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“IT’S ONLY SOUND Let me ask you an honest question. Is your music subject to God’s approval? If you discovered that He desired for you to listen to a different kind of music, would you obey willingly and gladly? Or would you resist and cling to “what you like”? Recently in a counseling session, I was speaking with a teenage young man about the power of music. After some thought about how strongly his music was holding on to his heart, he lifted his head, sort of chuckled and said, “It’s kind of strange when you really think about it…it’s only music…it’s only sound.” Oh, but how powerful that sound is! Just try to take away or suggest danger in the favorite CD or the favorite CCM group of a supposedly “surrendered” Christian. You’ll get everything from rage to ridicule—real fruits of the Spirit—all qualities that are produced by just such “good, godly music.” I’m being intentionally sarcastic to cause you to think. If pop-styled Christian music is so spiritually effective, why aren’t we having revival? Why isn’t it producing more holy, more separated, more godly individuals? Why are young people leaving Christianity in record numbers? Why do we have to have the world’s music? Should music really be such a stronghold in the Christian heart or in the local church? Should such self-absorption be the guiding force of our choices in entertainment? Should we view our music as entertainment at all? Does God really like “all kinds” of music? Music has a much higher purpose than our pleasure. Reducing music to mere entertainment would be something like asking a brain surgeon to roast marshmallows for a living. No, music is much too powerful and spiritually significant to reduce it to a petty place of pleasure. First Corinthians 10:14 admonishes us, “Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.” Again in Colossians 3:5 we’re told to, “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” God commands us to “mortify” or “put to death” our “members.” Anything less than full surrender of our bodies (including our ears) to God is a subtle form of idolatry. Is music an idol in your life? Is it a stronghold? Are you addicted to your style, your group, your sound? Do you find yourself putting up a wall of defense in your heart, even as you read these words? Is your primary concern that it “makes you feel good” or that you listen to “what you like”? Think about it. It’s only sound.”
Cary Schmidt, Music Matters: Understanding and Applying the Amazing Power of Godly Music
“You have nothing with which to bargain. You can offer Jesus only one thing—belief. He simply asks, “Do you believe in Me?”
Cary Schmidt, Real Christianity: Embrace the Grace, Endure the Struggle, Enjoy the Relationship
“abra su corazón y considere el mensaje de la Biblia; un mensaje que ha sido diluido y distorsionado por sistemas religiosos, pero que es simple y poderoso para el corazón humano.”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“El mensaje verdadero de la Biblia es HECHO. En otras palabras, todo lo que es necesario para restaurarle a Dios y traerle a la vida eterna con Él ya ha sido HECHO. Cuando Jesús estaba colgado en la cruz, Él dijo estas palabras, “Consumado es” (Juan 19:30). La frase significa literalmente pagado por completo. HECHO. Esas fueron algunas de las últimas palabras que Él dijo antes de morir. En ese momento sucedió algo extraordinario en Jerusalén. En ese templo—un edificio simbólico de la presencia de Dios—había un velo separando la representación más sagrada de la presencia de Dios de las áreas externas y visibles. En el momento que murió Jesús, el velo fue milagrosamente roto por la mitad desde arriba a abajo—abierta para todos. ¡De repente esto fue como si cualquier cosa que separaba a Dios del hombre fuese completamente quitada, y Dios estuviera invitando a toda la humanidad a venir directamente a Él! Era Dios quien dijo a toda la raza humana, “¡HECHO!” HECHO quiere decir, “no hay nada más por HACER.” El precio está pagado. La deuda está perdonada. La redención está completa. Si usted trata de ganarlo, trabajar para Él, o HACER algo para conseguirlo, está perdiendo su tiempo. Ya está HECHO, o en las palabras