Purpose...

Knowing God gives meaning to your life. Obeying God gives purpose to your life.

क्नोविंग गोद गिवेस मेअनिंग तो यौर लाइफ। ओबेयिंग गोद गिवेस पुर्पोसे तो यौर लाइफ।

God bless you all.

Peace be with you.

Your servant,

RC Hammer

In Your Heart

Christians sometimes sin in the presence of no others, but they forget that they are always being watched by GOD. They sin, and then they think that nobody will find out. But they failed to remember that ever since they accpeted CHRIST, they had the HOLY SPIRIT come inside them to dwell in their heart. They don't realize that no matter where they go, GOD will always be with them, and watching them.

Imagine a mother driving her child to kindergarden. While she was driving, a different car cut her off while she was turning. If she was by herself, she would probably say bad things to the driver that cut her off, but since her child was in the car with her, she restrained from cursing the other driver. She did not want to do something bad in front of her child.

The same thing should go to us Christians. Before we had GOD inside us, we would do many bad and sinful things with out caring about what we were doing. But now that we have GOD in us, we should try to keep ourselves from doing evil and wicked things (even if we are alone) because GOD is with us, always watching what we do. Realize GOD's spirit in you.

Ephesians 2:19-22

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

GOD bless you all. Peace be with you. Keep your faith limitless and keep fighting the good fight.

Your servant, RC Hammer

Let's Get This Straight...

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Galatians 2:16

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Galatians 2:21

For some, this message is just a reminder, but for others this is new. Let's get this straight...

You do not get to Heaven by doing works for GOD. You get to Heaven by believing and receiving (the message) that that JESUS CHRIST died on the cross for your sins and then once you believe it, you accept JESUS into your life. That is how you get to Heaven.

Once, someone told me to clean up a mess that someone else made. I told that person that I didn't do it. Then she told me to just do it anyway, because it would be "honor points" in Heaven. I was shocked! That is totally false. Let me repeat: Your works and good deeds for GOD will not get you into Heaven!!!

Why? Let me explain. GOD is perfect; without sin. We, human beings, are not perfect; we are full of sin. GOD cannot be your presence if you have sinned: Heaven is spotless of sin. That's why we need to ask JESUS into our hearts and to forgive us. Once we do this, HIS spilled blood washes away our sins... and the next time GOD looks at us, HE no longer sees our imperfect sin, but a perfect image of JESUS (in us).

Don't think you've sinned before? You are just lying to yourself... Yes, lying is a sin. The 8th commandment (for Catholics it is the 7th). If you don't think you are lying, think back: Have you ever stolen, used GOD's name in vain, have you ever cursed, have you ever disrespected your parents, or... the list keeps going on and on. If I was talking like an atheist, I would be basically asking: Have you ever done anything wrong... at all?

Still think you're clean? Here's my back up. The Bible says:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.

Romans 3:23

How about this one:

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23

So the Bible makes it clear, works do not get you into heaven (check out the Bible verses at the start of this post if you haven't already...). If you want to get to Heaven, remember, the only way is through JESUS CHRIST! Pray to HIM, and ask HIM to forgive you of your sin... ask HIM to come into your life. Then you will have a relationship with GOD and you will be ignited, with the HOLY SPIRIT. You will also have your ticket on the J-Train!... Uh... to Heaven... (Sorry Toby and Kirk, had to use that one).

Does this all mean that once you have accepted JESUS you can do whatever you want (and) keep sinning? Does it mean that you shouldn't do good works for GOD? No! Your relationship with GOD is connect by love... and if you love GOD, you will keep HIS commands! (That verse was John 14:15... it has roots with:

http://theflippingsweetblogtwo.blogspot.com/2007/02/keep-commands.html). If you love GOD, by all means you should try to do GOD's will and not go back to the slavery of sin. Yes, sin holds you captive... and JESUS sets you free from your sin... maybe what I am saying will make more sense in a verse. Then it will be time to rap this post up...:

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Galatians 4:9

Just remember that JESUS is the only way to be in Heaven with GOD forever. You can't try to out-do your bad with good. GOD will still see the bad, and it will ruin the good like a black spot on a white carpet. JESUS can wash away that "spot" with HIS blood. JESUS is the only way!

GOD bless you all. Peace be with you. May your cup overflow and your faith be limitless.

Your servant, RC Hammer

Stop, Don't Trip!

When you are being tempted to sin,

think about what good the sin will give you;

It will give you nothing in return,

except death.

For the punishment of sin

is death.

GOD bless you all.

Peace be with you.

May your cup overflow.

Your servant, RC Hammer

Complete Life

यू नीद योर रिलेशनशिप विथ गोद तो बे फुल्ल... कोम्प्लेते

Everyday I have to make sure GOD is in fully above everything in my life. HIS spirit and love need to be in all of my soul. GOD can't fill half of me: HE has to fill all of me. Then my sinfulness in replaced with GOD and I am full. It's the most wonderful feeling when GOD completes you. You need your relationship with GOD to be full... Complete.

GOD bless you.

Peace be with you.

