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June 8, 2004 by jesseledesma
I have not been in the mood to write. However, I am foricng myself to make an entry once a day. The spiritual stuff is still very bad. I have been in a serious depression. I got back to work. However, I still have no guidance or direction. I do know that today I have on my mind to clarify some spiritual issues for people. First of all God is a kind God. However, He has set standards to adhere to and when the time comes He will make all His decicions according ot these standards....
June 20, 2004 by jesseledesma
The following is a research paper I wrote for a credit in a university course. Beyond Controversy with God’s Reason In all religions, there are controversies. One of the controversies in the Christian faith is the deity of Christ. The issue here is whether Jesus Christ is a distinct and separate person or God. This issue stems partially from individuals believing that Jesus Christ needs to be God in order to atone for the sins of everyone. Some of the people who have a problem...
February 21, 2005 by jesseledesma
The future may bring more dissatisfaction with life. It can also bring about peace and tranquility. I am writing this article with the thought of what should be the individual life goal in the modern world. This is important because in order to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go. For a while I have been concerned that our modern world tells people that they must become a college graduate and purchase a certain standard of living. This concerns me because there seems to be...
January 24, 2005 by jesseledesma
Before romance comes our relationship with God. Before anything in life comes our relationship with God. This is not because I have said it. It is because that is the way it is. Think of this way. Would a God that wants to be taken seriously by people, tell different people different things? I say that He would not. It would bring in to question His integrity. This point is important because too many people think that there is more than one God. Well a God that wants t...
July 12, 2004 by jesseledesma
GROWTH AND MATURITY By Jesus Lopez-Ledesma Edited on Feb 9th, 2003 There may be a reason to wonder exactly what would be a good message to give to the people of the world. For some time, I have wondered about that same question myself. It would be great if all our perceptions were real. The reality is that not much of what we think is actually true. See our problem is that we mix our humanness in to everything. Part of this fact has to do with the fact that by l...
July 5, 2004 by jesseledesma
Not the time to give up By Jesus Lopez-Ledesma Wednesday, December 18, 2002 We may not know enough to be sure of God and what the entire Bible tells us. Everyday we have things distract us from our communion with Him. In this distraction, we watch TV programs and listen to radio programs that almost convince us that there may not be a God. In addition, our every day routine keeps us occupied to the point that we do not give as much attention to God as we should. Furthermo...
January 13, 2007 by jesseledesma
We do not consider many things. I was thinking today that if I were wrong about God and religion then I would die having reached a point in my life where I value good money management, personal responsibility, and human life. However, if I am right then many people are going to have a rude awakening in hell. I think our own arrogance can get us in to a lot of trouble. In addition, we live in a time where we have given our selves permission to be as vicious and violent as we want t...
January 8, 2007 by jesseledesma
I will start today by saying that we really do not know much. Any person who makes a living out of true study and investigation I will at least listen to what they say. However, listening does not necessarily mean I am going to agree with them. I think it is sad that we live in a world where every one has convinced them selves that they are the sole authority on every issue. Imagine getting to heaven waiting for Christ’s judgment and finally realizing that every thing you thought was ...
January 7, 2007 by jesseledesma
This news story I heard back in the days leading in to Christmas 2006. To me we are going in to the third week after Christmas. The reason I write about it is that I work in the industry that is the backdrop for this story. Apparently, there are Muslims from Somalia who drive taxis in an American city and are refusing to give service to people carrying alcohol and/or have a dog with them. People who are apposed to these actions by these cab drivers make their arguments on basis of a p...
November 14, 2006 by jesseledesma
(2 Thessalonians 3:10-15) “. . . If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread. But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with...
September 25, 2006 by jesseledesma
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June 5, 2006 by jesseledesma
I say that we have a lot of time yet before the end of the world, as we know it. I try to pay attention to the leaders in the Christian community professional opinions on Christ return and the end of the current world. What I have gathered is that there are conditions that must exist before the time believers go up to meet Jesus in the clouds and God returns the world back to its Adam and Eve conditions. Most Christian ministers give me the impression that they believe Christ is coming...
May 25, 2006 by jesseledesma
I have been thinking about what could be the most honest act I could take to set as a direction for the rest of my life. It has been a difficult question to answer. I could find a job in what I got a degree in at any cost; even moving to another city or I could find an honorable way to live. Outside of a paycheck, I do not know what purpose at job would serve in life. Not to mention a worker is not left alone to do his job. There are to many dysfunctional humans who want to make life...
April 14, 2006 by jesseledesma
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May 29, 2008 by jesseledesma
This essay is about the reasons God will punish man and the actual punishment.  It is not intended to create anymore anti-God sentiment.  There already is to much of that.  I do however, people should be ready for what is coming.   To begin with I started this essay by reading through the book of Revelation in the King James Bible.  I think verse 9-21 says it best.  This verse states " Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of t...