A word of Wisdom: Maranatha

A word of Wisdom:

Maranatha

Maranatha (meaning our Lord has come)

- that is an exclamation of the approaching divine judgment.

Come! Lord Jesus, come!

Jesus Christ is coming!

Are you REALLY SURE you are READY for the approaching divine judgement?

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1) The Way: The Commandments 

Have you ACTUALLY been obedient to His Great Commandments to us, at all?

Mark 12:29-31 KJV

And Jesus answered him, 

The first of all the commandments is, 

Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 

[30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: 

this is the first commandment. 

[31] And the second is like, namely this, 

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

There is none other commandment greater than these.

John 13:34-35 KJV

A new commandment I give unto you, 

That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 

[35] By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

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2) The Truth: The Commission 

Have you been obedient to His Commission to us?

Mark 16:15-18 KJV

And he said unto them, 

Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 

[16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 

[17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 

[18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Matthew 28:18-20 KJV

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, 

All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 

[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 

[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 10:7-8 KJV

And as ye go, preach, saying, 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

[8] Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: 

freely ye have received, freely give.

Luke 9:1-2 KJV

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 

[2] And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

Luke 10:2-3,9 KJV

Therefore said he unto them, 

The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. 

[3] Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 

[9] And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, 

The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

Matthew 24:14 KJV

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Luke 9:60 KJV

Jesus said unto him, 

Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

Luke 16:16 KJV

The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

Acts 1:4-5,8 KJV

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 

[5] For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 

[8] But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 8:12 KJV

But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Acts 20:24-25 KJV

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 

[25] And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

Acts 28:31 KJV

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

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3) The Life: The Christian Character

Are you REALLY a Doer and not a Hearer only?

James 1:22 KJV

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Some examples,

Matthew 11:29 KJV

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls

Matthew 16:24-27 KJV Then said Jesus unto his disciples,

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

[25] For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

[26] For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? [

27] For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Matthew 18:21-22 KJV

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 

[22] Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Luke 6:27-38 KJV

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 

[28] Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 

[29] And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. 

[30] Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 

[31] And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 

[32] For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 

[33] And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 

[34] And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 

[35] But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 

[36] Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 

[37] Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 

[38] Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again..

Matthew 5:48 KJV

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 6:33-34 KJV

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 

[34] Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 6:1-3 KJV

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 

[2] Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. 

Verily I say unto you, 

They have their reward. 

[3] But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Matthew 6:6-8 KJV

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 

[7] But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 

[8] Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Matthew 20:25-28 KJV

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, 

Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. 

[26] But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; 

[27] And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: 

[28] Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

... msny other things Jesus has taught us to obey that simply cannot be covered exhaustively herein....

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The question is,

Have you ACTUALLY been seeking and applying the Word to live the life of a genuine, authentic and obedient follower of Jesus Christ?

Would you still call yourself a follower of Christ, a Christian, when you have never wanted to obey ANY of these that Jesus has commanded, commissioned and taught you?

Have you no fear of the approaching divine judgement by Kimg Jesus?

The Lord Jesus Christ is coming very soon, are you READY?