Brothers and Sisters of Christ, in the book of Matthew, chapter six and verse twenty four, Jesus declared to his disciples “No one can serve two masters”. However, we Christians have spent the greater portion of the past two millenniums apparently trying to prove Jesus wrong. We have told ourselves that we can indeed have both the things of God and the things of this world. Many of us live our lives no differently than do conservative non-Christians, except for the fact that we attend church regularly each week.
We watch the same entertainment.
We share the same concerns about the problems of this world.
And we are frequently just as involved in the world’s commercial and materialistic pursuits.
Though Jesus tells us “These things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.Often, our being not of this world exists in theory more than in practice”. Often, our being not of this world exists in theory more than in practice.
But the church was not originally like that. The first Christians lived under an entirely different set of principles and values than the rest of mankind. They rejected the world’s entertainment, honors, and riches. They were already citizens of another kingdom, and they listened to the voice of a different Master. This was as true of the second century church as it was of the first.
The notion of God’s love coming to us free of charge, no strings attached, seems to go against every instinct of humanity.
The Buddhist eight-fold path,
The Hindu doctrine of Karma,
The Jewish covenant,
And the Muslim code of law…each of these offers a way to earn approval.
Only Christianity dares to make God’s love unconditional.
In other words…a love without a condition.
Where is the love?
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About Me
- J.A. Vazquez
- I'm just, a nobody, trying to tell everybody, about Somebody who can save anybody. First I want to give love to the Father for giving me the opportunity to be an instrument for him to live in and live through for the glory that belongs to only him and Him alone. I served in the United States Navy for twenty one years and retired September 2003. During the last 3 years of my naval career, I served as co-pastor of Greater New Refuge COGIC in Fallon, Nevada under the tutelage of Pastor Gregory L. Brown. While there, I diligently served my pastor and church with the construction of a new sanctuary, and caring for the needs of all ministries, while simultaneously striving to stay focused on the mandate that the Lord had placed upon my life to preach the Word of God without compromise. I was licensed to preach November 2002 and Ordained June 2003. While stationed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, I proudly served and as constituent of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church for seventeen years under the leadership of Bishop Elect W. D. Scott, Sr. and presently serve under the leadership of Bishop B. Courtney McBath at Calvary Revival Church in Norfolk, Virginia.
3 comments:
" Often, our being not of this world exists in theory more than in practice." Beautiful, man I love the blog entry. I'm happy you're yet pressing fwd in your calling and your election.
God Bless you Sir
Fedel A. Harness
WELL SAID MY BROTHER,
YOUR SIS,
ALICIA
Amen my Pastor. Without you, some people would not know the Lord.
Your Sista,
Beckie
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