"Therefore the Lord said: "These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men."
Matthew 16:24
"Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."
1 Corinthians 4:16
"I urge you, then, be imitators of me."
If we say we are "Christians" then our life ought to reflect a determined desire to seek the will of Christ. His precious word will be more important to us than anything and anyone else. There will be no twisting of scripture to fit the culture or our own desires, all we see in His word will be according to His truth.
We cannot love Christ and fear the disapproval of man. We cannot love Christ and attempt to preserve our life for our own pleasure.
John 12:26
"If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him."
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
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