IF...THEN CHRISTIANITY
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DOES FOLLOWING CHRIST MEAN LOVING JESUS ABOVE ALL?
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
DOES FOLLOWING CHRIST MEAN LOVING JESUS WITH THE WHOLE OF WHO I AM?
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
DOES FOLLOWING CHRIST MEAN GOING AFTER THE LOST?
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
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“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
If discipleship means loving the broken, then love the broken.
DOES FOLLOWING CHRIST MEAN BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO AND FOR ANOTHER
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
DOES FOLLOWING CHRIST MEAN ABANDONING OUR OWN RIGHTS?
When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?
Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?
If following Jesus means abandoning our rights, then abandon them.
Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!
So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church?
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I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers,
DOES FOLLOWING CHRIST MEAN FOLLOWING GODLY LEADERSHIP?
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, THEN DEVOTE YOURSELF TO ITS CARE—WOMB TO TOMB.
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
If you worry about the vulnerable, then give your life away for them.
DOES FOLLOWING CHRIST MEAN TO NOT BE ANXIOUS
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
DOES THE SCRIPTURE COMMAND US TO SEEK PEACE WITH ONE ANOTHER
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
HEB 12 14
HEB
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
DOES FOLLOWING JESUS MEAN TO STUDY THE WORD?
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
DOES FOLLOWING JESUS MEAN TO PRAY
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
MATH 6 1
DOES LOVE COVER SIN
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
IF…ALL ARE TRUE…THEN LIVE THEM....IF NOT - DISOBEDIENCE
If Scripture tells us perfect love drives out fear, then it does.
IF SCRIPTURE TELLS US PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR, THEN IT DOES.
IF YOUR TRUST IS IN A SERVANT SAVIOR, THEN PUT IT THERE AND LEAVE IT THERE.
If your trust is in a Servant Savior, then put it there and leave it there.