Doctrine, or not to Doctrine (The Final Chapter)

So it comes to an end, but with our goal. Ever had points in your life where you felt as though there was no goal, no direction, no purpose to what you were doing? I am struggling with some of that right now. But, we must never forget that our goal is not here on earth. Our goal lies in heaven, in the form of a God that is waiting for us with open arms to hopefully say to us,"well done my good and faithful servant."

So is our goal heaven, or is our goal salvation? But wait, we have already been saved so that means we have met our goal. Negative, the truth eludes us. "The word is near you.......That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:8-9). Are we living this as our doctrine: yelling from every street corner that "Jesus is Lord?" Are we living this as our doctrine: believing in a resurrected Christ? We can say that we believe all we want to, but if we don't live it out, we are fooling ourselves and leading many people in a deception of what God is all about.

So let's put on our pads, break out "The Playbook," start digging in our feet, and let's push the whole defensive line of Hell back into the dispicable pit it came from (I had to use your analogy Hal. It was a great one). We must not rest on "our own" righteousness, but on that of the one who saved us.

Suiting up for gameday,
Jesus Freak Out!