The Christian Life is the Outliving of the In-Living Jesus Christ

by Ken Pullen

ACP

Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

All Scripture is from the King James Version

The Law Has Already Executed It’s Sentence Upon the Believer;

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

Galatians 2:19

Justification is By Faith Without Law (also see Galatians 2:15 — 3:24) — Even Jews Must Be So Justified;

We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Galatians 2:15-18

The Christian Life is the Outliving of the In-Living Jesus Christ;

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20

To Mingle Law-Works With Grace In Justification Frustrates Grace;

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Galatians 2:21

There is so much animosity, hatred, ignorance, confusion, mayhem, rebellion, false teaching, misinformation, loathing, and more false teaching as literally hundreds of millions — billions race in their possession towards the rebirth and spread of paganism in these last of the last days it certainly cannot be measured, and nothing can contain it. Other than God our Father in His plan and ways and fulfillment of his word.

Due to the sheer number of people and the increasing of every noun and adjective used in the above sentence, I feel safe to write at no time on earth has such a state existed. Some might say in the times of Noah, and of Babylon, or of the Roman Empire a couple millennia ago were much worse.

No, not if we are to take to mind and heart our world and its people since God came to earth in the form of a man [see Philippians 2:5-10; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 2:14; John 1:14;Galatians 4:4-5 for only a handful of the available references], was born of a virgin [see Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6], of the lineage of David [ see 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Psalm 132:11; John 7:42; Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38; Romans 1:3; Matthews 15:22; Matthew 20;30; Revelation 22:16] and lived, died, and was resurrected on the third day fulfilling the promises of God.

Since grace, forgiveness of sin, and the new covenant entered this sinful earth there has never been a time of greater abomination, iniquity, hatred, violence, frothing at the mouth and rabidity among people than the present.

The sayings, “there is no time like the present,” and the ancient Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times” certainly ring true in this false doctrine following age.

We live in a time if one supports Israel they are condemned and called a vile, sinful, evil Zionist as loathing and fear and hatred of Israel and Jews is even greater now than it was in the 1920’s and 1930’s in parts of our misguided and sinful world even though the inerrant word of God instructs us thusly;

Now the LORD had said unto Abram [Abraham father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob — the patriarchs of Judaism & the people of Israel], Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 12:1-3  The Patriarchs and Origins of Judaism Further Reading

We live in the time of the great falling away where;

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

2 Timothy 4:1-5

What we have now passing for a body of Christ is a body lost and diseased from so many false teachers, so much false doctrine, and so many turning from God, using the name of Jesus in vain as they pervert and corrupt His word and purpose, as they vehemently, doggedly follow the false teachings of men rather than turning to and having the Holy Bible — the complete, whole, inerrant, living, active Holy Bible from Genesis 1:1 through Revelation 22:21.

We now live in the great falling away right before the son of perdition appears leading this world into the great tribulation. And what do those professing to believe in God, the One True Living God do? They debate endlessly. They would rather be mixers and troublemakers and delight in rebellion and mayhem as they in truth serve Satan and not God or Jesus as they contend. Many claim to be followers of Jesus Christ the Lord yet they live lives of rebellion, lives accusing others without knowledge or facts to accuse. Thinking they are the Lord’s doing the Lord’s work they are in truth that old dragon’s the devil doing his bidding diluting the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

There is coming a time when;

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Matthew 7:21-23

I attempt in my daily living here as flesh battles spirit to live as pleasing and acceptable unto the Lord our God as I am able. I can only do this by my surrender and dependence upon God, Jesus Christ, and having faith in the Holy Spirit to indwell and instruct and guide me. I can only do this in fervent, humble prayer and through the daily meditation upon and reading and study of the complete, whole, inerrant, living, active word of God in these last of the last Biblical days we all live in.

I strive to take each of these words our Lord spoke to heart and carry them, along with all His words, in my spirit and soul to live not of or in this world, but to keep my eyes, my mind, my heart upon those spiritual matters of God;

(also see  Luke 13:22-30)

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

(also see   Matthew 12:33-37; Luke 6:43-45)

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

( also see  Luke 6:46-49)

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Matthew 7:13-27

People so easily misunderstand. People can so easily be led astray. It happens to more and more each day. This is why we must, as the body of the Church, always, always, always turn to the Head and obey the Head.

Christianity is not democracy. There are no elections, no majority rule, no whomever shouts the loudest gets attention and can make demands. There is no changing of what is the Truth along the way. Not in real, true discipleship of Jesus Christ, not in real true following of God and His inerrant word.

