A Look at the Book #267

The Devotional


What does Papa “J” Say?

A person can spend a lifetime seeking treasure. Yet, if he or she has not allowed the promises and challenges of Scripture to disciplines and guide, then moral decay will set in. Proverbs 7:1-5

I would be happy to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with anyone. Jesus is not about any race, creed, religion or nation. He does not have an agenda of anything that resembles world power, politics or purpose. Yet, in all of these things Jesus is present. Jesus is about making the kingdom of His Father the kingdom of this world. Matthew 1:18-25; Matthew 6:1-15; Matthew 27:45-56 and Matthew 28:16-20. (His birth, His Purpose, His death and Resurrection) To the kingdom of earth God has given His Son, His Life, His death and His Resurrection as a truth and light to the world that the kingdom of God is available to everyone who will allow this truth to set them free. John 8:30-33. So if anyone is trying to fit Jesus into a creed, a race, a political economy or a national purpose they are fulfilling the lies of Satan and are missing the message of the gospel to call people out of these demon infested ways of life. James 1:21-27.

The Gospel of John

John 15:3-8 There are many religions that hold to the message of the bible in various ways. One look at the first three chapters of Book of Revelation prove this. But we must be careful and reject the popular influences of the world around us that would gladly conclude that all religions lead us to God, heaven or eternal bliss. As we learned in John 14, there is only One Way to God. In other portions of scripture the writers who are moved by the Holy Spirit of God say things like, one church, one faith, one baptism and one LORD. For example; Ephesians 4:1-6.

The challenge to the peoples of the world then is not complicated, the gospel is simple, so simple that even a child can know the truth. Mark 10:14-15. So what is it that gets the people of the world so confused? The word of God has been preached to world. John 3:16-21 is the message that the influence of the world is condemned because the world has rejected the light of the gospel. The rejection is in part or in whole. NOT BECAUSE OF SIN, but because of DEEDS (works). Why, because Jesus is the LAMB of God who died and rose again, He alone has victory over the SINS of the world. Hosea 13:14 and 1 Corinthians 15:54-58.

Religion. Even though a religion may use the name of Jesus Christ, or even use His Name in their historical writings does not place these demonic doctrines in the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation, but these religions, cults and counterfeit systems are found in the Book of Revelation, these are found in the section that is condemned with the works of darkness in John 3:16-21. So the bottom line if this is all your read. God is dressing the True Vine of faith. If you believe in Jesus alone, by grace through faith you will bear much fruit as a disciple of Christ. But if not, then God classifies your deeds as evil and your destiny is eternal condemnation.