How is the quality of your life?
Whether you are a Christian or not, this bit of wisdom is for you.

If you are a non-Christian and wish to refute, deny or otherwise not accept the Bible, what are you really denying? In a nutshell, you are refuting, denying religion as you know it and the person of Jesus Christ. Is that a fair assumption?

Well, contrary to popular belief, the Bible is not a religious book, although man seeks to make it such. The Bible was not penned to establish different religious groups. It is very non-sectarian. The Bible is a "How To" book of instruction to man on living. Living at peace with himself and others.
Man, for centuries, has been seeking PEACE, and how to live the "GOOD LIFE." But apparently man's way has not been working. We have but to look around and see that that is so.
So what then is this abundant life that we might have?
I hope this will help you, Christian or otherwise. Chew it up. If it taste good, swallow and digest it.
Why do we have so many problems in our world? Man, by his basic nature, is amoral. From his very beginning, he did not have to be taught to do wrong things. He had to be taught how to do things right. A moral sense is is expected to be taught from birth. But obviously, as we can see it has not. We still have bitterness, envy, hatred, jealousy, lack of caring for others. Basically, an animalistic, war-like nature no matter how you want ti slice the cake.
God, in all His majesty and wisdom has been trying to straighten up mankind from the very beginning, but not forcefully. It was and is by providing man with the proper knowledge and understanding. He also gave man the right and ability to make the right choices. It was and is all volitional.

You have the right to choose how your life is. If you are interested in an abundant life, read on.

First of all, we must take the Bible at face value. We need to believe what God says. God says this life is in His Son. Well, what does that mean? It means that prior to Jesus, God spoke through prophets and events. People still failed to believe or accept and did things their own way. That way didn't work so God, in order to drive the point home, had to become a man to comunicate to man face to face. So He came in the body of Jesus Christ (2 Cor.5:19) "...God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." While He was here he taught His disciple how to do the right things, how to live life the right way. To further drive the point home He, in Christ, died in order that man could by his own choice receive the same spirit.
When we receive the Spirit of Christ it is the beginning of that new life (2 Cor.5:17). We begin to see things in a different way, act in a different way. This new life teaches us how to live, how to face and handles issues of life based in His nature not ours.
Religion seeks to change man by trying to change what a man does. For that reason we continually hear preaching on the actions of men. That is the way of religion. BUT,
Christ did not die for what I was doing, He died for what I am. We can't change what a man does until we change what a man is.
To change what a man is is to change his relationship. What is your relationship to God? He will be one of two things. A Father or a judge. As a judge, we can expect His judgements based on His words. As a Father we can expect His blessings based on being a son or daughter. As a son or daughter we strive to be like our Father. We also are entitled to His inheritance. If we are in His will, we can look forward to what He has for us. That's a promise.

But first, in this world, life does not consist of thing prossessions a person has. Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Life then must consist of something other than possessions. It is character and attitude. It is the character and attitude of Christ. When we read and study the Scripture we begin to know His character and attitudes toward every situation.

What are the character traits and attitudes of Christ? (Gal 5:22-23) "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." These character traits enable us to live the abundant life. But they can only be produced in us by having His spirit indwelling in us. Therein lies the difference. 1 John 5:12 "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
This is not a religionist, denominational statement, it is God's word. If we expect to live an abundant life, it is not in an organization, a denomination, religious group, or any other kind of "ism." It is in Jesus Christ Himself. The church is not a building or organization. It is a living, breathing organism whose head is Christ.

If you have not yet trusted and believed, I invite you now to accept Jesus Christ and why He came. Not only in His coming, but in the fact that He died for you personally and more important, that He rose again alive from among the dead, that you might have LIFE. Accept Him and He will do the rest.

If this makes sense to you, let me know.

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