Christians Who Walk According to Church Law

It is possible to be a Christian yet live apart from Jesus Christ. It is possible to ignore him, it is even possible for a Christian to walk according to prince of the power of the air (Satan). Possible to walk according to the law, and to walk according to the flesh.

The blessing of Abraham in Christ is not for those who walk according to the flesh. Or who walk according to the law, or who walk loyal to any spiritual beings other than Jesus Christ.

Being a Christian as defined by a church is no guarantee of any spiritual state.

Don’t believe me? Well then just look at church history for about 10 seconds. It is packed with murderous examples of chaos, and of confused Christians not walking according to the life of Jesus Christ. Not only that has many examples of people claiming Christianity yet living in opposite to Christ and to those who seem to be living according to Christ.  

So what’s the point?

Just being a Christian is not a rubber stamp for success in life. IT is possible to walk by the life of church law, and not by the life of Jesus Christ. It is a tragedy of many centuries of church leaders. 

Many Christians are invited into Christianity by preachers who promise that God becomes a personal cheerleader and that there is grace to sin as long as our motives are good, yet this false teaching creates the conditions for man to follow their own fallen ways while claiming the mascot of Jesus Christ. .

Inserting Jesus

If we can insert Jesus Christ himself into our conversations, into our relationships, be they friendships, family or even foes.

Then we are making a great spiritual accompaniment.

Not necessarily discussions of church, or discussions on the greatness of some pastor, not discussions of theology, and not discussions of how our faith affects our opinions on politics. Those are usually not useful and they pale in comparison to him. They do little to no good spiritually to help people.

But making insertions of Jesus Christ himself into our relationships. Expressions of love, devotion, and awe at him personally.

If we are willing and able to do this with the people in our lives then these are tremendous spiritual accomplishments. Far more significant than we can imagine long term.

For he is the tip of the spear of the new creation. The kingdom of God which is displacing all other kingdoms. He is the beginning and end of the invasion of God into Satan’s world system we find ourselves in. And one by one we, his loyal, devoted and passionate followers, get to wield his spear and pick off spiritually dead people. To liven them and begin to return them to life again in Jesus Christ. Reclaiming humanity one person at a time.

What a wonderful Lord that he would include us in this process.

Eyewitnesses of His Majesty

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭1:16-18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Men whose eyes have seen the King. By T. Austin Sparks part 1: http://audio.austin-sparks.net/TAS0155.mp3

Many of the disciples saw Jesus Christ in a way that caused them to leave all and follow him. They saw his majesty; they saw his glory. They saw him as he really IS, and it changed them forever. Furthermore, their view of him changed the world forever. The fact that they saw Jesus Christ as he really is, the fact that they saw his glory.

In light of this we should never make the foundation of our ministry upon anything else besides Jesus Christ.

Our Ministry Foundation

Not to take anything away from great ministers of the past but for example, Martin Luther, made his ministry founded on the idea that the bible alone “sola scriptura” and not the Roman clergy should be our foundation. And no doubt that was a message God used him to help his generation with so I don’t mean to criticize but for subsequent ministers to make that their ministerial foundation is an overemphasis on something that is deeply lacking and inferior to Jesus Christ.

Calvin and Wesley made it on different sides of the issue of predestination. They began to divisively define many Christians around them on that one narrow issue. Creating opponents out of those who should be brothers dwelling together in unity. Sometimes judging and squabbling very unfairly with one another. Other preachers have founded their ministry upon evangelism. I have watched many, many modern ministers and pastors founding their ministries upon things like faith for miracles, or hope, or love. Good things that should be discussed but when overemphasized and made to be the central foundation of their entire ministry its out of balance. Some make the particulay denomination that they inherited their unique distinction, taking up the offenses and overemphasis of the past as their own personal battles. Making their pet issues more critical than Jesus Christ Himself.

There is this mistaken idea that we need to differentiate ourselves from the crowd to get noticed. But when we do this, when we found our ministry on things other. Sooner or later the founding of our ministry gets exposed at least partially, for the work of flesh that it is or was.

If in fact a ministry is not on a spiritual glimpse of Jesus Christ, if our eyes have not seen the King, then our ministry will inevitably be a work of the flesh to varying degrees.

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