de Jesús en la cruz: “Consumado es.” Píenselo de esta manera. Imagínese que usted ha preparado una maravillosa mañana de Navidad para su familia. Usted ha ahorrado, ido de compras, envuelto los regalos, decorado la casa y hecho todos los preparativos. En la mañana de Navidad, imagínese que sus hijos vienen corriendo por la escalera para celebrar la Navidad, pero en vez de sentarse para abrir los regalos, empiezan frenéticamente a hacer las cosas por usted. Empiezan a limpiar la cochera, lavar los autos, lavar los platos, pulir los zapatos, y hacer cualquier otra cosa que encuentran. Aparte de tener un infarto, probablemente se sentiría usted decepcionado. Usted los pararía y les preguntaría, “¿Qué hacen ustedes niños? ¡Esta no es hora para buenas obras, es hora para dar regalos!” Suponga que sus respuestas sean las siguientes: “Papá, Mamá, nos hemos dado cuenta que no merecemos sus regalos y entonces hemos decidido ganarlos. Hemos decidido servirles y hacer cosas para que podamos merecer su bondad.” ¿Qué haría usted? ¡Probablemente les explicaría que esto no es necesario! Les diría a sus hijos cuánta energía ha gastado en ahorrar, ir de compras, y seleccionar los regalos. Usted no quiere el servicio de sus hijos (por lo menos todavía no) tanto como disfrutar de la mañana de Navidad y presentarles sus regalos—sus expresiones gratuitas de amor. Este es el mensaje de Dios para la raza humana. “Mientras que ustedes se están ocupando en HACER, no se dan cuenta de que yo ya lo he HECHO.” ¡El regalo está comprado, la mesa está puesta, no hay necesidad de HACER nada más! Todos los preparativos están hechos. “Venid luego, y estemos a cuenta….” Su invitación a usted no es HACER, por Él, sino venir a Él.”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“Dios dice en Romanos 6:23, “Porque la paga del pecado es muerte….”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“Dios, yo entiendo y acepto que soy más que un cuerpo y que tal vez hay mucho acerca de la vida espiritual que yo no veo ni entiendo. Mientras yo leo acerca de estas cosas, ¿abrirías los ojos de mi entendimiento, ayudándome a ver lo que no veo? Yo sinceramente quiero saber la verdad. Amen.”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“The season of humbling was not a waste. Rather, it was preparation for an outpouring of blessing that was coming just around the next bend in the road.”
Cary Schmidt, Where Only God Could Lead: The Life Story of Don Sisk
“El mensaje no está oculto sino ignorado o reescrito para concordar con las agendas religiosas de los hombres.”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“The significance of difficult circumstances diminish greatly in the presence of God. The”
Cary Schmidt, Off Script: What to Do When God Rewrites Your Life
“Real Christians are repeat offenders but regular repenters.”
Cary Schmidt, Real Christianity: Embrace the Grace, Endure the Struggle, Enjoy the Relationship
“alumbrando los ojos de vuestro entendimiento, para que sepáis cuál es la esperanza a que él nos ha llamado….”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“Ciertamente no hay hombre justo en la tierra, que haga el bien y nunca peque” (Eclesiastés 7:20).”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“This is Jesus. He’s not a religion or a tradition or a set of laws or standards. He’s not a structure of performance or a system of regulations. He is a person. He is an intimate God who loves you in spite of all of the ways you cannot measure up.”
Cary Schmidt, Real Christianity: Embrace the Grace, Endure the Struggle, Enjoy the Relationship
“If you do not walk with God, you are wasting your trial.”
Cary Schmidt, Off Script: What to Do When God Rewrites Your Life
“claramente acerca de esto y dice, “Porque hay un solo Dios, y un solo mediador entre Dios y los hombres, Jesucristo hombre” (1 Timoteo 2:5).”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“many may pray for you. Many may encourage you. Many may reach out to bless you. And you will thank God for each and every person who does so. But no one can be God for you. No one can walk with God for you. No one can make you enter His presence and hold onto His hand. This is something only you can choose to do.”
