Why do modern Christians encourage us in our ability to fail? Why does modern theology adamantly proclaim the Christian's resignation to their fallen nature by telling mainstream Christianity that they will eventually fall into sin? Shouldn't we follow Jesus Christ as He lived? Why discourage us into lasciviousness when we should be encouraged to live righteously for God? Why continue we in our moral decline as we watch the world laugh at us as they die and burn in hell forever?

The Lord God has a controversy with the church, and it is about the church's lax attitude against the hard truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ demands us to be perfect and holy; it is attainable and must be in order to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. There are no proclamations of what is right and what is wrong to the church today; instead, the church is filled with abstract concepts and mystical experiences meant to satisfy the mind and flesh, but do little to appease the broken heart of God.

Our soul needs life, and life comes through the Spirit of God, and God will grant favor to those who walk in His obedience and love. If we love the Lord Jesus Christ, we will keep His commandments, regardless if we are doing it out of our own strength while telling others we are doing it for Him.

Let's stop playing semantic games and start living for God through faith in His blood and resurrection to do a complete work in our lives. Father, forgive me for not being forthright in proclaiming your righteousness revealed through your cross and empty tomb. Let me not proclaim abstractness anymore but direct and clear commandments straight from the throne of God. I beg this in Jesus' name, amen.

Are you just going through the motions of Christianity in order to get your way? Do you know what to say, how to say it, what to do, and how to do it in order to appear righteous and saved to other Christians? Are you seeking comfort from the pain of your guilt, or are you willing to deal honestly with your sin? So many Christians, including myself, need to search their hearts to see if their Christianity is honest; so many Christians need to stop acting like such fake Pharisees in order to avoid the pain of guilt and shame. God doesn't want a bunch of religious hypocrites going through the motions of Christianity, doing the same dead thing over and over again. When you talk to other Christians, do you just say the normal Christian cliché's or do you have a fresh word from God every time? God is a good God, and He requires us to be real in our faith, and not to allow the devil to come in and accuse us. Are you a fake Christian, or are you a real born-again Christian? God loves you, and does not want you to die without Him living in you! As many times as possible, pray ‘Father, I pray for honesty in my walk with you; I want to be a real Christian in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.’

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the LORD Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (Romans 13:13-14) And to her [the church] was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. (Revelation 19:8) We as Christians must walk in honesty, integrity, holiness, and perfection as Jesus Himself also walked. He will empower us with the ability to walk in His holiness, but we have to have a desire to turn from our sins first. Also, apart from Jesus Christ, we are nothing but flesh-satisfying, wicked, hell-bound sinners. All of our righteousnesses are as filthy rags apart from Jesus Christ, and only through Him can we attain entire sanctification and a sure salvation worthy of His name.

Most Christians, when witnessing, try so hard to bring souls into the kingdom, which is a good thing and acceptable in the eyes of God, but fail to tell the person the entire package that comes with eternal life, especially death, repentance, and suffering for Jesus' sake. Let's give people a chance to see just what they'll get when they accept Jesus Christ, and perhaps we will never see anyone fall away from faith ever again.

The work of the LORD Jesus Christ is to believe on Him whom the Father sent (John 6:29). However, the Great Commission that Jesus commanded his disciples before His ascension consists of the major service of the body of Christ. This service is spreading the gospel to all nations. In 2 Timothy 4:5, Paul tells Timothy to do the work of an evangelist. Earlier in the chapter, in v. 2, Paul says to preach the word. We, as Christians, are not supposed to be idle concerning the service of the LORD. We are commanded to go and preach the gospel to all nations. We are commanded to go out and win souls to the Kingdom of God. We, as Christians, are not to become complacent, asleep, or comfortable with our witness. If these things start to happen to you, it is time to sell everything you have, give the money to an orphanage, and start travelling the country to preach the gospel. I suggest you start praying, fasting, studying your Bible, and become a raving fanatic for Jesus Christ!!!

My job, as your brother in Christ, is to either introduce you to the LORD Jesus Christ or help you in your relationship with Him. These words are designed to help you with your walk with God and to help you know Jesus Christ intimately, personally, and know Him in righteousness and holiness. The LORD Jesus Christ does not want you to know ABOUT Him, He wants you to KNOW Him, JESUS!!! The way this is done is through reading the Bible, prayer, and abstaining from sin. God's grace is sufficient, however let us press towards the mark of the high calling that is in Christ Jesus! You are free to do what is right and good in His will and sovereign grace forever!

Why is it grace from Jesus Christ? He could have destroyed everyone when sinful men delivered Him up to be nailed to that gruesome tree. He could have come down from the cross and denied us His perfect sacrifice in order to stop His own agony. However, He loved us so much that He endured the pain and suffering, thereby giving us a way out: to be hid in Him, dying with Him through faith in His atoning blood to wash away our past sins, and receiving His life in Him from His Spirit of resurrection. Glory be to God for sparing us and giving us a chance to live in His righteousness and to receive immortality through faith in Jesus' name.

