My Beliefs about Me, God, the Bible, and the Church

My Belief about Me, God, the Bible, and the Church 

My Beliefs About Me

1. God created me before the foundation of the world. 
2. God sustains my every breath. 
3. God ordained every day and it is written in his book. 
4. God knows my every thought, word, deed,  and feeling, etc. 
5. God knows the plans he has for me. 
6. God is orchestrating. 
7. God knows my every tear and keeps it in his bottle. 
8. God wants to have a close relationship. In union with him at all times. 
9. God will not let me fail he has sealed me with his Spirit and covered me with his own blood. I am forever His. 

My Beliefs About God

1. I will stand in judgment about my relationship to God. God wants all of me. 
2. God is the ultimate authority and he will not guide me wrong. I must hear and listen to him above and before ALL men. 
3. God says He is my teacher. I need no other teacher. I Have The Teacher Already. 
4. The Holy Spirit helps me understand what he is saying to me. Gods Word says what it says and means what He means and gave me the Holy Spirit at baptism. 
5. God says The Holy Spirit is in me at all times.  I Am never alone and need no one else. I have God with me all the time. I need not fear, God is in me and will guide me to all truth If I look to Him.  
6. I cannot be lost if following God no Human being or set of rules! Ask the Holy Spirit to guide to all truth. 
7. God wants a relationship with me and to worship and receive sacraments for strength. Not a robot to follow rules. 
8. Holy Spirit and Word needed even over sacraments. GRACE OF JESUS SAVES NOT CHURCH. 
9. Obey God even over unity of church. Only Christ is worthy of total allegiance. 
10. Listen to God
11. Obey God
12. Love God
13. Love others even enemies. 
14. Get sacraments and worship at church. 
15. The daily readings are what He has chosen to teach the family of God that day.

My Beliefs about Bible

1. Scriptures from God Almighty to men
2. Completely Inerrant, 
3. Completely infallible
4. Complete Inspired 
5. Complete Revelation of Rule of life for salvation 
6. Ultimate Authority 
7. Need nothing else but Spirit of God and Bible to hear if open with Grace from God. 

My Beliefs About Church 

1. God is in charge not men
2. God above pope and church
3. Church is for sacraments
4. Church is for worship
5. Church is for family of God
6. Gods Word trumps all
7. God wants relationship 
8. Word of God is Bible 
9. Word of God is not church rules and doctrine and theology.  Those help explain Bible but only Word of Bible is ULTIMATE AUTHORITY. 
10. Salvation from Jews so Bible is Hebrew and New Testament 
11. Deuterocanon ok for reading but not scripture?
12. God preserved apostles teaching why not the Bible which had deutercanon in the beginning (God chose the church to include them) so who am I to doubt God? However who are Christians to add to Jewish Old Testament?
13. There is a reason for everything in Gods direction. 
14. His ways are not our reasonable thoughts. I cannot comprehend things or understand. I must in humility ask God not Man. 
15. This is Gods family not a company. Family of SINNERS that fall and get up. Even in all families and organizations there is a leader….not equal to God but an authority nonetheless. 
16. Pope is a helper to guide the family of God and to serve as an authority over confusion. 
17. Church Teaching: not inspired, infallible, or inerrant, it is the teaching office proposing moral coordinates that are the way of Jesus for each generation. That’s why theology and doctrines change through history. 
18. Gods ways are higher than mine. If he chooses to allow scandal in His church I will stay by His side with His help. All of the Bible is replete with the Patriarchs, the leaders, the kings, the shepherds, false prophets, etc. as Fallen Sinners given Grace anyway. 
19. Eucharist is REAL PRESENCE. 
20. Don’t worship idols or Mary or saints. Can ask for their prayers. They are in the presence of God. God is outside time. All is present to him they are alive in him. 
21. I believe in relics like Peters shadow, Elijah bones, and Paul’s handkerchief. 
22. I believe the creeds of the church. 
23. I do believe sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), and soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone). 
24. I also believe in tradition…. How else do we know doctrines of Trinity, Jesus is God, what books in Bible, etc. 
25. Justified by faith from gift of Grace-salvation process. Can lose salvation or at least be deceived per Paul…Grace is a gift to be received. You can resist or even say absolutely no to the Grace and Holy Spirit. 
26. I believe works show my faith. They are not to earn salvation but I receive Grace to do Gods will for my life through works of love he destined me for. 
27. Believe in sacraments (baptism, confession, marriage, healing, Eucharist)
28. Need priesthood for sacraments and to lead worship (re presentation of last supper-sacrifice) there by Apostolic Succession not all people called to priesthood. They are chosen by God. 
29. Bible study is different than worship. And anyone can teach the Bible if studied well. Not everyone called to be a minister of Gods family as a priest/pastor. 
30. Liturgy is to guide people through the Bible and last supper, and worship God with requests, praise, and thanksgiving. Unity of readings for whole family. 
31. Divine office is the prayers of the people for all unity. Unity of readings for whole family. 

