Church Reflection Paper

Jesus served as example for all of humanity. His life work was to solve the fundamental problem of humanities sin and to provide eternal life with the Father. Jesus Christ demonstrated the way humans should live. He modeled behavior to the poor, the sick, the imprisoned, women, tax collector, to His friends. He came to set the example of the way to live for Christians. Basically, Jesus life was an outline of how to live your own life. Jesus confirmed that you should love your neighbor as yourself. That you should love your God with all your heart, with all your mind and with all your strength. This was demonstrated on a daily bases. Jesus verified that although humans are prone to sin, one can make a choice to not sin. When tempted by Satan, Jesus refrained from sin and turned to God the Father for strength to turn away from the temptation. Jesus was the teacher of complete, true knowledge.

Jesus came to do the will of God and to bear

The church is not meant to be a country club exclusive for specific members. I believe the church is open to all of humanity, regardless of who they are. The church should be in mission to the outside world, both locally and globally. The church should be seeking to find ways to minister to all humans and to simply be the shining light for Jesus Christ.

I believe in the three types of grace that John Wesley believed in and preached on. These three types of grace given by God are Prevenient, Justifying, Sanctifying Grace. God’s grace is free and open to anyone. The first type of grace, prevenient, “it is an elemental form of grace found in everyone.” It is the spark that exists within us that opens humans up to the concept of God. Humans don’t ask for Prevenient Grace, it just exists. “That is the significance of Prevenient Grace. God seeks us before we ever seek