So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one
members one of another
The new covenant is a covering by love hence be careful how you treat your fellow
brother or sister. It will come with consequences. In Christianity, we all have been
joined to one body and have become members of one another. We have become
responsible for one another. This is not an option but an obligation. This is what it
suggest when you say I am a member of the body of Jesus. Many have not been
taught, a reason for the problems that crush Christians. They don’t understand
that Christianity was birth out of a covenant.
The early saints at the Church in Corinth didn’t understand this very important
truth and were treating the needy Christians among them with evil, the result of
their action was that some got sick and died prematurely.
You are a member of the body hence when you do evil to another member; that
evil will find you out. It surely will
In Christianity, a sin against a brother or sister is a sin against Christ
“But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak
conscience, you sin against Christ....1 Corinthians 8:12 KJV”
So the Bible says,
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have
done it unto me.....Matthew 25:40KJV”
A deed done to a Christian Brother or Sister is a deed done to Jesus. Why?
“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.... Ephesians
What do we see in the Church today? We see Christians inconsiderate of the plight
of others. It’s only about them and their family. We see Pastors living in million
dollar mansions when church members are not able to afford even their daily
needs. This is not Christianity, it is evil.
The Master said,
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep...John
10:11KJV”
Good shepherds put the needs of the flock first before their own.
This doesn’t mean that the pastor personally should have money to give but even
in such a case, he is supposed to encourage the congregants to give towards such a
righteous cause.
Paul the Apostle did it many times. This is the meaning of true Christianity, a life
where the other’s problem becomes your problem, his issue your issue.
The early Church in Judea understood the meaning of Christianity that we are
members of one another and responsible for one another so the Bible says,
“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul:
neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his
own; but they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles
witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them
all. Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were
possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things
that were sold...Acts 4:32-34KJV”
Make your brother’s problem your problem
Philippians 4:15KJV
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I
departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning
giving and receiving, but ye only.
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah said to his people
“.................... Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in
the LORD your God; so shall ye be established. Believe His prophets; so shall
ye prosper...........2 Chronicles 20:20KJV”
You will prosper if you will listen to the man of God. Paul the Apostle said,
“as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet making many rich, as having
nothing and yet possessing all things................2 Corinthians 6:10KJV”
The man of God knows how to make people rich. Prosperity is not accidental;
there are things you can do to ensure your prosperity. It is called wisdom.
You are not going to prosper financially just because you pray to God, the same
way a Christian is not going to be healed just because he prayed to God.
The results are there to see. There are things you need to do. If you want
supernatural prosperity, there are things you do. There are two kinds of prosperity,
prosperity by labor and that by wisdom.
“Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.......Proverbs 23:4KJV”
There is prosperity according to man’s wisdom; it’s prosperity by labouring.
Labouring, without satanic opposition may bring you to wealth. This is because
there is profit in every labour.
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to
penury.....Proverbs 14:13KJV”
What labouring of Solomon brought him to affluence? None. It was wisdom; he
gave an offering that pleased God
“Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the LORD in the tent of meeting
and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it. That night God appeared to
Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.............2
Chronicles 1:6-7KJV”
Who said quantity doesn’t matter? It does. There are Christians who are stingy
with God, as long as the amount they are giving doesn’t cost them they are willing
to give. Never give God an offering, which doesn’t cost you. Tithe is not an
offering; it is giving God that which is His.
“And the king said unto Araunah, “Nay; but I will surely buy it from thee at a
price; neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which
doth cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for
fifty shekels of silver......2 Samuel 24:24KJV”
Let your giving to God cost you, it should mean something to you. Remember the
widow’s mite. She gave God all she had
“ And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and
He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I
say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of
their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put
in all the livelihood that she had.....Luke 21:1-4NKJV”
She put in more than all the rich folks because she gave God that which cost her.
20 thousand dollars from someone may mean nothing to God but 1 dollar from
another will. The question is, did it cost you?
Be a giver, every Christian is supposed to be a giver. Give and receive
2 Peter 1:10KJV
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your
calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,
Peter wrote to the Christians in the strange lands and said,
“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling
and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:”
From the time that a sinner is born again till Jesus returns, who does he become?
He is the elect. There is division among Christians and even ministers pertaining to
the fate of Christians as it regards salvation.
There are some pastors who teach that once a Christian is saved no matter how he
or she goes on living, his salvation is secured. They even go on to say that if you
find someone who calls himself a Christian continuously living in adultery and
other forms of sins then he wasn’t and isn’t truly born again but just a church goer.
We should be very careful not to preach sentiments and our opinions but the true
gospel, the true gospel as preached by Paul, Peter and the earlier Apostles.
Jude wrote to the Church and told them to strive for the true faith, which was once
delivered by the earlier Apostles. Why did he say that? Because there were people
who have crept into the church with damnable heresies.
“Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the
salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to
contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy
people. For certain individuals whose condemnation was written
about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly
people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for
immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord If satan knows that no matter what he does the Christian salvation is secured, why
does he worry himself to cause Christians to fall? This is just common sense for
those Christians to understand that there is a beyond that you can lose your
salvation. This does not in anyway downgrade the perfect salvation of the Lord
Jesus
The salvation of Jesus is perfect and more than able than able to keep the Christian
till the very end but God also gave man his free will so the Christian can choose to
return back to the former pollution.
Actually Peter talks about such Christians and what awaits them,
“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the
knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled
therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the
beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of
righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy
commandment delivered unto them.......2 Peter 2:20-21KJV”
Yes! The Christian can lose his salvation if he goes beyond the far beyond
What does it mean to be a Christian elect?
In the politics of this world, democratic states and nations vote to elect a new
president. After the election, they count the votes to declare the winner. The
winner is then referred to as the President elect. The time he is referred to as such
there may be a sitting president who is waiting for his tenure to elapse so he can
hand over power. The new guy is a president elect, he is not the president at that
time. As a president elect, he still enjoys a lot of favours, respect and recognition.
Not only that, the state according to the constitution has a responsibility towards
him. He is given security and sometimes is moved to a new residence. The present
president is even required by law to share certain information about governance
with him. This is because the law recognizes that he will be taking over soon.
The media accords him a great deal of respect when addressing him; he becomes
the new king in town. He is even at that time respected more than the present
president because they know that this is the one we are going to deal with for the
coming 4 years or so, the current one will be going out soon.
If the president elect happens to be from the same political party as the current
president, you will see that even stooges begin to switch camps.
Why? He is the president elect, the next to be commander in chief but even though
he enjoys such privileges, the law very well understands that per the constitution,
he is not the president. He has to be sworn in. In some jurisdictions, it may take at
least a month from the time the votes are counted till he is sworn in.
Now as the president elect is waiting for that great day if he goes on to commit
murder, treason, felony or a misdemeanor, in a fair society where there is rule of
law, he is not going to become the next president of the nation irrespective of being
elected by the masses.
It is the same for the Christian, God has elected you and it matters what you do
and how you live till Jesus returns.
Like the president elect, you have to stay put to make your election sure. So Peter
says,
“Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm
your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never
stumble,”
It doesn’t mean that any sin you commit will cost you your salvation, the president
elect is not going to lose the presidency just because he had a quarrel with someone
but there is a great beyond that he shouldn’t cross. It is the same for you, the
Christian elect.
You can’t go on after your election, to dwell in fornication, adultery and other
forms of sins, not repenting and expect to be in the Kingdom when Jesus returns.
This is why you are admonished to strive to make that election a surety.
Don’t be deceived by ignorant preachers who teach that no matter what the
Christian does, he wont loose his salvation. This is not true; it is not the true
Gospel of the Lord Jesus.
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