Dit maak min saak of hoeveel keer ons die boodskap van Jesus gehoor of gelees het, maar dit is krieties belangrik wat ons doen nadat hy Hy die "brood" vir ons gebreek het. Dankie vir die boodskap, dit is die evangelie van Jesus Christus, niks minder nie en niks meer nie.
I'm weeping at my cheap discipleship, even after serving as an English Baptist pastor for 38 years and 14 years outside of denominationalism. At the same time I rejoice in Christ my Saviour and Lord. I've been following bro. Riekert's Vita Dei ministry for some years now, and my heart just comes alive at his teaching and preaching of Jesus and him alone, in our present egocentric world and Church. I understand true discipleship in terms of Mk. 8:34-35. Praise God he has a faithful remnant, may I/we not be found wanting in terms of love, gratitude and obedience to his Son Jesus Christ. I read this statement this week by the French mystic Francois Fenelon: "Many think that dying to ourselves causes our pain while its that part of us that still lives that causes the problem. Death is only painful when your resist it. Your imagination exaggerates how bad death will be. Self-love fights with all its might to live. Let all that is not born of God within you die." If possible, please pass this comment and my gratitude on to Pr. Riekert. Greetings from Port Elizabeth.
Jeremia 9 : 23 So sê die Here: Laat die wyse hom nie beroem op sy wysheid nie, en laat die sterke hom nie beroem op sy sterkte nie, laat die ryke hom nie beroem op sy rykdom nie; : 24 maar laat hy wat wil roem, hom hierop beroem dat Hy verstaan en My ken, dat Ek die Here is wat goedertierenheid, reg en geregtigheid op die aarde doen; want in dié dinge het Ek ń behae, spreek die Here.
