How To Be Accepted By God After Repentance

Now He that hath wrought us for the selfsame

 thing is God, who also hath given us 

the earnest of the Spirit. therefore 

we are always confident, knowing that, 

whilst we are at home in the body, we 

are absent from the Lord: (for we walk by 

faith, not by sight:) we are confident, 

I say, and willing rather to be absent from 

the body, and to be present with the Lord. 

Wherefore we labour, that, whether present 

or absent, we may be accepted of Him. 

For we must all appear before the judgment 

seat of Christ; that every one may receive 

the things done in his body, according to that 

he hath done,whether it be good or bad.

2Corinthians 5:5-10

     Are you holding on to this world too tight? To hold on to this world loosely is a hallmark of Authentic Christian Faith. Cultural, or liberal Christians are such because they hold this world tightly. This tight holding of cultural or liberal Christians affects their theology and that theology affects their character, and their character does not manifest God as He has manifested Himself. Cultural Christians are always speaking about receiving a "vision," or some thought inspired from God just for them, even if they are to speak about such thoughts or visions. By those supposed visions of God cultural Christians go about doing all sorts of things, good things, philanthropic, and worshiping in all sorts of gyrations and antics that resemble some of the pagan religions of the world that are not Scriptural, but done more as a sense of duty to prove that their believe in God. The energy received by such "visions," or "thoughts" is of themselves and not from God: how could it be when those things are not founded upon Scripture, or upon Scripture so twisted as to prove a particular doctrine? 

     A vision from God is not due to someone believing that they have an ideal of right and duty but this is not correct as a vision of God imparts a moral inspiration. A man's vision, etc., is not devoted to a particular cause or issue; it is only be a devotion to God, to Himself. Your manifestation of God is not from some word outside of Scripture, and it is not because you see God: it is there to manifest God because your faith is in God and in Him alone. Too often we look for satisfaction to ourselves: i.e., if only I endure, if only an become entirely sanctified, if only I can do the right thing. This type of worship and belief is to be on the road to ruin. 

     Authentic Christians do not seek favor from men, within the Church, or outside the Church. How do we balance this duality of life? The most effective way to keep this in balance is focus on God, on how we can please God and this means we must resist any overriding power of desire. Keeping focus on Jesus Christ causes any praise, or even any curses of man to lose their intensity. Your conscience, if it remains focused on Jesus Christ, will become more sensitive about the confusion this culture of the world attempts to permeate the Church, you. With this mind-set you can rise above the shifting human opinions and you can stay steadfast to your commitment to God. God never changes! You can rely on His revealed word! You must lead your life in faith, Authentic Christian Faith, a faith based upon the sure word of God, not some Bible that is only allegorical, or mistranslated (New World Translation of the Jehovah Witnesses, is one), and to become intentional to be an Authentic Christian. This might, and probably will, cause you to make some adjustments to your life, your dress, your thinking, your speaking, your circle of friends, etc., but is this worth it or not as you will, and I will, have to give an account of our life, how we handled the commands of God. The fight is begins with the small things and progresses to the larger things, it will take time, be patient, wait for it, that is wait with great expectation, God is at work, allow Him to do His work with you.

Receive My instruction, and not

     silver; and knowledge rather

than choice gold. For wisdom is

    better than rubies; and all the

things that may be desired are not

    to be compared to it.

                        Proverbs 8:10-11

You are a stranger passing through

Richard L. Crumb