Many in our world today walk through life hopeless. Yet, Christ invites us to bear hope to our hurting world. On August 27, 2022, Chile hosted a week-long evangelistic series themed "Never give up, there is still hope," which included inspirational messages by guest speaker, Pastor Robert Costa. Many of the week’s messages answered difficult questions individuals often ask such as, “If God is good, why do innocent people suffer?” and “Why does a loving God allow suffering?” As a result, several give their lives to Jesus through baptism. Watch this week’s full ANN broadcast on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventistOrgChurch Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeKKhbcDgPI
1.2 Free Will, the Basis for Love – REBELLION IN A PERFECT UNIVERSE | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series ON DEATH, DYING, AND THE FUTURE HOPE with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
1.REBELLION IN A PERFECT UNIVERSE |
It has taken place. What are the effects of this rebellion on our planet? |
Memory Text: Isaiah 14:12 – How you have fallen from heaven, you star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who defeated the nations!
1.2 Free Will, the Basis for Love
Coercion is the opposite of love. Our creator will never force you but loves you.
My God bless you today and always.
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Poiché l’amore di Cristo ci costringe
Il servizio è un seme che Dio ha piantato nel cuore per uscire dalla comfort zone e mettere il proprio tempo e le proprie energie a disposizione del Suo progetto di nuovi cieli e nuova terra. Meditazione a cura del Past. Roberto Iannò. Registrata presso la comunità di Cesena il Sabato 24 Settembre 2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t03vMLNl2bg
Forgiveness And Redemption
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Forgiveness and redemption, two words that can have the power to transform someone's life through Jesus. This week we will be studying the book of Titus in…Source: https://vimeo.com/753588403
Monday: Free Will, the Basis for Love
Read 1 John 4:7-16. What does this passage tell us about free will as a condition to cultivating love?
Artificial flowers can be gorgeous, but they do not grow and bloom as do real ones. Robots are pre-programmed to talk and to perform many tasks, but they have neither life nor emotions. In reality, life and free will are indispensable conditions for someone to receive, cultivate, and share love.
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So, our loving God created angels (including Lucifer) and human beings with freedom to make their own choices, including the possibility of following a wrong path. In other words, God created the whole universe as a perfect and harmonious environment for His creatures to grow in love and in wisdom.
In 1 John 4:7-16, the apostle John underscores that “God is love,” and that He manifested His love to us by sending His own Son to die for our sins. As a result, we should express our gratitude for His infinite love by loving one another. Such love, divinely originated, would be the most convincing evidence that God abides in us and that we abide in Him. This appeal to reflect God’s love to one another makes sense only if addressed to creatures who can choose to cultivate and express that love or, in contrast, to live a self-centered life. However, freedom of choice can easily be misused, a sad fact demonstrated in the tragic rebellion of Lucifer in heaven.
Even recognizing the importance of free will, some people still wonder, If God knew that Lucifer would rebel, why did God create him? Does the creation of Lucifer not make God ultimately responsible for the origin of sin?
That can be a very difficult question to speculate about, because it depends upon many factors, including what exactly is meant by the word “responsible.” The origin and nature of sin are mysteries that no one can fully explain.
Even so, God did not ordain sin to exist; He only allowed its existence, and then, at the cross, He took upon Himself the ultimate punishment for that sin, thus enabling Him, ultimately, to eradicate it. In all our painful musings about evil, we must never forget that God Himself paid the highest price for the existence of sin and of evil (see Matthew 5:43-48, Romans 5:6-11), and that He has suffered from them more than any of us ever will.
| Free will, a gift from God, is sacred, but comes heavy laden with powerful consequences, not only for yourself but for others, as well. What important decisions are you, using this gift, about to make, and what will be the consequences of whatever choices you make? |
Amen!
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