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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
So many act as if Gods word all boils down to a concept or two. When the whole counsel of God is rejected men fall right into the devils trap.
This should be so simple that any true Christian would be in agreement. The understanding that there is such a thing as Jesus having commands that are to be obeyed.
Those who cry for commandments to be shown demonstrate their lack of faith in Gods word. They read the Bible. They know what it says. The reality is they know but reject it.
Take this for an example.
Right in the heart of the context of my first post John the apostle by the Holy Ghost said this:
22:12 “Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work. 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 22:14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. 22:15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. Rev. 22:12-15
As SOON as John mentions that ONLY those who DO his commandments are going to be saved he then gives a list of those who have lived APART FROM HIM and his commandments.
Its so very simple to people who are committed to Jesus and his teaching. And yet the Holy Spirit felt it neccessary to inspire John the apostle to IDENTIFY THE END TIME SAINTS WITH KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS OF JESUS.
No doubt this was done to attempt to awake many out of their sleep caused by the delusional teaching that men need do NOTHING to enter the kingdom.
In all the teaching concerning obedience LOVE is always the basis. Because one LOVES GOD they desire to keep his commands. Certainly all the law and prophets can be summed up in love toward God and his neighbor as Jesus said. Yet Jesus spelled out specific commands for his disciples to do. He must have thought this was NEEDFUL for their understanding.
Then he sent out his disciples with what men have called THE GREAT COMMISSION.
Matt. 28:18-20
“All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 28:19 Go,* and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 28:20 teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
These things are accented in the sacred writings. The apostles of Christ were faithful to give us these commandments as much of their writings are for that very purpose. Those who immerse themselves in Christ are aware of them. They will have a fighting chance in the last and evil days that will come on the Church at the end of the last days. |
MTD, you keep saying the same thing over and over again. The Apostle John you referenced above said this by the Holy Ghost:
1 John 3
23 And
this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 And
he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
At least, we are quoting the scripture that states EXPLICITLY what we believe the COMMANDMENTS are.
You keep saying there are other COMMANDMENTS, but yet, you have not listed any. How can you say we need to keep the COMMANDS and yet not list a SINGLE one of them?
Do you realize we are basically asking you "what must we do to be saved?"
And yet, you can't tell us how to be saved?
How can you say "we are not committed to Jesus' COMMANDMENTS, but yet you won't even mention a SINGLE of those commandments?
If you care about our souls, and yet, you won't tell us what to DO to save our souls? okayyyyyy then.....
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