17 January 2016
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Reviewing Why I Believe What I Believe, Part 1 (TMF:325)

Friday, January 22, 2016
Peace to Live By: Reviewing Why I Believe What I Believe, Part 1 (TMF:325) - Daniel Litton
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       Psalm 92 captures my thought well: “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. How great are your works, O LORD Your thoughts are very deep!” (Psalm 92:1-5, ESV). Number two, I believe in the Christian God because, of the world religions, he is most likely to be real. God tells us, through Isaiah, the following: “Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen. Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any” (Isaiah 44:6-8, ESV).

All That Matters is What God Thinks (TMF:324)

Thursday, January 21, 2016
Peace to Live By: All That Matters is What God Thinks (TMF:324) - Daniel Litton
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       Most people, again, here in the States would agree that stealing is wrong and shouldn't be done, though I think it depends on the amount stolen. Many would say that it's okay to steal a little when the item or items being stolen are in small amounts or of small value. But what people think, or what the majority thinks, really doesn't matter. All that really matters is what God thinks. So, let's recap why I believe what I believe, and I want you to consider why you believe what you believe. I believe in the Christian God, number one, because the earth and universe clearly show design, so much so that it really isn't even debatable—even though many, many people don't see this. Psalm 92 captures my thought well: “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. How great are your works, O LORD Your thoughts are very deep!” (Psalm 92:1-5, ESV).

If God is Real, Then Everything He Says Matters (TMF:323)

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Peace to Live By: If God is Real, Then Everything He Says Matters (TMF:323) - Daniel Litton
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       So, if the Jewish God is real, and Jesus is real, then that means everything they say in their Word is true. Or, if not all of it is true, why would we trust in them? Nevertheless, understanding it to be true, that means we, as humans, are accountable to everything the Christian God has made known to us in his Word. Things like murder, sexual morality, stealing, etc, are important to God. That is, God doesn't want people to perform these actions because they offend him. And since he's real, it matters what offends him. But when looking at what the Bible calls 'sin,' isn't it apparent that it is correct? I mean, after all, we all know it's wrong to murder someone, or at least most of us here in the United States would agree to this. Fornication doesn't provide the best model for living. The safest and healthiest way to be sexually active is in a single, absolutely committed, married relationship with a person of the opposite sex. Nature itself shows us that two people being a couple should be of the opposite sex. That's what our natural laws show. Besides, this is the way that humans are designed—in such a way that they fit perfectly together as one.

What Gain Did Jesus Have by Dying on the Cross? (TMF:322)

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Peace to Live By: What Gain Did Jesus Have by Dying on the Cross? (TMF:322) - Daniel Litton
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       Why would Jesus, as a human, die on the cross if he were simply a human, or a good man at that? Jesus, on more than one occasion, stated that he is God. Now, if he’s not God, but simply just a man, then he indeed was a lair. Would Jesus really go all the way to a Roman execution on a cross to keep a lie alive? He told his disciples he had to die. Perhaps he was just crazy then. But reading the words of Jesus, the things he said, doesn’t seem to show a crazy man. What about his Eleven disciples who lived after he went back to heaven? They all died martyrs deaths. They were with Jesus. Did they too die for a lie, or were they all crazy? So, now, we’re saying we had Jesus plus eleven other crazy people, not to mention the Apostle Paul? What gain had they in dying gruesome, hard deaths? Certainly there was no money involved. They weren’t violent people—like many today who do die for lies and often have never seen anything with their own eyes. These people are brainwashed and believe in things that aren’t true. They have been led astray by Satan himself.

Jesus' Coming Fulfilled the Jewish Law (TMF:321)

Monday, January 18, 2016
Peace to Live By: Jesus' Coming Fulfilled the Jewish Law (TMF:321) - Daniel Litton
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       But why not just believe in the Old Testament? Where does Jesus Christ come into the picture? Well, God in the Old Testament through his Spirit predicted through different writers that the Messiah was coming to the earth. Jesus himself said, ““Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished” (Matthew 5:17-18, ESV). He was saying that he was fulfilling the Old Testament, not saying it was abolished and inaccurate. Jesus, as Messiah, was the answer to everyone’s sin problem, which separates people from God. The Jewish God demands a payment for sins from people. Jesus came to the earth and died on a Roman cross as a substitutionary death for every human of all time. He rose from the dead, and every human who accepts his sacrifice on his or her behalf is forgiven by God for all sins. The person becomes God’s own, and is no longer in danger of his wrath. So the Jewish God predicted Jesus would come—and came he did.