God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.”
John 4:24-26 KJV
“It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.”
John 6:45
““All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.””
Matthew 11:27-30 NIV
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
John 8:31-32, 34, 36 KJV
“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
John 18:37 KJV
If our faith is built upon Christ and what he our lord and creator said about everything but we still fall well short and make many mistakes what then ? We still look to what he taught and find the answers in him
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.””
Luke 6:35-38 NIV
were never going to be perfect but we can learn to follow the lord and treat other people with respect and dignity , offer the needy help when we’re able and have plenty . To actually give a hoot , about the broken man I see on my way to the grocery store or those I’ve seen for seventy plus years now sixty lol that I remember
But if we don’t just only focus on one aspect the repentance and obedience but also her about the mercy we give and also receive we begin to realize that Jesus is teaching those he understands aren’t yet perfect , those he understands need mercy every day because they still have flaws and weaknesses
they still also struggle against the old man they were that sinner sleeps long naps but somehow he always comes up like them darn zombie movies and before you know it your walkin around mindless chanting “ brains ….braiiinnnns !””
Jesus knows we aren’t perfect he knows we’re sinners but when , we understand that he knows , that we know …..that he knows and he still loves us . It lets us come near to him into the cloud like Moses did and actually meet the lord and one to Know him personally man to man in Jesus the Christ , our Lord and God. Who became our savior the holy one of Israel
The law demanded death of sins , Jesus offers intercession and remission of sins in his name who had no sin. For those who become his disciples in other words those who believe his message “ I am the promised messiah , the Lord in the flesh , the promised son of man who fulfills the Old Testament promise of salvation.
come to me and learn of me, be me student my disciple , understsnd I love you enough to suffer and die , know come and follow Me because I did . You’ll make mistakes at times but be merciful as I was and am to you
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Matthew 6:14-15 KJV
if I can come to believe this it allows me to understand why the imperfect sinners flocked Tom listen to Jesus words , and the “righteous “ religious leaders and elders and flock ….stood far away , and gossiped and accused him because he accepted sinners among his flock
“Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
Luke 15:1-2, 7, 10 KJV
Bit he wasn’t telling them don’t worry just keep sinning don’t repent your saved ….he told them parables that concluded with sinners repenting and burning heaven joy and celebration because a sinner finds the principle of repentance upon earth .
They came near to hear Jesus because his teachings are for sinners to hear and it will bring them to actually know what God is like personally what he wills for us and why we need to stop serving sin and turn to God . And as we believe those things it reshapes our perception of the world , God , ourselves , our relationship to God ect
Bringing us along as children still flawed but drawing us towards the goal as we hear and believe our lord and teacher , never destroying us because we make mistakes and sin , but always telling us when we’ve sinned acknowledge it and repent if you are following Christ there’s always mercy of we bealieve his teachings they teach us wonderful things that can save sinners from judgment and death
We press towards the prize , carry our cross run the race fight the good fight but we aren’t perfect yet we’re disciples of Jesus followers of his ways
“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”
Philippians 3:12-15 KJV
we’re never finished but always growing and learning sometimes we stray but he has a way of calling us back when he needs too
if we begin to really hear the gospel of Matthew mark Luke and John before anything it’s a powerful thing that can save and also there’s so much grace and forgiveness and mercy on those words so we don’t have to be condemned there’s always life even when we have failed , if we believe and follow the lord
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: ( it’s a growth process through our lives like a seed grows up through a continual process and becomes a tree or plant yielding fruit ) as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-17 KJV
that word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judæa, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
