Who is JESUS CHRIST?
Jesus is God!
In the beginning, Jesus is God. Jesus came from God the Father (He is 'God with us') and if you believe in Him you will not die in the midst of your harmful ways.
God the Father and Jesus his Son continue working. They are together and show the principles by what they do. Since Jesus always lives by and speaks according to what he learned from the Father, the Father is with him.
Jesus shows the world true life; follow Him and you will continually have it.
Jesus gives life to whom he is pleased to give it, and He has been given authority to judge whether we believe His word and do good (whether we really love the Lord more than our selfish ways), because as a man he knows us.
If you hold to Jesus' teachings (one is to believe in Him), you are really his disciple and will know and be set free by the truth.
People are enslaved by their harmful ways, but Jesus can set us free if we choose to accept the truth of His teachings for our lives. Otherwise, we will not recognize that Jesus is God, and does no harm.
Repent, turn your hearts to God, because He's coming this way. Repent, choose to follow Jesus, who is God, because you really need Him to live.
If we do not repent, we will not recognize that Jesus is God, and does no harm.
Major Connections:
---Jesus is God, and was there in the beginning, and is together with God the Father, and came to us from Him.
---Jesus is God, and if you believe in Him you will not die in the midst of your sins.
---Jesus is God's Son, and He and the Father continue working.
---Jesus is God, and always lives by and speaks according to what he learned from the God the Father.
---Jesus is God, and shows the world true life.
---Jesus is God, and gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.
---Jesus is God, and has authority to judge whether we really believe His word.
---Jesus is God, and can set us free.
---Jesus is God, and we need to repent of our harmful ways and follow Him.
---Jesus is God, and we really need Him to live.
---Jesus is God, but if we don't repent we will not recognize it.
Jesus shows the world true life; follow Him and you will continually have it. Jesus came from God the Father and if you believe in Him you will not die in the midst of your harmful ways. Since Jesus always lives by and speaks according to what he learned from the Father, the Father is with him. If you hold to Jesus' teachings (one is to believe in Him), you are really his disciple and will know and be set free by the truth. People are enslaved by their harmful ways, but Jesus can set us free if we choose to accept the truth of His teachings for our lives. Repent, choose to follow Jesus, who is God, because you really need Him to live. Otherwise, we will not recognize that Jesus is God, and does no harm. God the Father and Jesus his Son continue working. They are together and show the principles by what they do. Jesus gives life to whom he is pleased to give it, and He has been given authority to judge whether we believe His word and do good (whether we really love the Lord more than our selfish ways), because as a man he knows us. In the beginning, Jesus is God. Repent, turn your hearts to God, because He's coming this way.
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." MT 1:23
Salvation (Latin salvatio; Greek sōtēria; Hebrew yeshu'ah) is being saved or protected from harm or being saved or delivered from some dire situation. In religion, salvation is stated as the saving of the soul from sin and its consequences.
True faith produces action. God often tests our faith to prove it out, show it to be real (or not):
..... now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith ..... may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.' - 1Pet1:6-7
'Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, .....' - Joh3:18-19
'Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.' - Jam1:12
'..... your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. Therefore ..... we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.' - 2The1:3-5
Are we applying the faith God has given us or have we turned away from it? ("Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith" - 2Cor13:5). Are we turning from our sin, when He has granted us the ability to repent, or do we sin anyway?
Even though we must forcefully change our ways and seek to live for God's purposes, being saved is still something that we do not deserve.
The deeds produced by our faith only show that our faith is real and that we have in fact repented (chosen God over worldly ways); they do not atone for our sins, they do not pay the price for them or make up for them or cancel them out, for, 'without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness' - Heb9:22.
God is holy. Our sins must be paid for, and that payment is death and separation from God, and punishment in the form of pain and torment. We can not work our way to salvation because our works are as filthy rags:
'All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.' - Isa 64:6
"If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit;
apart from me you can do nothing". - Joh15:5 Jesus
Only the blood of Christ can cleanse us of our sins, so clean and pure that the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit that goes deep into the Father ("searches ..... the deep things of God" - 1Co42:9), will come into us, that God will dwell in us forever.
When we produce the deeds that always are involved in and bear witness to a true change of heart and mind (true repenting and believing), remember that this ability to repent and believe is a gift from God.
' ..... in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth ..... ' - 2Tim2:25
"So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life." - Act11:18
'For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God ..... ' - Eph2:8
Once God makes Himself real to us and we see that our ways need to be corrected to His Way, and He gives us the strength and ability to make the correction, it is still up to us to truly embrace, accept, choose Him and His ways, which means changing the way we live, doing things His way, fighting with the strength He provides. The effort we put into employing what God has given us to change our ways shows we want God, and love Him. Or, we can decide that we want go our own sinful ways in spite of what we now know to be true. We can harden our hearts, ignore the truth, distort and corrupt it, rationalize it, convince ourselves that it doesn't really mean what it says, get lazy and take the easiest path of least resistance, and/or wander away and try to forget the reality and truth of God, perhaps supposing to return to Him at some later date, before it's too late.
"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! ..... And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' " - Mat25:26-30
'Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.' - Jud1:21
We keep ourselves in God's love by obeying his commands, but still rely on His mercy through Christ to save us.
