6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we havepreached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. Galatians 1:6-10 KJV.
As Paul presented the Gospel, he wanted everyone to see Christ and not Paul. today, too many ministers are putting the emphasis on Tv. ratings, mega sized church buildings and are preaching a watered down gospel to draw the crowds in.. Paul realized as we should that we are the messengers for God and that if we are being up lifted, then we not presenting the Gospel of Christ. We must make sure that it is the blood of Christ and the message He brought to earth that is preached and that if there is anything else, then we are leading people down the wrong path. Either by our indifference to people or by our love for them, we are leaving a mark of some type. you know Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." it is easy to sit in our pew on sunday and praise and worship God and amen the preacher and let our light shine . but what about when we go back into the world on monday morning and tuesday and the rest of the week ..how is our light shining at the end of the week? is your light so shining or is it about out? I can remember when i was a young lad in school, we didn't have electricity and i studied by the light of a coal oil lamp..after awhile the wick would burn down and the globe would get smoky and i would have to clean it off..i'm afraid that's what happens to a lot of Christians spiritual light..we get out in the world and our light gets all smutted up from the sins of the world and the only way to clean it up is to go to the foot of the cross and ask Jesus to cleanse us from our sins..and you know he always does. oh praise God for a forgiving Saviour..You and I have a living message and it is truly alive. We need to be ready and know what the Word says and be willing to share that Word with a lost and dying world.
so let's go out and let our light SO shine that others might see Jesus in us..Amen...
let's sing together this beautiful hymn
WHEN HE WAS ON THE CROSS
He walked the streets to Calvary,
The rugged cross he bore;
The crowd desired to watch this man,
They'd heard him preach before;
I know I'll never be worthy,
Such love I'd never find;
For when he was on the cross,
I was on his mind.
The look of love was on his face,
The thorns on his head;
The blood that changed his scarlet robe,
Stained it crimson red;
And though his eyes were on the crowd that day,
Yet he looked ahead in time;
When he was on the cross,
I was on his mind.
He knew me, yet he loved me,
He whose glory makes
The Heavens shine;
Unworthy of such mercy,
When he was on the cross,
I was on his mind.
When he was on the cross,
I was on his mind.
Noone ever cared for me like Jesus,
There's no other friend so kind as he;
Noone else could take my sin,
And darkness from me;
Oh, how much he cares for me.
When he was on the cross,
When he was on the cross,
I was on his mind.
Have a great sunday and tell someone about Jesus..
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wayne
"There's room at the cross for you."
Amen 100 % thisis from my websitedevotionalI did on April 24th 2006
Matthew 5: 14- You are the light of the world, A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Light always over comes darkness. Never does darkness over take light. There is only darkness when there is an absence of light. A tiny speck of light will penetrate the darkest of night. You are the light in a dark world. Just like that city on the hill that cannot be hidden, your light will overtake the darkness of this world. Verse 1 6 says "œ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."
In the darkest of day know that you have that light inside. Let that light guide you like that lighthouse on the beach guiding in the ships at night.
1 John 1;7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
One trueproof of those who are walking in the light { good fellowship starts happening} and no condemnation for as "we walk in the light The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from ALL sin.
As Paul presented the Gospel, he wanted everyone to see Christ and not Paul. today, too many ministers are putting the emphasis on Tv. ratings, mega sized church buildings and are preaching a watered down gospel to draw the crowds in.. Paul realized as we should that we are the messengers for God and that if we are being up lifted, then we not presenting the Gospel of Christ. We must make sure that it is the blood of Christ and the message He brought to earth that is preached and that if there is anything else, then we are leading people down the wrong path.
Amen brother!
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Jesus said, "he who stands firm to the end will be saved" Mark 13:13.
Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
Does Your Light Shine?
and no condemnation for as "we walk in the light The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from ALL sin.