Seems I believe Christian Catholic. 

God is sovereign over all!

My Beliefs about Me, God, the Bible, and the Church

My Belief about Me, God, the Bible, and the Church 

My Beliefs About Me

1. God created me before the foundation of the world. 
2. God sustains my every breath. 
3. God ordained every day and it is written in his book. 
4. God knows my every thought, word, deed,  and feeling, etc. 
5. God knows the plans he has for me. 
6. God is orchestrating. 
7. God knows my every tear and keeps it in his bottle. 
8. God wants to have a close relationship. In union with him at all times. 
9. God will not let me fail he has sealed me with his Spirit and covered me with his own blood. I am forever His. 

My Beliefs About God

1. I will stand in judgment about my relationship to God. God wants all of me. 
2. God is the ultimate authority and he will not guide me wrong. I must hear and listen to him above and before ALL men. 
3. God says He is my teacher. I need no other teacher. I Have The Teacher Already. 
4. The Holy Spirit helps me understand what he is saying to me. Gods Word says what it says and means what He means and gave me the Holy Spirit at baptism. 
5. God says The Holy Spirit is in me at all times.  I Am never alone and need no one else. I have God with me all the time. I need not fear, God is in me and will guide me to all truth If I look to Him.  
6. I cannot be lost if following God no Human being or set of rules! Ask the Holy Spirit to guide to all truth. 
7. God wants a relationship with me and to worship and receive sacraments for strength. Not a robot to follow rules. 
8. Holy Spirit and Word needed even over sacraments. GRACE OF JESUS SAVES NOT CHURCH. 
9. Obey God even over unity of church. Only Christ is worthy of total allegiance. 
10. Listen to God
11. Obey God
12. Love God
13. Love others even enemies. 
14. Get sacraments and worship at church. 
15. The daily readings are what He has chosen to teach the family of God that day.

My Beliefs about Bible

1. Scriptures from God Almighty to men
2. Completely Inerrant, 
3. Completely infallible
4. Complete Inspired 
5. Complete Revelation of Rule of life for salvation 
6. Ultimate Authority 
7. Need nothing else but Spirit of God and Bible to hear if open with Grace from God. 

My Beliefs About Church 

1. God is in charge not men
2. God above pope and church
3. Church is for sacraments
4. Church is for worship
5. Church is for family of God
6. Gods Word trumps all
7. God wants relationship 
8. Word of God is Bible 
9. Word of God is not church rules and doctrine and theology.  Those help explain Bible but only Word of Bible is ULTIMATE AUTHORITY. 
10. Salvation from Jews so Bible is Hebrew and New Testament 
11. Deuterocanon ok for reading but not scripture?
12. God preserved apostles teaching why not the Bible which had deutercanon in the beginning (God chose the church to include them) so who am I to doubt God? However who are Christians to add to Jewish Old Testament?
13. There is a reason for everything in Gods direction. 
14. His ways are not our reasonable thoughts. I cannot comprehend things or understand. I must in humility ask God not Man. 
15. This is Gods family not a company. Family of SINNERS that fall and get up. Even in all families and organizations there is a leader….not equal to God but an authority nonetheless. 
16. Pope is a helper to guide the family of God and to serve as an authority over confusion. 
17. Church Teaching: not inspired, infallible, or inerrant, it is the teaching office proposing moral coordinates that are the way of Jesus for each generation. That’s why theology and doctrines change through history. 
18. Gods ways are higher than mine. If he chooses to allow scandal in His church I will stay by His side with His help. All of the Bible is replete with the Patriarchs, the leaders, the kings, the shepherds, false prophets, etc. as Fallen Sinners given Grace anyway. 
19. Eucharist is REAL PRESENCE. 
20. Don’t worship idols or Mary or saints. Can ask for their prayers. They are in the presence of God. God is outside time. All is present to him they are alive in him. 
21. I believe in relics like Peters shadow, Elijah bones, and Paul’s handkerchief. 
22. I believe the creeds of the church. 
23. I do believe sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), and soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone). 
24. I also believe in tradition…. How else do we know doctrines of Trinity, Jesus is God, what books in Bible, etc. 
25. Justified by faith from gift of Grace-salvation process. Can lose salvation or at least be deceived per Paul…Grace is a gift to be received. You can resist or even say absolutely no to the Grace and Holy Spirit. 
26. I believe works show my faith. They are not to earn salvation but I receive Grace to do Gods will for my life through works of love he destined me for. 
27. Believe in sacraments (baptism, confession, marriage, healing, Eucharist)
28. Need priesthood for sacraments and to lead worship (re presentation of last supper-sacrifice) there by Apostolic Succession not all people called to priesthood. They are chosen by God. 
29. Bible study is different than worship. And anyone can teach the Bible if studied well. Not everyone called to be a minister of Gods family as a priest/pastor. 
30. Liturgy is to guide people through the Bible and last supper, and worship God with requests, praise, and thanksgiving. Unity of readings for whole family. 
31. Divine office is the prayers of the people for all unity. Unity of readings for whole family. 