Your servant, RC Hammer

यू नीद योर रिलेशनशिप विथ गोद तो बे फुल्ल... कोम्प्लेते

The Promise of Life

I'm sure you know the verse:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

But do you know why you have everlasting life if you believe in HIM? Yesterday was Good Friday, the day we say JESUS died on the cross. HE could have done anything to stop Himself from a horrible Crucifixion, but HE didn't. HE knew that HE had to die on the cross, because that was the reason why GOD sent HIM down to earth. So JESUS died and now, if we believe in HIM and ask HIM to forgive us, we'll have eternal life. Why? Here is where it gets a little complicated, so stay with me.

GOD is perfect and HE cannot be around anything that isn't perfect, meaning that we can't get to heaven unless we become perfect. And we know that it is impossible for a human to be perfect; Without sin. As a matter of fact, the Bible says:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God...

Romans 3:23

Oh great! Now we're stuck! We have to be perfect to live with GOD forever in heaven, but with what we just read, we know we can't ever be perfect! But since GOD loves us so much, HE gave us another option; A second chance. This is where JESUS comes in. Remember the Bible verse above. You know how I added the '...'? That means there is more. The verse goes on to say:

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God...

Romans 3:24-25

What does this mean? Above I said that you have to be perfect and without sin to enter the kingdom of GOD and I also said that no one is perfect, making it a lose-lose situation. Well, when you believe JESUS and ask HIM to forgive you of your sins in HIS name, HIS blood comes and washes away all of your sins. So when GOD looks at you, instead of seeing all of your imperfect sin, HE sees JESUS;( A.K.A. Perfection). And it's just that easy! Although, you might not understand it totally yet. Let me give you a different visual.

Imagine a deep valley. On one side is GOD and on the other side is us humans. If we try to jump from our side of the valley to GOD's, we will fall. It's impossible! But when we believe in JESUS and ask HIM to forgive us, HE becomes a 'bridge' in the valley, connecting us with GOD. Let me show you the highly Scientific chart I drew:

It's just like that! It still surprises me though that GOD sacrificed HIS perfect SON, for us imperfect humans. We still sin a lot too. But since GOD's full of mercy and love, HE lets us live on.

"Tomorrow check the tomb. It will be empty so you don't have to be!"

GOD bless you all! Peace be with you all too!

Your servant,RC Hammer

Love and Obey

If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I (Moses) give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.

Deuteronomy 28:1

Many Christians complain to GOD that things aren't going well for them. They think that GOD doesn't want to help them or something. There are a few reasons GOD might not be answering them:

1. They don't have enough faith and they won't keep asking GOD

2. GOD will answer their prayers when the time is right or

3. The person praying to GOD is not keeping all of GOD's commands.

Today, I am going to discuss the third one. You cannot say that you love GOD and that you're a Christian to someone and then go off and sin. If you did that, you wouldn't have true love for GOD. Being a Christian is about your relationship with GOD; You don't become one just so you don't go to hell when your time is up. No. You become a Christian because you love GOD. You can't have a true relationship with GOD if you disobey HIM without even trying to stop. Your relationship with GOD is just like a relationship with someone else. You have to be kind and nice to your friends (someone you have a relationship with) if you want them to stay friends wit you. It's the exact same thing with GOD.

Of course, it is very difficult to not sin at all. We are all humans: We're going to sin sometimes. But we have to try our best not to sin. If we try to stay obedient to GOD, HE promises us many blessing, like it says in the verse above. However, later in the Bible, it warns us what will happen if we are disobedient to GOD and do nothing about stopping our sin. The Bible says:

However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I (Moses) am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:... (It goes on to names some curses).

Deuteronomy 28:15

If we don't even try to stop disobeying GOD, not only will HE not bless us, HE'll curse us. We have to express our love for GOD by keeping HIS commands. HE will bless us and make us stronger Christians. Our relationship with GOD will be a lot stronger and we will be that much closer to the kingdom of heaven.

"I highly suggest that you read all of Deuteronomy 28. I had to cut out a lot of the interesting parts to make the post more understandable. I hope it is understandable. I'm feeling pretty tired tonight, so forgive me if my grammar is a little messed up."

GOD bless you all.

Peace be with you too!

Your servant,

RC Hammer

A Giver

GOD has made everything for us,

HE blesses us with everything,

and since HE gave HIS life on the cross we can have eternal life.

HE truly loves us and we can't stop disobeing HIM.

HE gives us more then we deserve.

Your servant,

RC Hammer

Time Is Ticking Away...

Do you know where you are headed when you die? You might think you have plenty of time to make your choice of living for JESUS or not, but if you really think about it, do you know exactly when your time is up? You might be in a perfectly safe condition, away from danger or medical problems, but you really could die any time. You could die today in a car crash or you could die while your house burns down... the possibilities are endless. And as soon as we die are fate is sealed. We have no control over life and death on this earth. Only GOD does. And the reason why Christians aren't worried about death is because they have already accepted JESUS as their savior. They have accepted life. So I dare you to chose now. Life or death?

GOD bless you all.

Peace.

Your servant,

RC Hammer