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.” - Joh15:9-10
“Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.” - Joh14:21
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching.” - Joh14:23-24
So it is essential that we learn to love, want, crave righteousness to the point of implementing it. You can not love God without loving righteousness, because God is righteous. He will move into us with His Holy Spirit, and then we have the power, ability, and continual prompting to live righteously.
Since faith and repentance are gifts and faith without deeds is dead, useless, and repentance without a change in what we do is not true repentance, then having the will to do good is a gift. Hence:
God give me the grace to do your will.
Jesus is The Savior!
Jesus came from the Father and if you believe in Him you will be saved. Jesus is the only true way to eternal life with God the Father.
Jesus is the Savior of the world (Jesus shows the world true life; follow Him and you will continually have it) and if you do what he says you will reap the benefits, if you believe in Him you will not die in the midst of your harmful ways.
People are enslaved by their harmful ways, but Jesus can set us free if we choose to accept the truth of His teachings for our lives (one is to believe in Him, as the Son of God).
To do the work of God is to believe in Jesus, the One God sent to us to save us from sin (harm) and evil. That said, don't be insensitive to His communication toward you; He wants and can enable you to live like He does, and wants to keep you. Believe and be saved!
Listen to and learn from what God says so you can tell the difference between right and wrong. This will help a lot, make it natural for you to home in as God draws you in to believing in Jesus, who came from Him, and be saved. Then God will live in you and He will enable you to succeed at applying His principles, overcoming all your harmful desires.
Jesus said we need to believe in a Savior sent from God to enter eternal life.
Jesus teaches us the truth, not the other way around; he said we need to be baptized in water and be filled with this mysterious Spirit of God.
Leave the lifeless and go to your Savior, never looking back. Then you will be ready to serve in the kingdom of God.
Jesus protects His own from worldly, prideful people, (what they themselves used to be). He saves them, blessing them with a full, full life.
It's not easy being hated and misjudged by the world for the good things we do, but Jesus saves us.
Sometimes the work of God is displayed in our life through overcoming severe hardships.
Trust in Jesus, and believe that He is coming back to take us to heaven.
You won't overcome severe hardships as long as you're distracted with worldly endeavors, and as long as your pride is in place, ruling your life.
If you don't believe in Jesus as your Savior sent from God, you perish.
Major Connections:
---Jesus is the Savior of the world, and came from God the Father.
---Jesus is the Savior of the world, and if you believe in Him you will be saved.
---Jesus is the Savior of the world, and to do the work of God is to believe in Jesus.
---Jesus is the Savior of the world, the only true way to eternal life with God the Father in heaven.
---Jesus is the Savior of the world, and shows the world true life, if you follow Him you will continually have it.
---Jesus is the Savior of the world, and if you do what he says you will reap the benefits.
---Jesus is the Savior, and teaches us the difference between right and wrong.
---Jesus is the Savior, and sets us free if we accept the truth of His teachings.
---Jesus is the Savior, and sets us free from enslavement to our harmful ways.
---Jesus is the Savior, and saves us from sin (harm) and evil, don't be insensitive toward His communication toward you.
---Jesus is the Savior, and those who listen to and learn from God naturally home in as He draws them into believing in Jesus.
---Jesus is the Savior, believe in Him and God will live in you and enable you to succeed at applying His principles.
---Jesus is the Savior, believe in Him and God will live in you and enable you to overcome all your harmful desires.
---Jesus is the Savior, and we should leave the lifeless and go to Him, then we'll be ready to serve in His kingdom.
---Jesus is the Savior, and through Him we can overcome severe hardships, and be blessed with a full, full life in spite of persecution from unbelievers.
---Jesus is the Savior, and He is coming back to take us to heaven.
---Jesus is the Savior, and if you do not believe in Him, you perish.
Leave the lifeless and go to your Savior, never looking back. Then you will be ready to serve in the kingdom of God. Jesus teaches us the truth, not the other way around; he said we need to be baptized in water and be filled with this mysterious Spirit of God. He said we need to believe in a Savior sent from God to enter this eternal life; otherwise we perish. To do the work of God is to believe in Jesus, the One God sent to us to save us from sin (harm) and evil. That said, don't be insensitive to His communication toward you; He wants and can enable you to live like He does, and wants to keep you. Believe and be saved! Listen to and learn from what God says so you can tell the difference between right and wrong. This will help a lot, make it natural for you to home in as God draws you in to believing in Jesus, who came from Him, and be saved. Then God will live in you and He will enable you to succeed at applying His principles, overcoming all your harmful desires. Jesus is the Savior of the world (Jesus shows the world true life; follow Him and you will continually have it) and if you do what he says you will reap the benefits, if you believe in Him you will not die in the midst of your harmful ways. Jesus came from the Father and if you believe in Him you will be saved. People are enslaved by their harmful ways, but Jesus can set us free if we choose to accept the truth of His teachings for our lives (one is to believe in Him, as the Son of God). Sometimes the work of God is displayed in our life through overcoming severe hardships, and that's not going to happen as long as we're distracted with worldly endeavors, and as long as our pride is in place, ruling our life. Jesus protects His own from those kind of people, (what they themselves used to be), He saves them, blessing them with a full, full life. It's not easy being hated and misjudged by the world for the good things we do, but Jesus saves us. Trust in Jesus, and believe that He is coming back to take us to heaven. Jesus is the only true way to eternal life with God the Father.
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