When you begin your friendship with Jesus Christ, there will be bumps in the road because you are still in a flesh body. This body is dead to sin through the cross of Christ, but it's lusts, appetites, affections, and such will still attempt to tempt you to fulfill its desires, but the LORD Jesus Christ wants to help you and empower you get through those tough times. This is why you need to ask Jesus for the power of the Holy Ghost; not to do miracles, or speak in tongues, but the power to stop sinning! God wants you to be a holy vessel for His honor and glory, so the light of Jesus Christ can shine from you and draw people towards His loving and holy presence. These words are designed to help you introduce people to Jesus Christ and how to bring them to a deep "real-ationship" with Jesus Christ, our LORD, our God, our Best Friend, our Brother, our Husband. I love Jesus, and Father, I pray, LORD Jesus Christ, that you give the reader joy, peace, righteousness, holiness, and love through a knowledge and relationship with you!!!

When praying for revival, speak your heart to Jesus: don't just say catch-phrases and cliches that you think will get God's attention. This is what heathen idolaters do with their gods; do you serve a sleeping God who can only be moved by certain syllable sounds that come from your own throat? Your vain faith is nothing in the eyes of God if this is the extent of your religion. It's not how we ask, but it's that we ask in purity with no pretense, ambition, or external show. Many Christians just go through the motions of Christianity hoping that God just wants us to trick ourselves into an everlasting faith. Your words are just air, but they can move God if they are in a pure and honest confession of His grace and His provision. Don't use the power of your own words like some sorcerer chanting a magic spell to please His god enough to do some mighty wonder or miracle; just ask Jesus humbly and honestly and you will be able to move Him to compassion on you for whatever provision He requires you to possess, whether it be spiritual or physical. Glory to God for His continuous revelation through the Holy Ghost of His name!

Cry a humble cry to God and stop relying on your own words; trust in Jesus Christ only for your salvation and for your prayers. Those who fumble through prayers in limited language may get their prayers answered better than the eloquent Pharisees that fill up our churches nowadays. Glory to God in the highest; may grace and peace fill your soul through Christ Jesus! God is good all the time, and will heal you if you ask Him humbly without thinking that you have to say a certain prayer in order to move God. You are not a magician, and God is not some mystical power, but a real personality waiting to have a relationship with you. Just cry out to God in honesty, not thinking about your words or even your problem, but keep your eyes and your heart focused on Jesus Christ, His cross, His life, and His temple will be cleansed from the inside out! Glory to God for all that He has given us! Praise Jesus Christ, the risen Son of God!!!

The gospel of Jesus Christ reveals God's will to man in an orderly and divine fashion. We as men are dying because of our sins, and we need a divine mortician to annihilate our malfunctioning soul. Jesus Christ has provided us with the perfect death, so we can take it as our own; and through His resurrection, Jesus Christ has provided us with the perfect life to replace our own. If a man is willing to change his evil ways and follow Jesus Christ's way of meekness, humility, and servitude, Jesus will reveal His cross and empty tomb to anyone who is willing to follow Jesus' way of eternal life.

Jesus proclaimed His Kingdom while on earth in meekness and humility, and expects His followers to do the same. If we harbor unforgiveness, hatred, pride, vanity, or any other selfish sin, our souls will be eaten alive by sin's damaging force. The soul will not be able to effectively give the grace of God to other people, because the soul is still utilizing it's energy to die to itself. Once the soul prays to Jesus Christ with enough sincerity for a personal revelation of the cross Jesus had to bear, self-immolation will come soon after. Only through direct prayer to God through faith in Jesus Christ can we attain the power to tell others about His Kingdom in a way that will allow the hearts of the heathen to be converted to His way of eternal life.

Do you want to live humbly, meekly, lowly? Are you willing to go to the end of the line and stay there? Spend time in prayer alone. Make sure nobody is around you. Cry out to God. Don't just pray in your head. Literally cry out to Jesus. Ask Him if you can approach Him. Beg Him for His presence to fill your heart. Allow Him to change your heart, change your theology, change your ways. Allow Him to kill your spirit and replace it with His Spirit of reconciliation and love.

