The Word became Flesh not book

One of the greatest heresies created by Reformed Protestantism was the idolatry of the Bible. The Word of God was transformed into a book, translated and compiled by men. 

The fruit of this heresy has been clear among the Reformed Protestants: Numerous theological senses have been created, many conflicting with each other, generating confusion, strife, quarrels and separations between the children of the same Father. 

However, the Bible itself teaches Who is the Word of God:
"THE WORD BECAME FLESH and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14

The sane Bible itself teaches that the Word of God cannot be contained in books: 
"Jesus did many other things as well. IF EVERY ONE OF THEM WERE WRITTEN DOWN, I SUPPOSE THAT EVEN THE WHOLE WORLD WOULD NOT HAVE ROOM FOR THE BOOKS THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN." John 21:25

The Word of God was incarnated in Jesus. 
Jesus is everything; and whoever does not consider Jesus thus, has not yet entered into the kingdom of understanding according to God. This is a fact to which there are no bargains to propose. 

No men should be scandalized that Jesus is the One Word, the One Eternal Word; and what is more, it is a human, inspired testimony; yes, He is the testimony of that hope or faith. Since in Jesus, and not in the Bible, is hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 
Without such a vision, everything is idolatry. Yes, the Bible becomes an idol, the Scriptures are greater than Jesus, and the doctrines of the church become the behavioral label of God, as defined by men.

The Bible serves Christ and not Christ serves the Bible. Christ is superior to the Bible, for the Word became flesh and not the book. 

Do not idolize the book and give your body and soul to the Incarnated Word. Learn from Christ day by day, read the Gospels in sequence, without stopping, and see the Word of God made flesh, who dwelt among men and shone His light. 

Only then after believing and surrendering to the Word of God that was made flesh and not a book, then you will be able to read the book, called the Bible, and find in it the unchanging Word of God, which was revealed to man but completely revealed in His totality when incarnated in Christ.

Joy!

"Joy"

Oh joy love you bring
Oh joy make my heart sing

And I drove across the desert
I was in my four wheel drive
I was looking for the Buddha
And I saw Jesus Christ

He smiled and shrugged his shoulder
And lit a cigarette
Said jump for joy
Make some noise
Remember what I said

My soul is a like a ruby
And I threw it in the earth
But now my hands are bleeding
From scrabbling in the dirt
And I look up to the heavens
And a light is on my face

I never never never
Thought I'd find a state of grace

Hey joy
Love you bring
Oh joy
Make my heart sing

Oh joy
Joy in everything

Joy joy joy oh joy
Joy joy joy oh joy

I was drowning in the darkness
As I drove down to the sea

Joy joy joy oh joy

And I looked up to the mountain
And the light burst over me
Joy joy joy oh oh joy

You make me sing

Joy [cont]

Oh joy
The love you bring
You make me sing

Oh joy
In everything
In everything
Everything

Jump for joy
Jump for joy
Jump for joy

Tradução:

Oh alegria, amor você me traz

Oh alegria, que faz meu coração cantar

E eu dirigi através do deserto

Eu estava no meu jipe 4x4

Eu estava procurando pelo Buda

E eu vi Jesus Cristo

Ele sorriu e encolheuy os ombros

E acendeu um cigarro

Disse: Pule de alegria

Faça algum barulho

Lembre-se do que eu disse.

Minha alma é como um rubi

E eu joguei na terra

Mas agora minhas mãos estão sangrando

De me arrastar na sujeira

E eu olho para o céu

E uma luz está em meu rosto

Eu nunca nunca nunca

Pensei que eu iria encontrar um estado de graça

Hey alegria

Amor que você traz

Oh alegria

Faz meu coração cantar

Oh alegria

Alegria em tudo

Alegria alegria alegria alegria oh

Alegria alegria alegria alegria oh

Eu estava me afogando na escuridão

Enquanto eu dirigia para o mar

Alegria alegria alegria alegria oh

E eu olhei para a montanha

E o estouro da luz sobre mim

Alegria alegria alegria oh oh alegria

Você me faz cantar

Joy [cont]

Oh alegria

O amor que você traz

Você me faz cantar

Oh alegria

Em tudo

Em tudo

Tudo

Pular de alegria

Pular de alegria

Pular de alegria 

Generosity and Trust

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (Lk 6:38)

In the same statement Jesus taught us two things essential to life: Generosity and Trust.

Only is possible to give when you trust.

Human nature drives us to save, to keep - even the useless things - for the bad day. Only those who trust that there will be no shortages is able to distribute with a gladly heart. 

Those who lives like that believe that the just shall live only by faith, not by their possessions. And so, having peace as arbitrator in the heart, the act of sharing becomes a joy and a privilege in the life.

Those that understands this grace, will not receive any kind of “heavenly farm” as payment, but the satisfaction of being able to satisfy the hunger and thirst of his fellow, for there is no greater good for a fallen man than realizing that their selfishness was extinguished by a sovereign action of the Holy Spirit.

Yes, "get 100 times more" is to fill up life with values, because there is no greater treasure than the transformation of human being.

E se os mortos não ressuscitarem?

Por Tim Challies

Traduzido por HP

Quase 2.000 anos atrás, um cristão chamado Paulo escreveu uma carta a um grupo de pessoas em Corinto, uma cidade na Grécia. Pessoas nessa cidade ficaram entusiasmadas por um tempo com a fé cristã, mas que, em seguida, começaram a ter algumas dúvidas. Eles haviam escrito uma carta a Paulo para perguntar algo como: "Você nos disse que este homem Jesus morreu e depois voltou à vida. Gostaríamos realmente que você não fique esperando que nós acreditemos que um homem estava morto e voltou a viver novamente. Isso deve ter sido uma espécie de metáfora ou uma moral, certo?”