Tuesday, November 14, 2017

In Fellowship with God



Separation from God means
death. Adam was in fellowship with God until the day that he sinned,
then he was separated from God and he died. All mankind is separated
from God because of sin, but Jesus came to bring us back into
fellowship with God, IF we obey Him. Jesus came to take away the sins
of the world and He brings those who obey Him into fellowship with
God.
We read in 1 John 5:20
"and we know that the Son of God has come and given us
understanding, so that we may know Him, who is true, and we are in
Him who is true, and in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God
and eternal life." Most people do not understand this verse but
Jesus came to give us understanding, understanding of the kingdom of
God, and He brings us into fellowship with God if we obey Him; if we
repent of sin, turn away from sin, because sin separates us from God.
We also have to turn away from our earthly pleasures and desires,
because anything that we love more than Jesus and more than God,
separate us from Him. If we are separated from God, we are doomed and
we will perish, but if we obey Jesus and repent, repent of sin, and
repent of worldly desires, of our own desires, and we come into
fellowship with God, then we seek and desire and do the will of God,
and we come into fellowship with Him.
We have to obey Jesus
Christ, repent of all sin, and worldliness, and be baptized in water
for the washing off of our sin, and then Jesus Christ cleanses us of
all unrighteousness, of our past sin. Through our fellowship with
Him, we come into fellowship with God Himself because Jesus Christ
Himself is God. Jesus gives His Holy Spirit in those who obey Him,
those who turn away from, repent of sin, and earthly desires, earthly
pleasures, to go after Him, those who desire Him more than anything,
those who seek His fellowship. He gives His Spirit in them so that
they can live in fellowship with Him. Without Jesus we can do
nothing. If we are not in fellowship with Jesus, then we will perish,
we are doomed, but if we are in fellowship with Jesus we are in
fellowship with God, and we have life in us. Believers seek
fellowship with other believers. They look for friendship of the
world, but the true fellowship that we need is fellowship with God,
fellowship with Jesus Christ, then we can read this verse with
understanding. He says: "and we know that the Son of God has
come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him, who is
true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is
the true God and eternal life." Jesus Christ Himself is the
true God and eternal life and if His Spirit dwells in us we are in
fellowship with Him.
Most believers do
not have the Spirit of Christ. They are not in fellowship with Him.
They believe that they have salvation but they are separated from God
and they are on the road to destruction. Are we living in fellowship
with Jesus? Are we living in fellowship with God, or are we living in
sin and do we seek the fellowship of the world? Friendship where the
world is enmity with God. We need to love Jesus Christ and serve Him
with all our heart, and stay in fellowship with Him until the very
end. Are we living in fellowship with Jesus Christ? Are we being led
by His Spirit? Are we
one
with Jesus Christ?
May
Jesus bless you.

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