The Convenient Christian: When It Suits You
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Trafford, 2012
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- Titel
- The Convenient Christian: When It Suits You
- Autor
- Rybolt, K. Nelson
- Verlag
- Trafford
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2012
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- Softcover
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- Englisch
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- 1466949589
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- 9781466949584
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THE CONVENIENT CHRISTIAN
WHEN IT SUITS YOUBy K Nelson RyboltTrafford Publishing
Copyright © 2012 K NELSON RYBOLTAll right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4669-4958-4
Contents
Introduction..............................................................................ixONE- Interpretation of Scripture..........................................................1TWO- Abortion.............................................................................19THREE- Homosexuality......................................................................31FOUR- False Claims of Ownership Rights to God and Salvation...............................41FIVE- The Threatening Powers of satan and Threats of Burning in Hell!.....................51SIX- Religion and Politics................................................................55SEVEN- The Solution.......................................................................59
Chapter One
INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTUREJesus was asked which commandment was most important. Jesus's response was,
"The most important commandment is this;
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is One. Love the Lord your God with all your strength and with all your heart and with all your mind and soul. The second is this; Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no greater commandment than these."
(Mark 12:29-31)
* * *
How many professed Christians do we think really hear and discern those words, spoken by Jesus himself, that do not even include the name of Jesus within this scripture? What about the other eight commandments?
"For he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
The commandments;
Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet, and whatever other commandments there might be, are summed up in this one rule;
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Love does no harm to its neighbor.
Therefore: Love is the fulfillment of the law."
(Romans 13:8b-10)
* * *
These are literal words that can be found written in every single Bible available to mankind. But do all professed Christians believe these words? Note that there is no mention of a Sabbath Law. There is no mention of Jesus Christ. The entire all-encompassing message I hear is love. What about you? What do you hear?
"For he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
Therefore: Love is the fulfillment of the law."
And this is love; that we walk in His obedience to His commands.
As you have heard from the beginning,
His command is that you walk in love."
(2 John 1:6)
* * *
To believe in God is to obey His command to walk in love. How can those who claim to believe responsibly interpret these words any other way?
Jesus was asked by an expert of the law in order to test Jesus;
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
To which Jesus replied;
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
(Matthew 22:34-40)
* * *
Again, these are Jesus's words. They are clear and to the point. How is it then that so many professed Christians continue to misinterpret Jesus's own words? I suspect it has more to do with the convenience of convincing oneself it is far more important to claim belief in Jesus Christ, accepting him as one's personal Savior, than it is to actually listen to and seriously heed his words. Much like brownnosing and kissing up to the boss—excuse me for saying so.
This, by the way, is true. It is easier to lay those claims than it is to love other people. And Jesus is not talking about just certain select other people to love. He is referring to all other people, including those who hate us and who are our enemies. Jesus tells us to love and to pray for them. That is easier said than done. If that has anything to do with any real measure in the end, we are all doomed. This is why I suspect so many of us hang our hat on laying claim in believing in Jesus Christ as our personal Savior to be our ticket in instead of actually accepting God's Word to love others, as if the two are, in fact, not one. (John1:1) "Jesus is God's Word made flesh."
The best one I saved for last.
"When asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus responded, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"
"He answered, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.'
"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you shall live."
(Luke10:25-37)
* * *
These scriptures are undeniable, indisputable, and left open for no debate. It would be impossible to misinterpret such clear words spoken by Jesus. It is simply not possible to lay claim to being a true Christian and not believe those words Jesus clearly spoke. Jesus confirmed in the scripture above that love is our ticket in. Yet again, there is no mention of Jesus. How can this be? I personally hear Jesus telling us again that God's Word is also the two greatest commandments. God's Word is our ticket in. God's Word is the measure, the one and only measure, for all mankind—before and after Christ—to cashing in.
"Jesus is God's Word made flesh" (John 1:1). Jesus represents this seemingly impossible love we are incapable of fathoming, much less obeying. To lay claim in believing and accepting Jesus within any and all professed Christian beliefs is pointless if one does not also believe in and accept God's Word. John 1:1 confirms they are the exact same thing. Jesus confirms this as well, within the previous scriptures I have included. Jesus did not mention himself personally when asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Instead Jesus confirms the way to eternal life is through obeying the two greatest commandments. To all professed Christians, Jesus is the only way in. Therefore, the two must be the very same thing. As in, the two are one. Jesus is God's Word, which is equal to the two greatest commandments being God's Word. We cannot separate the two and expect to properly interpret the rest of the scriptures.
What about the other multitudes of musts Jesus spoke regarding to eternal life?
"No one comes to the Father except through the Son." (John 14:4b)
"Unless you become like one of these small children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:1-3)
"Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you will not inherit eternal life." (John 6:54)
"You must be born again to enter the kingdom of heaven." (John 3:3&5)
* * *
The list is long. It is very long. It is fairly easy to discern that all the above scriptures are equal to God's Word, which is equal to love. Love is clearly the fulfillment of the law, and Jesus answered the man, "Do this and you shall live," confirming that the man will indeed inherit eternal life.
We can replace the words "Love is the fulfillment of the law" with "Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the law," or with "God's Word is the fulfillment of the law." All would be correct.
How about this? "No one comes to the Father except through love," or "No one inherits eternal life except through God's Word."
The most complicated of all musts Jesus spoke—to me personally, anyway—is the eating of Christ's flesh and drinking of his blood in order to...
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