His New Testament title of Lord. It also announces the eternal Priesthood of the Messiah and looks forward to the time when Christ shall appear and rule in the midst of His enemies.
Psalms 111--113 are Psalms of great praise. In Psalm 111 the Lord's work of redemption is praised; in Psalm 112 the righteous are rewarded by the King Priest on His throne; and in Psalm 113 the Lord is praised for what He is (verses 1-6) and for what He does (verses 7-9). This Psalm was probably sung by families at the beginning of the meal on the night of the Passover. It might have been sung by Jesus and His disciples at the Last Supper. It is sometimes called the Hallel Psalm--meaning praise.
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