Jesus Christ

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."-Acts 4:12

"My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world." 1 John 2:1-2

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning...
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." 1 John 1:1-2, 14

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 6:23

"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." -Romans 10:9-13

"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." -Ephesians 2:1-10

"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." -Eph 3:14-21

O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me." -Psalms 63:1-8

The Mathematical Odds of Jesus Fulfilling Prophecy

"The following probabilities are taken from Peter Stoner in Science Speaks (Moody Press, 1963) to show that coincidence is ruled out by the science of probability. Stoner says that by using the modern science of probability in reference to eight prophecies, ‘we find that the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 10¹⁷." That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. In order to help us comprehend this staggering probability, Stoner illustrates it by supposing that "we take 10¹⁷ silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas. They will cover all of the state two feet deep. Now mark one of these silver dollars and stir the whole mass thoroughly, all over the state. Blindfold a man and tell him that he can travel as far as he wishes, but he must pick up one silver dollar and say that this is the right one. What chance would he have of getting the right one? Just the same chance that the prophets would have had of writing these eight prophecies and having them all come true in any one man."
Stoner considers 48 prophecies and says, "We find the chance that any one man fulfilled all 48 prophecies to be 1 in 10¹⁵⁷, or 1 in 10,00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 000,000,000."
The estimated number of electrons in the universe is around 10⁷⁹. It should be quite evident that Jesus did not fulfill the prophecies by accident. He was who He said He was: the only way (John 14:6).

"Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;
hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Let my teaching fall like rain
and my words descend like dew,
like showers on new grass,
like abundant rain on tender plants.

I will proclaim the name of the LORD.
Oh, praise the greatness of our God!

He is the Rock, his works are perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he." -Deuteronomy 32:1-4


"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge." -Psalm 62: 5-8

Random Thoughts

Finding myself in Starbucks attempting to get homework done..

I pulled a "forgot to bring my earphones to starbucks"

Ran into a blogging mood

This semester I'm taking Old Testament Survey, Spiritual Formation, Exegesis, and Intro to Field Education.

Bummed cuz I hadta drop Patristic and Medieval Theology, cuz Exegesis is way too hard.

Ive been very stressed out with trying to form a comfortable school schedule. I musta switched my schedule 3-4 times, and I'm still not very satisfied with it.

I sense that this semester will be overwhelming, largely due to greek class.. i put 4 times more energy into that one class than for the others and still have a hard time

I find myself impatient and fidgety at times. i realize that my hands are normally playin with something

I had jack in a box today for the first time in 10 months

My roommate made me ice cream on top of a warm chocolate cookie, best desert ever

I would like to become more consistent with my disciplines and goals

Although I am trying to conserve money, I am spending money that I dont have

I have been somewhat absent from exercising and eating healthy, but tryin to get back into it

I am realizing how deceitful my heart is when I try to rob glory from God

I am realizing that my vocabulary, spelling and reading skills are that of a 7th grader.

I would like to be more intentional with relationships. I am seeing a deeper need to evangelize, disciple, listen, and love.

I would like to work on becoming a stronger leader by being a sacrificial servant

it's hot outside! 100 degree weather is no fun

I want to swim and play more basketball

I like shooting zombie games

I want to trade my cat in for a dog

In humanity, truth and love are seldom combined

Obedience to God should be a product of Faith and not Legalism

Sin is an inadequate way of trying to satisfy an adequate need

Conform your desires to God's desires, synchronize your heart to His values and His principles

I am diligently trying to grow spiritually mature, but finding myself greatly distracted by the idol of academics, knowledge, and theology

I want to change my perspective of enjoying the blessing of education.

I need to slip away in secret prayer more often, and grow in my hunger for God's Word

God's grace is sufficient

The purpose of Christian doctrine is not merely to make us more knowledgeable but to make us more mature as followers of Jesus Christ, to make us more like him

Although I have a productive mentality, I find myself worrying about things i need to do, rather than actually accomplishing them

So now I'm blogging instead of studying

I really have to pee, but dont want a risk a bathroom run, in fear of someone jacking my precious mac laptop

I want to go see scott pilgrim again

I really like veggie chips, so addicting!

This week i have a 5 day weekend! i gotta make the most of it!

You never, never, never, never, outgrow the need to preach to yourself the gospel

I always look forward to my 24 hr fitness cycle class

I am enjoying the great fellowship at church, home, and school

I need to get back to doing homework.

"But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul." -Deut 4:29

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." -Deut 6:4-9

"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands." Deut 7:9

"He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD." -Deut 8:3

"Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." James 3:18

"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at this face in a mirror and after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like." James 1:22-24

"In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead....You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did." James 2:17, 22

"We love because he first loved us." -1 John 4:19