A Sin is A Sin

At a BRINGING BACK GOD service PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talked about sin. A sin is a sin is a sin. It doesn't matter if you lied, cheated, stole, or murdered someone, you still committed a sin.
The Ten Commandments are our laws from God that state what we should not do in the eyes of the Lord. They are the same Commandments that were given to Moses when he went up Mount Sinai. If you break one of them it is the same as breaking any of the others. The punishment in God's eyes is the same. You need to repent your sin, repent it from the bottom of your heart and ask forgiveness from God. Become baptized and be a true follower of the cross. That is what will please God. That is what will forgive you of your sin.
Someone I love dearly once said, "A sin is a sin, doesn't matter if you killed someone or if you stole a candy bar. A sin is still spelled with the three same letters." That is one of my favorites quotes. A sin is still spelled the same way no matter what the sin is. What a simple way to look at it and how very, very true. The only sin that is unforgivable is if you blaspheme. It says it in the Bible so I believe it.
The Bible talks about sin. It says in James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. In Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. In Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ out Lord. (All scripture was taken from a KJV Bible.)
These re just some of the scriptures that talk about sin. They are all saying the same thing, repent your sins and ask forgiveness from Jesus Christ and God. Everyone is a sinner. There was only one perfect person that has ever walked this earth. He was the only one that did not sin. That was Jesus. The rest of us are ALL sinners. No matter what you may think, you are a sinner. I know I am. I also know that I ask for forgiveness and repent what I have done to God and he will forgive me.
If you would like to learn more about how to repent your sins, please come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA.Talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or listen to him on BlogTalk Radio.
God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl

Gluttony

If you have read my blog before than you know that recently I have talked about lust, one of the seven sins. All seven of them, in case you are wondering, are;

1. Sloth

2. Gluttony

3. Lust

4. Greed

5. Vanity

6. Pride

7. Anger or Wrath

Today I am going to talk about Gluttony. What do you know about gluttony? Is it just being over weight because you eat too much? Or, is something more than that? What does the bible say about gluttony? In Proverbs23:20-21, and I am using a KJV bible, it says: Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. In 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Let’s talk about eating too much. That is the easiest part of gluttony to pick up on. But what about drinking? Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS says at RINGING ACK GOD, “Which is worse, to pick up a spoon or to pick up a bottle? They are both a form of gluttony.” He’s right. Just because you may not have a weight problem doesn’t necessarily mean that you aren’t a glutton. If you pick up an alcohol bottle and become a drunk you are sinning. You are being a glutton.

Now let’s look at someone that doesn’t drink, doesn’t have an eating problem but like to horde things. Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? Think about it. If you are going around a sifting through other people trash because you can’t help yourself you are actually being a glutton. Reality check people, get over your problem. I know it is easier said then done. I get that. But here’s the thing, if you are willing to make change, and I mean true CHANGE in your heart and are willing to give it all up and come back to God, then He will help you. He will help you overcome your gluttony. You can be healed of your addiction to food, drugs, alcohol, hording, or whatever you may have a problem with that is a form of gluttony. But YOU must make the change in yourself first! You cannot expect God to do it all for you and give nothing back to Him in return. You make the change and show Him you are willing to do the work then you will get the help you are looking for from Him.

Remember, it is not what we say we will do but what we will show God that we will do that proves we are worthy of Him.

If you are in need of any help with the sin of gluttony or have any other problems that you would like help with, come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA and have a talk with PASTORJOHN COLLINS. Bring yourself back to The Cross, to Jesus, to God and see how much you can change with just a little faith.

Justifying

Justification or to Justify. We all do it and know we shouldn’t but what does it really mean? Does it mean tell a lie to cover up another lie? Does it mean to say something to take the focus away from you and your problem? Does it mean and excuse for something that you did?

If you look up the word in the dictionary I says, ‘the action of showing something to be right or reasonable’ basically meaning that you are lying, taking the focus away from yourself, and making up an excuse. Plain and simple you shouldn’t be doing it in the eyes of the Lord.

To take it a step further, let’s look in the bible, I am using a KJV bible, Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in the sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

To justify something that you have done, said or how you have acted to make yourself look better is a sin. It can be taken as you have not grown up into an adult and are still acting childish. You are still acting immature. To justify your actions because you don’t want people to think badly of you is a wrong way to think. Stand up for what you did, whatever it is. Put your big boy or girl pants on and take responsibility for the things you have said or done.

Don’t rely on a lie or a justification to make other people like you. The truth of the matter is, by justifying you are going to drive your friends and family away. They are not going to want to be around you because you are not being a good person. You are not being a good you. More importantly you are not being a good Christian.

At the end of the day being a good Christian and a good follower of the lord is all that really matters. Not what you did or did not do. What you said or did not say. If your actions are not glorifying the Lord then you are not being a completely faithful servant of the Lord. This is something I have struggled with in my past. But right now here today I have made a decision to stop my childish, immature, justifying ways. I want to be a better Christian I want to be a better me. I want to serve our Lord with everything I have and with everything I do and it isn’t possible if I continue to justify things in my life.

PASTR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN preaches in his sermons about justifying. To be a better you and to be a better Christian, you need to put all of your sins and all of your problems in Gods hands. Ask God, ask Jesus to help you and to take your sins away. He died on that cross for us. He died to take our sins for us. He died and stamped our debt paid. Don’t take for granted what He did for us on that cross in Calvary that day. Don’t think for one minute that you are not worthy enough to change your ways and come back to Him. You are and He will always take you back.

