Welcome to my personal opinion!

How has your point of view been determined? On what do you base your belief system? What shapes your opinions?

All of us look at our world around us and interpret what we see based upon our most basic beliefs. This perspective is often referred to as our "worldview." We see what goes on in the world and our world view determines whether we think those things are good or bad, positive or negative. And that worldview also determines how we will react to everything that we encounter. So you see, it really is a matter of perspective.

Up front I will confess that I hold to what is known as a Biblical Worldview. My commitment to the Bible as being the Word of God, and my faith in the One revealed to us in that totally unique book and through His Holy Spirit has provided the lens through which I view the world around me.

So, if you choose to read what I have written there will likely be some things you will agree with and some which you will not. That will be determined by your own personal worldview.

My hope is that what I write will challenge you to better understand what you have chosen to base your worldview upon, and if it is not based on the unchanging Word of God, that you might become convinced, like I am convinced, that His Word is truth and serves to guide the believer through life's journey toward the "abundant life" Jesus promised in John 10:10.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Is your worship acceptable?

Proverbs 21:3 is an important word on the subject of worship. It says, "To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice." Ever since the day of Cain and Able there has been the question of whether our worship is acceptable in the Lord's eyes. Cain killed Able in a fit of jealousy because God was receptive to the spirit in which Able presented his offering to God, but He did not accept Cain's offering. The difference was in the attitude!

Solomon tells us that the actions of right living and treating others in the right way is more important to God than any offering we might bring. That's because our actions reflect the attitudes of our hearts, and God looks upon the heart of a man or woman to determine their sincerity and faithfulness.

As you go to church today what are the attitudes which you will take along with you? Will they be attitudes of love, service, and humility (which God honors), or will they be attitudes which will disappoint the Lord? I encourage you to go seeking for God to create in you a clean heart, and to teach to you the lessons He desires for you to learn.
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