Thursday, August 20, 2015

I am not ashamed of the gospel. Are you?



I am not ashamed of the gospel. Are you?


So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[b] being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

This week was my first week of school. I was iffy about it, but I knew I had some great subjects to look forward to. This year my parents got me and my siblings a book called “Truth and Grace Memory Book” You learn to memorize catechism questions, bible verses, and hymns. You also read in the bible. This week I was assigned to memorize Philippians 5-13. I love these verses. It shows how we shouldn’t be ashamed of being a follower of God. It took a great sacrifice for Jesus to be in the world like a normal person. They slapped him, put a crown of thorns on my head, and nailed him to a cross. Really we should of been on that cross suffering greatly. But God did it. He took our sins and saved us from death.

Philippians 1:20
20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Acts 4.
On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 This Jesus[a] is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b] 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men[c] by which we must be saved.”

13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 14 But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. 15 But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, 16 saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.” 18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20 for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” 21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened. 22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

I am not ashamed of the gospel. Are you?

                  Peace,
                        Bernie;P

7 comments:

  1. Oh, I loved this Ellie!! Thank you so much for posting this!!

    ~Emma

    pictureperfectionistbyemma.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you so much! No problem! I will do this again! I'm so glad you liked it!

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  2. Great post! No, I'm
    Not ashamed of the Gospel!

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  3. Lovely post, darling. <3

    No, I am not ashamed of the Gospel.

    xx Nicole Rose // Express Yourself

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