The religious Pharisees could not believe that Jesus was the Lord. In spite of all of the miracles that Jesus did they still could not be believe that Jesus was the Lord God. They said, "Is not this Jospeh's son?" Luke 4:22. There are multitudes of professing Christians that do not believe that Jesus is the Lord.
Jesus said, "You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am he (God) you shall die in your sins" John 8:24.
Jesus claims to be the savior of the whole world. Only God can atone for the sins of the whole world, Jesus said, "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" John 3:17. To deny that Jesus is the savior of the whole world is to deny that Jesus is Lord.
To deny that Jesus has defeated sin, death and the devil is to deny that Jesus is Lord. The religious deny that Jesus has defeated sin, death and the devil by trying to defeat sin, death and the devil themselves, through their religious works and beliefs. Multitudes are in the sin fight. Jesus has ALREADY defeated sin, death and the devil and now sits in heaven as, "The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords" Revelation 19:16.
The religious are not able to believe that Jesus is the Lord, they are not able to, "Enter into his rest" "For he that has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works (religion) as God did from his" Hebrews 4:10. Christians are resting in the righteousness and in the atonement of Jesus Christ and not in themselves.
The work of salvation has ALREADY been done, "We are complete in him" Colossians 2:10. Stop trying to do in your flesh what God has ALREADY done in Jesus Christ, "When he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" Hebrews 1:3.
Jesus said, "You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am he (God) you shall die in your sins" John 8:24.
Jesus claims to be the savior of the whole world. Only God can atone for the sins of the whole world, Jesus said, "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" John 3:17. To deny that Jesus is the savior of the whole world is to deny that Jesus is Lord.
To deny that Jesus has defeated sin, death and the devil is to deny that Jesus is Lord. The religious deny that Jesus has defeated sin, death and the devil by trying to defeat sin, death and the devil themselves, through their religious works and beliefs. Multitudes are in the sin fight. Jesus has ALREADY defeated sin, death and the devil and now sits in heaven as, "The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords" Revelation 19:16.
The religious are not able to believe that Jesus is the Lord, they are not able to, "Enter into his rest" "For he that has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works (religion) as God did from his" Hebrews 4:10. Christians are resting in the righteousness and in the atonement of Jesus Christ and not in themselves.
The work of salvation has ALREADY been done, "We are complete in him" Colossians 2:10. Stop trying to do in your flesh what God has ALREADY done in Jesus Christ, "When he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" Hebrews 1:3.