Even though I haven't blogged everyday of what I haveread for Lent....I am very proud that I have been reading at least one chapter...except of course, Day 3. But anyway...
Exodus 7: Aaron's Staff Becomes A Serpant/A Plague of Blood
Exodus 8: A Plague of Frogs/A Plague of Gnats/A Plague of Flies
Exodus 9: A Plague Against Livestock/A Plague of Festering Boils/A Plague of Hail
Exodus 10: A Plague of Locusts/A Plague of Darkness
Exodus 11: Death for Egypt's Firstborn
Exodus 12: The First Passover/Israel's Exodus from Egypt/Instructions for the Passover
Exodus 13: Dedication of the Firstborn/Isreal's Wilderness Detour
Exodus: 14: Israel's Wilderness Detour/The Egyptians Persue Israel/Escape Through the Red Sea
Reading Exodus again (something I haven't done in afew years...yes, I said years) I've noticed how God called Moses and although Moses did it with an exception (hopefully I won't) God still did AMAZING things for His people.
I am just honored that God, out of all the people who could have helped the Deaf people, that He chose me to be able to do it. (Yes, a HUGE responsibility....but it won't be me by myself.)
Lately, I have been doing some thinking,and there is a HUGE conflict in my personal beliefs, that contradict that other Christians have taught me...
What I was taught: Homosexuals go to hell
What I believe: Homosexuas don't go to hell...unless they don't accept Jesus as their savior...the Bible has never said "Homosexuals will go to hell"....although it is something that God points out that he just doesn't like.....He also just doesn't like sin.....and sin is all the same to God....so back to where we started from.....we all deserve Hell... (take some time to read Romans 3)
My point being...there is no reason why God would pick just one group of sinners to specifically go to hell. Yes, God expresses how much he doesn't like that...considering that He make us to "fit" a specific way.
And theway Christians treat them.....so sad :'( No wonder they don't like us.....we treat them so low!! (NOT WHAT CHRIST WOULD HAVE DONE)
What I was taught: Mormons are Christian
What I believe: I'm not so sure they are....yes, granted they do MUCH GOOD when it comes to helping others...but the Bible says that "fath is NOT by works alone." And the work that is done in the Mormon "Church" is for the benefit of the Mormon's soul. From my understanding of Mormon's and their work is that they do all these things for others so they can get into a better level of heaven so they can have more "spirit babies". First of all, there is no time in heaven to "get busy", it is spent worshipping the God that created us. So, I don't think that Mormon's are Christian.....and I know that a few of my Mormon friends think that I am going to Hell because I am not a part the Mormon church.
I know there are going to be people that are going to read this a be REALLY offended at my personal beliefs...but that's okay....I am taking a different approach to my faith.......LOVE THE SINNER AND HATE THE SIN..........although it is going to be hard...that's what God does.
God bless you all!
Cody Marie Bolton
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