Monday, October 9, 2017

Follow Jesus NOT the 10 Commandments





There is much confusion
among Christian believers whether they should obey the Ten
Commandment, the law of Moses, when they come to faith in Jesus
Christ. Salvation is through obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ,
not through keeping, observing, the law of Moses or the Ten
Commandments. You need to be born again to enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus said that unless a
man is born of water and of the Spirit of God he cannot enter the
kingdom of God. Jesus Christ came to take away the sins of the world
and He takes away the sin of those who obey Him, who obey His gospel.
The commands of Jesus
Christ are different from the Ten Commandments or the law of Moses.
Jesus Christ commands us to repent of all sin, to turn to Him and to
be baptized in water, to be filled with a Holy Spirit so that we can
come into communion with Him.
We must be born again born
of water, through baptism, and born of the Spirit of God that comes
and dwells in us and guides and teaches us. If you decide to stop
sinning and then observe the 10 commandments it cannot save you. The
law of Moses required a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin,
for the blotting out of sin. Jesus Christ came and He Himself became
the perfect sacrifice. He took on Himself the sin of the world, to
take away the guilt of sin for those who obey Him, who accept Him and
who serve Him, those who obey the gospel of Jesus Christ. Salvation
is through Jesus Christ alone, not through keeping the commandments.
We cannot have salvation
without Jesus Christ, but if we follow Jesus we must turn away from
all unrighteousness and bear good fruit. Sin separates us from Jesus.
Even the slightest disobedience separates us from Him. He does not
tolerate disobedience but He does not require us to keep the law of
Moses. He requires of us to obey His commands, to repent and be
baptized as He commanded His disciples. He said: Go into all the
world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name
of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey
all that I commanded you."
Salvation is through
obedience to Jesus Christ, and when we obey the gospel of Jesus
Christ, His Words, if we repent and turn to Jesus and we are baptized
in water for the washing off of our sin, and we embrace Jesus with
all our heart, we obey His commandments, then he gives His Holy
Spirit in us, to come and dwell with us. We come into communion with
Jesus Christ, we are led by the Holy Spirit, we follow and obey Jesus
Christ.
Without Jesus we can do
nothing. You cannot save yourself by obeying the 10 commandments.
Only Jesus can save us, but we have to obey Him. We have to be led by
the Holy Spirit. We have to be in close relationship with Jesus. His
sheep hear His voice, they listen to Him and they follow Him. The
unbeliever, those who are not born again of the Spirit of God, do not
hear the voice of God, and many who are born again have not been
taught to listen to Jesus, and that is why they do not follow Him.
That is why they do not know Him. We have to be led by the Holy
Spirit. His sheep hear His voice. They listen to Him and they follow
Him. It is not just a matter of living holy, righteous and without
sin, it is about living in obedience to Jesus Christ.
Jesus said:"if you do
not remain in Me you cannot bear fruit." If we are not led by
the Holy Spirit and we do not serve and follow Jesus under the
guidance of His Spirit, we cannot be pleasing to Him. It is all about
our relationship with Jesus Christ. If we follow Jesus we will not
sin, because there is no sin in Him and he will not guide us into
sin. We do not become Jews and we do not take on the law of Moses
when we believe in Jesus Christ. We accept Jesus, we embrace Him, we
follow and obey Him, and He saves those who submit themselves to Him;
who accept Him as their Lord and Master.
There is no other way to
have salvation. There is no other way to enter the kingdom of heaven,
but through Jesus Christ, the Living Way. He is the way and the truth
and the life. He is alive, but you have to obey Him to get to know
Him. You have to obey His words, turn from sin, turn from a going
after your own desires. Turn to Jesus, repent and be baptized in
water, as He commanded. Seek Him with all your heart and He will give
His Spirit in you to teach you and guide you. You will experience
Jesus Christ for real, and you will know Him. You will see His
kingdom. He will teach and guide you in all things but, you have to
stay with Him until the very end to enter His kingdom. There is only
one way to have eternal life and that is Jesus Christ. Obey the
gospel of Jesus Christ. Seek Him with all your heart and you will
find Him. Stay with Him until the very end, and you will have life.
May Jesus bless you.

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