Video 7 – Learning to Live By the Life of Christ

It Is No Longer I Who Live

The life of Christ makes all the difference in life. Paul said “it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me

Most evangelism today seems to be something like the following: “Believe in Jesus because he has a wonderful plan for your life… and avoid hell.” As if promises of goodness and blessing are needed to attract people to Jesus. No, Jesus does not have a wonderful plan FOR YOUR LIFE. His plan for YOUR LIFE is absolute unconditional surrender and death. That is what baptism indicates, an end to our lives and a beginning of a new life which is Christ’s life.

Living by Jesus’ life will be wonderful but it also might result in excruciating pain. For millions of people living for Jesus is well worth it. But for millions it is also filled with strife and pain and suffering.  Preaching that Jesus makes our lives wonderful is deceptive. It ignores the call to death and resurrection and potential for suffering with Christ.

If people get a glimpse of Jesus Christ as he really is. They would flock to him whether it resulted in their murder or prosperity. Torture or victory, Jesus Christ is attractive enough to convert the world in his own right.

It is incumbent on his people to learn how to live by that amazing life of Jesus Christ.

Real Discipleship

Discipleship is not becoming great, super obedient, super good attitude. Sorry pal but the best you can do is trash. Real discipleship is learning how to die, to get out the way and to live by the life of Jesus Christ. Following the life of God within, learning how to do that is rare. It is almost unheard of. Furthermore the number of people teaching others this is even fewer.

Frank Viola first opened my eyes about this topic he teaches a course on this, which some day I will purchase.

Also, the group in Austin from 3rd Race also have much to say about and have taught me a lot about this topic.

If you crave to be discipled (I mean really discipled), no more religious games. Then my recommendation is that you drop everything else in your Christian lives. Leave the endless church games behind and learn what you can from these saints.

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Jesus Christ: The Center of All Things

Jesus Christ: The Center Of All Things

“For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”   Colossians 1:19- 20

The Father’s purpose is to sum up all things in Christ. Is that your purpose? It is obvious from what we see around us that this is not the purpose and goal of most American Christianity.

We are busy planning things, discussing things, and doing things, none of which have their center in Christ! We speak much about many spiritual topics like evangelism, leadership, prayer, spiritual warfare, the second coming, bible study, faith, love, spiritual gifts, authority and submission, a woman’s place in church, the New Testament order for church.

But where is the SUPREMACY and CENTRALITY of the LORD JESUS CHRIST?

Even things about Him can become as if they are not centered in Him! Only things that are by Him will be for Him! Since he is real and living person his presence and his life are what makes the difference. If he personally is not leading and living in a ministry its just a ministry about him and it is not centered in him. It is easy to see the difference when we look at things with his eyes. If we don’t look with his eyes we are blind to this. Christianity becomes a religious movement of good intentions. It becomes worldly and emptied of God’s life.

Christ is the Center of All of God’s plan and Jesus did everything He did for the Father! May Jesus be the sum, the center and the supreme one in our lives and our groups who gather.

More articles on this topic, also check out these amazing Jesus articles from Milt Rodriguez at the rebuilders.org

 

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Throwback Thursday – Spiritual Plagiarism

Spiritual Plagiarism

pla·gia·rism/ˈplājəˌrizəm/ (noun) The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own

How does one make the masses reject Christ when he is preached?  How does one cause the masses doubt any semblance of faith that they already have? To cause them to backslide and abandon God?  Try mixing a little goodness with evil, try plagiarizing some truth with a lot of deception. Confuse the masses about who is good and what is evil; this is the goal of spiritual plagiarism. Create your own ‘revelation’ by mixing the real with the false; this is a tactic we see these days.

Preempt Truth with Falsehood

One way to get a group of people to reject common sense and truth is to preempt it with falsehood. You embrace what is commonly accepted as insanity along with a smidgen of goodness at the same time.

To oppress women and minorities and embrace prayer. Preach the virtues or being a ‘martyr’ for God while murdering the faithful of other religions.

This is creating fatigue in the minds of the masses, the masses who are not paying close attention to who is evil and who is good. We’re being programmed by deception to reject faith in Christ because we’ve heard so much religious nonsense from the religious folk. We’ve been taught in the universities that all religions are the same, that religion is a man-made reaction to explain the unexplainable.

The idea that all religion is essentially the same insists that Jesus is not unique. He perhaps was a good man but not the son of God.

Only Jesus Christ:

  • Claimed to be the Jewish messiah.
  • Began the liberation of women from male oppression.
  • Said “no man comes to the Father except through me”.
  • Revolutionized the idea of forgiveness and mercy.
  • Fulfilled the scriptures of the Old Testament in ways we are still learning.
  • Rose from the dead.
  • Took 3 years to change the world
  • Said “I and the Father are one.”.
  • Promised to send the Holy Spirit to help us.
  • Said “all authority has been given to me…” only Jesus.
  • “Went about healing all those oppressed by the devil”.
  • Miraculously healed EVERY person who asked him to… never turning anyone down.
  • Claims that he will return and promised to create a new heaven and new earth.

I could go on and on. Read here about what Jesus said about himself.

No one can plagiarize Jesus himself, however they can plagiarize Catholicism, they can plagiarize “mega-churches”. They can plagiarize some of the behaviors of our politicians or the good deeds of the Red Cross. They can push for liberty then claim that they originated the idea.

They cannot however plagiarize Jesus Christ himself; they can only redefine him in minds and opinions. All the plagiarism on earth cannot replace who he is. What he had done and what he continues to do.

Have You Noticed Spiritual Plagiarism?

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