Zombies Among Us

    One time I was on a bus ride with my team, and we were playing a game of would you rather. One question came up about the zombie apocalypse. Now, of course, being Christians, we don't believe in zombies for real. But the girls were trying to decide who they would want to go through the apocalypse with.

   This scenario got me thinking about zombies. Did you know there are zombies among us? Not the gross ones you are thinking of. I'm talking about the fact that according to the Bible we live in a sinful world. We are dead in our sin. Thus, we are the walking dead. Unless that fact changes at some point in our lives, we will die and go to hell.

   But there's good news, we can live again. Romans 6:4 says, "We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life." If we accept that we are sinners, confess our sins, and believe that Jesus died for them then Jesus is our savior. We are alive in him. No longer the walking dead, but alive! It is amazing to think about.

   So, are you dead or alive? If you are dead, I encourage you to learn how you can truly live in Christ (read the book of Luke). If you are alive in Christ, how are you spreading the gospel so others can live in Christ?

 

Wearing Your Costume: Halloween

   Halloween is a time where children enjoy dressing up and pretending to be someone or something they aren't. Some adults enjoy that as well. I know I enjoy acting and pretending to be someone totally different than my normal personality.
   But, have you ever thought about the fact that we all are already wearing costumes? When people ask you "who are you?" You may answer in different ways. You could answer with your name, your job, your lineage, etc. But is that really who you are?
   In the past I have written about identity. All of those answers to the above question is what people think their identity is when in reality it's not their true identity. For many years psychologists and scientists have argued over what part of the body makes us who we are. Is it our body, mind, soul?
   The body you are in is just a costume of who you are. Your body isn't who you really are. It is just a temporary costume you wear. Paul discusses this in 2 Corinthians 5:1 "For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." The tent is our body. These bodies we have are temporary. Any aches and pains we have on earth we will not have when we get to heaven. That's comforting if you think about all the pain many of us have gone through and will go through.
   Now, that doesn't mean we are not to care for our earthly costumes. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says: "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." God wants us to care for our bodies because we are reflecting his glory. He created our bodies and cares about not only our bodies, but us as well. He cares about our soul. That's who we really are. He died for our sins so we could be with him. He died so that our souls could be saved.
   So, do you believe that who you are is more than just your body? Are you taking care of the costume God has given you? Do you believe that Jesus died so that you could be saved and be with him?
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