Truth Memoirs

WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME God is interested in me being GOOD WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ACTS 13:22 22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ Context of the scripture God called David a man of His own heart because David did everything God wants him to do What the scripture teaches me It pleases God when we do everything that He  wants us to do.  CONCLUSION God is more interested in my obedience

WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME God wants to be part of MY plans WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS GENESIS 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings[a] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth,[b] and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” Context of the scripture After God  created the all the animals he then decided to create human beings to be like Him and reign over all animals and all of other God's creations What the scripture teaches me God created human beings to reflect Him on earth, in other words human beings were created to reflect an invisible God. CONCLUSION God wants me to be part of HIS plans

WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME The objective of prayer is to move God so he is in agreement with what I want WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS JAMES 4: 3 And if you ask, you won’t receive it for you’re asking with corrupt motives,[a] seeking only to fulfill your own selfish desires. Context of the scripture James says we dont get what we want because we dont ask for it but even when we ask we dont recieve it because we asking for it to fulfill our selfish motives  What the scripture teaches me God does not answer prayer that is motivated by our own selfish desires, we should therefore use prayer to give our burdens to God and leave Him with the consequences CONCLUSION The objective of prayer is to move me so I am in agreement with what God says

WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME You need self confidence to live out the purpose for your life WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS 2 CORINTHIANS 3:5 Reads: Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. Context of the scripture Paul tells the Church of Corinth that he does not  need a letter of recommendation  to validate his ministry because their lives are the recommendation enough he is confident of this because of his union with Christ but he does not see himself as achieving this on his own strength but this confidence comes from God.  What the scripture teaches me When we are called to do anything for God we should not rely on our own strength but God's strength CONCLUSION Dont  rely on own strength to live out  purpose for your life

WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME Do whatever makes you happy WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ROMANS 8: 6- 8  Reads: 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God Context of the scripture Paul tells his audience that those whose mind is governed by the flesh are bound for destruction because the flesh is hostile to God and thus make it impossible for them to please God. On the other hand  those who live by the Spirit are promised life and peace because the Spirit enables them to submit to God's law.  What the scripture teaches me Without the Holy Spirit  we are unable to please God therefore we cannot  rely on our human impulses to please God CONCLUSION You cant please God by relying on your human impulses

WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME Being a follower of Jesus Christ means a trouble free life. WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS JOHN 16:33  Reads: And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the world!  Context of the scripture Jesus tells His disciples that everything He has taught them so far, is so that when they face troubles of this world they can have peace and  can be courageous because of their relationship with Him and the knowledge that He has overcome the world and its troubles. What the scripture teaches me Trouble will come whether I am a believer or not, but as a believer I can have peace during my trouble because Jesus has overcome the world and its troubles. CONCLUSION Being Christian does not make me immune from the troubles of this world

WHAT RELIGION TAUGHT ME Eternal life means living forever after death WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS JOHN 17:3  Reads: Eternal life means to know and experience you  as the only true God, and to know and experience Jesus Christ, as the Son whom you have sent.  Context of the scripture Jesus in this prayer for His disciples defines the meaning of eternal life as knowing and experiencing God as the only true God and knowing and experiencing Jesus as God's son What the scripture teaches me To experience eternal life does not start after death it starts here on earth when I fully embrace God as the only true God and fully experience life with Christ CONCLUSION Eternal life means to experience living life with Jesus Christ  here on earth.