Question – Jesus, 54

~ Regarding Inquisitiveness ~

 

Introduction  ~  This series is about questions involving Jesus.  Some were asked by individuals involved with Jesus Christ while He walked on earth.  Others are questions that Jesus Christ asked others.  We will look at questions on about 130 topics (some may split into two or more posts).  Even so, it is far from an exhaustive list. 

 

Scripture  ~  “So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?’  He said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.’  He said to him, ‘Feed My lambs.’

 

“He said to him again a second time, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?’

He said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.’  He said to him, ‘Tend My sheep.’

 

“He said to him the third time, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?’  Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, ‘Do you love Me?’ And he said to Him, ‘Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.’  Jesus said to him, ‘Feed My sheep.  Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.’ 

 

“This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God.  And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ‘Follow Me’” (John 21:15-19).

 

Questions  ~  Do you love Jesus?  Do you love Jesus enough that your love for Him is reflected in all your life?  If not, why not?

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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God Is My… (Psalms), 24

~ God Is My Redeemer ~

 

Introduction  ~  Previously from July 16, 2017 through January 6, 2019 ALN posted a series of 60 posts of “Jesus is…,” and now we look exclusively at who “God is…” from the Book of Psalms.  While not a complete list these posts occur are in the same order they are in the Psalms. 

 

Passage  ~  “For You are my rock and my fortress; therefore, for Your name’s sake,

Lead me and guide me.  Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, for You are my strength.  Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth” (Psalm 31:3-5).    

 

Significance  ~  “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1:7).

 

The word “redemption” or “redeem” means to buy back and set free.  In our society you redeem something from a pawn shop.  Regarding the salvation of a soul there is redemption by blood, redemption by power, and redemption through the Word of God (we see these three aspects in the first chapter of 1 Peter). 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Myth, 59

~ All Paths Lead to God ~

 

Introduction  ~  This is an interesting item.  In the most common use of this idea it is false.  However, in a more important realm this is a true statement. 

 

False  ~  There is only one way to heaven and eternal joy.  “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me’” (John 14:6). 

 

True  ~  Every single person will see God at a future time.  The Christian will appear before God at a time of rewards (essentially a positive meeting).  The unbeliever will stand before God as their Judge who will sentence them at that time to everlasting pain and torture. 

 

“And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?  Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?  But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,  who ‘will render to each one according to his deeds’: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness — indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.  For there is no partiality with God” (Romans 2:3-11). 

 

Jesus said, “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment” (Matthew 12:36).

 

Question  ~  If the end of life on earth as we know it were to be later today, or tomorrow would God be your Father or your Judge? 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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