True repentance is not simply doing or not doing some actions to avoid consequences, but rather doing what is right because you simply want to do the will of God.
The fear of the Lord is the beginn... View MoreTrue repentance is not simply doing or not doing some actions to avoid consequences, but rather doing what is right because you simply want to do the will of God.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but the love of the Lord is the fulfillment of wisdom.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that m... View More35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matthew 12:35-37, KJV)
Words will have consequences.... be careful how you use them.
The Lord desires to be at the center of every aspect of our lives. Not just because that is His rightful place as our creator, but His presence on the throne of our lives will keep us from folly and s... View MoreThe Lord desires to be at the center of every aspect of our lives. Not just because that is His rightful place as our creator, but His presence on the throne of our lives will keep us from folly and sin/death which is the result of living for anything other than Him.
23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, [or] the likeness of any [thing], which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. 24 For the LORD thy God [is] a consuming fire, [even] a jealous God. (Deuteronomy 4:23-24, kjv)
Christ did not suffer and die to create a bunch of white washed tombs. (Correct action with wrong intent) Christ died to put to death the sinfulness of our heart and mind (Cup and dish) so that the ou... View MoreChrist did not suffer and die to create a bunch of white washed tombs. (Correct action with wrong intent) Christ died to put to death the sinfulness of our heart and mind (Cup and dish) so that the outside (actions) would be truly clean.
26 [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness. (Matthew 23:26-27, KJV).
Good works earn us nothing, but when they come from a spirit of humility and obedience to God, they are an outward evidence of the salvation being fulfilled within us. As James by the Holy Spirit said "Faith without works is dead"
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