There seems to be more than one Jesus to choose from these days.
Which one is the true Jesus and who am I following?
- There’s a ‘seeker friendly’ Jesus, he’s the one who will not
offend anyone in anyway. He loves everyone no mater what they do. - There’s a ‘sow and reap’ Jesus, he made a covenant with man so that man could sow his seed and reap wealth and happiness on earth and then go to heaven when he dies.
- There’s a ‘blend in with the world’ Jesus, he wants us to look like, act like, and be like the world in order to reach the lost.
- There’s a ‘neverending grace’ Jesus, his ‘grace’ covers us no matter what we do or how we live.
- There’s a ‘just believe’ Jesus. As long as you truly believe
in your heart, you’re saved. - There’s a ‘name it claim it’ Jesus. You name it; anything and it’s yours! If you don’t get it, it’s because you lack faith. It’s your fault.
- There’s a ‘carnal’ Jesus. He doesn’t expect you to overcome sin, he understands you’re just carnal.
- There’s a ‘heart dwelling’ Jesus. All you have to do is ask him into your heart and voilà, he’s there. You’re going to heaven!
Truth: - There’s the Jesus who said “Repent and believe the gospel, the kingdom of God is at hand.” -Mark 1:15
- He said, “Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Him.” -Lk 9:23-25
- He said without Him you are already condemned. -John 3:18
- He said He came to save the world -John 3:16
- He said unless you forsake all you have, you cannot be His disciple. -Luke 14:33
- He said if we love anyone more than Him we are not worthy of Him.-Matt 10:37-39
He said if you love this life you’ll lose it. -John 12:25-26 - He said you cannot serve God and money. -Matt 6:24 He said fear God who can destroy both body and soul in hell. -Mt 10:28
- He said be extreme in your war against sin. -Matt 18:8-9
- He said love God with all your heart, soul and mind and your neighbour as yourself. -Matt 22:37-39
- He said He is the light of the world. –John 8:12 He said the gate is narrow and the way is difficult and few find it.-Matt 7:13-14
- He said those who believe in Him but work iniquity will be cast out. -Matt 7:21-23
- He said you’ll be hated for His name’s sake, but if you endure to the end, you’ll be saved. -Matt 10:22
- He said I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but by Me. –John 14:6
Which Jesus do you serve?
2 comments:
This is a great way of looking at things. It is true, there are many "false Jesuses" out there. Most of the time we expect to see a man proclaming himself as Christ, but its amazing how many times we forge that man ourselves and believe it is who the real Jesus is.
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Adrian, I have been SO guilty of this as well. I have to continually calibrate myself spiritually to make sure that I am seeking to know HIM and only HIM. I have to make sure my heart and motives are pure as well as allwoing the Lord to expose any hiffen agendas that I may not know are rooted in my heart.
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