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-====== Reading the Bible ... ======
+====== Different Life ... ======
-Sunday, Nov 11, 2018.
+Sunday, Nov 11, 2018. Is life with God different from a life without God? Of course it is. You might
+compare it with life as a single and life as a partner. That is much different as well. Of course it will
+change you and your life when you life with someone, and if you have kids as well you take care of. And
+God is not just some partner, he is THE partner, he is source and goal, creator, lover, companion.
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-** Thousands of Years ... **
+** Will of God ... **
+Life is not without suffering. We all know that. Life is threatened, it is in danger, since there are
+many things in this world which are difficult for us. The following text from the first letter of the
+apostle Peter talks about these difficulties, but also about the life with God, what it means, what it
+changes. Let us read a little bit:
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+There is a lot in this text, as always when you open the bible. First: Jesus himself, the son of God,
+God himself who became human, suffered when he lived. This suffering of God is one of the most important
+things we hear about in the Old and New Testament. God himself came into our world, into our society.
+He himself knows how it is here, in the middle of our business, our families, our struggle and our joy!
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+** Life in Full ...**
+Second, God wants us to come into his community. His community is different from the life we know usually.
+It is a community of trust, a community of faith, a community of love. It is not the love we know when
+humans follow their desires. It is a different type of love. It is often called "agape", the Greek word.
+It is a love which gives, which provides, which has complete focus on the other person. It is not egoistic
+love, not a love which wants to govern or determine!
+Third, we are called to service. We are all gifted. We are all equipped with abilities given by God and
+his spirit, which enable us to serve in a unique way. We all can do things the others cannot do as well,
+since God wants us to work together and serve one another. It is deep joy to serve. It is deep joy to be
+of importance since God himself has given us something which we are to contribute. We are called to do
+this! Yes, we are.
+God is to be glorified. This is repeated in the biblical books many times. Why? Since he is the creator -
+he is the source. He is fantastic. He is pure. He is powerful. He is loving. He is full of empathy. He
+is forgiving. He is dying. He is living. He is creative. He is an artist. He is a scientist. He is a maker.
+He is a carer. He is a mother. He is a father. He is our template. He is the center of life. and its
+goal. He is to be praised, not since this would be an empty command, but since he is so breathtaking
+and fantastic, that there is nothing more to say than: wow, look at the Lord!
 (Roland Potthast)
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