Cary Schmidt, Off Script: What to Do When God Rewrites Your Life
“The intricacy of putting together your own future would be overwhelming apart from knowing and loving God. There is wonderful comfort found in discovering that He knows the path”
Cary Schmidt, Where Only God Could Lead: The Life Story of Don Sisk
“Their life during those few weeks was a testimony to the truth that joy is not a product of material possessions; joy is a product of obeying God in faith. Transition”
Cary Schmidt, Where Only God Could Lead: The Life Story of Don Sisk
“For those who know Jesus as Saviour, repentance is a recurring habit of real Christian living. It’s the art of listening to the Holy Spirit, agreeing with Him, and allowing Him to change your thinking and living.”
Cary Schmidt, Real Christianity: Embrace the Grace, Endure the Struggle, Enjoy the Relationship
“Usted no puede ver el viento, pero sabe de su existencia. Usted no puede ver el aire, pero su vida depende de él. Usted no puede ver la esperanza, el gozo, ni la paz—pero usted desesperadamente los anhela en su corazón. Usted no puede ver a Dios, pero sabe que Él existe y que su corazón anhela ser amado y completamente aceptado por Él.”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“You cannot experience the treasures of darkness unless you are willing to enter that darkness with God Himself.”
Cary Schmidt, Off Script: What to Do When God Rewrites Your Life
“lives. The goal of the study was to identify the “sources of happiness,” or to determine how and why some men enjoyed their lives and aged well while others did not. In the 2012 book, Triumphs of Experience, George Valliant, who directed the study for more than thirty years, summarized the seventy-five-year findings in a few profound words: “Happiness is love. Full stop.” God’s”
Cary Schmidt, Where Only God Could Lead: The Life Story of Don Sisk
“Contentment is an internal decision, not an external condition. The problems of life never improve simply because of a new location. To”
Cary Schmidt, Where Only God Could Lead: The Life Story of Don Sisk
“Ever heard that little phrase “Life’s hard, then you die”? Well, that’s a pretty hopeless outlook on life, and it’s definitely not what the Bible clearly teaches. Yes, life is sometimes very hard and very unpredictable. Yes, everyone eventually dies. But in God’s message to you, there’s more to it! There’s more to life than what you can see and more to your story than just time itself. You want proof? Okay. Conscience. You have a conscience. Here’s what I mean. How can biological matter spontaneously develop conscience? That’s like saying I can hurt my refrigerator’s feelings! Conscience is a soul thing—a spiritual thing—and meat doesn’t generate spiritual events. Meat is just meat—it doesn’t feel good or bad—it just sits there and rots once life has departed. I’m not trying to be crude, just clear.”
Cary Schmidt, Done.: What most religions don't tell you about the Bible
“If you are more than a freak biological accident, then you are created. If you are created then you have value to your Creator. He made you for a reason—a purpose. You have significance and meaning—and life is more than random events strung together by fate.”
Cary Schmidt, Done.: What most religions don't tell you about the Bible
“Because Don still wasn’t clear how God was leading, he didn’t rush forward. He waited with a listening heart. He refused to take matters into his own hands or to force the circumstances to fit his script. Instead, he chose to claim God’s promises and to wait on God’s clarity.”
Cary Schmidt, Where Only God Could Lead: The Life Story of Don Sisk
“2 Timoteo 1:7, “Porque no nos ha dado Dios espíritu de cobardía, sino de poder, de amor y de dominio propio.”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia
“Times of loss can be the starting point of a new journey, and the most transformational spiritual journeys are those in which God opens our eyes to new understanding. He shines light into unexplored places of our hearts and gently, wonderfully, redefines and reshapes us. He moves the gospel from our heads to our hearts during a lifetime of following Him.”
Cary Schmidt, Stop Trying: How to Receive--Not Achieve--Your Real Identity
“La gracia es recibir lo que no merezco. La misericordia es no recibir lo que si merezco. La misericordia es cuando un policía le para a usted por exceder la velocidad establecida pero le deja ir con una advertencia. ¡La gracia sería que el policía le parara por exceder la velocidad establecida y le diera un certificado de regalo de Walmart por $100 solamente porque le ama!”
Cary Schmidt, Hecho: lo que la mayoría de las religiones no cuentan acerca de la Biblia

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