STAYING ALIVE

All sinners are dead in sin. As long as

a person is living in sin, committing sin, in bondage of sin, he is
doomed and heading for hell, because the wages of sin is death. The
soul that sins will die. Jesus came to take away the sins of the
world.

Jesus sets the captives free. Those who
receive and obey Jesus, who repent and are baptized, are delivered
from the bondage of sin so that they can live holy and righteously,
free from sin. They are made ALIVE, no longer dead in sin.

It is written: “1And you were dead in
your trespasses and sins, 2in which you formerly walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the
power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of
disobedience. 3Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts
of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and
were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 4But God,
being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved
us, 5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6and raised
us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in
Christ Jesus, 7so that in the ages to come He might show the
surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ
Jesus. 8For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that
not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9not as a
result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:1-10.

As long as we stay IN Christ, live in
obedience to Him, we are ALIVE, but if we sin, we die again. Those
who go back to sin and do not repent will die in their sin. Sin
separates us from Jesus. Without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Our salvation depends on our relationship with Jesus, our obedience
to Him. If we guard and build our relationship with Jesus, through
prayer, listening to Him and obeying Him then we will bear good fruit
and lead many to Jesus through our testimony. Every branch that does
not bear fruit, that sins and does not produce other followers of
Jesus, is ready to be cut off and burned. Sin destroys and kills our
relationship with Jesus. If we are not ALIVE for Jesus and producing
fruit that brings glory to Jesus and produces more followers of
Jesus, we are dying, or already dead in our sins.

Our relationship
with Jesus, our obedience and service to Him, our fruit, will
determine whether we have eternal life or be cast into hell. Many are
saved by grace and then they die in sin.

Are we staying alive, in Christ?

May Jesus bless you.

STAYING SAVED

Many people are drowning in an ocean of
sin. They are on the road that leads to destruction. The only way to
escape eternal damnation is to be saved from that sin and to follow
the path of righteousness that leads to eternal life. Only Jesus can
save us from our sin and forgive our past sins, but then we have to
stay out of that ocean of sin, stay with Him, follow Him, be holy
and bear fruit of righteousness. Having been workers of wickedness we
must become servants of righteousness and builders of the kingdom of
God.

Many people hear the gospel of Jesus
Christ, they believe and call on Jesus. He saves them from their sins
and addictions, but instead of following Him and staying with Him,
they go right back into sin. They were lost, drowning. Jesus saved
them, and then they jumped right back into sin. They are lost again.

When Jesus saves us, we must change
course, we must change direction, turn away from the way we used to
live, turn away from sin, turn away from the sinful worldly things
that we used to do, or else we will fall right back into sin and
addiction. Stop sinning, fornicating, adultery, sex outside of
marriage. Stop lying, cheating, lusting, gossiping, hating, envying,
hating, cursing, slandering. Get rid of those things, that tempted
you into sin. Throw away the cigarettes, alcohol and drugs. Stop
watching TV, movies, pornography, stop playing video games. Get off
social media. Get rid of those wrong friends. Stop associating with
and running after celebrities. Stop trying to be like and fit in with
worldly sinful people. Stop participating in senseless entertainment,
parties, worldly sports and pleasure, always eating out and running
after sensuality. Stop celebrating worldly holidays, Easter,
Halloween, Valentines day, Christmas and all the other holidays that
are designed to make you waste money and participate in fruitless
foolery. Stop trying to please people and be accepted by them. Stop
buying trash and every new technological toy, cellphone, car, fashion
fads, and things that you don’t need, with money that you don’t
have, that gets you further into debt and desperation. Pay off your
debts. Clean up your wardrobe. Get rid of revealing clothing. Stop
defiling your body with tattoos and piercings. Stop wasting money on
makeup, hair pieces, augmentations, plastic surgery and other
modifications. God made you good, beautiful enough. Thank Him for
what He gave you, take care of it and glorify Him with your body.
Stop living in a dream world and face reality. Stop being lazy and
slothful. Clean up your life. Get a job. Take responsibility for
your own life and your own destiny. Obey Jesus and follow Him or you
will end up in hell.

Obey Jesus. Call on Him to save you.
Accept Him, His words and His commandments, His way of living and
doing. Obey His words and commandments as recorded in Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John. Be meticulous to obey Jesus. Repent, STOP SINNING. Be
baptized in water for the washing off of your sin. SIN NO MORE.

Start living a new life, a life
dedicated to Jesus. Don’t join a church, don’t become like church
people. Go after Jesus, become like Him. Pray, communicate with
Jesus. He will communicate with you in your heart, your spirit, your
conscience. Read His words, the red letter words in some Bibles, in
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Fill your mind with His words and OBEY
them, act on them, live by them. Do everything in your power to do
right and not sin. If you in fail, immediately repent, ask Jesus
forgiveness and take the utmost care not to sin again. Practice makes
perfect. Do not fall back into sin, you will be swept away and be
lost again. Always go back to Jesus. Stay with Him. He will never
reject you, if you come to Him.

Keep your mind on Jesus, always praying
to Him, speaking to Him in your mind, in your Heart, then you will
not sin. You will always be tempted in various ways. Do not give in
to temptation and fall back into sin and be doomed. Many people fall
into sin and never get back out again. They die in their sins and end
up in hell. Every time you fall back it gets more difficult to get up
again. Many lose their confidence and believe that Jesus will not
accept them again, which is not true. Others stay in sin and put off
going back to Jesus. They hope to carry on in sin and get a chance to
repent on their death bed. They do not always get that chance. Many
people die every day, unexpectedly, unprepared and they are for ever
lost.

The only safe way is to follow Jesus
and stay with Him. All other ways lead to destruction. Are you
staying saved? Are you following Jesus and doing His will?

May Jesus bless you.

STAYING SAVED IS THE PROBLEM

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13. However not many stay saved. Jesus saves everyone who calls on Him but very few stay with Him and obey Him. Many who hear the gospel of Jesus Christ call on Him and He delivers them from sin, bondage and addictions but they go back to sin and their end is worse than their beginning. They become bigger sinners than they previously were.

Many believers think they can sin every day and just keep asking forgiveness and Jesus will forgive them. He won't. Many think they just need to say a quick prayer before they die and ask forgiveness for their sins. They will not find forgiveness. The door will close on them.

We read the parable of the wise and foolish virgins in Matthew 25. Jesus said:1“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2“Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. 3“For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. 5“Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. 6“But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7“Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8“The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9“But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’10“And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. 11“Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ 12“But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13“Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”

Just believing in Jesus and calling on Him once will not keep you saved. Those who disobey Jesus and keep on living in sin are on the broad road that leads to destruction. We have to follow Jesus every day until the end, to STAY SAVED. Repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of your sin. Stop sinning, be holy. Seek Jesus in prayer and He will disclose Himself to you.

We can die any moment. We must always be ready. Are you ready?

May Jesus bless you.