13 Dec OMMA Apologetic (4 of 14)
Our Mission at OMMA is:
“TO CHANGE LIVES FOR GOD’S GLORY, USING CHRIST-CENTERED MARTIAL ARTS.”
This series of 14 blog posts seeks to define what we mean by glorifying God and what that looks like in our lives as a follower of Christ and what it looks like in the activities we participate in within our OMMA community.
Thanks for reading!
Marco
FOUR (4 of 14): Sin has caused our minds, emotions, bodies and wills to be turned from God’s purpose for our lives.
Our ultimate purpose for our lives, which is to glorify Him by reflecting His character through the Fruit of the Spirit, as we discussed in our previous posts has been distorted by the introduction of sin. Our focus, due to our sin, has been changed from dying to ourselves and allowing the Fruit of the Spirit to be evident in us, to our selfish, limited preoccupations.
“Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.”
– Romans 1:22-23
“Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have fore warned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom o f God.”
– G a l a t i a n s 5 : 1 9 – 2 1
This is the saddest part of this 14 post series, but don’t stop now…the good news is coming tomorrow! 🙂
Keep Fighting the Good Fight!
Blessings,
Marco
OMMA Founder/Senior Instructor
Yondan – 4th Degree Black Belt
Why Does God Hate Sin?
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