还是要幸福

Finally bothered to find out the song. It's from channel 8's The Oath. Dont know the exact meaning but i find the tune and her voice really nice.

"Do You Feel Loved by God?"

"Do You Feel Loved by God?"

There maturity of a christian can be determined by asking the above question followed by a "why". The one who bases his/her answer to the first question on biblical truths, shows maturity. Any other answers reveals a loop-hole in our relationship with God and it will threaten to get bigger and bigger.

God's love bases not on our personal circumstances or predicaments. It's basis exists solely in truths so sturdy yet wonderful. A christian who thinks God might not love him as much as before he committed a particular sin is in for a guilt trip round worldly sorrows. While another who relates God's love to the apparent blessings in his life at a particular juncture may just turn out to be a "fair-weather" christian. When the storms do come, it'll be in no time that he will start to blame God.

However if one bases the love of God on the unchanging truths, he shall learn and know that God loves him, no matter what he did or can/will ever do. This is the heart of the Gospel. In this, he finds strength to stand up after a fall, grace that contends with sin and joy simply unspeakable by mere words. And when the storms of life come, in the form of a death of a close-one, the lost of a job or being diagnosed with a terminal illness, he may falter at first because well, that's just human. But still the knowledge of the love of God is entrenched deeply in him.

And this is the love of God, "that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) "And neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)

So do you feel loved by God?

Romans 5:10

"For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." Romans 5:10 (NASB)

1. It is simply not by our works, so that none may boast.

2. Both past and future work is done by God, thru Jesus Christ.

3. "much more", the past work of God increases the certainty of God's future work.

• God did the tough part of re-conciliating us by putting His own Son to death for our sins, all while we were still enemies of Him.
• "much more" will He be willing and able to ascertain our eternal salvation in Him.
• E.g. A student is going overseas for studies, his/her parents paid for all the school fees, flight tickets, hostel fees. MUCH MORE will they pay for the textbook he/she needs.

4. "His life", refers to the life of Jesus after ascension.

• Where is Jesus now? Heaven, right hand of God, with angels, authorities and power been subjected to Him. (1Pet 3:22)
• With all of these in His hand, what is Jesus doing? He intercedes for us (Rom 8:34), He is indeed able to save to the utttermost (completely) those who draw near to God through Him, since He lives to make intercession for us(Heb 7:25)

This short study simply blows my mind about how good and awesome God is. He is so committed to our salvation and our response is but to simply draw near.