spiritual questions

If you are asking questions about God you are spiritually searching – That’s a great thing, because God’s message to spiritually searching people is  seekers can find what they’re looking for.

Spiritually searching people don’t fit any stereotypes. They have a variety of backgrounds. Some don’t believe in God; others do believe in God, but aren’t sure how to connect with Him. What all spiritually searching people have in  common is the fact that they’re open to the possibility God may exist, and more importantly, that God may want a place in their lives. They know they don’t know —but they want to know.

A spritually searching person is someone on a spiritual journey seeking for what is true. They may be checking out the claims of Christianity or exploring the community of the church, but they have not yet committed themselves to following Christ. They are trying to figure out who God is, and how God might relate to them. They are likely aware of a spiritual dimension to their lives, but aren’t sure how or if traditional religion fits in.

If you are a spritually searching person, we want you with us. Even those of us who have already committed ourselves to the truth of Christianity recognize we were once spritually searchers (and in many ways still are), and realize that spritually searching is a journey that moves ahead with time, evaluation and experience.

We are developing a faith community and worship gathering in which you can feel safe and at home. We want you to know that…

—It’s OK to be friends with people here without believing the same things.

—It’s OK to have doubts and ask questions.

—It’s OK to sit back and observe and analyze — to not participate.

—It’s OK not to agree with everything that is said here.

In other words, it’s OK to be true to yourself in your process of search. We hope that as you feel comfortable seeking the truth and experiencing the love of God the Father together with us that God will more fully reveal Himself to you and that you will come to experience Him: His forgiveness and healing, laughter and joy, meaning and hope.

YOU matter to God and you matter to us. That’s why we are excited to be on a pspiritual journey with you.

Whatever your background, whatever your beliefs, whatever your ethnicity or age, whatever your mistakes, doubts, failures or pain, you are welcome in the Mosaic Life community.

None of us have lived the way we wish we had. All of us here need the forgiving and healing touch of a loving God. If you don’t feel like you are perfect or you think you have made a mess of your life, you’re in good company. We have too. In many ways, that’s why we’re at Mosaic Life.

Being a Christian means making a decision to  become a follower of Jesus Christ. No one is a Christian just because they were born to Christian parents or because they were born in a certain nation or because they believe that God exists or because they attend church. Each individual must take this step personally no one can do it for you.

Why does one need to make that decision?

The Bible teaches that God loves us. God created human beings in God’s image so that we could know,  love, and serve, God forever (Genesis 1:26-27Genesis 1:26-27
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26 Ws ; God said, “Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.” ²⁷ . ; . So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women.

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However, every human being must choose to accept that relationship or to go our own way. (Isaiah 53:6Isaiah 53:6
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6 . All of us were like sheep that had wandered off. We had each gone our own way, but the Lord gave him the punishment we deserved.

WP-Bible plugin). We either live life connected to God, or apart from God. This is what the Bible calls “sin.” The Bible teaches that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23Romans 3:23
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23 All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory.

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You can see this easily in your own life:  Do you always, on every occasion, do what you believe to be right? Do you ever, at any time, do things that you, personally, believe to be wrong? Or do you fail to do something that you would say you believe to be right? All of us do that. It is evidence of the way that sin affects us.

God has not abandoned us. Instead, the great story of the Bible is the story of God continuing to pursue a relationship with human beings despite our disconnect.  Ultimately, he sent Jesus, the Son of God, to live among us and show us God’s great God’s love for us. (John 3:16John 3:16
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16 God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.

WP-Bible plugin). The Bible says that Jesus’ life showed us how to live as fully human beings.

Jesus’ death on the cross provided forgiveness for our sins, brokenness and disconnection. Jesus’ resurrection on Easter morning made it possible for us to have new life spiritually. This is the gift of God (Romans 6:23Romans 6:23
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23 Sin pays off with death. But God's gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord.

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From Death to Life ^{2 1} . In the past you were dead because you sinned and fought against God. ² You followed the ways of this world and obeyed the devil. He rules the world, and his spirit has power over everyone who doesn't obey God. ³ Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else. ⁴-⁵ But God was merciful! We were dead because of our sins, but God loved us so much that he made us alive with Christ, and God's wonderful kindness is what saves you. ⁶ God raised us from death to life with Christ Jesus, and he has given us a place beside Christ in heaven. ⁷ God did this so that in the future world he could show how truly good and kind he is to us because of what Christ Jesus has done. ⁸ You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. e treats us much better than we deserve: The Greek word charis, traditionally rendered “grace,” is translated here and other places in the CEV to express the overwhelming kindness of God. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own. ⁹ It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about. ¹⁰ God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

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Like any gift, this one must be accepted. We must accept what God offers us in Jesus: forgiveness, new life here and now, and the hope of living with him forever.

Can you receive that gift?

There is no magic formula to follow. But the Bible says that when a person, admits their need for God, and trusts their life to Jesus by deciding to follow him, God forgives their sins and gives them new life and the promise of eternal life (Romans 10:9-10). This is what it means to become a Christian.

If you know your own need for God and his forgiveness and would like to trust Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, you might simply tell God about that in prayer. God knows our very thoughts, so the words of the prayer are not so important. But you might pray something like this:

Dear God,
I know my life is not what it should be.  I have lived a  life broken, and disconnected from you.  I’ve chosen my ways over your ways. I have not allowed you to be God in my life. I believe that you sent Jesus to die and show your love for us so that we can be reconnected, and that you raised him from the dead to show the power of your love.

Right now, I want to trust my life to Jesus Christ. I want to follow him, to let him lead me, to allow him to teach me and to know his power to begin living a new way. Thank you for your love and forgiveness,  for your faithful promises.
Amen.

That decision is a response to what God has done for us. Having responded to God’s love, we learn to live a new way, following Jesus way with our lives,.