Obedience to what Jesus has commanded seems to be the missing ingredient in most Western churches. When obedience is emphasized, the teachers are criticized as teaching legalism. The Apostle Paul soundly condemns legalism in his letter to the Galatians.
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We know that to get the kind of results Jesus got, we must do the work the same way Jesus did. For anyone who has carefully studied how Jesus made disciples, it is evident that the vast bulk of the church is not following Jesus as a disciple-maker.
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The truth is not relegated to religious discussions alone. It is of ultimate importance. Whether humans live in freedom or not depends on the truth. Right now, in the West, truth is a casualty. The powers that be have been doing their best to destroy the truth. Of course, the ultimate truth is Jesus, who said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Jesus makes no room for deception, falsehood, and lies. If human beings are to continue to experience freedom from tyranny, then we all are required to speak the truth in the face of lies courageously.
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How I live affects how I pray and the results of my prayers. That statement will probably get some pushback from some of my readers because we are so focused on the grace of God and a walk of faith that we get the idea that how I live doesn’t affect my relationship with God. Sorry, but that paradigm is incorrect.
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Isaiah prophesied, “And they will all be taught by God.” Jesus picks up on this truth to instruct his disciples on what must occur for someone to come to Jesus. Jesus taught them that they could not do what was necessary to bring anyone to Jesus. It applies to us as well. We cannot do anything to make someone believe the gospel.
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When someone says they heard from God, or “God spoke to me,” they will often get a reaction similar to the one Jesus got when teaching that he is the good shepherd, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?”
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