There are a group of people that dislike the idea of doing Jesus sayings.
But when I first heard them, I loved them, and I still do.
There are people who say that those things are not to be done, but just to show us that we are lost because we can't do those things.
“So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief...” - Matthew 17:20
Sadly, those people are of corrupt understanding. It is a joy doing what the Lord commanded us.
“Assuredly, I say to you,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” - Mark 10:15
“To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure;
but even their mind and conscience are defiled.” - Titus 1:15
“The lamp of the body is the eye.
If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.” - Matthew 6:22 That is another lie that some have come up with to attack the need to follow the Lord or Biblical standards. They claim that God knew we couldn't obey the law and only gave it to show us we can't keep it. That is utter nonsense. Yes, he knew that mankind couldn't keep it to the letter, so guess what? He gave the people the Levitical Priesthood, so when they failed, they could still be saved. At the same time, in the law of Moses, it states that those who commit presumptuous sins, (basically the same thing as when Hebrews says willful sins), they will not be forgiven but will be put away from the people of God. Everyone was expected to do their best to follow the law. God didn't give us the law to show us we can't keep it and he didn't give us the law just to protect us from ourselves. He is holy and expects us to be a holy people. It is for that reason he expects us to keep his laws. It is just that today, they are on fleshly tables of the heart rather than on tables of stone.The one thing GOD has always desired above all IS obedience . Now I want us to deeply know this . GOD is love thus HE made the way out of sin and darkness
HE alone did all that was necessary , so that all who believe would be saved and be able to worship HIM as HE DESIRES .
Now the last part most folks wont accept . BUT JESUS SAID IT VERY CLEAR , GOD is spirit and HE DESIRES that we WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT and IN TRUTH .
Now , how on earth can following the sinful nature of the flesh be worshipping HIM in SPIRIT and IN TRUTH .
IF we worship GOD according to the SPIRIT , WOULD WE NOT HEED and FOLLOW THE SPIRIT . AND IF WE HEED and FOLLOW the SPIRIT we would BY THE SPIRIT
CRUCIFY the lusts of the flesh . WHO we LOVE IS WHO WE OBEY . And no amount of trying to deny this will make it so .
WE are the servants to whom we obey , WHO WE OBEY shows the PROOF of who we love . Tongue is not enough when actions DENY HIM AS LORD .
I can say all day , JESUS IS LORD , I can say all day I LOVE JESUS , I can say all day I am saved ,
BUT IF I LOVE NOT CHRIST , then MY END IS THE SECOND DEATH . And no amount of twisting scrips can deny that simple truth .
The evidence of being HIS IS WHO WE LOVE IS WHO WE OBEY and WHO WE FOLLOW TO THE END .
John did not write things so we could be as OSAS and SIN . HE SAID I write these things SO YOU SIN NOT . BUT that if we DID we DO have an advocate ,
and As james and others made sure to say and teach , WE MUST REPENT of that sin . IF WE REPENT of our error , WE ARE FORGIVEN . But if we take off to heed
the flesh and die serving the flesh , sin , Not only are we not saved , OUR LATTER END WILL BE WORSE than had we even ever KNOWN the way of righteousness .
TWO THINGS . FIRST WE MUST keep our profession THAT JESUS ONLY SAVES FAITHFUL TO THE END . TWO , we must be sure ITS JESUS we follow and NOT MEN .
AKA, MAKE THAT CALLING AND ELECTION SURE , and JESUS SUMMED IT UP , IF A MAN HEARS AND DOES , versus IF a man hears and does not .
NO amount of LORD LORD is going to save , IF WE LOVED HIM NOT , OBEYED HIM NOT , FOLLOWED HIM NOT faithful to the end .
NOW , HE Gives us the SPIRIT and by the SPIRIT is how we worship the FATHER . BUT , its why paul and others warned , HEED NOT THE FLESH
HEED NOT the flesh , who you obey is your master , and all sorts of reminder to continue IN CHRIST .
IF THEY GAVE THOSE WARNINGS , WE GIVE THOSE WARNINGS . ALter not , change not , twist not the original pattern. YET MANY HAVE and they have done so
unto.................THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION . AND its high time the lambs FLED THOSE TYPES and warn against them too , so no other lamb will go anywhere near them and be seduced .
As john once said , HEY CHURCH I know you know the truth , BUT I write these things CONCERNING those who would try and SEDUCE YOU .
LET NO man be taken with the error of the wicked and fall from his own steadfastness . Let us grow in grace and feed daily on the true , holy and pure BIBLE SOUND DOCTRINE .
WHICH was inspired by GOD , not men .