Who Chose Who?

 

Did you choose God or did God choose you?

Jesus makes it clear in John 15 verses 16 and 17. He says:

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit — fruit that will last.

Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

This is my command: Love each other.”

What a wonderful affirmation that salvation is not based on anything we do.

We can’t choose God until he first chooses us.

Jesus is a thoroughly Monergistic theologian.

There is nothing in his words that would indicate that we must do something before we can be saved.

What we do after Jesus chooses us is what many people think saves them.

They will say things like, “I decided to follow Jesus.”

That is a very true statement but the only way a person can decide to follow Jesus is after Jesus chooses him.

Make sure you understand that not only does Jesus choose us, but he gives us the will and desire to follow him.

It would be unthinkable for a person who has been chosen to then say they don’t want to follow Jesus.

If they say that, then it only establishes the fact that they haven’t yet been chosen.

Since we are chosen, we will want to do what Jesus wants. That is part of being chosen.

Our nature is changed, and we desire to go and bear fruit.

In Chapter 2 of Ephesians, Paul goes into some detail about how we only had a desire to follow Satan until God makes us alive in Jesus Christ.

Then he explains the fruit in verse 10,

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

We don’t make a choice for Jesus until God gives us the desire and then we start doing the things God had planned for us even before he made us alive in Jesus.

This is the real meaning of Monergism.

God does it and we give him the glory.

Based on this, what will we ask for in Jesus’ name?

We will ask for the things that will enable us to bear fruit.

If you aren’t sure you are chosen, then watch my video on YouTube, "The Gospel." 

 

May God Bless you!

Accountability to God

 

Why do we say we are accountable to God?

The reason is revealed in Psalm 24 verses 1 and 2.


“The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. “


Think about that and work backwards in the two verses.

God founded or created the world.

He is the Maker and the Maker owns what he has made.

The earth belongs to the Lord God and not only the earth but all that is in it.

Now he is talking about you and me. He made us. It gets personal.

In verse 3 David asks,

“Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?”

In other words, who can stand before our Maker?

The answer is given in verse 4

“He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.”

There is the accountability for us all to live godly lives because we are made by him.

Verse 5 tells us the blessing for those who accept this accountability and seek God.

“He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”

If you want a godly life but haven’t turned to Jesus for salvation, then watch my video on YouTube, "The Gospel."

May God Bless you!

Search, Test, Lead Me

 

Psalm 139 verses 23 and 24 cause me to do some soul searching. It says:

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.



Can we honestly ask the Lord to search our heart?

He already knows it, but do we want him to reveal to us what is in our hearts?

That can be pretty scary because out of our hearts come all sorts of evils according to Jesus in Matthew 15 verse 19.

Do we want to have the Lord test us and show us that our thoughts are anxious when we are tested instead of trusting him?

Do we pray during our testing and let the peace that passes understanding calm us and take us through the trials?

Or do we panic and trust anyone or anything other than the Lord?

Then do we really want to ask the Lord to see if there is any offensive way in us?

The truth is that there are many offensive ways in us.

But the good news is that he will lead us in the way everlasting.

If you want that but haven’t turned to Jesus for salvation then watch my video on YouTube

May God Bless you!