A personal relationship with Jesus has first to do with meeting him. For some who personally walked in the time of Christ, He simply called out their names and said, come follow me. For those of us who can't see him, we have to find God on a different level. We have to hear of Him and His teachings. We have to think about the beliefs that surround the idea and theology of Christ. We have to determine if we are going to accept that as truth, and ultimately follow in the footsteps of the apostles. The Bible informs us that God is always there knocking on the door of our hearts, and all we have to do is turn to him and let him in, and choose to follow Him with our whole heart. Thinking that God exists is much different than knowing in your heart that God exists.

Let's begin with my belief that there is a God. In my mind God exists because I believe he exists.

Second. I think this time alone can also bring us great peace. The silence of these times with God can be life changing. They can teach us obedience and self control. Most importantly, I think they can teach us how to listen for the voice of His spirit. I think maybe the only way I can hear the voice of the Holy Spirit is when I'm quiet and calm, when I'm worshipping. I don't hear His voice very often and I believe that's because I don't take enough time to listen. Listening and obeying are the keys to quiet time and worship. I believe this is what it takes to achieve maturity in our faith. After all the best way to get to know someone is to spend time with them.

Why should a Christian be involved with a local church? Why did Christ establish the church and call it a body with many parts? Why does the Bible say that the hand can not say to the foot - I don't need you? The ministry of the body of Christ depends soley on the parts of the body each doing their specific jobs. Without the foot the leg will not work. Without the pastor the people have no direction. Without the people the church is just a building.

Why do I believe these things? I believe God exists because historical evidence and findings point toward an ordered universe, not the evolutionary, happen stance world that darwinists believe in. I believe God exists because some things in life are too perfect to have been chance. For example: of all the planets, the earth's atmosphere is the only one that is ideal for sustaining human life. Next let's take the human life as an example. Our bodies are designed much too precisely to have just appeared. The inner workings of our bodies are so perfectly designed to keep us functioning properly. How the skin repairs itself when damaged. How the eyes see. The ability of our brains to reason. No animal has the reasoning capabilities that we do. These are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the evidence for God's existence.

The only other core belief that I will talk about is Jesus' death and resurrection. I believe Jesus came to this earth to live a perfect life as a testimony to the awesome power of God, and to become the perfect sacrifice for the sins of man. I believe Jesus was crucified on a cross. I believe he died. I believe that 3 days later he rose from the dead and accended to heaven. I believe he will come back for me. I also believe that the only way for a person to be forgiven of their sins and accepted into heaven, is for them to believe this and to ask forgiveness from Christ, and change their actions.

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