tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140251605228670133.post122013296763159046..comments2023-09-18T05:54:11.361-07:00Comments on MATT SHEEKS TRIATHLETE: Kind of a Big DealMatt Sheekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099331303312261409noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140251605228670133.post-7838346634698098032012-06-27T11:46:55.091-07:002012-06-27T11:46:55.091-07:00Sorry, blogger is having tech problems right now, ...Sorry, blogger is having tech problems right now, which is why there is the weird highlighting. Here is the rest.<br /><br /><br />"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. "The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: 'God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.' "But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!'"I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 18:9-14)<br /><br />My point today is not to give a philosophical proof for the existence of God, or provide evidence that Jesus rose from the dead, or even to provide a clear explanation of the gospel. All these things I can and will do, but that is not my aim here. My simple question is, "do you really know Jesus?", and my appeal to you is, "get to know the real Jesus." Don't rely on hearsay, rumor, or conjecture. Don't even rely on what your parents, priests, or pastors told you when you as a kid. Go to the primary source documents. If you don't know where to start, start with the Gospel of John.Matt Sheekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099331303312261409noreply@blogger.com