"I want to be your best friend, but I fail so much. I want to be there for you just like you're there for me, but I don't do this. I want to be a better Christian, but I don't know how. I love you so much, my LORD; how can I express it? How can I prove my love to you? My thoughts are filled with evil and murder; my heart is filled with wickedness. Will you destroy me, so I will not pollute your holiness? Don't make me famous. Don't do anything for me, LORD. Any blessing you planned on giving me, give it to someone else. Not because I don't want to live up to the measure you're willing to give, but because I don't deserve it at all. What will prevent me from lusting in New Jerusalem? I pray you burn me soon. Why do you allow the heathen to disgrace you? You deserve eternal praise and glory, and not even I, nor your church, give you the honor you deserve. What can we do for you, LORD? Is faith enough? I want to tell everyone about your love and holiness, LORD; but I fill my heart with the world, quenching my zeal and halting my testimony. Bring me down, LORD. Humble me to the ground, LORD, constantly. Give me no room to become comfortable with my salvation. O LORD, I do not understand you. O LORD, I may claim to know you, but friends shouldn't be terrified of one another (not that you're scared of me, but I am totally petrified by your holiness and strength). Do I have faith in your blood to wash me of my unrighteousness? HOW DO I GET IT? I want your peace, LORD, but I need YOU to give it to me. Will you give it to me now? Listen to me talk about myself. I could speak of your holiness, but it just reveals my unholiness. I could speak of your righteousness, but it just reveals my unrighteousness. Should I give up? Never. Why would I reject the Way, the Truth, and the Life? Why would I reject you? You've given me so much, and I give you nothing but dust and ashes and complaints. Is my offering a sweet savor? Is my sacrifice pleasing to you? I will worship you, my precious LORD Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. I love you, Jesus."

Is this your prayer? Do you agonize night and day over your salvation? Jesus said in John 14:1, "Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me." Jesus also said in John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." Jesus does not want His children worrying about their salvation, nor does He want us worrying about our performance in order to please Him. Christians need to be established in the principles of grace with the positive assurance of our salvation and security in Christ Jesus.

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God. (1 John 5:13) He that believes on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him. (John 3:36) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24) He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life. (1 John 5:12) You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You: because he trusts in You. (Isa 26:3) There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk nor after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Rom 8:1) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) For I know that my redeemer lives, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: (Job 19:25) …I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. (2 Tim 1:12) …Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved…(Acts 16:31) Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Rom 5:1)

If you still are not satisfied with you commitment to Christ, you may need to start over. Pray to the Lord Jesus Christ and sincerely ask Him for the forgiveness of your sins. The blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross is good enough to cleanse your soul from your sins if you believe that it is possible for His blood shed thousands of years ago can wash away your sins by just believing that it can happen. This needs to be accessed by your faith, otherwise it will not happen. You can know the blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross is good enough to appease God of His wrath over your sins, because Jesus Christ rose physically from the dead. God was pleased with the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins. Jesus has paid your penalty for sin, enabling you to access God in prayer for your eternal life. It is there for you. If you feel inadequate, unworthy, and not good enough to receive the free gift of salvation, then your heart is in the right place. God will give grace to the humble, but He will resist the proud. Call upon Jesus Christ right now for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, which will enable you to perform the good works necessary to please God. This Comforter will dot he works within your heart, if you would just let go of yourself, stop worrying about pleasing God through your own strength, and get down on your knees and allow God the privilege to use you in the way He wants to use you. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and take care of you for the rest of your life, and may your sincere trust in the Lord Jesus Christ carry you from here to eternity!

If you don't feel the Comforter inside your heart, take time out of your schedule and seek God with prayer and fasting. Beg God for His Spirit to dwell in you. Perhaps there is sin in your life, or sinfulness still lodged in your heart. Change your attitude and start dwelling on the cross of Jesus Christ. Repent and believe in Jesus Christ. Perhaps you need to be baptized. When you are baptized, the Lord Jesus Christ sends down His Spirit to dwell in you. If you have been baptized, and you have sought after God with all your heart, just have faith that the Bible is true when it tells of Jesus Christ saying to His followers, "Let not your heart be troubled," and "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." Believe these words with all your heart, with hope of His Spirit living within you, and you will be pleasantly surprised by His Spirit, the Holy Ghost, surprising you with the joy and hallelujahs of being filled with the Spirit of everlasting life!

It seems that so many Christians today, in order to bring in as many people as they can into the kingdom of God, try to lower the standards of Biblical Christianity. Some people seem to think that if we can make it easier to get into heaven by allowing certain sins be looked over rather than bring someone to full repentance, then there may be a better success rate in turning the heathen into born-again, Bible-believing, evangelical Christians, or at least a better percentage of people at least not being offended at the mention of the word "Jesus."

What kind of Christians are being converted by this methodology? Are we seeing Christians who are willing to die for the gospel's sake; or do we see many American Christians struggling in sin, struggling to pray, struggling to read their Bibles, struggling to admit that they are Christians unashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

We must use the same measuring stick that God uses when converting the heathen: JESUS CHRIST. When Jesus comes back, He will not have to say anything in order to judge the world, because the world will look at Him and see how much they fell short of His holy example. The world will be measured by Jesus Christ, who is the perfect measuring rod of life and character and example, and everyone will see how much they don't measure up. Only with His righteousness revealed, through faith in the atoning sacrifice, provided by Jesus Christ's blood shed at the cross of Calvary, to deliver from sin and death by cleansing one from all sin by that precious waterfall of blood flowing from the fount of Christ Jesus (Glory to God!), can a person truly enter into the pearly gates and hear those words, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."

