HELLO CHURCH

For And To The Church, That Is Built By Christ Jesus!

Shared By Apostle James R Winfree Sr.

JESUS SAID: "Not every Christian who says to Me, ‘Lord Jesus, Lord GOD,’ shall enter the Kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. "Many Christians will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your Name, cast out demons in Your Name, and done many wonders in Your Name?’ "And then He will declare to them, ‘He never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Matt 7:21-23

Yes, Jesus is clearly saying that it is not merely acknowledging Him as Lord and Savior that justifies a Christian. It is not performing great acts of service in the sense of preaching in His Name; these more public works are but an outward show. Thus in the context of our day and age, one may say ‘did he or she not give exhortations?’ or ‘Did he or she not study and learn much in the Bible?’ or ‘Did he or she not travel extensively preaching the Truth?’ These things are in some ways the works of faith, but it is the attitude of heart and the motives behind the works that are really crucial. What has driven us to do these things, for it is possible to preach and speak for selfish motives rather than the one desire of honoring GOD. Our Apostle Paul notes: “Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will” Phil 1:15 and warns “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit”. Phil 2:3

Only living our lives in accordance with The Holy Word of Truth will provide a solid underpinning for the works of faith. There is no place for self-seeking and pride, for the work of faith will be borne out of deep desire to know Jesus and follow the example of Christ who said “I do not seek My own will but the will of The Father who sent Me.” John 5:30

Trying to amalgamate the shifting sands of human wisdom with the principles of Scripture will only make a shipwreck of faith. The only way that faith can be developed is by wholeheartedly learning and then applying the Word to all aspects of our daily lives. The only way that faith will grow is by walking according to the Light of the Word, trusting Christ and shunning any who turn away from the Word of Truth. The only way that faith will be refined is by learning from the trials of life and humbly submitting to the overruling hand of Jesus.

The works of faith will only come from striving to obey and follow the Holy Ghost of Christ and striving to “be diligent to present yourself approved to GOD, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim 2:15 Now Jesus spoke a parable to illustrate this principle:

"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: "and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall." Matt 7:24-27

So then in summary, faith and works go together, they are utterly inseparable. Works cannot save for we cannot earn favor, faith must come first. Never-the-less the value of faith is then in turn proved by its works by love. Amen.

We Are Leading All Souls To Our Savior, Lord And King, Jesus Christ.

Apostle James R Winfree Sr. Online Media Nations Church Ministries.

Where Jesus The Savior, Still SAVES!!!