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Point 3
Man is the only creature on earth that asks
questions like; “Why am I here? What is my
purpose? What happens to me when I die? Is
that right or wrong? ” God has placed within
man a part of eternity, a spirit. The spirit
is the portion that lives forever or is
eternal. Once it is set upon the path of
life, your spirit is part of eternity and
cannot be destroyed by anyone other than
God.
Therefore, spirituality is not communing
with nature, feng shui, astrology, yoga, a
medicine wheel, or channeling the universe.
It is about relationship, your relationship
to the God who gave you the very spirit that
currently dwells in your physical body.
Remember that God is spirit and the only way
we can commune with Him is through our
spirit. So spirituality is simply your
relationship with the Creator. Are you
following His word of life found in the
Bible ?(John
6.63)
Yes, then you have a great loving
relationship with God, your spirituality is
great, and you inherit eternal life. If you
are not following God’s word of life found
in the Bible, then you have no loving
relationship with God and you inherit His
wrath and eternal death and punishment. Your
spirit chooses where it will spend eternity.
The wonderful way that God has setup the
entire picture of spirituality is
beautiful. You don’t have to rely upon the
TV spiritual gurus to explain to you how to
commune or have a relationship with God.
It’s in the Bible! Let me give you an
example. In Philippians 4:9 we read Paul’s
inspired words from the Holy Spirit...
The things you have learned and received and
heard and seen in me, practice these things,
and the God of peace will be with you.
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Point 4
So Paul says that the things he
has taught and the things you
have seen him do, you do and God
will be with you. So we can sum
up that Paul had a great loving
relationship with God, his
spirituality rocked. How did
Paul start this relationship
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So Paul says that the things he
has taught and the things you
have seen him do, you do and God
will be with you. So we can sum
up that Paul had a great loving
relationship with God, his
spirituality rocked. How did
Paul start this relationship
with God? When we look at
Paul’s life through our Bible
camera, we see him persecuting
and killing Christians, until
Jesus shows him that his idea of
spirituality and serving God is
different from God’s view. This
is similar to many people today
who believe they can follow God
their way and leave out anything
they don’t agree with in the
Bible. Is that following Paul’s
example? No. He repents or
changes his thinking to conform
to God’s word. Does he have
spirituality yet? No. God
sends Annaias to teach Paul what
he must do to become a Christian
or follower of Christ, or to
become spiritual. Is he there
yet? No. Although Jesus has
spoken to him from heaven,
blinded him, sent Ananias to
preach to him and remove Paul’s
blindness, his spirituality or
relationship with God is still
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He still has not obeyed God’s
word. Ananias tells Paul to
arise and be baptized and wash
away his sins.
Acts
22.16. Does Paul do
that? Yes. It is at that point
his spirituality or loving
relationship with God begins, he
is now part of Jesus Christ’s
kingdom or church and now he
must remain faithful to God’s
word until death and will
receive eternal life and glory.
Revelation 2.10
That is spirituality according
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