Living how God wants us to...how do you choose to live?

God calls us to live a higher standard, when we choose to follow Him we are choosing to give up our sinful worldly life and embrace Him and live to please not ourselves but to please Him.
today I had someone ask me online to commit lustful acts with them...I of course told this person NO....for many reasons...they then got angry with me...their anger didn't bother me though because I was obeying Jesus.
now my reasons for not commiting the acts this person wished me to do: I am married first and foremost, God said to always be faithful to my husband and he be faithful to me...and I will do as God says.
my other reasons for not commiting a lustful act with one who is not my husband is because Jesus tells those who have chosen to accept Him as Savior to stay away from lustful desires and do not commit acts of sexual immorality...this is very clear, that mean sex outside of marriage and also adultry too....now before I got married I sinned, because I walked away from God for a short while but as soon as I realized what I did I went RUNNING back to Jesus and He forgave me and I didn't do that again....but if a person continues in a sinful way without turning from that sin when they choose Jesus then there will be consequinces for that sin...the bible is clear about that as you can see below:


Matthew 5:28
But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 

Mark 7:14-23

 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.  It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.

   Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used.  “Don’t you understand either?” he asked.“Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you?  Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)

   And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you. For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.” 

Galatians 5:16-25

 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.

   When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

   But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

   Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Colossians 3:1-17

 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

   So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

   Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

   Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

2 Timothy 2:22
Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. 

1 peter 4:1-6

So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.

  Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. But remember that they will have to face God, who will judge everyone, both the living and the dead. That is why the Good News was preached to those who are now dead—so although they were destined to die like all people, they now live forever with God in the Spirit.

Now if you are guilty of any of these sins, heed God's word and turn from them. ask God to forgive you and repent...repent means to turn from your sin and dont do it anymore...

so I wanted to share with you that God wants us to live a different life then the world says to live....I choose God....which do you choose??

-Into The Light-

is the Old Testament still relevant today?

Is the Old Testament relevant to Christian's today?


Simple answer: YES it is.


some people argue saying that we are not under the law of the old testament...and I DO agree with that....christians are saved by Jesus....we are not bound by following old testament law as a means of salvation....
now I believe that the Law is still relevant today, NOT as a means of getting to heaven because Jesus is the only way to heaven, but when we accept Jesus we want to do the will of God, and His will is for us to do good, that means honoring our parents, not stealing, not coveting, I believe that the law is a guidline showing us how to do good, not a way to heaven, but a way to show people the light of God by our actions....


BUT the old testament isnt ALL law....the law is only a small part of the Old Testament, the rest of it is filled with prophecy, and encouragement.
God gave us the whole Bible, it's all there to teach and encourage us....PLUS if we didnt' have the old testament we wouldnt know how God prepared the way for Jesus to come into the world.


The Bible says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16). 


so ask yourself in general....what good is only reading half a book? when you read a book normally you read all of it....the same goes for the bible....


now the small part of the law, Jesus fulfilled that, and we are not bound by it, rather we are freed....with this freedom sometimes a person can get the thought in their head that he can sin knowingly and God will forgive...now that may be true, BUT when we accept Jesus, we want our life changed, and I believe that by following the guidlines of the law we do good...and the goodness pleases God and then He blesses us, we dont need the law for salvation, but we do need it as a guidline for goodness, in learning God's will for our life and showing others the love of God, now Jesus said to Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself....by doing those things you are actually obeying God's old testament law...when you do these things, your dont steal, kill, covet, or commit adultry, etc, so in fact by following the comandments that Jesus said to follow you are in fact following old testament comandments as well.......


But what about the rest of the old testament? psalms, proverbs, the prophecy? all of it is alive and relevant today...I know this from experience, God's world is alive and relevant today....ALL of it.


yes the New testament brings us the salvation of Jesus Christ....BUT the Old testament shows us the path leading up to it....


so the whole bible is living and relevant even today.


God Bless


-Into The Light-