Many people need God but the religions’ standards are too high. God loves everyone and want everyone to come to Him as unclean as they are. Jesus Christ died so that we do not have to follow the laws in order to be right with God and to be fulfilled in life. Though He corrects, God condemns no one who does wrong.
Philippians 3:9 NLT and become one with Him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with Himself depends on faith.
Born in a Christian and religious environments, I tried living up to the expectations and the standards of the believers but failed. Just like any other sinner, I longed to be saved but I knew I had no strength and ability to be a Christian.
The Lord came and introduced Himself to me as unconditional LOVE, the father of all the living, who’s heart is to bless His children and not to condemn us.
Luke 11:11-13 NLT "You fathers—if your children ask [for bread, do you give them a stone? Or if they ask] for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him."
God moved and lived with me when I was living in sin and it did not make sense to my religious mind. I surrendered my life to Him seeing His love. Up to today I am still standing on His strength and grace, not by my ability to be good. I can not do any good on my own.
After 5 years of publishing the offerings on e-mails and 7 months on Facebook, this blog is the continuation of God’s blessing in our lives. The main objective of the OFFERING is to bring all human beings into relationship with God (instead of religion, church or obeying the laws to feeling good) and into understanding or accepting God’s love without working for it. Only God (not us) can choose, save and change us. We can not do it on our own, we need Jesus, our mediator, who paid all our sins that we come to God cleanly and that we all become successful in everything we do. Hence we do not have to be good before we accept Him. John 15:16 NLT You didn't choose Me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using My name.
1 John 5:4-5 GNB because every child of God is able to defeat the world. And we win the victory over the world by means of our faith. 5 Who can defeat the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
Most importantly is that God is the creator and owner of everything. He created everything with a purpose. Without God, people live and die unfulfilled.
John 10:10 NLT The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
Psalms 127:1 GNB If the LORD does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless; if the LORD does not protect the city, it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.
John 15:4 GNB Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; it can do so only if it remains in the vine. In the same way you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
The Offering is to bring every human being to their creator to be successful in life.
There is no theory or laws (do’s and don’ts) from the Bible but only testimonies of God’s power and true application of God’s word in real life for real people as we receive it by faith through the grace of God.
Galatians 3:11 NLT So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, "It is through faith that a righteous person has life."
The offering does not promote righteousness brought about by putting effort on living right by obeying the laws of the Bible (Moses). Righteousness is only brought about by Jesus Christ’s perfect sacrifice blood when one believes. The offering promotes that people must come to God even is they sin, to allow God Himself to live through them and over the period of time be changed.
Just as I have surrendered my life to God after being overpowered by His Love, I would like God to do the same for every other sinner. The Bible is a book of love that is written to show how God loves sinners and how far He would go to bring them into a relationship with Himself. Repentance may take long or many years but the will of God is to be with His children, not to judge or condemn them. The offerings highlight the grace of God where a sinner’s punishment is not only withdrawn but God blesses Him out of love in Jesus Christ. It is through His love (grace) that we are changed and sanctified.
The basis Scriptures of the offerings include:
Romans 8:38-39
For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below---there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:20 NLT “God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant.”
Mark 2:17 NLT When Jesus heard this, He told them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners."
John 3:16-17 ESV "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Luke 4:18 NLT "The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, for He has anointed Me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,
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