Philippians 4:1,
4 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
You see for the born again there shall be a crown and they shall recieve rewards. Who shall recieve the greatest reward? Those that did what they knew to do. James says "he that knoweth to do right and don't do it, to him it is sin." The greatest knowledge a believer can ever gain is to know k-n-o-w another person lives in them. To conscientiously say "another person lives in me," and that other person is Christ. This is where the rubber meets the road as they say. If I have another person living in me and I know it, will I willingly do things to offend that person who lives in me. Such as go certain places, talk a certain way, disrespect others all the time, and on and on it goes. We all have bad days or even moments, the Lord knows, but we don't live like that any more. We may have at one time, but not anymore. Someone said; this is the way I have always been. Well to bad that has changed now you are a Christ-person act like it.
And you know what! people that come to understanding of Christ in them have no problem with lifestyle. Why is that; because it's Christianity, it is the way God planned and purposed life for a believer, Christ in you the hope of glory. You knowing it and allowing him room to overwhelm who you once were will be a crown for you.
In Christianity we can sometimes throw out the good with the bad. What is meant by that? We have mistaken some loosing their crown with them loosing their salvation. I know it's fun to be judge, jury, an executioner, but that does not work with the born again. And of coarse we have our scriptures to prove our point so it's a done deal. Point is "holdfast let no man steal your crown." What is my crown? Your crown is that thing you do for the lord. No matter how big or small, your stay faith to what you feel led to do, whatever it is, that is your crown. Can be talking to the disguntled on the job or in the street, to preaching to thousands. It does not matter stay faithful.
Now there is the scripture I believe in Revelations that says when we see him we will throw our crowns at his feet. So if you think you are not doing enough and looking at some that seem to be saving the world, well the day will come when we look on him and see the greatest ministry that was ever performed came by Jesus on the cross. We will give to him our crowns.
4 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
You see for the born again there shall be a crown and they shall recieve rewards. Who shall recieve the greatest reward? Those that did what they knew to do. James says "he that knoweth to do right and don't do it, to him it is sin." The greatest knowledge a believer can ever gain is to know k-n-o-w another person lives in them. To conscientiously say "another person lives in me," and that other person is Christ. This is where the rubber meets the road as they say. If I have another person living in me and I know it, will I willingly do things to offend that person who lives in me. Such as go certain places, talk a certain way, disrespect others all the time, and on and on it goes. We all have bad days or even moments, the Lord knows, but we don't live like that any more. We may have at one time, but not anymore. Someone said; this is the way I have always been. Well to bad that has changed now you are a Christ-person act like it.
And you know what! people that come to understanding of Christ in them have no problem with lifestyle. Why is that; because it's Christianity, it is the way God planned and purposed life for a believer, Christ in you the hope of glory. You knowing it and allowing him room to overwhelm who you once were will be a crown for you.
In Christianity we can sometimes throw out the good with the bad. What is meant by that? We have mistaken some loosing their crown with them loosing their salvation. I know it's fun to be judge, jury, an executioner, but that does not work with the born again. And of coarse we have our scriptures to prove our point so it's a done deal. Point is "holdfast let no man steal your crown." What is my crown? Your crown is that thing you do for the lord. No matter how big or small, your stay faith to what you feel led to do, whatever it is, that is your crown. Can be talking to the disguntled on the job or in the street, to preaching to thousands. It does not matter stay faithful.
Now there is the scripture I believe in Revelations that says when we see him we will throw our crowns at his feet. So if you think you are not doing enough and looking at some that seem to be saving the world, well the day will come when we look on him and see the greatest ministry that was ever performed came by Jesus on the cross. We will give to him our crowns.
