Stanthorpe

I really don't know where to start when talking about the lectures this week. I've never had so much revelation, had God speak to me in such a real way, had my passions harnessed so well, been motivated to dig into Gods word on this level, etc...etc... I am really starting to take ownership of the mindsets that are so wrong in our society and yet so accepted, and also realizing you have to harness passion with love in order to get anywhere, because Satan likes to take passion and tweak it ever so slightly and make it a bad thing, just throwing the slightest hint of hate and anger in.
We learnt how you can not see the fruit of Christianity in the world. And this is because Christianity has become simply salvation, because its the easiest to follow, it makes us feel good, its the easiest way to do mission work "oh ya, just accept Christ then starve or have a civil war ending in genocide, because at least you are going to heaven." We have turned a command to save and THEN disciple the nations into simply salvation, which is important but its just the birth, then comes the life of a Christian, the other 90%. We have also turned the old testament into a booklet of "neat" algorithm's for salvation. They are stories they are laws directly pertaining to Gov't, Economics, Education, Arts and Entertainment...God has LITERALLY given us a guide to EVERY aspect of life, we don't need to use our own knowledge or ingenuity at all, God allows that as long as its in sync with His plan and template for a society, but we don't need it. We have retreated from the secular world, the church has split and tried surviving in its own denominations, its not biblical, the secular world was created by God and just as satan has had a hand in twisting Christianity he too twists the secular world, but if we remove ourselves from it then what kind of influence do we have on Gods creation, none, we are in our own like Christian box. Gov't isn't secular, its God made and God wants control of it back, get in there and take it back, Christian music is great, but God created beauty and something secular can be just as beautiful and acceptable, I say this knowing it can't compromise my beliefs, I mean if everything, all beauty had to have a Christian label on it the sunset would have to say brought to you by Jesus! haha!
Anyway, I get excited talking about this, because I want to start to study the word, so in depth and take it all and disciple people, nations, build Christianity from the ground up, because its not a choice of accepting Christ thats the most important first step, but after that, to receive the blessings God promised Abraham, and not the curses he promised, we need to know how to live. Salvation is only fabric if its followed by moving forward in your Christian walk, a life of repentance is not seeking forgiving and turning the other way and trying again, its constantly building layers onto your beliefs on a Christian and truly seeking out the right way to live, changing and updating your view of Christianity, seeking your flaws to sharpen them in Gods eyes. I want to pursue purity, never will I get there, but I want to think I can, and truly force into it.

Peace, Love and Prayers! (Again, had to write quick, sorry for the mishmash of ideas, but I find it easier to write quick from the heart rather than the mind, so you get passion and some ideas the lectures focused on!)