You understand The Kingdom is now ...what do you think that means? A Citizen has to uphold The Last Adam's Image to remain a Child on the Narrow Path.
right brother look at Jesus teachings that is the narrow path to us is the central block of the foundation
“But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
Luke 6:35-38 KJV
it’s actually a matter of looking at what Jesus taught that makes us children and we’re meant to let his doctrine become our faith is what I’m saying the way is the things Jesus taught like one example is this
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
And
the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
I tell you,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and
he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
Luke 18:
notice the public’s there he’s not just saying “ sorry” so he can keep sinning he’s genuine with God he won’t even look up to heaven he knows he’s not worthy and knows Gods mercy is his hope
the other guy notice his prayers are about how thankful he is That he’s better than others they don’t reach his standard in his mind he’s right and they aren’t and he’s thankful he’s righteous
but he goes home not justified and the sinner who repented and confessed his sin went home justified before God
brother Jesus turned what man thought about God completely upside down. We have to follow the gospel it’s about repentance d remission of sins like the public’s there
of he went off and someday committed a sin he would come pray the same prayer because that’s what would be in him to pray and he would again be forgiven
It’s not just meaningless saying “ oh I’m so sorry lord “ yet in your heart you still plan on continuing in whatever the issue is it’s not lip service repentance is to be deep In us because we begin to hear the call in the gospel
so then when we’ve stepped out of line or begin to sink because we have weak faith like Peter just like Peter we don’t have to drown we can reach up and call
Out “ Lord save me !” And he will always reach down and set us back in the boat
Your right. Either about the fact that we need to let the scripture turn our hearts against sin no argument there but when someone sins we have to speak the truth about repentance and remission of sins so they don’t get the wrong idea and give up thinking they are condemned
Christ is able to save us brother all we have to do is fully trust in him and believe the thkngs he teaches us to know believe and walk in as we grow up
there’s a process of maturing in Christ new born babies aren’t required to do the work of an adult nor is a seedling tree going to bear visible fruit but if they are watered and nurtured for a season as they grow thier stock gets stronger and The foliage begins to bloom , later the fruit begins to come forth and is harvested
It’s a process we all are t at the same place yet but all of us belong to Christ if we don’t one day he’ll make the call himself when we stand before him in judgement for what we’ve done in our lives .
“And he said, So is
the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and
the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
For
the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;
first the blade,
then the ear,
after that the full corn in the ear.
But
when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.”
Mark 4:26-29
it’s a lifetime process like bekng born and growing into a child then a teen then an adult we get wiser and better as we grow up in Christ just like in the natural world were never going to be fully complete but always disciples