At this very moment, are you with Christ or against Christ (Matt. 12:30). You must understand that there is no middle ground, no half in and half out. You are either walking in the narrow way that leads to life everlasting or in the broad way that leads to destruction (Matt. 7:13-14). To be in Christ, you must be baptized into him (Gal. 3:27). Being in Christ is preceded by hearing him, believing him, repenting, and confessing him (Mk. 16:16, Acts 2:38, Rom. 10:10-11). This will put you in the strait and narrow but you must strive to remain on that path which requires being faithful by standing fast on every command, example, or inference that God has given to us in his word (Heb. 4:14, 10:23, 2 Tim. 1:13-14, Phil. 4:1). Isn’t it amazing how firm we are on hearing, believing, repenting, confessing and being baptized but slip so much on being steadfastly committed to our faith? Take note of the following passages—Matt. 5:16, 6:33, 1 Cor. 15:58, Col. 3:12, 1 Tim. 4:12, 1 John 2:15-15, 2 Pet. 2:5-9. Now carefully consider what they say: Let your light…, Seek ye first…, Be ye steadfast…, Be and example…, Love not…., Add to… Every one of these is a personal duty enjoined upon you by God in order to remain faithful. Being faithful will require that you hold on to your faith for dear life and never for any reason let go of it (Heb. 2:1-3, 4:1, 12:1-2). It will not be easy (1 Pet. 5:8) but it can be done (James 4:7-8).
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:20:34 +0000
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