“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). A brother was teaching in a Bible Study that a man who has Christ has everything. In the same breath, he added that to make a mark in this generation, one must have money and influence. He concluded that who you know matters, as it opens doors to wealth for as many as are diligent. To this brother, standing in the Presence of reputable and influential men will open doors of wealth to his congregants. Sadly, this is the dilemma of many within the Body of Christ: the desire to eat from the table of God and, at the same time, feed from the table of the world (1 Corinthians 10:21-22). The statement of the brother sounds true but is able to lead a man away from the LORD Jesus Christ. He started well but veered off because of the lust for the things of the world. Yes, we do need the things the w...
"And He [that same Jesus Himself] is the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins, and not for ours alone but also for [the sins of] the whole world" (1John 2:2, AMPC). Jesus Christ came to the world, lived (to show man how to live) and died as a Sacrifice for the sin of mankind; and He is coming back again for us to be with Him forever. For as many as believe in Him and appropriate His sacrifice to their lives, they are saved. Saved from the wrath of the Almighty God to come on the sin of the world! God hates the sin, but He loves His creation. Hence He came in the flesh and took the condemnation and the eternal punishment of sin from mankind upon Himself. This is a sacrifice no other god or name has ever contemplated or done for their adherents throughout the centuries, since the creation of the Universe! Now, here is the crux of the matter. You may have believed Him; it is good, but it is not enough! The Bibl...