If we rebel and refuse to follow Christ, do evil and reject His word, is this rejection of Jesus?
Some like to say we are saved so have accepted Christ and are safe forever.
If they sin, this has already been forgiven so is irrelevant to salvation and Christ.
But Jesus came and died so that we can walk righteously, in love and truth.
It is stated we have this promise by faith in Christ, and is not dependent on our behaviour
but on what Christ did on the cross.
The argument goes if we loose our faith, we are still ok because Christ is faithful to us.
If we walk in sin that is ok because it is already forgiven.
The problem is simple. We gain salvation because of our living faith in Christ and our
commitment to walk in His ways, obeying Him.
To reject Christ is to reject this walk and who He is.
So if we sin, we are rejecting Christ and what He is offering, because though the door
is open, and He is there willing to empower us, we are saying no, I would rather walk in
evil and go my own way.
So in the battle for our souls, let us remember Christ has brought love and the cross,
so always go to Him for blessing and strength, and you will rise up like eagles, you run
and not grow weary, you will walk and not faint.
So I call to you, believe the cross, repent and bring your issues to Him, who is willing
to forgive and work with you through them. It costs but is easy, this is the way
to life. Bow the knee and accept His forgiveness.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaih 40:30-31
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Rom 15:13
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Eph 3:20-21
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 15:57
Some like to say we are saved so have accepted Christ and are safe forever.
If they sin, this has already been forgiven so is irrelevant to salvation and Christ.
But Jesus came and died so that we can walk righteously, in love and truth.
It is stated we have this promise by faith in Christ, and is not dependent on our behaviour
but on what Christ did on the cross.
The argument goes if we loose our faith, we are still ok because Christ is faithful to us.
If we walk in sin that is ok because it is already forgiven.
The problem is simple. We gain salvation because of our living faith in Christ and our
commitment to walk in His ways, obeying Him.
To reject Christ is to reject this walk and who He is.
So if we sin, we are rejecting Christ and what He is offering, because though the door
is open, and He is there willing to empower us, we are saying no, I would rather walk in
evil and go my own way.
So in the battle for our souls, let us remember Christ has brought love and the cross,
so always go to Him for blessing and strength, and you will rise up like eagles, you run
and not grow weary, you will walk and not faint.
So I call to you, believe the cross, repent and bring your issues to Him, who is willing
to forgive and work with you through them. It costs but is easy, this is the way
to life. Bow the knee and accept His forgiveness.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaih 40:30-31
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Rom 15:13
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Eph 3:20-21
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 15:57