Ye Believe in God!

Ye Believe in God!

Faith.
Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth.

We, who believe in God, have no need of physical proof, for His Spirit dwells within us. We see things that others can not see, hear things that others can not hear, and speak things that can only come from the Holy Spirit of God.

Jesus stated; "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."
You cannot believe in God without believing in His Christ. For God has declared that Jesus is His only begotten Son, and who has the power to deni Gods will? Who can separate one from the other?

Many have waited for a Messiah for years, seeking the one who will lead all mankind into peace and prosperity. There are also many that deni the very existence of God, or say that God accepts unrighteous acts, and still others believe that, if they believe in Jesus as being the Son of God, they can live any life style they desire.


These are not only the foolish heart-ed, but also the enemies of the Cross, as stated by Paul.
"Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)"




"whose God is their belly", In scripture, belly is used for the heart. Carnal lusts, sensual pleasure.
We know by the Spirit that, it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles the man, but that which proceeds's out of the mouth. For out of the desires of the heart the mouth speaks. Many say they believe in God and His Christ, but refuse to follow Christ as an example. They refuse to believe in His word, therefore they do not believe in God.

We have two simple commandments to follow;
1."let us walk by the same rule",
2. "let us mind the same thing."

Rule;
To govern the movements of things; to conduct; to manage; to control. That God rules the world he has created, is a fundamental article of belief.
To manage; to conduct, in almost any manner.
These rules are set by God, as to the conduct and affairs of the Church and the Body of Christ.

"the same thing." "I will tell you by what authority I do these things."

Thing;
An event or action; that which happens or falls out, or that which is done, told or proposed. This is the general signification of the word in the Scriptures; as after these things, that is, events.
The rules of conduct haven't changed, but mankind seek change. Change that allows many to break commandments, or to change these rules to suite their agenda.

"let us walk by the same rule",
In the Book of Acts, the Apostle Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, dictates to all churches, these rules of conduct. He tells us who is called to minister, how to minister, and what to minister.
We are instructed on the differences of administrations and the qualifications of each high position.
A minister once told me that, I stressed thew rules of conduct to much, and the Love of God too little, but what he failed to realize is that, without obeying the rules set down by the Lord, we have no love of God. He also failed to realize that, without these rules of conduct, we have no church and no salvation threw Jesus Christ, who is the Head of the Church.
The reason that he objected of my stress on these rules is that, he was committing adultery with another mans wife.


"Let us Mind the Same Thing."
There is only true God, one true Messiah, and one true Gospel. We are instructed by this Gospel and our faith is imbedded within its passages.

"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
Men today that do not follow righteous rules of conduct are deceiving the unlearned and unprepared, and being deceived themselves, not knowing God nor Christ.
Without following the teachings of Christ many have fallen away from the truth and have lost their first love. We cannot be a partaker with the world and its unrighteousness and be followers of Christ.


"But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."
Do we not all read the same scriptures, do we not all have the same things in mind, do we not all understand our place in the Church of the Firstborn, do we not all serve the same God?
Didn't Christ die for all, and give us an example of a lifestyle that was pleasing to God, did He not teach us correctly?

We know that we have assurance of the truth of the Gospel. We have a more sure word of prophecy, we know more, we see more, and we understand more, than any other generation in history.

For as it is written;
1."All scripture is given by inspiration of God", and
2. "is profitable for doctrine",
3. "for reproof,"
4. "for correction," and
5. "for instruction in righteousness:"
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."

Just remember what Jesus stated; "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."

ars
Webster,TSK
Joh 14:1 Php 3:16-19 Prov 18:8. 20.30.John 7:38. Rom 16:18. Phil 3:19. The whole man. Titus 1:12. Mat 21, 2Ti 3:13-17