First off, I want to apologize. I haven't had a whole lot of blog time this past week, so not only have I not posted, but I haven't really had time to leave comments either. I think I've managed to skim almost everyone's blogs, so I apologize for not leaving comments! But moving on....
So far through scripture memorization, we've covered:
John 3:16-17 - For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Deuteronomy 6:5 - Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
I don't have them memorized word for word yet, but each passing week, as I review them, I'm getting a lot closer, and I am able to remember the book, chapter, verse and general idea of each of them.
So this week, I'm moving on, keeping with the theme of going back to the basics of Christian faith. For this week, I'm choosing
Romans 10:9 - "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." This is a really simple statement that helps to define our faith. We believe that Jesus is Lord, He *is* God. And we tell people about it. We share our faith with others, believers and non-believers. We open our mouths and tell people that we believe that Jesus Christ is our God. And we also believe that God brought Jesus back from the dead. So often we forget about this part! If there was no resurrection, there would have been no eternal life. The resurrection proves to us that Jesus is who He says He is. We have that evidence that Jesus is God. Without the resurrection, our faith means nothing. Because of the resurrection,
we have hope and faith that we will share in that eternal life with Jesus Christ someday. How AWESOME is that?! 
Comments (3)
very awesome Shana, bless you and what you are doing.
You're freaking me out. My pastor preached on that exact verse Sunday. And it has long been one of my very favorite verses in the Bible, as it explains exactly what is so amazing about salvation. We can't earn it. It is a gift, made possible by what Jesus did for us. Thanks for this post
I love sharing this rediscovery of faith with you. It's great, and such an encouragement!