Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
If you have followed God’s Plan of Salvation and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, then you are now a child of God. You belong to Jesus Christ! You are not a servant – but a son. A son that wants to please his Father.
SERVANTS OBEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO – SONS OBEY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO!
This is one of the major differences between true Biblical Christianity, and pseudo-Christianity, which is works based. Those who are not born again, work to earn their salvation and reward; and not a little amount of fear goes along with that. Believers work as loving children, desiring to please their loving Father, always aware of His care and patience. We do not fear Him as His children, because we are His own forever. We already have a safe and happy home with Him in eternity.
What are some of the ways that we, as His children, can please Him in our day-to-day lives?
1. Make an effort to find a solid, King James, New Testament church to attend. Don’t settle for a worldly church! Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
2. Do get water baptized. Baptism does not save; it is a witness of your faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Romans 6:4 – Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
3. Do attend Sunday School! Study the Word of God with your church family – all God’s children. 2 Tim. 2:15 – Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
4. Attend the worship services of your church. We ALL need the preaching of God’s Word AND Christian fellowship. Heb. 10:25 – Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
5. Be a faithful steward. All that you are and have belongs to the Lord. 1 Cor. 4:2 – Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
6. Make time in your daily life to pray and read God’s Word, that you may grow in grace, knowledge, and understanding of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Be ever vigilant of the urge to be under the Law. It is something that both new born and mature Christians struggle with. Always keep in the forefront of your mind, that everything you need to know about God, is contained within the Person of Jesus Christ, Who is the Personification of the Law. He has fulfilled it for you. You can not follow the Ten Commandments, anymore than you can sprout wings and fly. No one was ever able to be completely obedient to the Law except Jesus Christ. Try living the commandments that Christ gave . . .
Matthew 22:36-40
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Trust me – those are enough! Welcome to the family of God, and we will all meet one day! Praise Him!!!
The Vine Vigil 