Reply to the Gospel of the Ostentation

If you think like that, everything is wrong,

Your heart's contamination has already been done.

The truth of God, you cannot see,

You think to be Christian is with God trading.

God does not accept negotiation nor reward,

The offer that is given must come from the heart.

The most expensive gift, God already gave us,

The Lord has chosen and conceded salvation to us.

The offerings are for the works to be kept,

To the ministries grow and save lives,

The offerings are to pay all bills,

They are not a coin you can deal.

You have to abandon this demoniac greed,

You must remember the beginning, what God promised.

God promised He would lead your soul to salvation,

He did not promise He would give you things for ostentation.

Jesus Christ himself was an example of humility,

Being the son of God, He had no property.

For the whole land, only with his feet, He walked,

Even not a little old donkey, He bought.

The apostles had almost nothing,

Jesus’ followers left the houses where they were living,

To them, what was essential never lacked,

All that was needed, the Lord provided.

You have no right to humiliate anyone,

They are God’s creation, you have to help everyone.

If you do not do it, your soul you are condemning,

The god of this age, in your body, is inhabiting.

This poem is part of the book Christian Poetry Volume III.

See the book:

https://books2read.com/u/3nG5R5

Forgiveness at the Last Hour

On your side, I was been crucified,

I was a bandit condemned.

I had no hope about anything,

I was only sure that my death was coming.

 

Nothing would change for me,

Of the condemnation, I could not flee.

They will put to end my life,

I thought no one could save me at that time.

 

On my side, I saw a lord.

Some people called him Saviour,

And others charged him as an evildoer.

I saw something different in that man.

Even if being crucified,

He did not abandon his love for them.

 

I gave attention to this man,

I felt he was not an ordinary man,

He seemed to be a great king!

I said, ‘Lord, remember me,

When in your kingdom you to get in,’

And from him came the answer:

‘Today in paradise, you will be with me.’

 

My hope was revived,

Something good, that man promised,

He did not want to condemn me,

He preferred to forgive and save me.

 

For the glory of Christ, I am going,

I will be together with the great King,

Because my soul pleased Him,

He forgave me for all my sins,

To thee, I deliver my spirit, Lord.

To eternal life, I will go with you.

This poem is part of the book Christian Poetry Volume II.

See the book:

https://books2read.com/u/mg5w0z