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Leadership Training

June 28, 2012 by Fritz

“Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?” — 1st Corinthians 6:2

Our future is NOT sitting around heaven on a cloud eating bon-bons and strumming on harps into eternity — we’ll have a job to do!

The apostle Paul wrote that the saints were destined for leadership positions in Christ’s coming kingdom. The apostle John, too, wrote of the vision he saw of Christ’s followers living and reigning with Jesus on the earth for a thousand years. This isn’t a new idea, the Old Testament is filled with references to “the saints'” (not the football team) leadership role. See Psalm 149 as an example. The Old Testament term, “Saints”, according to Paul, actually refers to even the most insignificant feeble follower of Christ.

No good company puts someone into leadership without training, so why would God? And where are we going to get that training but in our jobs and doing what we are doing now. It’s not just busy work until Christ returns, I’m learning a lot about people and life. Not all of it is pleasant but all of it is a learning experience!

I believe this is exactly why God doesn’t just take us to heaven the moment we give ourselves to Christ.

We enter God’s Leadership Training program.

— fritz
Related posts:
“Our Future” – June 21, 2012
“Recognizing Value” – June 14, 2012

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Advantages of being a Relative

June 25, 2012 by Fritz

Tax men came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay taxes?”

Peter said, “Of course.” But as soon as they were in the house, Jesus confronted him. “Simon, what do you think? When a king levies taxes, who pays—his children or his subjects?” He answered, “His subjects.”

Jesus said, “Then the children get off free, right?

Jesus made a special point to Peter that the kings of this world don’t charge their own children taxes. There are certain advantages to being a relative of the one in power.

Same with God — His Children live in His kingdom for free, too.

Why point that out? Because receiving Christ changes a person from being one of God’s “subjects/servant” to one of God’s “children”

So then, you are no longer a slave but a child. And since you are his child, God will give you all that he has for his children. – Galatians 4:7 (Good News Bible)

If you are Christ’s come to God as his child not his servant; it will change your prayer life!

— fritz

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Our Future

June 21, 2012 by Fritz

When Christ appears, we shall be like him — 1st John 3:2

“We look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, – Philippians 3:20b-21

Understanding what happened on that famous resurrection Sunday is essential! It wasn’t Jesus’ spirit which appeared, like a ghost, to his disciples then went to be with God — Jesus walked out of that tomb spirit, soul, and body. He told his disciples “Touch me, a ghost doesn’t have flesh and bone like this.” Then he ate with them. (Luke 24:39-43).

Why is this important? Many reasons, not the least of which is because it gives us an inkling of our future.

We won’t ever become angels, won’t come back as a tsetse fly or do a repeat performance, we shall physically come alive with a renewed body like Christ’s. We’ll have a physical place to live and an important job to do.

— fritz
Related post: “Recognizing Value” – June 14, 2012

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