Ephesians 2:20 (WesleyNT)
Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, On whom all the building fitly framed together, Salvation
Do you know someone like this?
Recently I asked someone about their salvation; I asked are you saved and the answer was I hope so. My first thought was he has not studied to be sure. From his statement it become clear that he has not studies his believes. He may have accepted Jesus because of the fire in hell. We call this buying a "Fire Insurance Policy". I hope that when the policy comes due it will cover his sin. Remember to study what you believe. Don't accept what others say, they maybe wrong.
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Who's works? Man's or God's 
Hebrews 3:15-19 (NKJV) 15 while it is said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." 16 For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? 17 Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
So what happened after the Jewish people followed Moses; they went through the Red Sea, then moved through the wilderness and then stood at the Jordan River. It would seem that after discussion with God they didn’t want to go into the land of Canaan. God called it the promise land; given to Abraham if he was obedient to the covenant with God, which he was.
What is a Church? .. by Cornelius R. Stam
It is strange but true that most people -- even the great majority of religious people -- do not know what a church is. Ask the average man what a church is, and he's apt to reply: "Well, anybody knows that! A church is a building where people go to worship God." But this is not correct. The word translated church, in our Bibles, simply means assembly. A church is not a building, but the assembly that meets in the building. Technically, a church is not even a religious gathering, for the same word is used in Acts 19:32 of a riotous mob which had assembled at Ephesus, and this verse says that this assembly was confused and that "the greater part knew not wherefore they were come together." Perhaps this could apply to many a church today, but the point is that a church is not a building but an assembly of people. The church of which the Bible has most to say is "the Church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood" (Acts 20:28), and St. Paul calls the church of this present dispensation, "the Body of Christ," or "the Church which is His Body" (I Cor. 12:27; Eph. 1:22,23). Continued
 Make sure what you do for God is directed by God not Man
Galatians 5:18 (KJV) says
"But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law". Ephesians 2:20 (WesleyNT) Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, On whom all the building fitly framed together,
The Law would require you to build your foundation on wood, hay and stubble but when directed by God you build your foundation on Gold Silver and precious Stones.
1 Corinthians 3:11-15 (KJV) 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Stewart Topping Link to my website |
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