Cleaning Up The Body Of Christ

God is Love. God Loves us so much that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Praise God! Talk about a verse worth shouting for this one would qualify. Man! To think Jesus laid His life down for me so that I could live for eternity in His glory. That to me is worth more than all the money in the world. If you are like me then you probably asked yourself how do you ever show someone that did this for you that you truly appreciate them? Well the truth is you can never out give God, but you can submit yourself fully unto Him and that would please Him. In fact in we show God that we have received His free gift of eternal life by diligently seeking His will for us. Many have jumped my case and talked down to me and say, "You don't get salvation by your works but only by the grace of God!" And they expect me to argue with them over this. I never said that you have to earn your salvation. I was and still am saying if people continually seek those things of the flesh, they will reap those things that the flesh bring, meaning death. Romans 6:7-8 says, "the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God." Therefore if a sinful mind doesn't submit to God's law then it can not qualify for what God's law brings, which is everlasting life. The point is, is that God doesn't want us carnally minded. He wants our focus to be on the things of the spirit.

This world has a lot of evil corruption and sexual immorality. Our government is full of extortion and lawlessness. Drunkenness now days is look upon to be a fun pass time among our very own people. The very same people that are supposed to be representing the body of Christ. Our government has taken what God has ordained between one man and one woman and has slapped Him in the face with mockery, going against God's Word and stating that same sex marriage is an honorable covenant. Religion is getting in the way of what God says in the Bible. Religious people are proclaiming that the grace we are under allows us the free ticket to sin because the grace of God is greater than the sin, when this is not what He said, but many have heard this and liked it so they chose to believe it because they cannot loose. Well sorry to burst your bubble folks who believe in this nonsense but my Bible says if you love God you will keep His commandments. My Bible says in Romans 8:1 "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." If you are walking according to the flesh then you are not His. And if you are born again and are back sliding away from God, then you need to repent from your sins and get back to Him. If you don't, it could cost you your inheritance. And yes I am talking about everlasting life. God's mercy is manifested now through the forgiveness of sins now, don't wait thinking that you will have time to make up for it outside of this life, because you don't. This is our time to glorify God. Don't blow it! Saints it is time to step up and clean up the Body of Christ! Everyone can find somewhere in their lives to tighten up at. And we all need to lift each other up in the word and edify one another. Be patient with each other and continue to love one another. Jesus warns us in Matthew 24:12-13 when He talks about the end of times, "And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved." So lets make sure our love stays fresh and we endure to the end so we will remain saved. Hallelujah!

In Christ,

Eric R. Cox