Seems I believe Christian Catholic. 

God is sovereign over all!

Not a Fan

“I hope you will read this book and discover with me what it really means to follow Jesus. I will talk more about repentance than forgiveness, more about surrender than salvation, more about brokenness than happiness, and more about death than about life. The truth is, if you are looking for a book about following Jesus that lays out a comfortable and reassuring path, you won’t find it here”

“Fans of Jesus who know all about him, but they don’t know him.

But Jesus was never interested in having fans. When he defines what kind of relationship he wants, “Enthusiastic Admirer” isn’t an option. My concern is that many of our churches in America have gone from being sanctuaries to becoming stadiums. And every week all the fans come to the stadium where they cheer for Jesus but have no interest in truly following him. The biggest threat to the church today is fans who call themselves Christians but aren’t actually interested in following Christ. They want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires anything from them”

“Fans often confuse their admiration for devotion. They mistake their knowledge of Jesus for intimacy with Jesus. Fans assume their good intentions make up for their apathetic faith. Maybe you’ve already decided you’re a follower and Not a Fan; well, I hope you keep reading, because one of the core symptoms of “fandom” is that fans almost always consider themselves to be followers”

 Excerpt from:

Kyle, Idleman. “Not a Fan Updated and Expanded.” Zondervan, 2016-02-02. Apple Books. 

This material may be protected by copyright.

Not a Fan

“I hope you will read this book and discover with me what it really means to follow Jesus. I will talk more about repentance than forgiveness, more about surrender than salvation, more about brokenness than happiness, and more about death than about life. The truth is, if you are looking for a book about following Jesus that lays out a comfortable and reassuring path, you won’t find it here”

“Fans of Jesus who know all about him, but they don’t know him.

But Jesus was never interested in having fans. When he defines what kind of relationship he wants, “Enthusiastic Admirer” isn’t an option. My concern is that many of our churches in America have gone from being sanctuaries to becoming stadiums. And every week all the fans come to the stadium where they cheer for Jesus but have no interest in truly following him. The biggest threat to the church today is fans who call themselves Christians but aren’t actually interested in following Christ. They want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires anything from them”

“Fans often confuse their admiration for devotion. They mistake their knowledge of Jesus for intimacy with Jesus. Fans assume their good intentions make up for their apathetic faith. Maybe you’ve already decided you’re a follower and Not a Fan; well, I hope you keep reading, because one of the core symptoms of “fandom” is that fans almost always consider themselves to be followers”

 Excerpt from:

Kyle, Idleman. “Not a Fan Updated and Expanded.” Zondervan, 2016-02-02. Apple Books. 

This material may be protected by copyright.

A PRAYER BY SAINT BENEDICT 

FOR SEEKERS OF FAITH

Gracious and Holy Father,

give us the wisdom to discover You,

the intelligence to understand You,

the diligence to seek after You,

the patience to wait for You,

eyes to behold You,

a heart to meditate upon You,

and a life to proclaim You,

through the power of 

the Spirit of Jesus, our Lord. 

Amen.

A PRAYER BY SAINT BENEDICT 

FOR SEEKERS OF FAITH

Gracious and Holy Father,

give us the wisdom to discover You,

the intelligence to understand You,

the diligence to seek after You,

the patience to wait for You,

eyes to behold You,

a heart to meditate upon You,

and a life to proclaim You,

through the power of 

the Spirit of Jesus, our Lord. 

Amen.

All are Equal

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.