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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Question on obedience

                                                                                                                                                                   Question: “Pastor!! Tell the truth, what will happen to us Catholics who have heard the truth but still want to go back to our church?”

Answer: “One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: “As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us shall give account of himself to God” (Romans 14:5-12, NKJV).

While the worship days and foods of these Scriptures are dealing primarily with ceremonial types, the principle taught here is applicable to this question. One day we will have to give an account of ourselves to God. Then He, who alone can read the heart will judge the decision of everyone individually based upon whether or not we were honest with Him. Whether we were persuaded of the truth and chose not to follow it, only God can truly discern. We cannot judge one another, but only try to help each other to know Christ as our personal Savior and friend. He is my very best friend and it is my hope that Jesus Christ will be your very best friend too. I am fully convinced from the Word of God that Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath, which is the seventh day or Saturday, and I choose to worship Him on the day of which He is Lord.  

posted by James Rafferty at 12:20 pm  

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