Essential Doctrines DAY2
Man, I think Im going to have to make a blog about every Saturday now, because the Doctrines are just waaaay too good to not share! :D Also, because I dont want to just forget this in a month's time or something, because what we are learning is extreamly important!
Today at youth, was Nacho's birthday! (Nacho is our family's exchange student from Spain!) and uhm, there were a lot of people at youth today! A LOT! When we all gathered in a circle to play a game (WOOOT Armpit Hair won! Yee!), the circle was huuuuuge! Praise the Lord :D I love it when theres a lot of people at youth (MICHELE CAME TODAY!). For our Bible study, we actually finished the first page! :) hahaha
NON-ESSENTIAL DOCTRINES - are clearly taught in the Bible - must be believed by all Christians - If NOT believed, will result in GOd's discpline and consequences - Not believing them WILL NOT disqualify a person from salvation - A person can be SAVED despite his or her disbelief in them. Hebrews 12:4-11, I Corinthians 3:11-15, 10:23
Non-Essential Doctrines are the things God teaches us in the Bible that are IMPORTANT, but you can still be SAVED if you don't do it. For example, in the Bible it says "don't get drunk." [Ephesians 5:18], but if a Christian gets drunk anyways, it doesn't mean they can't go to Heaven. HOWEVER, it does NOT mean that it's okay to get drunk. There will be consequences for the things we do that goes against the Word of God, Because of his love for us, he would keep disciplining us, until we learn to do the right thing, rather than leaving us to do the wrong things until we end up messing up our lives. Ya know? :]
Kuya Bong asked us, "Who wants to go to Heaven?" Ofcorse everyone raised their hands. "Who wants to die?" And no one raised their hands. But thats when all our questions about death came up. Haha. A bunch of us were confused, because isn't WANTING to die, a sin?
"What if you were Christian, and you really want to go to Heaven and see Jesus already, so you kill yourself. Do you still go to Heaven?" If you TRULY had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, you would NOT want to commit suicide. The peace you get knowing that your loved, and that through Jesus you are saved, will be enough to stop you from killing yourself.
"If someone was planning to skin you alive, but you had a knife and you killed yourself because you'd rather die instantly that having to go through being skinned, will you go to hell?" (haha, Gershy, pretty crazy scenerio! xD) KB told us of the story of Stephen in the Bible [somewhere in Acts] who got stoned (people threw rocks at him till he bled to death...not the other kind of stoned...haha). Because of his faith, he was able to ENDURE that pain. Before he died, he even prayed to God asking them to forgive the people who were stoning him. What a cool guy. xD So again, if you truly had Jesus, you would not have to even consider that, because God will help you endure through the pain, and you wouldn't have to take your own life.
"If someone was on life support and you pulled the plug, is that considered murder?" No, because by taking someone off the artificial breather thingy (the huh? xD), you aren't taking anything away from that person's body, you're only taking away the machine that's keeping them alive. But it's also not a sin to keep someone on life support. If that's their wish, respect it, don't pull the plug, because then that is sinning.
Oh man, there were soooooooooooooooooooooo many questions but I cant seem to remember them all. I should really write stuff down next time. xD Im really tired. Im going to bed. I'll write more if I remember anymore. Or someone else from CHILL can continue the Q. and A. *hint hint BLOG PEOPLE BLOG* :D G'night
