Testimony Matters

> “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be
> made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”–John 3:31
>
> Cockroaches run for cover when the light is turned on, while bugs are
> found underneath a log when turned over, and criminals hide under a
> disguise when committing devilish deeds of destruction. They all hide
> under the cover of darkness.
>
> God’s people run to the light. Why? Because God’s people have a desire
> to be clean before God, to flee from the darkness of sin, and to find
> maturity, hope, and encouragement.
>
> A child of God who has been born of God does not live to do good deeds
> to earn their way to heaven, but because they are going to heaven they
> do good deeds. They love as the Lord Jesus, they live as the Lord
> Jesus, and, unlike the Lord Jesus, they repent of known sin, but they
> want to be clean as their Lord.
>
> Anything less is suspect, anything more is sustainably built upon
> because of God’s Word. A lost man sees the light and he can’t take it,
> for he closes his eyes; but a saved man opens his heart for he wants
> God’s heart to open wide in them.

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  • Liberty

    “Stand fast, therefore, in the Liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Galatians 5:1).

    The cross has eliminated sin in the world. We don’t see it or feel as yet but we do know it is coming. God is holy and He can not countenance sin and know this: Sin has been subdued.

    Sinlessness will happen for the child of God when he leaves the earth set for heaven. It may be through death or rapture but the albatross of sin is gone as soon as we head for glory to be with the redeemed of all ages.

    Sinlessness will happen for the earth and for the heavens when God makes a new heaven and a new earth. The Book of Revelation assures us that there will be no more sea, death, tears, sorrow, crying, nor pain. When every vestige of sin is removed God will remove the very effects of sin.

    Times of refreshing are coming. The Kingdom of God rests in the bosom of the child of God. One glorious day we will be totally free from sin. Therefore my fellow believer, stand! Stand in the liberty which Christ has made us free. Do not be confused or entrapped with any sin for God has and will free us from the terrible sorrow of sin! In the mean time live by faith through love to the Father.

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