Q: Easter is coming up in a few weeks. What would be a good way to celebrate it? I'd like to teach my kids something more than the Easter Bunny, candy and new outfits. But I honestly don't know where to start.
A: You start with the resurrection. Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection ... which proved that He is who He says He is. It proved that Jesus is God. And that truth means that our sins are forgiven. We just have to confess them and turn to Him.
I think an excellent way to celebrate Easter is to focus on the meaning of the resurrection. Ask yourself what it means that your sins are forgiven. Is that a big deal to you? You might make a list of the sins you've committed so that you can see what Christ died to forgive. You could have your kids, for example, do the same thing.
Our culture, as have many other cultures in the history of the world, includes food as a main part of every celebration. So it's not entirely wrong that we have jelly beans and chocolate rabbits on Easter. It's just wrong to leave it there.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
After God's Heart?
Q: I've read your blog but don't accept your explanation of why King David was "a man after God's own heart." Come on! The guy was despicable. He's everything that we tell our daughters to avoid in life! How can you say such things about him?
A: First of all, I didn't say it. God did. (1 Samuel 13:14 & Acts 13:22) It is true enough that King David was quite a prolific sinner. His sins were many and some were pretty shocking. But, just like the rest of us, his standing before/with God has nothing to do with his level of sinfulness. (And neither does ours.)
King David displayed an uncanny ability to learn from his mistakes (sins). He had a heart that accepted God's correction. David also understood God's loving forgiveness. He knew how to live a forgiven life.
It was David's openness to Gods grace that set him apart from any other sinful man (or woman). David knew the joy of forgiveness. He had been forgiven much - and he knew it. In a sense, you might say King David practiced Romans 8:1 even before it had been written!
A: First of all, I didn't say it. God did. (1 Samuel 13:14 & Acts 13:22) It is true enough that King David was quite a prolific sinner. His sins were many and some were pretty shocking. But, just like the rest of us, his standing before/with God has nothing to do with his level of sinfulness. (And neither does ours.)
King David displayed an uncanny ability to learn from his mistakes (sins). He had a heart that accepted God's correction. David also understood God's loving forgiveness. He knew how to live a forgiven life.
It was David's openness to Gods grace that set him apart from any other sinful man (or woman). David knew the joy of forgiveness. He had been forgiven much - and he knew it. In a sense, you might say King David practiced Romans 8:1 even before it had been written!
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