Are You True (2)

There are many people who profess Jesus as their Lord, yet they deny Him blatantly not necessarily in their words but by the very things they do. These are the people that Paul spoke about in Titus 1:16, however, Jesus was very clear when He said, “Whoever denies me before men, I will deny him before my Father in heaven” (Matt 10:33). Are you one of those He was referring to?

When Jesus said, "Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one" (Matt 5:37), He was making it clear that integrity, honesty are core values that anyone who is a part of His Kingdom must uphold, but do you observe this in your everyday dealings? Can your spouse or colleagues at work or your mates in school vouch for you? Or are you one of the so called 'Christians' indulging in corrupt practices and deceitfulness? Telling lies in the disguise of diplomacy and exaggeration?

When He said "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matt 6:33), are you one of those who have subtly twisted His words to aim for money by all means, so you can give to the work of God and finance the projects of His Kingdom? Or are you aiming at your own personal ambition, seeking your own interest not really concerned about the business of the Father? Don’t you know that pleasing the Lord and satisfying the King's desires must come first in our pursuit ahead of receiving any blessing from Him?

When the wonderful counselor said, "Be careful not do your alms before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagouges and on the streets, to be honoured by men"(Matt 6:1-2), are you making a show of your service to God, ensuring your name is mentioned when you make donations, even going to the extent of displaying your charity on TV, newspaper and internet?

When the Only wise God said "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's" (Matt 22:21) and paid His tax, He was teaching the disciples not to rebel against the governing authorities but to obey the laid down rules and regulation of their society so far they were not in contrast to the will of God. Do you live by this, or do you break traffic rules? Or is it that you are involved in tax evasion? Or you place your church poster where it is clearly written not to post a bill?

When the Lord said, “And if you say that someone is worthless, you will be in danger of the fires of hell” (Matt 5:22), don’t you know He meant that you are not different from an assassin when you kill, demoralize, and irreparably damage the life of others by the very words you speak? Do you edify and build up lives with your mouth or do you destroy lives with it?

When He also said “Everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unfaithfulness makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery” (Matt. 5:31–32). Do you follow His teaching? Are you one of the 'Christians' today who believe that divorce and remarriage are biblically permissible? Don’t you know that what God has joined together in the unity of the Spirit is joined together until death parts a couple? (Rom. 7:3)
Indeed many Christians who go to church, and even serve as volunteers would be surprised on that day of Judgment  when He will say to them "I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity" (Matt 7:23). The true disciples of Christ Jesus are those who continue in His word. Once again the question is, are you true?

"Not everyone who says to me Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven" (Matt 7:21).
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