September 2008 Archives
NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING
Jesus is now at the right hand of God in
heaven preparing an eternal home of the
obedient child of God. In heaven God's will
must reign supreme, otherwise confusion
and disorder will be there. In heaven God is
served by His redeemed . Those who in
their life on earth were His faithful children
will be those who serve Him in heaven .
(Revelation 7:15, 22:3.) The joyful, loving
obedience will be will be there, but it
must be learned while we live on earth.
In this life we form our characters. God
is seeking while we live on earth to train
us to be obedient to His will. When Jesus
taught his disciples to pray, He included
these words, "Your will be done on earth
as it is in heaven". No person can sincerely
make this request of God unless he has
obeyed the Gospel of Christ and is willing
to let Christ rule supreme in His own heart.
There will be no people in heaven who
are not willing yield completely to God's
while living on earth.
It is my prayer that we all make preparation
to go to heaven.
1. Believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
2. Let Godly sorrow lead you to repent of
sin in your life.
3. Confess that you believe Jesus is
the Son of God.
4. As an act of faith, be buried in water
baptized in the name of the Father,
Son and the Holy Spirit, for the for-
givness of your sins and you will
experience the new birth that Jesus
spoke of. In order to see for yourself
that this what people did in the first
century to be added to God's family,
open your New Testament to Acts
chapter 2 and be assured of your
being or not being a child of God.
" For the grace of God that brings salvation
has appeared to all men, teaching us that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lust , we
should live soberly, righteously, and Godly
in this present world;"
Many religious people seem to think that
God's grace gives permision to live in a
sinful way and yet be pleasing to him.
Paul the spostle, discusses grace in Romans
chapter five. For fear that the Romans would
take a wrong view of grace, Paul asks the question
begining in Chapter 6 , " What shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin,
continue to live any longer therein?
Some think that if the Bible does not say
"Thou shalt not", regarding a certain thing,
that they can practice anything they choose
to do. This has contributed to much of the
confusion in our religious world. While
doing many good works, men ignore the plain
commandments of Jesus. Friends, doing
good works while ignoring the Word of God,
is sinful.
May God help us to have proper respect for
His Word and to live within it's counsel.
Byrl B./ Brockman
