John 10:30

John 10 talks about Jesus being the Good Shepherd, and how he loves and guides His sheep. Towards the end in verse 30 Jesus says "I and the Father are One."

A lot of people have an issue with this. There are some who believe in God. And there are some that believe in Jesus. But the moment you mention Jesus being the Son of God, and that they are one in the same, chaos breaks out and people are offended.

For some reason, I imagine there being a company and having two owners. They both possess the same amount of power when making decisions for their company.  If Owner A has a meeting without Owner B, Owner A can make decisions on his own and Owner B will know he had the best of intentions. He has the same amount of authority as if both were present.
And so it is with Jesus and God the Father. Their hearts are the same.


Any mention of the Holy Spirit opens up another can.

This Battle Takes Diligence.

                  In order to be called a follower of Christ, there are a few things that I have learned are necessary. One of these is to show others what you have learned so that they may know Truth for themselves. This isn't always easy. Sometimes I find myself hesitating because I don't want to offend someone. But as time goes on I have realized that the gospel is meant to be offensive. If people are living selfishly and not caring about God, of course they will feel upset or hurt when presented with the gospel. If I lived my whole life seeking something I thought would fulfill me and then was told it was all a waste, I would no doubt feel hurt, or stupid, or maybe even too prideful to consider any other life style. 

                  But the most beautiful thing is when you have a friend that is willing to lay these kinds of feelings aside to discover something so much greater than ever imagined. 

                  A second necessity is to glorify God with everything you are and everything you do. And another is to constantly be directing others to the importance of living holy and righteous lives- the heart behind this and not just the law. 

                  So we have heard the truth- that Jesus came and died a horrible death to reconcile man to his God. And now we must tell others so that the entire planet may know and accept or reject the truth for what it really is. What matters here is that what people are presented with is actually the message of Jesus, and not some half-truth that makes people feel good. 

                  And there is no laziness here. We must be full of diligence and servanthood and love if anyone is to see who Christ really is. 

2 Timothy 2:2

"And the things you have heard from me among many witness, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."