E - Eternity - Me and Jesus - Forever

"...he gave his life to be her Savior...and you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church. He gave up his life for her." Eph. 5:23-25

I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again. They are given eternal life for believing in me..." John 11:25-26


Jesus asked, "How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it?"

D - Death - To Die is Gain

For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don't know which is better. I'm torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.

--from Philipians 1:21-24

Other relevant links:
http://www.persecution.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/VoiceOfTheMartyrsUSA

C - Confidence -Please, try to trust only one person to rescue you at a time. Before you jump from the ledge, decide which arms are going to catch you

I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.

B - Bondage - Are You a Slave?????? !!!!!

Bondage to ==>> Redemption

Other relevant lyrics:


Get a load of me · I'm free · I'm property of the only God who died for me · I can see a whole society who need to cop a plea · Sin's got the lock · but God's got the key.

Chorus: Look now· No more crook now· Close the book now· My sins are took now· No more death row· No more death yo· Come what ever· in Christ I'll live forever· Forever off the hook.

A - Accounting Model

I am still developing this analogy for understanding the benefits of being part of Christ's family.


Assets = Liability + Equity

Assets: Jesus gave His life for us.(the perfect Lamb of God who was crucified for us was more precious than silver and gold)
The loving things we do for God can be capitalized as assets and we receive rewards in Heaven.

Liability: Jesus' death paid for our sins and wiped clean our debt of sin. "Owe no man but to love him"

Equity: The Creator had already owned us anyway. We should avoid retained earnings(except maybe on the Sabbath) and use every resource to do good works continually.

Expenses: We should avoid expenses, our lives should capitalize cash and resources as heavenly rewards, or give it out as dividends to God.

Income: We should avoid holding on and not capitalizing what we receive. give anything else out as dividends to God.