So, stop your justifying. Stop your excuses. Stop your lies. Stop acting childish and immature. Come back to The Cross and e a better you.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS preaches every Sunday at 10:00am and Wednesday at 7:00pm at BRINGING BACK GOD located at 1505 Broad Street in BRISTOL, TN. Stop in and have a chat with him or visit the church in MARIETTA, PA. Also you can listen to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS on Saturdays at 1:00pm on WIGN radio or on Sundays at 11:00am on Top Gun radio.

Love you guys and God Bless You,

The Church Goer Girl

Lust

Let’s talk about the seven deadly sins. Do you know what they are? Can you name them off the top of our head? I know that I can name 6 without having to look them up.

1. Sloth

2. Gluttony

3. Lust

4. Greed

5. Vanity

6. Pride

7. Anger or Wrath

As a whole none of them are good for us. God does not like any of them. That is why they are called sins. Simple to figure out right. But what does He have to say abut them? If we look in the bible, and I am using a KJV version, Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

A second verse from the bible, again a KJV version, states Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put of all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Today I am just going to focus on Lust.

At BRINGINGBACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks abut the seven sins in his sermons. He states, “You cannot be a new person if you still have sin in your heart. If you are still coveting, which is lusting, after things here on earth, then you are sinning. Do not lust after a person, a home, possessions you have here on earth. You cannot take them to heaven with you. Store up your treasures in heaven not on earth. When you die they will just be things that your family will have to take care of.”

Lust can come in all shapes and forms. You can lust after a good looking woman or man. You can also crave something. Some crave attention, some crave, sugar, some crave drugs. This is all a form of lust. Look in your heart do you struggle with lust? I know I have. I have a problem with sugar at times. I crave it like nothing else. But if I give in to my craving and satisfy my addiction I know that I am lusting therefore I am sinning. I ask God for help and know in my heart that because I am showing Him that I can resist the temptation of vast quantities of sugar, like eating cake icing straight from a can (very guilty of that and I have done it more than once not only as an adult but as a kid), that He will help me with this struggle and take it from me so I no longer crave or lust after sugar.

If you like looking at men or women it is the same thing. Ask God to take that addiction away from you and show Him that you can resist the temptation everyday and He will help you. See the thing is we have given up on God but He has not given up on us. There is a poem that I once read called Footprints In The Sand. It talks about how a person and God are walking along the beach. The person looks back at on point in time and sees that there is only one set of foot prints and asks God why have you left me? God’s answer is I didn’t leave you, that set of footprints that you see is when I carried you. So you see God is always with us. We just need to believe that he is there. So when you find yourself having lust, of any form, in your heart, give it to God. Come back to Him. Glorify the Cross and the man who died on it for us. Jesus died to take or sins. He died to carry that burden for us.

If you would like to learn more about the seven sins or would like to learn how to no longer have lust in your heart, please come visit us at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Come talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS and bring yourself back to the Cross. Back to Jesus Christ. Back to God.

I Love You and God Bless You,

The Church-Goer Girl

Pity Pot

Have any of you ever felt bad and just wanted to wallow in your own self pity? If yes then that is called sitting on your pity pot.
Let me tell you something, GET OFF IT!!!!!! You do not need to be on a pity pot your self. Don’t moan and groan about your problems and troubles. Do you really think that God wants to hear that? I mean come on He is a busy guy why in the world would He want to hear us moan and complain about everything if we don’t want to do anything for ourselves to make it better? Now maybe if you make yourself better and show God that you are willing to change yourself and your life, then He might help you with your troubles. I know He has helped me personally with mine. I gave all my troubles and problems to God and got off of my own pity pot.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD has preached many times about self pity. Jesus Christ died on the cross for us to take away our sins. He never pitied himself. He never complained. He never cried for Himself. He took the beating that was given to Him and was crucified and His blood flowed down from Calvary and never once got on a pity pot. He did it for us to save us. And we in return sit on our own pity pots and moan and complain. That is unacceptable of us! “We need to get up,” as PASTOR JOHN says, “Get up and get sanctified, baptized, get our head in the bible and glorify that cross!”
We all have to be a better us and get off of our pity pot. It isn’t healthy for us and to be honest it is the work of the devil. That is something that nobody wants to be a part of. I mean come on, do you really want the devil working on you? It means that you don’t get to go see the Almighty and live in Heaven with Him one day. It means the place of fire and gnashing teeth. Why would you want that if you can do something now?Get down on your knees and pray. Pray everyday and show God that you are working hard to get off your pity pot. Cause honestly if you don’t, then you are just letting the devil keep a hold of you. Do you really want that in your life? Really? Is that really where you want to go? Me, No. I do not think so. I would rather GET OFF THE PITY POT and go to Heaven.
At BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks has said many times, “You can’t be a twenty three and a half hour Christian. And you won’t find any twenty three and a half hour Christians in Heaven.” This means that you cannot do God’s will for twenty three hours of the day and then in the last half hour you whine about a hardship in your life. That people is a pity pot. It won’t get you to where you want to go. So the next time you want to moan and complain about something in your life, think about this. Is whatever it is that you are facing harder then being whipped and then being crucified on a cross with railroad tie sized nails in your hands and feet? No? Then get over your problem and get back to doing God’s will. Stay off that pot because it is just not a good place to be.
If anyone would like to learn more on this topic you can visit BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Have a talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or just come to Glorify our Lord.
God Bless You All!
The Church Girl Goer