Saturday, November 24, 2012

Q118: "I WANT TO BE A GOOD HONEST CHRISTIAN. HOW CAN I LIVE MY LIFE ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE?"



Hello, Pastor Columna,  

QUESTION: I WANT TO BE A GOOD HONEST CHRISTIAN. HOW CAN I LIVE MY LIFE ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE?

Sincerely yours,

BOFLY@gmx.de
Jesuskabbalah in Germany



You asked a very good question, and it is similar to the question that the wise King Solomon also asked, as written in Ecclesiastes  2:3.
  • ... my mind still guiding me with Wisdom--until I could see what is good for people to do under Heaven during the few days of their lives.  (Ecc 2:3 HCSB)
Let me give you some of the major goals that you and everyone should do while still living in this world, to make your life more meaningful and fruitful, acceptable to God for His coming Kingdom.

1. SEEK FIRST GOD'S KINGDOM, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS... (Matthew 6:33)
  • Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'  (Mat 6:31 HNV)
  • For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  (Mat 6:32 HNV)
  • But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.  (Mat 6:33 HNV) 
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary has this to say: 
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you — This is the great summing up. Strictly speaking, it has to do only with the subject of the present section - the right state of the heart with reference to heavenly and earthly things; but being couched in the form of a brief general directory, it is so comprehensive in its grasp as to embrace the whole subject of this discourse. And, as if to make this the more evident, the two keynotes of this great sermon seem purposely struck in it - "the KINGDOM" and "the RIGHTEOUSNESS" of the kingdom - as the grand objects, in the supreme pursuit of which all things needful for the present life will be added to us.

The precise sense of every word in this golden verse should be carefully weighed. "The kingdom of God" is the primary subject of the Sermon on the Mount - that kingdom which the God of heaven is erecting in this fallen world, within which are all the spiritually recovered and inwardly subject portion of the family of Adam, under Messiah as its Divine Head and King.
"The righteousness thereof" is the character of all such, so amply described and variously illustrated in the foregoing portions of this discourse.

The "seeking" of these is the making them the object of supreme choice and pursuit; and the seeking of them "first" is the seeking of them before and above all else.
The "all these things" which shall in that case be added to us are just the "all these things" which the last words of Mat_6:32 assured us "our heavenly Father knoweth that we have need of"; that is, all we require for the present life.

And when our Lord says they shall be "added," it is implied, as a matter of course, that the seekers of the kingdom and its righteousness shall have these as their proper and primary portion: the rest being their gracious reward for not seeking them. (See an illustration of the principle of this in 2Ch_1:11, 2Ch_1:12). What follows is but a reduction of this great general direction into a practical and ready form for daily use. -- JFB
  • The Lord answered ...  you are worried and upset about many things, but ONE THING IS NECESSARY. Make the Right Choice, and it will not be taken away from you."  (Luke 10:41-42 HCSB)
  • Therefore, DON'T BE ANXIOUS FOR TOMORROW, FOR TOMORROW WILL BE ANXIOUS FOR ITSELF. Each day's own evil is sufficient.  (Mat 6:34 HNV) 
2. TRAIN YOURSELF IN GODLINESS.
  • For the training of the body has a limited benefit, but GODLINESS IS BENEFICIAL IN EVERY WAY, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.  (1Tim 4:7-8 HCSB)
  • This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance. In fact, we labor and strive for this, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe.  (1Tim 4:9-10 HCSB)
3. LAY UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN, NOT ON EARTH.
  • Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;  (Mat 6:19 HNV)
  • but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal;  (Mat 6:20 HNV)
  • for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  (Mat 6:21 HNV)
 4. FULFILL THE PURPOSE AND CONCLUSION OF YOUR LIFE UNDER THE SUN: BECOME A WHOLE, COMPLETE, AND PERFECT MAN, LIKE JESUS CHRIST!
  • Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.  (Ecc 12:13 KJV)
Fear God — This is the antidote to sexual lusts and worldly vanities, or youth spent without God.

This is the whole duty of man — this literally means, "this is the whole man." The word WHOLE came from the Hebrew root word KALAL, which means COMPLETE and PERFECT. 

Thus, the whole purpose of Man's existence is to become complete and perfect. The ultimate model of this complete and perfect Man is Jesus Christ, of which every Christian must copy and emulate.
  • The Disciple is not above his master: but EVERYONE THAT IS PERFECT SHALL BE AS HIS MASTER.  (Luke 6:40 KJV)
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