The
Shepherds Way (TSW)
Christian
harmony in a Fallen World
By Eric William King
Humans are
searching for happiness in their lives. We have searched in this highly
material world of ours to find our happiness and peace. While there is
nothing wrong with material things we
also must consider balance. Humans are emotional and are in constant relationship
with their environment.
Our Christian
faith points us to the reality of a personal God, a God who speaks to us
through His word and makes and keeps His promises. We also recognize that God disciplines
“those whom He loves.” (Hebrews 12:7-11) True happiness involves balance –
harmony - and of course this involves a
proper understanding of God.
Jesus is our Compass
In this
fallen world (with evil and sin) we can easily lose “balance”
without the proper compass. We are not to be deceived by material things. (Philippians 3:19; Romans 8:5-7) To us Christians
Jesus Christ is our guide and compass, not our fallen human natures. (Proverbs 3:5-6; John 16:13-15) We have learned not
to put trust in our sinful-self but instead to surrender to the “mind of Christ”
within. (Colossians 3:2) This isn’t always
easy but we grow through the process.
The Bible
tells us that “God
can be seen in the things of creation.” (Romans 1:20)
There are laws, natural laws in our
cosmos that must be respected. As Christians we understand that even the
physical laws have become distorted
because of sin, things don’t always work the way that they were originally
intended to. (Romans 8:21-22) So God’s word
instructs us to stay balanced in diet,
health, rest, relationship with
others and to maintain equilibrium of facts.
This all happens through how we think and act. (Philippians 4:8)
As Christians
we also understand that our psyche (soul) must be fed proper
things. We “eat” from the Word of God
daily. We pray to Heavenly Father and maintain an honest relationship
with God through Jesus Christ our
Lord. We should not disturb the conscience of others purposely. Some
people are vegetarians, many
Christians are vegetarians yet it is not a sin to eat meat moderately. We
should never impose food laws or try and force some “food law” on another, the
Bible states that all food is good that God has blessed. (Romans 14:1-4; 1st Timothy 4:3-5)
Respect Others
We should not
talk about certain things or eat a certain way in front of those we know that
it might disturb. (1st Corinthians
10:31-33) Being responsible and respectful in our relationship with
others as Christians is extremely important. As Christians we listen to music, read books, eat and associate
with others of like mind. The Bible instructs us not to be “unevenly yoked”. (2nd Corinthians 6:14)
Watch how you Think
As far as
emotions go we recognize the danger of certain feelings such as anger, pride, jealousy, spitefulness, revenge, etc. We become conscious of our sinful nature and we stop feeding it. This is only possible through
the supernatural help of the Holy Spirit
which dwells in every true “born again” Christian. In this sense
we try and maintain our harmony with others. Living in this sinful world can
place the non-Christian in a state of constant conflict. The Bible explains
what sin is and how to overcome it. Jesus Christ becomes our constant trust and
peace. We have faith and hope. We know that God is in control. This is our
peace, a peace that the world does not
have. (1st John 2:15-17)
Proper relationship with
Divine Intelligence
True
Christians also seek proper relationship with nature. We
do not want to destroy our planet and this starts first with respecting life,
human life included. If humans do not understand that the creation
of another human is most sacred and not just something to take lightly then
they have an extreme distortion of
priorities.
So first, one
must meet God and learn from His word. The most important relationship you
can develop is your relationship with God and that means that you have to deal
with the fact that you are a sinner. Pride keeps many away from the Almighty God. You were created by Divine
Intelligence and you must be guided by Divine Intelligence to be properly restored to true harmony now and into eternity.
Turbulent Times
God has saved
us through His grace, through our faith in Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2”8-9; 1st Timothy 6:12). Without
true faith it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews
11:6) We catch ourselves putting faith in things that do not last and
thus we become depressed and upset. In these turbulent times I urge
you to remain in God’s word and prayer. Trust God.
I invite you
to study the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and truly get to know God. Your Creator loves you and is awaiting your
response.
Thank you for
studying with us here at “The Shepherds Way”
& “Nugget of Truth”.
Resting in
the finished work of Jesus Christ for my salvation and yours,
Eric William
King (November 6th 2020)
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Thought regarding Christian discipline:
ReplyDeleteAccordingly, afflictions are not always punishments for former sins, but works of God, designed for our benefit, that his power and strength may be more clearly seen in our weakness, and to show that he is able to help even in the midst of death. Thus says Paul, 2 Cor. 12:9: God's "strength is made perfect in weakness." We ought, therefore, to sacrifice our bodies to the will of God, in order to manifest our obedience and patience, and not to liberate ourselves from eternal death or everlasting punishment; because, for this purpose, God appointed another remedy, namely, the death of Christ, his Son, our Lord.