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JESUS THE CHRIST MINISTRIES

The full Counsel Newsletter- No5



 

THESE PEOPLE DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH THEIR MOUTH AND HONOUR ME WITH THEIR LIPS BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME…AND IN VAIN…THEY WORSHIP ME TEACHING AS DOCTRINES…THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN. ...MATTHEW 15:8, 9.

MAN OR SON OF MAN...THIS IS THE QUESTION! - PART 2

In part one of…Man or Son of Man, we questioned the case of how many professing Christians in the world today follow Jesus and how many are just following man and still behave like the first Adam.

  Obedience!...is it optional or is it essential for salvation?

Most people and many church goers and church leaders today would say…GOD knows! Or GOD is love! Or GOD’S in control!…or something on those lines. Anything but give a definite, clear and precise answer, save you might upset someone…Hypocrites!

  The attitude of today’s world is purely in favour of women and men, which takes me back to…Eden!

Over twelve years of preaching the unadulterated word of GOD/JESUS CHRIST…I have come to see that people don’t mind keeping the second commandment in the new testament of the Holy Bible.

 And in fact they still don’t live it out because it can’t be lived out until the first commandment is lived out. No human has the ability to love their neighbour as themselves without the heavenly love of GOD in their lives, which comes about through giving Him/Jesus the pre-eminence in our lives.

 I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES…HE WHO ABIDES IN ME AND I IN HIM, BEARS MUCH FRUIT…FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING...JOHN 15:5.

 Therefore we skip the first commandment and we choose the second commandment, for we think there is more in it for us and we can even become popular with society by doing so…but the reality is!

  We deceive ourselves!…and never come to the knowledge of the truth.

 Most people are able to love someone or their neighbour to a certain degree in life but you will always see that it is never…as they would love their very own lives. Only loving GOD with all your heart, soul and strength will make way for you to …love your neighbour as you would love yourself.

 First things first…then we shall not have to struggle, pretend or lie to ourselves any more. But much more, we shall rejoice and rest in Him/Jesus, who said put Me first and all the rest will come naturally in the spirit…amen?

Is obedience optional or essential to salvation…definitely essential. Will a man or women enter heaven if they endeavour to love their neighbour first then Christ…No!…that is but a man pleaser, a women pleaser not a GOD pleaser.

 BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO DO HIS COMMANDMENTS…THAT THEY MAY HAVE THE RIGHT, TO THE TREE OF LIFE AND MAY ENTER THROUGH THE GATES INTO THE CITY.....REVELATION 22:14.

 

Pastor Paul Sheehan

02.04.2000

http://www.fireandhammer.com


   
                                                                                                                                                                                 


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