Right beliefs brings out right living. Many churches try to teach right living in order to be right with God. The truth is we can never be right based on our own efforts. The opposite of faith is works. Self righteousness means we are depending on our own doing to be justified, but Christ centred means we depends 100% on Jesus finished work to be justified. The churches try to bring back the laws indirectly in order to teach right living. Laws
demands but Grace
supplies. God is angry at preacher who teachings portray Him as angry and demanding God. This is the
anti-Christ spirit. Anything that don't recognise the finished work of Jesus and the resultant grace is considered anti-Christ. The bible says many anti-christs have being coming out of the churches. They twist and turn to replace Christ with something else that seems legitimate.
Remember when Jesus died on the cross, our past, present & future sins are all paid for. When God raised Jesus from the dead, we rose together with Him. He conquered the last enemy for us. Death is behind us. We just have to believe that Jesus' work on the cross is finished and as Jesus is so are we in this world.
(1 John 4:17)
As Jesus is, so are we in this word.
We can be a Christian for life yet missed out the real deal. Let's look at the story of Martha and Mary below.
Luke 10:38-42
At the Home of Martha and Mary
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
We don't have to be busy and stressed out doing many things. Martha was busy preparing food for her guest Jesus not knowing this is the one who fed the 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fishes. He is not here to be fed but is here to feed. Mary on the other hand recognise the God in the fresh and stood in ears to listen to Jesus and anoint Jesus' feet with oil. She has chosen the one thing that is the real deal.
Throughout the bible, God has chosen faith over works. Without faith, it is impossible to please God.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Christianity is never complicated. Just believe that Jesus' finished work is sufficient for you and I. All our past, present & future sins are forgiven and we stand righteous before God through Christ. Because we are righteous, everything that God has is ours in Christ. God is our supply.
Look at the follow story to see the importance of believing right. Don't let the devil deceive you of your rights and inheritance. If you know your inheritance, you will know what to ask and Jesus will supply. There is wave upon wave of grace in Jesus.
Luke 15:11-32
The Parable of the Lost Son
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
