The books of the Bible from Matthew to Acts chapter 2, was all based on Jesus coming to fulfill the Law of the commandments that were given to the nation of Israel on Mount Sinai.
Okay, that is all fine and good. From Acts 2 onward in the Bible is where the fullness of understanding of the new covenant come into play. It where people are born again and become, a child of God, or a son or daughter of God, even becoming a joint-heir with Christ.
I believe the water - washing of the word is something which is a effort on our part to read and study and learn about, concerning all things pertaining to God, Jesus, Historically even the Nation of Israel and its final consummation of having the material religion done away with.
With me so far?
The need for the Gospel of Christ which should been seen and read out loud to oneself and studied, to be washed by the word, what does this do? It is you by placing effort to seek after God because you are choosing to and desiring to, that allows God to enter into your mind and heart, and He will start working on them if… if… you allow him to.
People can take scriptures and make a law out something not truly there and it can leave only half of the message and not the full submersion of water/washing one truly needs. According to scripture our flesh naturally hates reading the word, but the spirit if you have accepted salvation through grace by faith in the death, burial and resurrection of the Son of God.
Having never really read much of the Bible until the age of 26, I can tell you from experience learning the word is a great thing, and there are many hard things to accept that pierces through the flesh and in turn looking to Christ makes one humble before their Creator. He literally gave his life for you.
The need for the Gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation. That power of God is the power of the resurrected spirit of Christ that now lives within you and the Holy Spirit that helps you… notice how it is of God… that helps you produce fruit by the spirit. All good things come from God.
One of the hardest things to accept probably is the fact of what Jesus said - if anyone desires to come after Him must deny themselves and pick up the cross (die to their selves), and follow - after Him, to do the Will of God.
What is the Will of God, to believe on his son, and love your neighbor as yourself.
It is not about going and doing things like - volunteer work, or feeding the homeless.
That would be material based work, of the flesh.
Doing the Will of God is when you have someone persecute you but you are kind to them (abiding and remember what Christ had spoken about forgive 7x70), there are other things even Paul mentions that add empathizes of our natural character, to become dead to wrath, malice, greed, seeking to do evil to others and the things of the like (Colossians 3).
Salvation by grace through faith - that is just the first step, however to become a join heir with Christ is to follow after him, growing from a child of God in faith. To a Son or a daughter of God in faith.
Through out the Apostlic record resurrection is mentioned, universal resurrection is a true statement.
Did you know however, there is a better resurrection that what is mentioned in Apostlic record founded in a letter from Paul, in which he wrote about running to get the prize the High Calling of God, obtaining the resurrection of the dead. If you find that scripture and look up what resurrection of the dead is, you’ll find it’s different that every other mention in the Records.
Why do I bring this up? Because the offer is there, but suffering is involved, that is suffering for Christ. It’s not suffering materially or whatever or a dreading, but it a total relying on Christ abiding him and allowing God to work through you. To love God and to love others, even if they are difficult.
Now on the online spectrum there is always difficult and people will like you, hate you, despise you, or whatever and those who may harass you there is the option to ignore them and just let them be, but in real life when faced with opposition say someone who is an enemy of yours makes some smart remark to you, that actually is degrading.
One has a choice and action to make.
Do I punch this person in the face? Do I make a scene here? Or do I trust Christ, turn the other cheek, let go and let God?
Okay, that is all fine and good. From Acts 2 onward in the Bible is where the fullness of understanding of the new covenant come into play. It where people are born again and become, a child of God, or a son or daughter of God, even becoming a joint-heir with Christ.
I believe the water - washing of the word is something which is a effort on our part to read and study and learn about, concerning all things pertaining to God, Jesus, Historically even the Nation of Israel and its final consummation of having the material religion done away with.
With me so far?
The need for the Gospel of Christ which should been seen and read out loud to oneself and studied, to be washed by the word, what does this do? It is you by placing effort to seek after God because you are choosing to and desiring to, that allows God to enter into your mind and heart, and He will start working on them if… if… you allow him to.
People can take scriptures and make a law out something not truly there and it can leave only half of the message and not the full submersion of water/washing one truly needs. According to scripture our flesh naturally hates reading the word, but the spirit if you have accepted salvation through grace by faith in the death, burial and resurrection of the Son of God.
Having never really read much of the Bible until the age of 26, I can tell you from experience learning the word is a great thing, and there are many hard things to accept that pierces through the flesh and in turn looking to Christ makes one humble before their Creator. He literally gave his life for you.
The need for the Gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation. That power of God is the power of the resurrected spirit of Christ that now lives within you and the Holy Spirit that helps you… notice how it is of God… that helps you produce fruit by the spirit. All good things come from God.
One of the hardest things to accept probably is the fact of what Jesus said - if anyone desires to come after Him must deny themselves and pick up the cross (die to their selves), and follow - after Him, to do the Will of God.
What is the Will of God, to believe on his son, and love your neighbor as yourself.
It is not about going and doing things like - volunteer work, or feeding the homeless.
That would be material based work, of the flesh.
Doing the Will of God is when you have someone persecute you but you are kind to them (abiding and remember what Christ had spoken about forgive 7x70), there are other things even Paul mentions that add empathizes of our natural character, to become dead to wrath, malice, greed, seeking to do evil to others and the things of the like (Colossians 3).
Salvation by grace through faith - that is just the first step, however to become a join heir with Christ is to follow after him, growing from a child of God in faith. To a Son or a daughter of God in faith.
Through out the Apostlic record resurrection is mentioned, universal resurrection is a true statement.
Did you know however, there is a better resurrection that what is mentioned in Apostlic record founded in a letter from Paul, in which he wrote about running to get the prize the High Calling of God, obtaining the resurrection of the dead. If you find that scripture and look up what resurrection of the dead is, you’ll find it’s different that every other mention in the Records.
Why do I bring this up? Because the offer is there, but suffering is involved, that is suffering for Christ. It’s not suffering materially or whatever or a dreading, but it a total relying on Christ abiding him and allowing God to work through you. To love God and to love others, even if they are difficult.
Now on the online spectrum there is always difficult and people will like you, hate you, despise you, or whatever and those who may harass you there is the option to ignore them and just let them be, but in real life when faced with opposition say someone who is an enemy of yours makes some smart remark to you, that actually is degrading.
One has a choice and action to make.
Do I punch this person in the face? Do I make a scene here? Or do I trust Christ, turn the other cheek, let go and let God?
