Most people are aware that we aren’t living in normal times. The criminal element in society seems to be taking over. When confronted by an officer of the law, they respond with violence, then cry foul when they are held responsible for their actions. Christians who have had even a brush with the study of prophecy know that our time is short.
The Rapture will soon take all Christians to Heaven, and those left on earth will face horrendous judgments.
It’s becoming more and more difficult to keep from being a part of the world rather than fully standing on God’s word. Christianity is seen by the world as a religion of hate. True Christians cannot condone same sex marriage, or any form of sexual activity outside of a one man/one woman marriage. True Christians honor God.
Sometimes I’d like to find a mountain and go into isolation, but that’s not what God wants from Christians. The last command Jesus gave to His disciples was “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:19-20).
In order to follow this command, we have to be in the world. That doesn’t mean we are to take part in the madness and sin, but we are to share the Gospel with everyone. “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them” (Ephesians 5:11).
The Greek word translated “fellowship” is “sygkoinoneo,” meaning “to become a partaker together with others.” As Christians, we need to choose our fellowship wisely.
When Jesus knew His time had come to be crucified, He prayed. He did pray that God the Father had another way for salvation to be imparted to humanity, but there is no other way except through the shed blood of Jesus. He prayed for His followers, “And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil” (John 17:13-15).
Jesus knew that John, Peter, and the others would face trials and temptations, and the same would be for His followers down through the ages. He also knew that hiding in a monastery in silence wouldn’t spread the Gospel to lost souls. Christians need to be in the world, not of the world. We need to choose our fellowship wisely. We need to fellowship with fellow Christians who stand firm upon God’s word, but we need to go into the world and share the Gospel.
There are many ways in which we can share the Gospel without being a part of worldly ways. I have a friend who carries a small statue of Jesus in his pocket. When he goes shopping, he will say to the cashier, “You need a little Jesus today,” and he hands her one of the little statues.
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The Rapture will soon take all Christians to Heaven, and those left on earth will face horrendous judgments.
It’s becoming more and more difficult to keep from being a part of the world rather than fully standing on God’s word. Christianity is seen by the world as a religion of hate. True Christians cannot condone same sex marriage, or any form of sexual activity outside of a one man/one woman marriage. True Christians honor God.
Sometimes I’d like to find a mountain and go into isolation, but that’s not what God wants from Christians. The last command Jesus gave to His disciples was “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Matthew 28:19-20).
In order to follow this command, we have to be in the world. That doesn’t mean we are to take part in the madness and sin, but we are to share the Gospel with everyone. “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them” (Ephesians 5:11).
The Greek word translated “fellowship” is “sygkoinoneo,” meaning “to become a partaker together with others.” As Christians, we need to choose our fellowship wisely.
When Jesus knew His time had come to be crucified, He prayed. He did pray that God the Father had another way for salvation to be imparted to humanity, but there is no other way except through the shed blood of Jesus. He prayed for His followers, “And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil” (John 17:13-15).
Jesus knew that John, Peter, and the others would face trials and temptations, and the same would be for His followers down through the ages. He also knew that hiding in a monastery in silence wouldn’t spread the Gospel to lost souls. Christians need to be in the world, not of the world. We need to choose our fellowship wisely. We need to fellowship with fellow Christians who stand firm upon God’s word, but we need to go into the world and share the Gospel.
There are many ways in which we can share the Gospel without being a part of worldly ways. I have a friend who carries a small statue of Jesus in his pocket. When he goes shopping, he will say to the cashier, “You need a little Jesus today,” and he hands her one of the little statues.
Choose Your Fellowship Wisely :: By Nathele Graham
Most people are aware that we aren’t living in normal times. The criminal element in society seems to be taking over. When confronted by an officer of the
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