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He came as he did to be what he was. He was what he was to do what he did. He did what he did so that we could be....SAVED from our sins. It's impossible to water down the deity and identity of Jesus and still have a savior. Jesus came as he did - born of a vigin To be what he was - sinless and pure He was what he was - the sinless son of God To do what he did - die for OUR sins He did what he did - so we could be born the children of God Compromise the virgin birth and the entire goodnews of the gospel is compromised. Comprimise his diety and God has no beloved son Comprimise his holiness and sin has no atonement Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life The fullness of God dwells in Christ which means all that God is, all that God does, and all that God will do orbits around the SON   Celebrate this season that Jesus is our Savior...Redeemer...Friend.   Watch & listen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbXF8HaAqPk&feature=youtube_gdata

Christian Atheism. Is their such a thing? What does it mean? Can a person be a Christian and an atheist at the same time? According to Craig Groeschel, author of "The Christian Atheist", this describes someone who believes in God but lives their life as if he doesn't exist. The two words in the same sentence seems awkward, but according to Gods word, lukewarm and faith don't mix well together either. I do know that there was a period in my life that although I professed God, my life reflected everything BUT God. When ask if there's one singular thing that hurts the work of the church and the message of Gods redemption I would have to say...Christians. Christians that profess faith in God but their lives are a complete contradiction of Him. It makes you wonder, as you read this, am I one of those false, pretentious, and lukewarm professors? I stumbled across this book (by Zondervan Press) and was at first blown away by the title, but as I rea...