JesusMyOnly
- Name
- ／(･ × ･)＼
- Gender
- female
- Marital Status
- married
- Spiritual Status
- Christian
- When saved
- Feb. 3, 2015 when I was baptised into Christ.
- Country Flag/Nationality
- USA
- Country (Location)
- United States
- Favorite Bible Verse
- I have many favourite Bible verses that have shed light on certain things and have gone straight to my heart. I'd say each of these verses are very beautiful and there are some that in certain situations I remember going through have helped me. Psalms 23, 117, 119:11, 139. Isaiah 40:31. The Beatudes in Matthew. Matthew 16:24-26, Matthew 19:26. John 20:29. Romans 5:3, 1 Corinthians 13 15:55-57♥. 2 Corinthians 4:18, 10:4-5. Ephsians 6:13-17. Philippians 1:21, 4:8. 1 Thessalonians 4:14. Hebrews 4:16♥ 6:19, Chapter 11 (esp. verse 1), 12:1. 1 Peter 4:16.
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ヽ(￣(ｴ)￣)ﾉ ✧ʕ̢̣̣̣̣̩̩̩̩·͡˔·ོɁ̡̣̣̣̣̩̩̩̩✧“(`(エ)´)ノ (∪￣ ㋓ ￣∪) ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ (･(ｪ)･) ʕ ·ᴥ·ʔ ʕ ﾟ ● ﾟʔ ʕ￫ᴥ￩ ʔ ʕ´•ᴥ•`ʔ (￣(エ)￣)ゞ
HELLO EVERYONE! ♥ I Love You! Jesus Loves You More!
Hello CC. I'm praying and hoping that 2015 is the year we get the wisdom (Proverbs 9:10), courage and strength (Deuteronomy 31:6) we need in order to carry on in life with God.
I really am an awkward person lolz. Some say they are the black sheep of the bunch, I however am the purple sheep. I may not fit in with the rest but I also am different than the different. Isn't that the case with all Christians? We are peculiar people. Rock your different coloured fleece!
WHAT MUST A MAN DO TO BE SAVED? Jesus answers:
♥Hear and Obey: “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life” (John 5:24); “Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice” (John 18:37). “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man” (Matthew 7:24).
♥Believe: “I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I AM, you shall die in your sins” (John 8:24).
♥Repent: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17); “I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3, 5).
♥Confess: “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32, 33).
♥Be Baptized: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5); “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teaching them to observe all that I commanded you” (Matthew 28:19, 20); “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16).
♥Remain Faithful: “Be Faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Revelation 2:10). “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24).
The Lord Jesus Christ died for the entire race of mankind, but each man must choose for himself to come to the Lord in simple obedience to the teachings by which salvation is bestowed. Jesus cautiously warned, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter” (Matthew 7:21). He concluded the discourse by reiterating, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall” (Matthew 7:24-27).
Many stumble over the fact that while the New Testament speaks of the necessity of obedience for salvation, other passages depict salvation as the “free gift” of God (Romans 5:15, 16; 6:23). There is no contradiction in these statements. The designation of salvation as a “free gift” simply emphasizes the fact that God is under no compulsion to offer salvation to mankind. Man sinned of his own accord, rebelling against the Creator, and thus sinful man deserves nothing but the just recompense due his iniquity. God was by no means morally obligated to save lost humanity, but His great love moved Him to extend grace, even though the cost of man’s salvation would fall squarely upon Christ when He died upon the cross. From this perspective, salvation is depicted as a gift.
The term “free gift,” however, does not imply that conditions are not imposed as prerequisites to receiving the gift. In the long ago, God promised the infant nation of Israel the city of Jericho as a gift (Joshua 6:2, 16), yet the Israelites were required to submit to several conditions before the city was received (Joshua 6:3ff; Hebrews 11:30). During Paul’s voyage to Rome as a prisoner, the Mediterranean Sea became the place of a life-threatening storm. As all hope of rescue was gradually abandoned, an angel appeared to Paul telling him that “God has granted you all those sailing with you” (Acts 27:24). The word “granted” comes from the Greek charizomai which Vine defines as “to give freely, bestow” (1996, p. 278). In spite of that promise, Paul later issued a further stipulation or condition, stating, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved” (Acts 27:31).
Jesus beautifully illustrated this same principle when He admonished the multitude that was following Him subsequent to the feeding of the five thousand, saying to them, “Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life; which the Son of Man shall give to you” (John 6:27). Though not explicitly stated in English, the verb “work” is understood in the second phrase, viz., “but [work] for the food which endures to eternal life; which the Son of Man shall give…” While eternal life is designated as a gift, Jesus emphasized that there is work (obedience) to be rendered (on the human side) in order to receive that gift. A “gift,” then, does not exclude the necessity of loving obedience in order for the promised gift to be received. Salvation as a “free gift” and the need to obey the Lord are not mutually exclusive propositions.
Jesus has clearly identified several conditions related to the promised gift of salvation. Each specific act announced by Jesus must be accepted as part of the overall design of salvation. No single act, to the exclusion of the others, is sufficient for the reception of the promised gift. Contrary to the most prevalent teaching of modern denominationalists, there is not an “only” method that results in salvation, i.e., “faith alone.” Jesus specified very distinct points of obedience, each of which is a vital component in preparing the alien sinner to receive the “free gift” of God.
After discussing the “free gift” with the church in Rome, Paul speaks of their obedience, saying, “But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness” (Romans 6:17, 18). What was the form of teaching that the Romans had obeyed? They had obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the apostles (Romans 1:16). The Romans had heard the words of Christ and lovingly obeyed; not quibbling or arguing against this act or another, rather, they obeyed from the heart the teachings of Christ in order to be saved.
The scribe, Ezra, of Jewish antiquity, provides a timeless illustration of the proper attitude all men should possess with reference to pleasing God. Following seventy years of Babylonian captivity as punishment for Israel’s idolatry and gross wickedness, Ezra was appointed by Artaxerxes, king of Persia, in 457 B.C. to lead a company of Israelites back to Jerusalem with the express purpose of rebuilding the temple of God and reestablishing lawful worship (Ezra 7:11-23). True worship according to the Law of God had not been practiced for seventy years, and Ezra, recognizing the grave responsibility of his assignment as a leader of Israel, did not depend upon tradition or his own assumptions as to the things that were pleasing to God; rather, “Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel” (7:10).
Ezra’s resolution exceeded mere Bible reading. He set his heart to know the truth of God’s word and to obey it to the fullest extent, teaching the people of Israel to do the same. Do you have the heart of Ezra? God’s plan of salvation for mankind is clearly set forth in the Scriptures, but we must, like Ezra, prepare our hearts to accept the truth, determining to do all that the Lord has commanded (cf. Matthew 28:18-20). Too many are depending upon the traditions or assumptions of blind guides, but Jesus issued warning regarding their end (Matthew 15:13, 14).
The salvation of mankind is too serious to leave to chance, preconceived ideas, or the teachings of fallible men, and there is no need to trust in such perversions. Jesus Christ has given us the word of truth concerning salvation from sin, but we must set our hearts to study His word, resolving to practice His teachings, and instructing others to do likewise. Jesus has affirmed, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6).
-This is not my work. It was written by an elder in the church.
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