People who were never taught the Bible often say, “If I’m a good person, then I will be able to enter heaven.” I know this because I was one of them. I always felt that as long as I treated people with respect, didn’t hurt or kill others, helped the poor, and stayed away from drugs then God would be happy. It’s true that God is pleased with these things, but they do not pertain to God’s work of salvation for us. In order to enter heaven we must do the will of God, but if we don’t have a clear understanding of what that means we can not enter. (Matthew 7:21-23).
The reason believers in Christ can not enter heaven is not because they don’t believe in Christ, but because they don’t do His will. Even those who performed miracles, prophesied, and drove out demons were unable to enter because they didn’t do His will. God’s will for us is to obey Him. God wants to lead us to heaven. If we try to take our own way then we can never enter. Jesus spoke about the will of the Father when speaking to the crowd in Capernaum. (John 6:39-40). What does it mean to look to the Son and believe in Him to be raised up at the last day? Christ spoke to that same crowd later concerning this matter. (John 6:53-58). When we eat Christ flesh and blood we are doing the will of God and the one whom he sent. It is the way to have eternal life according to the Bible. The only way to eat and drink his body and blood is by keeping the New Covenant Passover. Even if we do good deeds, we still must do the will of God in obedience to Him. We can not create our own way to receive salvation, but we must follow the One who knows the way. That is why at the Church of God World Mission Society we keep the New Covenant Passover and thank Christ Ahnsahnghong who revealed it to us once again. In keeping Christ’s Passover we are able to keep in step with the will of God.
Understanding the Will of God
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Posted by Christ Ahnsahnghong on 11 Sep 09 - 0 Comments
