Delusional 3

Delusional 3
Brad Reiches
Jun 2 2008 09:00PM

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

GodThoughtsWired!          

 

"Delusional"

THE CONCLUSIONIAL  :)

"They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him..."

Titus 1:16

Jesus said, "If you love Me you will keep My commandments" (John 14:15).*  In other words, those who truly love God will display that love in their actions.  Jesus clarified this further by saying, "He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me..." (John 14:21).*  To be sure, there was no confusion among the early followers of Jesus.  It was easy to distinguish the real Christians because you could see it in their lifestyle.  "You will know them by their fruit" (Matthew 7:20).*

Indeed, their is no ambiguity in Jesus' teaching here.  Nor was there any misunderstanding among His early followers.

"The one who says, 'I have come to know Him,'

but does not keep His commandments, is a liar,

and the truth is not in him."

1 John 2:4*

When was the last time you heard one of us "preachers" quote that verse?  Ever?  The evidence suggests that the Apostle closest to Jesus may have been John.  Here's what John understood Jesus to say.  "And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments" (2 John 6).*  And Jesus' brother James understood it this way, "Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves" (James 1:22).*

Today's researchers call them "professing Christians." 

The Bible calls them..."Delusional."

*Not in perfection, that's why Christ died...but in willingness.