10/03/2026
CONCLUSION
TO BE A BELIEVER IN CHRIST JESUS, IS EASY; BUT TO BE A CHRISTIAN IS NOT EASY (JOHN THE BAPTIST, A CASE STUDY)
CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ETERNAL LIFE
FAITH (GOD AND HIS WORD) PUT INTO ACTION
FAITH, THEY SAY GOES WITH REASONING
SCRIPTURE SPEAK:
1. "In the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by the hope I have of his coming and his kingdom, I urge you to preach the Word, in season and out of season, reproving, rebuking or advising, always with patience and providing instruction. For the time is coming when people will no longer endure sound doctrine but following their passions they will surround themselves with teachers to please their itching ears. And they will abandon the truth to hear fables. So be prudent, do not mind your labour, give yourself to your work as an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." (2Tim.4:1-5)
2. "As for you, continue with what you have learned and what has been entrusted to you, knowing from whom you received it. Besides, you have known the Scriptures from childhood; they will give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, refuting error, for correcting and training in Christian life. Through Scripture the man of God is made expert and thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2Tim.3:14-17)
This means the Bible is designed to show believers where their lives are off track, restore them to obedience, and guide them back to God's standard of living.
3. "Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light for my path." (Ps.119:105) (GUIDANCE)
4. "For the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword. It pierces to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and judges the intentions and thoughts of the heart. All creation is transparent to Him; everything is uncovered and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we render account." (Heb.4:12-13) (CONVICTION)
THE ISSUE
SCRIPTURE SPEAKS:
"No servant can serve two masters (Mt.6:24). Either he does not like the one and is fond of the other, or he regards one highly and the other with contempt. You cannot give yourself both to God and to money."
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at Jesus. He said to them, "You do your best to be considered righteous by people. But God knows the heart, and what is highly esteemed by human beings is loathed by God.
The time of the Law and the Prophets ended with John. Now the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone tries to enter it by force.
It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single letter of Scripture not to be fulfilled.
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries a woman divorced by her husband also commits adultery." (Lk.16:13-18)
COMMENTS:
Cf: "The time of the Law and the Prophets ended with John. Now the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone tries to enter it by force." (Lk.16:16)
It is very unfortunate that we have the Gentiles, in the name of Protestantism and Pentecostalism who are in the very shoes of these Pharisees who loved money. They left the Religion of the Spirit through Faith (Gal.3:1-29), instituted by Jesus Christ in his Church, through the Apostles/their successors; the present Pope and his Bishops and Priests. The Faith which is planting the Spirit of God back into people (Acts.2:38), the Faith through which God is fulfilling his promise to Abraham (Heb.6:13-20). Yes! They left it and embrace the Religion of the Law of Moses which the Israelites were not able to keep. Yet, these my Gentile brethren, in the name of the Protestantism and Pentecostalism, carried the name of Jesus and carried the Religion of the Law of Moses and entered Christianity to answer Christians.
Today, through Ministries and Miracles from the Devil, many baptised Catholics and so more, baptised and wedded Catholics in the Catholic Christian Church or Faith, have divorced the Catholic Christian Church or Faith to marry other man made churches; pursuing miracles.
Any baptised Catholic is a spiritual virgin bride of the Apostles/their successors (Jn.3:27-30); if you marry her, you commit the sin of spiritual adultery and vice versa.
SCRIPTURE SPEAK:
1. "My son, do not scorn the discipline of Yahweh; do not ignore his correction. For Yahweh corrects those he loves, as a father does his beloved son." (Prov.3:11-12)
2. "Respect for discipline is the path of life; he who ignores correction is doomed." (Prov.10:17)
3. "Brethren, in the event of someone falling into a sin, you who are spiritual shall set him alright with the spirit of kindness. Take care for you, too, may be tempted." (Gal.6:1) And so on.