Believing in Jesus

In John 3: 16 The Lord God instructs us to believe in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son. He makes it clear that whosoever will do so will have eternal life. All of us want to live forever under God, so it is only befitting that if we want everlasting life we should listen to the word of the Lord. It is not a mammoth task, it is should be our way of life.

Christ is a person and He is also a way, the truth and the light (He who wants to go to my Father will do so through me), while on the other hand Christianity is a way of life, not necessarily a religion. Christ is a life giving soul, an undying spirit.

Belief is defined as a principle or an idea that is considered to be true. Belief is about faith. Believe is defined as accepting as true. If you believe you are convinced of what you believe in it as true, and you give your faith to it. In this instance, you entrust yourself to Christ, you commit yourself to Him, not to a principle or an idea.

God send His Son to redeem the world which Satan chaotically ruined. It was Satan who went on to tempt people away from God and so God sent His Son to reconcile, restore and redeem the world and its people. Jesus Christ is an intervention. The Israelites disobeyed God and did not listen to His instruction to spread His word across the world. Instead, they chose to obey their personal gods, they also persolised God. The Israelites where singled out and prepared by God to follow His instructions.

God is love. This love is not ordinary, it is different. It is an unconditional love that refers to a motive, to give an unending love to His children, to all humanity. God has no other choice. He also created the world. When Lucifer ruined the world, God restored it to its perfect, complete glory. When there was no order in the world he flooded it to bring in a new nation and a new order.

The Lord God does not want us to die. In the beginning, He instructed Adam not to eat the tree of knowledge. If this was adhered to, there would not have a death punishment. Adam was a living soul, a life giving spirit. But Adam chose to listen to his wife who was deceived by the serpent. It is this sin that led to Adam being banished, death introduced and eventually Christ brought to earth. Adam’s folly was not in eating the tree of life, but breaking an instruction. Adam sinned and so forfeited his kingdom, his sovereignty. Adam completed Satan’s wish by disobeying God.

If you believe in Christ, you will not perish. You will rule with Him (Rev 1: 5-6). The Holy Spirit does not condemn, but convicts. You are shown a problem, acknowledge it and repent (John 3: 18, John 10:10. If you repent and move on, (Matthew 3: 2 and 4: 17) then your life will be saved.

Christians should believe that Christ was crucified for them. They must believe that he rose on the third day and that he ascended to heaven (John 15: 26 and John 14: 26). Christ is the comforter; He is the spirit of truth.

Abide by Him forever (John 16: 7), because He is a good pastor.

Have conviction in Him and pray and live according to his teachings: The Lord’s prayer.

Imitate Him, have compassion, love God and love one another. Take care of the poor. (Whoever listens to my words will have rivers of living waters flowing in his bowels). Love makes right everything. Love is the key

Follow Him; He is God’s sacrifice, you do not need any more burned sacrifices, but follow the rules and regulations of the world, pay taxes.

He is your role model: the last supper-what I do to you go and do it. Go and wash your feet like I washed their feet. Be baptized.

Conquer, because He defeated Satan when the latter tempted Him in the beginning of His ministry.