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Do You Love Me?

- February 04, 2018

"Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me." John 14:24a Here Jesus of Nazareth was speaking to his followers during the last supper. Many times Jesus spoke in parables but at this time, particularly when He was alone witb His disciples and specially when He knew his time was coming, He was speaking very plainly. Before this statement, He told them that those who love Him, will obey Him. And followed this up with saying the opposite, that those who do not love Him, does not obey Him. And how could they? The path to obedience is at least a three step process. First, you must know Him, before you get to love Him and then you might obey Him. When Jesus resurrected back from the grave, He asked Peter the same question three times: "Simon son of John, do you love me?" (Peter was the name given him by Jesus, Simon was the name given him by his parents.) Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him three times, "Do you love me?" (Some people argue

The Shepherd and His Flock

“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.

Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10 (NIV 84)

Disclaimer

If you have issues with Hillsong or Bethel or Elevation or any of the so-called heretical churches or preachers, we are not condoning any false teachings. There is always something we can find wrong in all churches, including the one we call ours. But there is one faith, there is one baptism, there is One God, there is One Spirit and One Savior, Jesus Christ. If we agree on all these then let's all work together for good. The Lord is coming back. Let us stop wasting time with nitpicking, criticizing other believers because they wear strange clothes or sing weird songs, or read a version of the bible we don't, or speak in tongues or do or believe something which we don't, instead let us do what God has really called us to do. God has called each one of us to do something. Let's do that.