Building on the Foundation

There is often a question among Christians about which translation is best to use. The reason this is important is the truth, and what we consider the truth to be. A lot of translations are translated using the translator's idea of what a passage should say, rather than what is actually there. These are called thought-for-thought translations, and they are a tragedy because they change the word of God, either by adding to it or, in many cases, taking away from it. It's obvious why this is a terrible idea, yet some of these translations are quite popular among Christians, mostly because they’ve never looked into them. I myself would have recommended some of these poor translations just a few weeks ago, but I looked into it a little more, and it was shocking what I found.  Essentially all translations commonly used today are thought-for-thought translations, which presents a problem. Unless you have a good translation to compare it to, there is a good chance you will be misled by...

  Welcome To The Fight!!! You did it! You made the decision to be baptized! You rejected the magic of Satan and accepted God’s Holy Spirit. Something doesn’t feel right, though. This whole following God thing is harder than you thought it would be. Satan has been attacking you constantly, whether you realize it or not. He doesn’t handle rejection very well, and like a jealous ex, he desperately wants you to take him back. Now comes the bewildering part. You chose to follow God and dedicate your life to Him, but now what? Where do you go from here? It’s easy to become complacent and feel like we have achieved everything we needed to do with baptism. We get bogged down by the world's cares and begin to lose sight of the passion for God that made us choose Him in the first place. We lose sight of our mission. Post-baptism bogging down is extremely common, not just post-baptism, but at every stage of our walk with God. It’s easy to lose sight of our mission in the whirlwind that life i...