For our own good & God's Kingdom , JESUS demanded & demands absolute obedience. He never has had any room for a "almost commitment"....in fact 'almost' isn't in JESUS' vocabulary. You are either with Him or not, you are either 'sold-out' or totally not! With JESUS ....."next time'' has to become "this time"
''ALMOST'' is acceptable with horseshoes , transport schedules, or even educated guesses, but with the MASTER , JESUS, it may as well be 'never'.
Do you think this is challenging ? Well just remember the CROSS....where would our Salvation be if Jesus ''ALMOST" went to the Cross. SELAH !
Today , this week , this month , this year & next ''almost for JESUS" will never placate God's terms of committed Discipleship, neither will it bring the greatest blessings in your life nor a dying worlds.
"Almost called", (really) put your ear down to the Bible & hear Jesus bid you go with a 100% passion for JESUS & HIS GOSPEL....this doesn't sound a comfortable , casual, carnal ,kind of Christianity & that is because it isn't.
Please do yourself a favour ..don't get duped into thinking that you are a man or woman sold out to JESUS with an ''almost decision" , it simply isn't truth.
READ MARK 8 : 34-38 this week for CHRISTMAS & REALLY LIVE "JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.''
PRAYING!
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Hello! You wrote: “:”Well just remember the CROSS....where would our Salvation be if Jesus ''ALMOST" went to the Cross. SELAH !”
(le-havdil) I want to discuss that statement.
How to live in order to enable the Creator in His loving kindness to provide His foregivness is outlined in the Jewish Bible ; and was also taught by the first century Ribi Yehoshua from Nazareth (the Mashiakh; the Messiah).
The Jewish Bible – for example Yekhëzqeil (Hezekiel) 18 – promises foregivness to those who do their sincerest to keep Torah. The Creator cannot lie and He does not change (Malakhi 3:6)! According to Tehilim (“Psalms”) 103 the Creator gives his foregivness to those who do their sincerest to keep His berit (“covenant”; the pre-conditions to be included in the berit is according to the Jewish Bible to do ones sincerest to keep Torah).
Using logic there is only one conclusion if the statement: “forgiveness by faith in Jesus” is valid or not.
You will find Ribi Yehoshuas teachings here: Netzarim
All the best, Anders Branderud
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