Thursday, July 4, 2019

What does the Bible say about Transformation?

 


 

Question: What does the Bible say about transformation?

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What does the Bible say about transformation?

The motor home has allowed us to put all the conveniences of home on wheels. A camper no longer needs to contend with sleeping in a sleeping bag, cooking over a fire, or hauling water from a stream. Now he can park a fully equipped home on a cement slab in the midst of a few pine trees and hook up to a water line, a sewer line, and electricity. One motor home I saw recently had a satellite dish attached on top. No more bother with dirt, no more smoke from the fire, no more drudgery of walking to the stream. Now it is possible to go camping and never have to go outside. 

We buy a motor home with the hope of seeing new places, of getting out into the world. Yet we deck it out with the same furnishings as in our living room. Thus nothing really changes. We may drive to a new place, set ourselves in a new surrounding, but the newness goes unnoticed, for we’ve only carried along our old setting. 

The adventure of new life in Christ begins when the comfortable patterns of the old life are left behind.

David Roher

Being transformed is mentioned thrice in the Bible:
TRANSFORM - trans-form' (Rom 12:2; the Revised Version (British and American) 2 Cor 3:18 for metamorphoomai {from which we get our English word, "metamorphosis"}, and the King James Version 2 Cor 11:13, 14, 15 for metaschematizo, the Revised Version (British and American) "fashion"): The commentaries often explain the former word as connoting a change of nature, while the latter refers only to the appearance, but this distinction is probably fanciful.
Instead of being empowered by the Spirit, these ministers Paul spoke about in 2 Cor 11:13-15 are energized by Satan.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 
15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Three times, Paul used the word transform in referring to their work (see 2 Cor 11:13–15). This Greek word simply means “to disguise, to masquerade.” There is a change on the outside, but there is no change on the inside. Satan’s workers, like Satan himself, never appear in their true character; they always wear a disguise and hide behind a mask.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

the old rugged cross lyrics translated into spanish

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/old-rugged-cross-la-cruz-de-jesus.html


En el monte Calvario estaba una cruz,
emblema de afrenta y dolor;
mas yo amo esa cruz do murió mi Jesús
por salvar al más vil pecador.
¡OH! YO SIEMPRE AMARÉ ESA CRUZ;
EN SUS TRIUNFOS MI GLORIA SERÁ;
Y ALGÚN DÍA EN VEZ DE UNA CRUZ,
MI CORONA JESÚS ME DARÁ.
Y aunque el mundo desprecie la cruz de Jesús,
para mí tiene suma atracción;
Pues en ella llevó el Cordero de Dios
de mi alma la condenación.

¡OH! YO SIEMPRE AMARÉ ESA CRUZ;
EN SUS TRIUNFOS MI GLORIA SERÁ;
Y ALGÚN DÍA EN VEZ DE UNA CRUZ,
MI CORONA JESÚS ME DARÁ.
En la cruz de Jesús do su sangre vertió,
hermosura contemplo sin par;
Pues en ella triunfante a la muerte venció,
y mi ser puede santificar.
¡OH! YO SIEMPRE AMARÉ ESA CRUZ;
EN SUS TRIUNFOS MI GLORIA SERÁ;
Y ALGÚN DÍA EN VEZ DE UNA CRUZ,
MI CORONA JESÚS ME DARÁ.
Yo seré siempre fiel a la cruz de jesús,
sus desprecios con Él llevaré,
Y algún día feliz con los santos en luz
para siempre Su gloria veré.
¡OH! YO SIEMPRE AMARÉ ESA CRUZ;
EN SUS TRIUNFOS MI GLORIA SERÁ;
Y ALGÚN DÍA EN VEZ DE UNA CRUZ,
MI CORONA JESÚS ME DARÁ.

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Social Drinking and the Christian






Deuteronomy 14:26

“And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,” 

Yes, it's crystal clear that from this verse and others in the Bible that fermented drink was permissible as far as the diet of the Israelis.  But don't forget the Bible's warning vs. drunkenness (Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:18).  Also, "moderation in all things" is a Biblical principle.  

So, although it is not a sin to drink alcohol, there are dangers.  I know: both of my parents got carried away with it.  "Wine is a mocker, intoxicating drink [some or at least 1 version has "beer" here] arouses brawling, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise" (Proverbs 20:1 NKJV). Note the underlined and emboldened key phrase.  This is 1 of several passages in Proverbs that warn against "alcohol abuse."  The drinker gets drunk and then becomes a brawler. 

While abstinence from alcohol is not commanded of everyone, my position on social drinking is that abstaining from it personally guarantees me that I will be avoiding the pitfalls of alcohol abuse.