We are to be the observable standard of who true believers are.
As it wrote yesterday:
If you fellowship with FATHER, you will take on HIS character and nature.
Matthew wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 7:
17-19 So if the tree is good, it will produce good fruit; but if the tree is bad, it will bear only rotten fruit and it deserves to be cut down and burned.
20 Look at the obvious fruit of their lives and ministries, and then you’ll know whether they are true or false.”
There is no excuse for ignorance of what is in FATHER’S Heart. Let not what HE hates to be found among us.
Wisdom wrote by THE SPIRIT in Proverbs chapter 6:
16 These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 4:
8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
Each of us must critically assess where are loyalty is. Where you focus your resources and time reveals your priorities.
Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 7:
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to Life, and there are few who find it.
And Jesus also spoke in Luke chapter 13:
24 “There is a great cost for anyone to enter through the narrow doorway to God’s Kingdom realm. I tell you, there will be many who will want to enter but won’t be able to.
25 For once the head of the house has shut and locked the door, it will be too late. Even if you stand outside knocking, begging to enter, and saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us,’ He will say to you, ‘I don’t know who you are. You are not a part of my family.’
26 “Then you will reply, ‘But Lord, we dined with You and walked with You as You taught us.’
27 And he will reply, ‘Don’t you understand? I don’t know who you are, for you are not a part of My Family. You cannot enter in. Now, go away from Me! For you are all disloyal to Me and do evil.‘
28 “You will experience great weeping and great anguish when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, along with all the prophets of Israel, enjoying God’s Kingdom realm while you yourselves are barred from entering.
29 And you will see people streaming from the four corners of the earth, accepting the invitation to feast in God’s Kingdom, while you are kept outside looking in.
30 And take note of this: There are some who are despised and viewed as the least important now, but will one day be placed at the head of the line. And there are others who are viewed as ‘elite’ today who will become least important then.”
Jesus expressed a vital Truth: An unrepentant heart will be unable to enter through the narrow doorway. In the past, pastors broadened the definition of what it takes to be a Christian by removing the requirement to repent. They wanted to fill seats or increase their Facebook views, podcasts, and/or sell more books.
Do we want to be popular with the world or lead people to the True Christ? Let us set the righteous standard.