The teaching style of Jesus Christ
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
Jesus Christ was considered the greatest teacher in history, and yet he talked in parables when he made a point. What that really means is that he used every day things around in the lives of people, or earthly stories and concepts to make a heavenly point.
1. Christ's real concern wasn't to lay down doctrines to follow as much as it was to make us aware of the big picture. He wanted people to know about his return. 2. Christ wandered his followers to be ready for a living life they could not fully understand without following him all the way and the steps that he showed to love.
For Christ it was not enough that people believe in what he said about himself, or even what he'd demonstrated to them about spiritual perfection. Each person was asked to experience Christ on a spiritual basis by a surrender to the influence of this life, experiencing a death to it, and then a rebirth into a new life. In Matthew 24 Christ gave his disciples a clear view of what was to come. His very first words were "take care that no man deceive you for many will come in my name saying I am Christ and deceive many." Christ spoke of wars and rumors of wars, nations rising against nations, false prophets and iniquity. Finally how the love of people will wax cold toward their fellow man. Christ has told us of how it is today with society, but he tells us that before it gets completely unbearable he will come back when we least expect it.
My dear ones Christ's main concern was that we be ready for that time, and not that we spend all of our efforts to be correct on issues that God doesn't even care about. I do not see anywhere in Scripture where a question will be asked about our theology, or our worship styles. I don't see in the word where we will be judged upon the stance we have taken about the gifts of the spirit, or even if they were used. What I do see however is a question about how prepared we are in our hearts when he returns. It is to that end then that we should prepare our lives and our hearts.
The foundation that has been laid down for us to build upon, that foundation includes but is not limited to the steps to salvation that we have all learned from God's word. Belief in Christ has so much more to do with it then saying a few words and going on our way. The very concepts that Christ preached about belief calls for us to take his life with in our own life, and then allow a spiritual seed to grow and transform us into a new creature that is worthy of a heavenly home.
"If you keep my Commandments"Christ promised us power to do more than we ever could before, not because of the change in us, but because he was now in control and to his power made the difference in us. In the book of John 14: 16-21 Christ told his disciples first of the Holy Spirit and his workings in us as a child of God. It was the tool of the Holy Spirit which transforms us that allows Christ to continue to work through us just as if Christ would have still been here. Our job is to become so convinced that like Paul had said "I am persuaded that he is able to keep all of those things that I have committed on to him against that day".
Every tool that Christ has given us within the foundation he has laid down is based up on love. More simply put if we love him we will keep his commandments. What is the greatest of these? To love one another as he has loved us, and then to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. It takes a transformed life to do that. We will be back in the next blog to finish up this thought, maybe you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
Jesus Christ was considered the greatest teacher in history, and yet he talked in parables when he made a point. What that really means is that he used every day things around in the lives of people, or earthly stories and concepts to make a heavenly point.
1. Christ's real concern wasn't to lay down doctrines to follow as much as it was to make us aware of the big picture. He wanted people to know about his return. 2. Christ wandered his followers to be ready for a living life they could not fully understand without following him all the way and the steps that he showed to love.
For Christ it was not enough that people believe in what he said about himself, or even what he'd demonstrated to them about spiritual perfection. Each person was asked to experience Christ on a spiritual basis by a surrender to the influence of this life, experiencing a death to it, and then a rebirth into a new life. In Matthew 24 Christ gave his disciples a clear view of what was to come. His very first words were "take care that no man deceive you for many will come in my name saying I am Christ and deceive many." Christ spoke of wars and rumors of wars, nations rising against nations, false prophets and iniquity. Finally how the love of people will wax cold toward their fellow man. Christ has told us of how it is today with society, but he tells us that before it gets completely unbearable he will come back when we least expect it.
My dear ones Christ's main concern was that we be ready for that time, and not that we spend all of our efforts to be correct on issues that God doesn't even care about. I do not see anywhere in Scripture where a question will be asked about our theology, or our worship styles. I don't see in the word where we will be judged upon the stance we have taken about the gifts of the spirit, or even if they were used. What I do see however is a question about how prepared we are in our hearts when he returns. It is to that end then that we should prepare our lives and our hearts.
The foundation that has been laid down for us to build upon, that foundation includes but is not limited to the steps to salvation that we have all learned from God's word. Belief in Christ has so much more to do with it then saying a few words and going on our way. The very concepts that Christ preached about belief calls for us to take his life with in our own life, and then allow a spiritual seed to grow and transform us into a new creature that is worthy of a heavenly home.
"If you keep my Commandments"Christ promised us power to do more than we ever could before, not because of the change in us, but because he was now in control and to his power made the difference in us. In the book of John 14: 16-21 Christ told his disciples first of the Holy Spirit and his workings in us as a child of God. It was the tool of the Holy Spirit which transforms us that allows Christ to continue to work through us just as if Christ would have still been here. Our job is to become so convinced that like Paul had said "I am persuaded that he is able to keep all of those things that I have committed on to him against that day".
Every tool that Christ has given us within the foundation he has laid down is based up on love. More simply put if we love him we will keep his commandments. What is the greatest of these? To love one another as he has loved us, and then to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. It takes a transformed life to do that. We will be back in the next blog to finish up this thought, maybe you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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