::Definition of a Fallen Christian::

Belatedly, I realized that perhaps I should explain in further detail how I came to name this blog. You see, I was reared an atheist. I turned to religion at a late age. I was an adult. I had children. I felt that something was missing in my life.

As I grow in faith, I have often wondered were there others similiar to me, who have come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior, but feel as though they are unworthy. So, I decided to create this journal. I hope to post different "testamonies" and their related scripture that everyone may know Jesus wants you to know you are loved and special; you have a place in His kingdom.

Fallen, as defined in the Webster's New World Dictionary-Third Collegiate Edition, means having lost status or moral reputation; degraded. I know in my life experiences I have done things that I am not so proud of. Things that in another age I would have been shut out of church for. But, the fallen are who Jesus wants most to draw to His father, God.

The verb to fall, according to Merriam-Webster's online Dictionary, has a fifth meaning of "to commit an immoral act; especially to lose one's chasity." Well, I know that fits me, having fornicated; having had children.

But, when you say that prayer to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are washed clean. Scripture tells us that we are given those years anew. Is it not a blessing to be given those years of sin to live again in praise of God? So, that brings me to the final, and most important, definition of "to fall" from Merriam-Webster's online thesaurus: to submit, to succumb, to surrender. As Christians, we must submit to the will of Christ; submit to the doctrines of the scripture. We must succumb to the yoke of Christ, that we can enter the mind of Christ and walk along side Him, step by step. We must surrender those things of the world that prevent us from cleaving to God, that prevent us from having our walk in faith, that prevent us from knowing that God promises us an abundant life here on Earth.

So, though you may not be perfect, fallen Christian you may be, you can walk with your head held high, filled with the knowledge that "faith cometh by hearing the word of God." Romans 10:17 "I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him." Ecclesiastes 3:14 "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:15 "Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;" 1Corinthians 1:3-5

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