WHICH JESUS DO YOU BELIEVE IN???
Most people say they believe in Jesus, but many have created a non-biblical Jesus in the vanity of their minds that is far from the Jesus of the Bible.
If you do not believe in the WORDS of Jesus written in the Bible, you do not believe in the Jesus of the Bible. This means you have invented a false Jesus to whom you worship. The True Jesus of the Bible says that you will eventually be judged by His WORDS to determine if you met their terms John12:47-48.
…the words that I [Jesus] speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63)
The word “BELIEVE has been perverted, corrupted and adulterated in most modern churches. “Believe” in the Christian way of thinking today simply means to “trust in Jesus”.
The Biblical Jesus cannot be separated from His WORDS.
The Jesus of the Bible requires to see “faith” demonstrated - meaning, who will “…DO the will of the Father”!! (Matthew 12:50).
It is God's requirement for all who have sinned to REPENT (2 Peter 3:9, Acts 17:30-31).
If forgiveness was automatic (i.e. meaning, no requirement for ongoing confession and repentance of sins), Peter and Paul would be deceitful by saying this.
It is God's will for us to be filled with His Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18).
If being filled with the Holy Spirit’s presence was automatic, Paul would be deceitful by saying He gives His Spirit only to those who OBEY Him. Acts 5:32
It is God's will for us to be SANCTIFIED. 1 Thes 4:3.
If sanctification (i.e. being separated unto God) was automatic, Paul would be deceitful by saying this. 1 Thes 4:7-8.
It is God's will for us to be SAVED AND come to THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH 1 Tim 2:3-4.
If being “saved” was automatic, Paul would be deceitful by saying this.
Summary
It is ONLY those who DO the will of God who will be ‘finally saved’ 1 John 2:17, Matt. 7:21, Matt.12:50.
There are not many Christians today who are journeying (spiritually) down the Narrow Way that leads to eternal life Matt. 7:13-14. Many instead are travelling down the Broad (or ‘religious’) Way.
Most Christians today seem to think that Jesus said, “Go and sin a little less”. If He did, where is it written in the scriptures?
Any thoughts?
The basis of this article came from the writings of Robert Weller, who is the Moderator on the Facebook Bible discussion board - OSAS Discussion (Once Saved Always Saved)
To Jung Lee - you say "Sin is simply separation from God" - but that is not correct.
On the contrary, the Bible says this:
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for SIN IS THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW." (1 John 3:4)
'The Law' relating to sin and the penalties it prescribes MUST remain satisfied at all times, otherwise it is no longer a law, but a guide.
God's Grace allows 'The Law' to remain satisfied because His grace allows for every Christian to learn about our transgressions (i.e. sins) and HOW to overcome the repeating of them. This is the first process of becoming "Holy as God is Holy" (1 Peter 1:16). Christians cannot become "holy" if they remain "dead in trespasses and sins" (Ephesians 2:1).
If Christians prefer to "...hate to be with God rather we enjoy our worldly passion" - which in your term means "separation from God", this will mean that if they die with unrepented sin on their soul, such Christians will experience the Wrath of God instead of the Mercy of God.
"For THE WRATH OF GOD IS REVEALED FROM HEAVEN AGAINST ALL UNGODLINESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS OF [Christian] MEN, who HOLD THE TRUTH [of what the Bible says] IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; FOR GOD HATH SHEWED IT UNTO THEM." (Romans 1:18-19)
Every Christian needs to be very careful in regards to retaining unconfessed and unrepented sin - as none of us know the day we will die and therefore squander the opportunities God has given us to repent:
"And he [Jesus] spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, THOU FOOL, this night thy soul shall be required of thee [i.e. he died]: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he [the Christian] that layeth up treasure for himself, and is NOT RICH TOWARD GOD." (Luke 12:16-21)
Sin is simply separation from God
Not necessarily evil thought and actions if we are in God it is impossible to sin .
Most Christians these days belong to separated from God category.
Because we all hate to be with God rather we enjoy our worldly passion.
Jesus told us was to find and seek the kingdom of God find ourselves in Christ in God which most of us hate to be in.
Unless we correct this situation we are doomed.
Salvation is far from being done.
We don't walk nor we being in God because we hate God which make us the enemy of God instead be friends of God.
Our God today's Christians is what we created only speak what we like to hear we don't have to worry about doing will of God or any of that simply keep saying sorry for our actions aND being.
God says I'm sorry too.