my heart??
If Jesus is everywhere, then he is already in my heart and it doesn't make sense to ask him to come into it... Right?
2006-10-18 10:47:34 · 15 answers · asked by The REVJim Jones 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God is in the hands of a murderer, the genitals of a rapist, the voice of a tyrant and the mind of a sociopath. God is omnipresent, after all.
2006-10-18 10:53:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think you are confused with approximation and relation. Jesus the Word is Omnipresent. We as human beings can be present to one another as well. Yet, you can have two people in a room, side by side, and neither are truly present to each other. It is true that they are physically present to each other in the realm of approximation, but are they present to each other in relationship?
When the person asks Christ to be in their heart it is not a matter of approximation, but a matter of a relationship that is heart to heart. This we do as human beings if we are congnizant enough and charitable. Christ wishes to relate in the same way.
May the Lord bless and keep you. May He let the light of His face shine upon you.
God's and your beast of burden
Fr. john
2006-10-18 17:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by som 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Bible passage below (not legend) Jesus is the son of God.
Mark 1:9
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
1 John 1:8 says, "If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts."
It's not asking Jesus to physically live in your heart, it's asking God to forgive you for your sins because you are truly sorry for them.
You are asking Jesus to take control of your life, the metaphor of a king on the throne (Jesus ruling in your heart).
2006-10-18 18:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by heeboy3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No where in the Bible is the term "ask Jesus into your heart" ever used. It is an attempt to explain what the Bible means when it says in Romans 10:9, "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart he raised from dead, you will be saved."
It talks about an action or choice that each person has to make. They have to acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus over their life before they get any value from it. Same as you have to cash your paycheck before you get any money from it. Or you have to turn the key in your car before it goes anywhere.
I am reminded of an old TV show about a woman who could not cook. So she looked at the back of a cake mix. It said "add two eggs, one cup of milk, and bake for 30 minutes. So she put two (whole, unshelled) eggs and a one cup measuring cup of milk into the cake mix box and threw the whole thing into the oven. When her husband asked her why she did not put into a cake pan, she replied, "the instructions did not say to do that."
I am sure you are smart enough to realize that any instructions on how to be saved can be made to look as ridiculous as the woman made those cake instructions. If the information on how to become a Christian could be perfectly related in a single sentence, God would not have needed to put over 3.6 million words in the Bible to explain it to where it could not be misunderstood.
Yet it is simple enough that it can be explained in a single sentence to anyone who really wants to understand it. You need to have that moment of acknowledge of Jesus, that surrender of your heart to him, that inviting him to take his position in your heart as Lord, in order for you to be saved.
2006-10-18 18:03:27 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is not God, he is the Son of God. Only God is omnipresent, not Jesus. He is a savior sent to save mankind from their sins, but because God gives people free will, he does not override their will. Therefore He will not force his Son on anyone, but gives us the free will to accept him into our hearts, or reject him.
2006-10-18 17:51:07 · answer #5 · answered by beattyb 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus isn't necessarily everywhere, God is. Jesus was the incarnation of the word of God who also was the sacrificial lamb slain for the remission of sins. When you make a profession of faith you are accepting his sacrifice of your behalf, and accepting the holy spirit.
2006-10-18 17:55:22 · answer #6 · answered by Eric G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone that tells you that Jesus is God has been totally mis-led I am sorry to say. So believe them at your own risk. But reading the bible for yourself and read how un-true that statement is might be helpful to you. There is only one God and it is Jesus Father you know the one that he prays to that is clearly written about in the bible..
2006-10-18 17:55:23 · answer #7 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In a sense He is everywhere. But He is not welcome everywhere.
So, "Right"? NO!!
He said of a person's "life", "behold, I stand at the door and knock". As the picture shows it, there is no door-latch on the outside. It is up to you to open the door, to invite Him into your life. It is up to you to let Him have control of your life. He stands outside and offers you the marvelous gift of Eternal Life. He does not force the gift on you.
That is why you should invite Jesus into your life!
2006-10-18 17:55:02 · answer #8 · answered by kent chatham 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is a gentleman and will not come in where He is not invited. He has made you a free moral agent so to speak and as such you are free to decide whether you want Him in your heart or not. He'll be there is you ask Him to but if not you're free to do what you do.
2006-10-18 17:52:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quit trippin' over midgets. Turn your heart toward God and be done with it, already.
2006-10-18 17:51:47 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