Good day to all and I hope today finds everyone growing in Christ. We have been looking at standards in the last two writings and I want to continue with that thought today.
One standard that most of you reading here today recognize, is also one that is becoming less and less important as more and more people make their way to this country and bring their religious traditions and ideas, and also as our society constantly moves further away from the Holy Word of God. That standard is that Jesus Christ is The One Way for man to reach heaven and no other "god" will do. With different and varying teachings from different "faiths", many have the idea that it makes no difference what a person believes as long as they have a faith.
This is not the teaching of Christ at all. We have probably heard folks say something like, "We are all going to the same place, we just believe different things." This idea is never taught in the scriptures by Christ or His apostles. Christ did just the opposite as He condemned the religious leaders of His day for their man made traditions and worship. He did not tolerate false teaching or accept it as just another way to reach God.
If it makes no difference what a person believes, then we would have to accept Mormonism, Buddhism, even the Muslims who desire to destroy all infidels who believe differently than themselves. These are all false religions that have no interests in the things as written in the Holy Word of The Almighty. God's Word, from Genesis to Revelation, is the only true way anyone becomes acceptable to God and His standard as written.
These are man made religions and I believe it is time the true Christian stood up and spoke up for those things God holds as true and standard as based in His Word. God's people for too
long have given in to standards that are in no way what God intended for His church.
Over time some of these have become traditions that are not Bible based at all. The church of every generation needs to have the same faith that Jesus Christ had while on this earth.
This brings us to another standard that I will talk about in our next time together. I will, however, give you at least two scriptures to study in preparation for next time. Maybe as you read these and other passages you will see where we are going in our next lesson.
In Philippians 1:27 the apostle Paul by God's Holy Spirit says, "Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;"
In Ephesians 4:4-6 Paul tells us, "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all."
God Bless and I do pray these writings are a help to all who read. Send comments or questions to a new email address as I have moved. I can be reached at....... snowme1955@gmail.com
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