01/27/19 WWJD GETTING REALLY SERIOUS

01/27/19 WWJD GETTING REALLY SERIOUS

WWJD? Great start, but what ISSUES are in question?
Time for Christians to get REALLY SERIOUS.

EXPLANATION
1- WWJD means, What Would Jesus Do. This became a popular saying in our society years after it was popularized by Sheldon in his book, In His Steps. However, the origin of the idea actually came from the Bible.
1 Peter 2:20-24
20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Sadly, some people want to guide their lives by a set or rules, regulations, guidelines, and WWJD can be substituted by some people, in the place of Spirit filled living. Regardless of the fact that some people have abused the principle and twisted the meaning, we, as Christians, are still admonished by God through His word in 1 Peter to walk as Jesus walked.

2- I capitalized ISSUES as an inside joke. Some people cut ties with me years ago falsely accused me of being an ISSUES PREACHER (as if I had left the message of the Bible for a political endeavor. Of course, I have the documentation, the audio and video evidence, and human witnesses, which prove that my message has always been JESUS. However, it is true that those who preach JESUS do preach in favor of some ISSUES (the Lordship of Christ, complete faith in Christ, total commitment to Biblical salvation, unreserved submission to Christ as the Only Head of the Church, the Divine inspiration and ultimate authority of the Holy Bible, holiness of heart and life, faith in Jesus); as well as preaching against some ISSUES (murdering babies, sexual misconduct, false religions such as Humanism and Liberalism, sexual perversion, dethroning God as Creator and Savior).

When people claim the "moral high ground" and the "super spiritual" position that claims to focus on God, but fails to recognize love, obedience, sacrifice, steadfastness, then they are excusing their failure to follow Christ by calling Discipleship as "Issues."

3- REALLY SERIOUS QUESTIONS are the questions that pit the teachings of the Bible against popular, well accepted beliefs stemming from Roman Catholicism, Reformed Theology, Western Theology, Modernism, Americanized Christianity. These questions will address the Christian's relationship and submission to the State, the question of being a New Testament Peace Maker, the question of suffering at the hands of society because of the beliefs we hold and the practices we follow.

IF serious questions are not asked and answered according to the Bible, it will not be long before those who see themselves as Christians will be persecuting and even executing Bible believing, Christ following people.
John 16:1-3
1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

Jesus said that we should know the truth and the truth would set us free (John 8:32).