NICE TRY

  Hmm, where to start..

• I believe in the sovereignty of God, which is to say the supreme power and authority of God. (Read Ge 1:1, Is 55:8-9,  Is 40:26, etc, etc) 
• I believe in the perfect love, grace, and justice of our God. We owe all things to our creator. (Read Jo 3:16, 1 Jo 1:9)  

• I believe we owe God our worship and obedience, but can choose to go another way.

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• I believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God who was born into this world, then lived, died, and rose again for our sins (read Gospels) completing God's plan for salvation as prophesied 700 years before by the Prophet Isaiah (Read Isaiah 53).

• I believe GOD CHOSE US ALL, but has blessed us with FREE WILL to accept or reject this selection. BUT there is not one choice we can make that can alter God's plan of salvation for ALL. No one is CHOSEN to be a vessel of His wrath as I do not believe this describes God's Nature.​

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• I believe OUR FREE WILL fits inside of GOD'S WILL.
• I believe all the wild-haired rebellious free will moments in the history of mankind plus all other calamities & natural disasters combined cannot.. will not alter god’’’s plan!  Meaning God is still sovereign despite the best attempts of man to dent God's plan. (Read Is 40:26)
  I believe in Heaven and Hell, and wide is the road that leads to destruction, and narrow is the gate that leads to God.  psst, hint.. choose the narrow gate! (Read Mt 7:13-14)

• Finally, I believe, man's sincere pursuits/theologies are pleasing to God.. BUT are merely 'cute' attempts of FINITE MAN attempting to understand/describe our INFINITE GOD. (Read Is 55:8-9)

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Hmmm.. yes I think that sums up what I believe. I started writing today's blog with the title 'NICE TRY' which is an apt description of my beliefs.  Like I noted above, God's ways and thoughts are higher than our ways and thoughts (Is 55:8-9), and in my most lucid moments.. I see dimly what God will one day make clear (1 Cor 13:12).

So this is what I believe which is important to ME.  What do you believe? What is God teaching you about truth?  Do what I believe and what you believe fall in line with God's Truth? 

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and.. I believe it is important for everyone to pursue a serious 'NICE TRY' understanding and appreciation of God.  This is not an issue anyone should put on the back burner of life. We owe God at the very least to make a NICE TRY... and for eternity's sake we owe ourselves.

May God bless each of you today where Covid-19 and more just keep piling on more questions than we have answers. I pray for peace, and the Holy Spirit's leading us to truth and answers for all of life's questions, and to a place where we feel God's love and peace like never before.

​Jeff (Trying to be Nice) Larson
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