We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Men are never manlier than when they are tender with their children – whether holding a baby in their arms, loving their grade-schooler, or hugging their teenager or adult children.
Kent Hughes

The problem here is the obvious lack of understanding of the infinite nature of sin as contrasted to the infinite righteousness of God. If the slightest sin is infinite in its significance, then it also demands infinite punishment as a divine judgment. Though it is common for all Christians to wish that there were some way out of the doctrine of eternal punishment because of its inexorable and unyielding revelation of divine judgment, one must rely in Christian faith on the doctrine that God is a God of infinite righteousness and well as infinite love. While on the one hand He bestows infinite grace to those who trust Him, He must, on the other hand, inflict eternal punishment on those who spurn His grace.
John Walvoord

A Gift Commitment

A GIFT COMMITMENT

KNOWING THAT GOD HAS CALLED ME TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
HERE ON EARTH,

TRUSTING JESUS CHRIST AS MY GOD AND SAVIOR, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT TO FILL
ME,

BELIEVING I HAVE BEEN CALLED TO THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY IN THE BODY
OF CHRIST,

ACCEPTING THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN SPECIFIC SPIRITUAL GIFTS FOR USE IN
THAT MINISTRY,

AND THANKING GOD THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN ALL THAT WE NEED TO DO WHAT
WE ARE CALLED TO EFFECTIVELY AND JOYFULLY,

I THEREFORE WILL NOT NEGLECT THE GIFT THAT IS WITHIN ME.

I ACCEPT THE PROMISE THAT GOD WILL MINISTER THROUGH ME.

I COMMIT MYSELF TO DEVELOP AND USE IN GOD’S SERVICE  MY GIFTS OF:

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.

I ALSO COMMIT MYSELF TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF A POTENTIAL GIFT
OF:

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I PRAY THAT WE HERE TOGETHER WILL BE FAITHFUL AND WHOLEHEARTED
IN OUR SERVICE
AND PRAISE TO THE LORD OF ALL CREATION.
 
 

      SIGNED ___________________________  

DATE _____________