Christianity is not always “being nice” as the world views, thinks of, and defines matters.

To my belief “being nice” is going to the Holy Bible and speaking or writing the truth of God, from God —and this the world rails against and hates, because we are then dealing in the real TRUTH which they cannot abide. And will call you names, spit at you, revile you, mock you, ridicule you, and become contorted and angry due to what evil lies within them and always rebels against God and His truth, His word —  as they proclaim to know better yet they demonstrate by their deeds — their fruits — they do not understand the  REAL Truth in their corrupted and polluted and possessed of demons lives, and they blatantly ignore parts of the Scriptures they do not agree with or like, or they complety ignore, or corrupt and pervert other texts misunderstanding everything they do read thinking they can attach 20th and 21st century human philosophy, psychology, and definition on the inerrant word of God and lead others astray. This is how most of the so-called Christian denominations came to be — leaving the pure, whole word of God, latching on to a verse, a passage, or a few passages and parts of Scripture, adding their human imaginings and perversions into the mix, and coming up with a separate from others denomination. This is also how Satan’s minions in the world work day and night to erode the Church and mingle and dilute the truth leading literally millions, hundreds of millions to their spiritual deaths.

Do not be among this or these!

Why can’t we — what is so difficult in turning to the Holy Bible and striving to live accordingly? Just going to the Scriptures, all of them, as example the complete King James Version — and trusting God and following His complete inerrant word in these last of the Biblical times?

I’ll tell you why — human nature and Satan. Men and women so easily and willingly veer off and pollute the truth with the devils influence upon them.

Satan knows the Bible better than any man or woman ever have or will. Satan twists the truth, he is the father of lies and he delights in mischief and mayhem and delights in confusing and removing believers from God. Far too many who hear the word soon forget it, or it does not truly take root in them. These words are pure truth;

(also see   Matthew 13:1-9; Mark 4:1-9)

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Luke 8:4-15

I live to be good ground.

Though accosted, though ridiculed, though misunderstood, though attacked, though troubled from many sides — no matter. Do not fade, do not fall, do not waver. Always, always, always turn to God the Father, Jesus the Son, our Saviour and Lord of our lives, the Holy Spirit, and do this by continually, always finding ourselves enveloped in the inerrant word of God, in fervent humble prayer. To gain spiritual understanding and strength in these terrible, terrible last of the last days where most of what is said or written is false and misleading. Always turn to Scripture and test every spirit. Make sure it is of the Lord and of God and true to the whole, complete inerrant Holy Bible. Do not follow the teachings of any man. Do not be misled. Do not allow your ears to itch and fables you follow. Do not go the way of the world to death, but go the way of the Lord unto life.

And do this, being a Christian outliving the  in-living Jesus Christ in our lives always. Being a light on a hill not hid, and the salt of the earth — preserving the living word, being as pure as we can be so others see the Father in us and as a result give Him the honor and the glory.

Do not partake in endless debate which exists only for contention and to give one person, the confused person delighting in mayhem as they work feverishly as a minion of the devil any sway or room in your life. Do not fret or worry about “being nice” as the world defines those matters. Remain steadfast in the word, in the following of Jesus Christ ACCORDING TO the Scriptures. All of them. Not just select verses or passages. Do not partake in what can and will become endless arguments and divisions. Turn back to God, turn back to Jesus, turn back to the Bible and leave the malcontents, the troublemakers, the contentious, the rebellious to their own devices as they delight he whom they serve because if we permit them to distract us the Lord will not delight in us!

The TRUE Christian life is the outliving of the in-living Jesus Christ. This is not always easy — we are flesh still. We will fail. We will have trying times and days. Suffering is part and parcel of being a true disciple of Jesus Christ the Lord — but if we fight the good fight and do not become distracted and we live each day to have our lives be with the in-living Jesus Christ in us and not this world? We can do no better thing on earth. No accomplishment considered of man could match our being able to live outwardly with the in-living of Jesus Christ !

We are risen with our Lord to a renewed heart and mind and life. We are not slaves to the law but living by grace, mercy, forgiveness, and faith through Jesus Christ the Lord.

Let us outwardly live accordingly.

To those who would pull us away, cause mayhem and endless debate, speak endlessly to elevate themselves while mocking us? Say to them strongly and with conviction — “Get thee behind me Satan in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord!”

Pray continually. Continually turn to the word of God for spiritual daily nourishment and instruction — asking the Holy Spirit to increase our discernment rightly dividing and understanding of God’s word.

Always faithful…