Faith working through Love

Faith may seem an inactive mental assent to facts or maybe go beyond fact, to believe the unprovable,  but in reality, real faith generates action.
              I worked with a man who had great faith in a new Prime Minister who had been elected to power in Australia. Previously he was known for laziness, but once  'his man was in', he rose up and worked harder than everyone else!

              So it is with the true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith in Him motivates believers to 'be......' and to 'do........'  -  not on the demands of any law or system, but because of His love.  His love to us , begets  His love in us and His love is us is not cold or self centred. Just like God's love, it seeks the best and eternal good of others.
           The natural person ( flesh ), is self seeking and finds law keeping and rituals, self promoting.

Love gives, love sacrifices, love rejoices for and in others, love sees beyond the present to the future  etc...


John McKee   meditations from Galations

Liberty

How blessed are those who know the true Gospel.

'When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying "Abba Father"

              Let us rejoice to see God at work!

                    Observe, not the reinstatement of law!

                          God's objective is relationship - sons !

                                 Our acceptance is by virtue of His Son!

                                      New life springs forth by His Spirit to connect with God as Father !

As God has done for 6000 years, he gives a promise and the blessing comes to those who believe it, and live by it. Human nature wants to work it all out independent of God ( and then wonder why it all goes wrong ) .

Let me give an example of relevant promises:-

       John 1.12 'but to as many as received HIM, to them gave He power to become the children of God"

       Hebrews 13.5  " I will never leave you nor forsake you"

       2 Peter 3.13   "But according to His promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells."

       Revelation 22.12  " Behold I am coming soon, bringing My recompense with Me... "

May God deliver us all from the slavery of law keeping, the deception of religious ritual, the falsity of human effort and the lie of denying who Jesus  really is - the Son of God revealed from heaven.

J.McKee

What is a christian

What is a christian

The Bible

The Bible does not equal religion

        Religion does not equal the Bible

Reconciliation

God's desire is that all people be on good terms with Himself.  Someone may ask - is there a problem ? - Yes there is a problem.

We listen to the voice of doubt about God. We turn away to please ourselves. We ignore, yes more, we reject the rules of God and knowingly or unknowingly are against  God. Lost in confusion of mind,  guilt of conscience and loss of connection with the on who designed and made us.
     So the call goes out - "Be reconciled to God"

Is there a way back? by religious design - no,  By education- no   By best effort -  no

Sin has shut the door and only God in  love has opened the door through Jesus Christ.  He paid the debt of sin and now invites all to be reconciled to God.
        While the door is open, come to Him

Read  2 Corinthians 5

J. McKee

Psalm 23