DO WE NEED TO REPENT?
Readers, do you need to repent? Do we need to repent? Why do I ask this question, you wonder? Good question. The Apostle Peter wrote, “The Lord is not slack concerning [His] promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”. 2 Peter 3:9. Do we need to repent? How do we know that we need to repent? We have been observing “the law of Christ” that was invented by Paul, aka Saul of Tarsus. Is that not sufficient for our salvation? What else do we need to do? Do we still need to repent? Does the prophet Abraham need to repent? Does the prophet Isaiah need to repent? Does the prophet Noah need to repent? Does the prophet Daniel need to repent? Does the prophet Enoch need to repent? Does Job need to repent? I can quote more names of God’s prophets mentioned in the Old Testament. They do not need to repent. Why? Because they have been observing the Ten Commandments, and not following the “law of Christ”, or any other “grace” law that was invented by Paul. Readers, look, there is a BIG difference between “the law of Christ” and The Ten Commandments. The “law of Christ” was written by Paul and hurriedly expanded by the Gentiles, aka the Pagans, to include Mark 12:28-31. The “law of Christ”, Galatians 6:2, “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ”, has nothing to do with Mark 12:28-31, `And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, 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 neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." We know how to love our neighbor. But do we know how to love God? Jesus said, "If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15. Do we get any money from keeping His commandments? Zero dollars. Do we get any money from telling lies to tickle our neighbors’ ears? Yes, millions of dollars! We will keep telling lies until Jesus returns.
The Great Tribulation time is around the corner. Are we ready for it when it comes? What shield do we have? Is the “law of Christ” shield sufficient to face The Great tribulation, or must we put on the Ten Commandments shield when facing the major hardship during the Great Tribulation time?