Such a Powerful Chapter

Romans 8

Life Through the Spirit

¹Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,^a]">[a] ²because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. ³For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,^b]">[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.^c]">[c] And so he condemned sin in sinful man,^d]">[d] ⁴in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

⁵Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. ⁶The mind of sinful man^e]">[e] is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; ⁷the sinful mind^f]">[f] is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. ⁸Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.

⁹You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. ¹⁰But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. ¹¹And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

¹²Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. ¹³For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, ¹⁴because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. ¹⁵For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.^g]">[g] And by him we cry, "Abba,^h]">[h] Father." ¹⁶The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. ¹⁷Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Future Glory

¹⁸I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. ¹⁹The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope ²¹that^i]">[i] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

²²We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. ²³Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. ²⁴For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

²⁶In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. ²⁷And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

More Than Conquerors

²⁸And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,^j]">[j] who^k]">[k] have been called according to his purpose. ²⁹For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. ³⁰And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

³¹What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³²He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? ³³Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. ³⁴Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. ³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ³⁶As it is written:
"For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."^l]">[l] ³⁷No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^m]">[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This chapter in Romans, is such a blessing to all Christians. It helps a lot. Read it

God loves you

Did you know that the best diamond are the ones that shine the most and have good 'cuts'
It takes a skilled craftsman to cut a diamond into its ideal shape. Their goal is to maximize brilliance and sparkle. All those edges on a diamond are created through scientific formulas, and the more experienced the craftsman, the better the result. A diamond that is cut too deep or too shallow will fail to shine as brightly and may appear dull.

God is the ultimate craftsman.
And we are his diamond.
Constantly shaping us to be the prefect diamond.
So cuts are deep, so are shallow.

If you are a true-believing Christian, you would accept change all the time to become the prefect diamond.
You are willing to push on to the good times and bad times.
Wanting your character to be prefect for Christ.

And every prefect diamond has a unique shine to them.
That shine is your appearance, how do you want to appear to your friends/family/strangers.
This appearance is your attitude, character and talents.

And God is crafting you to be prefect in all areas in your life.
We are to appear the prefect examples to your friends even to strangers and yes, also family.

So don't destroy yourself because it's hard or whatever.
fight it through, the results are coming.

God loves you

Reunited Skittles Addiction

Hey,

Today was pretty alright, all smooth and ready for school in like another after tomorrow. Tomorrow is Sunday, blessed day. Back today, didn't do much, study and finish up my homework. and also now watching a bit of television. Television here is somehow more worse and good at the same time. First the good, well they show when it is suppose to be release unlike Malaysia where you have to download it. That is the only good thing about American tv.

Now the bad, there is so much advertisement show on tv than the actual show showing. Is crazy, and mostly is all weight lose ads, protein shakes ads, and product ads, and the most is law ads(law company wanting to help you in your tax, suing and whatever). Crazy. And there is so much cable networks here unlike Malaysia where there is only Astro. The really bad thing is that i cannot find the tv listing in my room because to many cable networks here. Is really crazy.

Thank God i manage to find the channels that i watch: cbs, cw, abc, cnbc, fox, and espn. Oh i found out that my school has it's own tv channel. It is called Liberty Channel and even a radio channel. Amazing. The Liberty Channel show what the school is doing, show sermons, and games. Same with the radio.

that is pretty much my day. So till then nighty night.

Zealous,

if you watch basketball, you have know about this trash talking from ron artest and kobe

this is a funny one.

the universe is just breath-taking.
Isn't it amazing what God does.
Have you wonder why does God cares about us, we are so small and nothing to him.
Yet he cares and love.

He cares so much that He send His only Son to die for our sins. So that we may be with Him again in eternal life.

So best thing to do is to obey him and put our faith in Him.

God loves you

When the Clock Ticks Left...

Hi,

Today is Friday the 13th. I can't believe that people would be so superstitious on a day that would bring bad luck to them. For me i don't believe in this luck thing. Mostly is fluke. For example making basketball shots is either you have practice for a every long time or that day you manage to put in shots cause maybe your shooting stands is correct(so makes it fluke).

Bad luck comes cause you make the wrong choices. And it so happen that day you made a lot of wrong choices. So the best way to do things is to think first and plan out your moves.

Anyway, about my day it seems pretty alright. My roommate came back after long holiday at New York. He went there to see his uncle or something. Did i talk about my roommate before. i think i have. He is Chinese from China, and a super loud person(cannot take him already) and eats a lot of noodles. Only one good thing about him is that he is nice.

So he came back in the wee wee hours in the morning which scare the hack out of me. i thought i was being rob. I thank God that i lock the door. So i went him in. Another thing about him is that he is super loud and he is really loud. He was unpacking his stuff. Man and i want to sleep and you are doing that, you are really asking for trouble here. But you guys knowing me, i won't hurt a person, so i just turn and turn in my sleep till he stop unpacking and showering and everything that is related to noise.

Didn't wake up till 430pm which is 430am in Malaysia. Went out with my friends for dinner and came back to play xbox 360.

Now in my room, studying little and finishing up some homework. Thank God that spring break is over. Cause i want to study and workout. Yea, during spring break the school was like a dead place. It was flopping empty, no one, scary. So everything was close, even the school gym which sucks a lot. So i had to workout in the room.

Missing school now. School is going to start on Monday. Yea. Get to see people and friends and people and friends and people and friends.

I guess I'm done here. Alright now to say nighty night.

clocks tick right,

Did you know the most healthiest trees are their roots, growing deep down the ground.
You see that a strong tree comes from it's roots. If it grows deeper in the ground, it cause the tree to have a strong foundation. Another thing is that is always hungry for food.

So we must be like a tree. Always hungry for the Word of God. Always wanting to know the inside and outside of the Word of God. And you live according to the Word of God and obey, trust, faith in God.

There will be no way to break you.

If you follow God. You are not afraid for change. Cause God will cut the branches for you to grow taller.

Build your foundation on the Word of God. Is important and good for you and me.

Just do it.

God loves you.

Friday 13ths

If Friday the 13th is unlucky, then 2009 is an unusually unlucky year. This week's Friday the 13th is one of three to endure this year.

The first came last month. The next is in November. Such a rare triple-threat occurs only once every 11 years.

The origin of the link between bad luck and Friday the 13th is murky. The whole thing might date to Biblical times (the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus). By the Middle Ages, both Friday and 13 were considered bearers of bad fortune. In modern times, the superstition permeates society.

Here are five of our favorite Friday-the-13th facts:

1. Fear of Friday the 13th - one of the most popular myths in science - is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.

2. Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.

3. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal. Napoleon and President Herbert Hoover were also triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.

4. Mark Twain once was the 13th guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck," Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12." Superstitious diners in Paris can hire a quatorzieme, or professional 14th guest.

5. The number 13 suffers from its position after 12, according to numerologists who consider the latter to be a complete number - 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles of Jesus, 12 days of Christmas and 12 eggs in a dozen.

interesting, but we Christians should not be trouble by this day or whatever supertitious days. Cause Jesus Christ is God, what there to fear, when we have God by our side.

God loves you