When
I speak about
the works of
faith, I'm referring
to
all the things
we say to, and
do for those
persons that
are closest to
us.
For
amongst
those closest
to us we
reveal our
true
character!
I'm
not referring
to ministry
works.
Believe
it or not
those things
are way down
on the scale
of what the
Lord is
looking for in
our lives.
[Matt 7:22,23]
The
Lord is
looking at how
men treat
their wives
[Mark 10:11].
How women
treat their
husbands.
[Mark10:12]
How
parents raise
their
children.
[Mal.4:6]
How brothers
treat one
another.
[1Thess.4:9]
How
we run our
businesses and
do our jobs.
[1Thess.4:11]
These
are the areas
where living
faith in
Christ is
meant to
exist, THEN
spread out
into ministry
works.
What
we do find is
men and women
in ministry
without a
living faith
in those areas
mentioned
above.
That's
why you'll find a well known minister beating
up his wife in
a car park.
Another
very well
known minister
[recommended
on 5
Doves] divorcing
his wife and
leaving his
three
young children
to marry
another woman,
and
then continueing
on in
ministry!
That's
why you'll
find another
well known
minister
[recommended
on 5
Doves] on
his
fourth unlawful marriage
as he
continues in
ministry
works.
This
is the result
of believing
in a gospel
that excludes
doing the
works of
faith.
It's not
suprising that
the
personal lives
of many
Christians
receiving
their false
doctrines,
follow the
same pattern
of marital
breakdown!
And
then someone
will turn
around and say
the
Lord doesn't
see all these
things because
these people
believe the
Lord has
forgiven their
sins, past,
present and
future?
Really?
Really?
You've
got to be
kidding me!
That's
why I aways
feel uneasy
when anyone
here on the 5
Doves strongly
recommends I
should study
the works of
their
favourite Media Evangelist.
For
many of
the Media
Evangelists
suscribe to
a faith that
doesn't work
in their
personal
lives.
The
Lord is coming
soon only for
those who keep
His command to
love Him and
the neighbour.
For
He said,
"...You
shall love the
Lord your God
with all your
heart, and
with all your
soul, with all
your mind, and
with all your
strength. This
is the first
commandment.
"And
the second,
like it is
this: You
shall love
your neighbour
as yourself.
There is no
other
commandment
greater than
these." [12
Mark:30,31]
The
first
commandment is
hidden within
the second,
that's why the
Lord said
"There is no
other
commandment
[singular]
greater..."
In others words, when we obey the second
commandment we
are obeying
the first
commandment at
the same time!
The
reality is
that
so many
Christians have
been deceived
into believing
they can love
the Lord
without
actually
keeping His
Word.
So
many
Christians
give the
Lord lip
service while
they are known
by those
closest to
them for
qualities that
are unchristian.
It's
not as
difficult as
many have been
led to
believe.
The
faith-that-works,
that I
describe in
this post is
my daily
experience,
and the
experience of
many
Christians who
have come
to realise
just how
spiritually
bankrupt
Christianity
is in these
Last Days.
Unfortunately
many will not
realise their
own true
spiritual
condition
until they
find
themselves
left behind
after the Lord
comes for
those who love
Him.
One
doesn't need
to have
letters
following his
name to
understand
what I've
written in
this article,
for even a
small child
can understand
it.
However,
if ones mind
has been
conditioned
for many Years by false
doctrine, the
kind that
leads to a
life of
disobedience,
such a person
will have
difficulty.
I
want to
encourage
everyone to
examine
themselves
over the next
few days
and weeks,
to make
sure that they
have a faith
that works
before it's
too late.
Ola.