Our Father in Heaven does not want us struggling with something He cannot stand. It is time we ourselves examine our own faith and see what sins we have let slide when talking with unbelievers (also with believers as well).

What is the cross? The cross was the instrument used to kill Jesus of Nazareth, who is the Jewish Messiah, the Christ, about two thousand years ago. Jesus told His disciples, while in Galilee, to pick up their own cross and follow Him. He told His disciples they must pick up their cross daily. Does this mean you must look for large pieces of wood to crucify ourselves on? I think Jesus was trying to teach something else.

When Jesus Christ carried the cross upon His back and shoulders, He knew He was going to Calvary to die. He knew it would be painful, tormenting, agonizing, and extremely shameful. He knew what He was facing. Should you expect the same thing in your own walk with the Lord? Should you take the same attitude Jesus Christ took upon Himself when He carried the cross? Should you expect torment and physical pain because of your conversion to Jesus Christ?

Before I was a Christian, I saw Christians as tough-as-nails men and women who knew how to suffer pain and agony. I would not become a Christian because I knew I would have to endure the same, if not more, physical pain. When I did become a Christian, the Lord gave me grace to understand this great mystery. If you keep our eyes fixed upon the reward of Jesus Christ Himself, you will be able to endure the worst agonies. His yoke is easy, and His burden is light, but some people might say pain and agony is not easy or light; however, if you look at the reward of eternal life with Christ compared to the time you spend on earth, no matter how much pain and suffering you have to endure, it will be easy for you to keep your eyes fixed upon Jesus. If you are not ready to endure such agony, or you are not willing to endure actual physical pain, you should beg the Lord Jesus Christ for more of His grace and mercy.

Being a Christian means placing the cross upon your shoulders: the cross of physical pain and torment. Remember, physically inflicted pain is not the only available cross, for emotional torment, psychological suffering, spiritual burdens, and the toil of everyday life can be used as a cross instead of actual physical pain. However, remember, he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. If you are not willing to suffer at all or if you do not want to feel any pain at all, maybe you should stop telling other people about Jesus Christ. You are telling them a cross-less gospel. If you are not ready to suffer, pray the Lord for strength and fast until you receive this glorious mercy from Him.

You may be truly born again and not want pain, but you must eventually put His mind upon you, and that mind includes the willingness to suffer. While I write this, I look upon my own heart. I hate pain, do not get me wrong. I am not a spiritual giant. I need to beg God for His mercy. I was in a car wreck, and the scar tissue made my knee very stiff. I had to visit a physical therapist, and he would work on my knee. The scar tissue in my knee would twist while he would bend my knee during therapy, and it caused me a lot of pain. If I did not want to feel the pain, I would just not go to my physical therapist. I know my knee needed to endure this agony to get better, so I kept going. It was quite a painful process, but God gave me the grace to endure it by giving me a pillow to scream in. This grace the Lord supplied, and if He could give me a pillow when I was weak, He can supply you with what you need when you are weak.

Understand this, please, more than anything; any suffering you endure is for your good. God is not in heaven toying with you or exploiting your weakness for His own kicks; He wants you strong in Him, and pain is a good way to do this. Embrace suffering with a readiness to endure, and always look at eternity's reward if it seems too hard. By the grace of God, this will encourage you and bless your heart. Grace is how we are saved, and grace is how our salvation is maintained. Glorify God with everything you do, and heal the sick in Jesus' name!

Ask yourself, ‘What would I do if I was imprisoned, tortured, and killed for my faith in Jesus Christ? How would I deal with these events? Have I taught other Christians how to do the same?’ The night is coming; let Jesus come and reign in your heart and soul. Surrender to the grace of God revealed through faith in Jesus Christ. Pray the LORD for the harvest, that He send forth YOU into the harvest. Grace: A time period where you have a chance to make things right. Humility: Going to the end of the line, and staying there. Concerning abortion: Don't distance yourself between a child who screams and the one who can't, because even their blood cries out from the ground. People are not looking for religion; they are looking for compassion, mercy, sympathy, and pity. God is not interested in what you are making for Him, but God is interested in who you are bringing with you to His Kingdom. Be slow to speak, quick to listen, slow to anger. Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, because there may come a time when it will be too late to seek the Lord Jesus, for He will come to purge His floor and bring you to the judgment.

The Bible is true, God is true, and let every man be a liar in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins through faith in His precious blood shed on the cross of Calvary! Have faith, and believe in Jesus Christ! He rose from the dead!!!! Hail King Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!!! Jesus is God! Praise the Lord Jesus Christ, the risen Son of God!