Our Footsteps: My Footsteps

Thursday, June 26, 2008

My Footsteps

I lost a couple of friends this past week. They were dear soles to me for ten years or more. Yes, I had to throw my work shoes away. I hauled them to the dumpster kicking and screaming. I hated to part with them, but they were literally on their last leg. I could barely stand to see them go. They had been good to me (and comfortable to boot). I guess I'll have to foot the bill for a new pair soon; I just hope they're not toe expensive.

As I pondered the passing of my reliable friends, I couldn't help but wonder how many times did I sin with these shoes on. How many people did I encourage with these shoes on? How many people heard the gospel from me while I wore these shoes? How much ministry happened with these shoes on my feet? How many people did I offend? Boy, if these old shoes could talk... How many places did the soles of these shoes touch that weren't pleasing to God? How many kind words spoken, how many victories, how many defeats?

Well, they're gone now. They have nothing to say - nothing to do now. Other shoes have risen up and taken their place. Do they have big shoes to fill? We'll see...

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I Believe...

1). I believe that there is one God. I believe God consists of three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2). I believe that God is holy, righteous, loving, and just.
3). I believe that mankind is separated from God by sin; that sin entered the world through Adam and death through sin.
4). I believe that, because of sin, man is condemned. Because of God’s utter hatred for sin, there is an eternal conscious punishment in hell for all those who do not come to God on His terms, dealing with their sin.
5). I believe that confessing our sins and confessing Jesus Christ as Lord is the only way to properly deal with the sin that has infected everyone. Jesus Christ paid our sin debt on the cross; reconciliation by substitution. There is nothing we can do to add to the finished work of Christ.
6). I believe in the security of the believer, that once he is truly born-again, there is nothing that would cause him to lose his salvation.
7). I believe that upon the death of a true believer in Christ, that he is ushered immediately into the presence of the Lord, where he will live in everlasting joy in Heaven, experiencing eternal fellowship with God.
8). I believe in believer’s baptism by immersion. I don’t believe baptism is necessary for salvation, but it is a beautiful outward profession of an inward possession.
9). I believe in a literal 6-day creation where God created the heavens and the earth and then rested on the seventh day.
10). I believe that the words written in the Bible are truth. I believe that the Bible is inerrant in its parts and in its whole. I believe that the 66 books that make up the canon of scripture make the Bible complete and that God inspired the words written therein. The things that were written down in the Bible are sufficient for every need we have. Not only is God’s Word sufficient, but it is far superior to any other method of handling the problems that man faces, since He has given us all things pertaining to life and godliness.