"I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction."
2 TIMOTHY 4:1-2
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He, when known is often talked about as life and the truth, people know his name - yet walk not in the way. Jesus is the Lord - and the way he showed to live is the way. Not to place yourself in line for self-slavery.
Jesus came such that we would seek his way - his life. He came as the word of God - to be the word of God - to be our King - Savior and advocate. He came such that we may live with him - for him. He revealed the truth of God and the Spirit. Jesus is the way.
The purpose of accepting Jesus and being baptized in his name - is to be set free and then do his will -to receive the Holy Spirit and live a new life centered on him - the life he has prepared in advance for you - being baptized is a re-birth to a new life. It is not to go back to doing exactly what you were doing before you knew Jesus. Where then is the evidence of a new life?
The idea of a purposeful life and the reason for which most people live is misguided. Jesus lived by faith. The original disciples walked and witnessed Jesus for a period of time before he walked to the cross - but before Jesus found them and asked them to follow him - they had other jobs and other activities in which they passed time each day...as it is today. I say to you truly that Christ Jesus lives and he is alive today as we was then. He is in heaven as the Father is in heaven - but his Holy Spirit is here - so he is here as well. As he did the works of his Father in heaven here on earth - so shall we do the works of Jesus on earth as he is in heaven - in the same way - with the same power - guided by the same spirit. This is the truth of the Way of King Jesus.
"Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." John 14:12-14
No comments:
Post a Comment