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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Sin is:
The glory of God not honored
The holiness of God not reverenced
The greatness of God not admired
The power of God not praised
The truth of God not sought
The wisdom of God not esteemed
The beauty of God not treasured
The goodness of God not made sacred
The faithfulness of God not trusted
The commandments of God not obeyed
The justice of God not respected
The wrath of God not feared
The grace of God not cherished
The presence of God not prized
The person of God not loved
- John Piper -

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

We like to say that we once entered the narrow gate but we forget too often that not only the gate is narrow but also the way. - Andreas

see Matthew 7:13-14

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About self-praising. Can you make that statement?

These days I read the book of Job, and as was carefuly going through the chapters I came across a statement of Job, that amazed my eyes:

This would be my comfort;
I would even exult in pain unsparing,
for I have not denied the words of the Holy One. Job 6:10

Please read it again, this time more careful. Notice that I emphasized the last section of the verse. The KJV reads concealed instead of denied. The Romanian version of the Biblie reads stepped on the words of the Holy One. I gave you these versions to think on them.

Two questions crossed my mind while reading the whole history:

1. How can a son of man make such a huge and apparently bombastic self-prasing overstatement?!

2. How comes that a man like Job, whose suffering was so great (note that he lost EVERYTHING he had, including his children) to be so strong and keep his righteousness?

8 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? Job 1:8

Please notify that God made that statement before Job did it, and God's opinion over Job's life was just as good as Job said. First of all, that standpoint wasn't Job's but God's. God was the one who approved over Job's condition and Job only stated what God's thoughts were for him.

When God appreciates and uplifts a man can we say that he (the man, Job in the context) is praising himself? I think not. Job does not praise himself because Job knows that he has never offended the Holy Onem and the Holy One shares with him the same opinion, therefore Job is not affraid of admiting it to his three friends.

Today I've also read a bunch of pages from Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, and one of the novel's characters said that beeing too modest in front of the others is in fact an indirect self-praising. I personally agree with this. Many people use their modesty as a hidden way of self-praising.

Think it over.

Now, the question I was eager to ask you straight from the beginning:

Can you (sincerly) make the statement that Job did? Can you say that you have never denied, concealed or stepped on the word of the Holy One?

Isn't that a wonderful and amazing statement to make?

Oh well, I can't say that I have NEVER denied His word, but I can (and you can) make a decision right now as you're reading this clumsy article of mine: starting from now on, I'll always be able to say that I have never denied the word of God.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

Those who are prepared to meet their death are the most dangerous men alive. - Andreas

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They crucified 3 thieves. One of them died with his sin, one of them died to the sin but the Other One died for the sin. - Andreas

“And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And He was numbered with the transgressors.” (Mark 15:28)

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About the Blog

Many people simply don`t dare to live a life dedicated to God. It seems that God is too much for them to handle.

Dare to live (leave) you ordinary life in the hands of an extraordinary God, and then start to see miracles happen, sufferings happening, and a huge joy surounding your entire life, a joy that nobody could ever give and nobody could ever take away from you.

Hi, this is Andrei Jităreanu (pen name: Andreas) and I dare you to live a life with God!

Also, I want to practice my English skills and my graphical designing skills using this weblog. WordPress is excelent when you can afford a self-hosted blog, but if you don't, then you write using Blogger. So, here I am!

By the way, here's something that I recently read and happened to love. Note to yourself:

Let me say this as well by way of caution. If you find that you read more blogs than good books, that is most likely a problem. For the most part, good books have been tested by time, publishers, editors and years of research and thinking. Most blogs have not. - from Take Your Vitamin Z

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