FAITH AND OBEDIENCE
Tonight I am going to write on a subject that I feel many of us don’t understand, faith and obedience. We say that we have faith in Jesus, but we don’t do what Jesus tells us to do. We say that we have faith in Jesus’ Father but we don’t do what Jesus’ Father tells us to do. Do you know why? Here’s why. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. “ Ephesians 2:8-9. Jesus however said, "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.“ Matthew 7:21. Paul, aka Saul of Tarsus, contradicted what Jesus said. Is that a “ gift from God ”? NO! When God says no and somebody else says yes, that is not a gift from God. That is a gift from SATAN . Again, when God says no, and someone else says yes that is the voice of SATAN! When your preacher or pastor says some things that are contrary to what...