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When we receive Jesus, we are not simply saying that we believe in him. We are saying we have Faith in his words..God says he will write his laws his covenant in our hearts and minds. We may still feel desires that go against Jesus’ teaching, but those desires do not have to control us. God has given us his Spirit, and we are called to follow the Spirit rather than give in to the flesh. Knowing what Jesus teaches, we must not use our desires as an excuse to disobey him. Having Jesus in our hearts means we should follow his teaching, not let our desires rule us. First, the Spirit’s help does not mean temptation disappears or obedience happens automatically. Paul tells those who are believers to “walk by the Spirit,” while explaining that the flesh and the Spirit remain opposed to each other. So “God’s Spirit helps us resist sinful desires. Even though we have the Holy Spirit it's still a choice; Stay TRUE to Jesus or follow temptation.
Second, Hebrews 10:26–27 is a warning about deliberate persistence in sin after receiving the truth not a statement that every failure leaves a person beyond forgiveness. The surrounding warning concerns rejecting Christ and treating his sacrifice with contempt. That is different from someone who sins, acknowledges the wrong, and turns back to God; 1 John 1:9 explicitly speaks of forgiveness when we confess our sins. God’s forgiveness is not permission to keep choosing what we know is wrong. Hebrews warns us against knowingly continuing in sin and turning away from the Christ whose sacrifice brings forgiveness.”

Acuman. You talk and talk about there's no God but you gripe and complain about my post. You are sick.

Preaching coming from Foxy and Mike; it is the blind leading the blind.

Following Jesus Requires a Decision Jesus says: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Matthew 16:24 There are desires we must refuse. There are loyalties we must surrender. There are costs we must be willing to bear. Following Jesus means that our own wishes are no longer the final authority. Then he asks: What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Matthew 16:26 Remember the devil’s offer: the kingdoms of the world and their glory. Now hear Jesus’ question: What would gaining that world profit you if you lost your soul? The temptation promises possession. Jesus exposes the possible loss. A person can gain applause and lose faithfulness. A person can gain wealth and become its servant. A person can gain everything others envy and still surrender what matters most. Jesus also warns that the Son of man will come in his Father’s glory and “reward every man according to his works.” Our choices are not hidden from God, and they are not without consequence

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Posted 7:46 pm, 10/11/2026

I know where you are going if you don't get saved. I don't intend to go there
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You still haven't explained why you object to this Post.

Jesus refuses divided worship. Jesus resists temptation. Jesus joins love with obedience. Jesus speaks the Father’s commandment as life everlasting. Jesus calls us to follow him, even when following costs us something. So let us examine our loyalties. What do we defend when God’s Word confronts it? Whose approval do we fear losing? What promised reward could persuade us to compromise? And when another voice says, “You can disregard what God said,” whose voice will we follow? Let our answer be the answer Jesus gave: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Let us pray Lord God, you know our hearts. Show us where we have justified ourselves instead of listening to you. Expose the voices that make disobedience sound wise and selfishness sound right. Teach us to follow Jesus: to honor your Word, refuse divided loyalty, love one another, and bear fruit that glorifies you. Give us strength to deny ourselves and courage to remain faithful when obedience costs us something. Keep us from exchanging our souls for anything this world can offer. Let the words of Jesus guide us into the love, joy, and everlasting life he proclaimed.

I love Jesus enough to believe in him.

I know where you are going if you don't get saved. I don't intend to go there

Foxnose (view profile)

Posted 12:54 pm, 10/11/2026

Anybody but you
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Anybody but you

A Sermon on God’s Word, Undivided Loyalty, and THE WAY OF LIFE

Our passages bring us to one searching question: WHOSE VOICE WILL l WE FOLLOW? The voice that tells us to satisfy ourselves or the voice that calls us to deny ourselves? The voice that promises the world—or the voice that warns us not to lose our souls? The voice that makes disobedience sound reasonable—or the voice of Jesus, who says, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve”? The issue is **obedience**. Not merely hearing God’s Word. Not merely quoting it. Not merely appearing righteous before other people. The question is whether we will let God’s Word govern our lives. Jesus Came to Fulfil, Not to Destroy. Jesus begins with a warning against misunderstanding his mission: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. Matthew 5:17 We must not put words in Jesus’ mouth that contradict the words he actually spoke. He did not say, “I have come so that my Father’s Word no longer matters.” He said, “I am not come to destroy the law, but to fulfil. Whatever explanation we give of fulfilment, it must respect that declaration. Jesus did not present himself as an enemy of his Father’s Word. In Luke, he speaks just as firmly. It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Luke 16:17 In that same passage, Jesus announces the preaching of God’s kingdom. Yet he does not treat the kingdom as permission to disregard God’s Word. The kingdom is not an invitation to make ourselves our own masters. It is a call to come under the authority of God. We cannot honestly follow Jesus while dismissing the authority he himself honored. Two Masters Will Demand Two Different Loyalties Jesus says: No servant can serve two masters. Luke 16:13 He does not say it will merely be difficult. He says it cannot be done. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Mammon is wealth treated as a master. Money may be something we possess, but it must not become the authority that possesses us. And notice the response: The Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. Luke 16:14 They heard Jesus, but they mocked him. His words confronted something they loved. That is a searching warning for us. Sometimes we reject a message not because we cannot understand it, but because accepting it would require us to surrender something. We may want God’s approval while keeping another master. We may want the name of a disciple without the surrender of a disciple. But Jesus says: Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts. Luke 16:15 People can applaud what God condemns. A crowd can approve what God calls an abomination. The approval of others cannot make disobedience right. The question is not, “Can I persuade people that I am right?” The question is, “What does God see in my heart?” Deception Can Even Quote Scripture In Matthew 4, the devil tempts Jesus. And one of the most sobering details is that the tempter uses the words. “It is written.” He quotes Scripture while urging Jesus to cast himself down from the temple. But Jesus answers: It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” Matthew 4:7 Here is a warning: hearing someone quote Scripture does not, by itself, prove that the direction they are giving is faithful to God. A quotation can be used to support a course of action that another command forbids. Jesus does not allow one passage to become an excuse for violating another. He answers the temptation by remaining faithful to God. Then the devil offers him the kingdoms of the world and their glory: All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Matthew 4:9. The offer has a condition. The promised reward requires a transfer of allegiance. Jesus refuses: Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” Matthew 4:10 That is the dividing line. No promised reward is worth turning away from God. Not money. Not power. Not pleasure. Not popularity. Not even the whole world. When a voice tells us that we must disregard God to obtain what we want, we must recognize the direction in which that voice is leading us. Love Does Not Make Obedience Unnecessary Jesus says: As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. John 15:9 Then he explains: If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. John 15:10
Jesus does not set love against obedience. He brings them together. Notice also that he speaks of his love before he calls his disciples to continue in it. This is not a cold invitation to perform outward duties without a relationship. It is the call of the one who loves them. And what does he command? That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12 We must not preach obedience while neglecting the love Jesus commands. A harsh spirit does not become faithful simply because it speaks about commandments. Jesus describes love that gives itself: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 The fruit that glorifies the Father must include this kind of love: love that serves, love that sacrifices, love that puts another person’s good ahead of selfish advantage. Jesus also tells us why he has spoken these things: That my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11 His call is not merely to surrender something. It is to share his love and his joy. The Father’s Commandment Is Life Jesus says: I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. John 12:49 Jesus does not present his teaching as a rival to the Father’s will. He speaks what the Father has given him to speak. And then he says: I know that his commandment is life everlasting. John 12:50 The commandment is not described here as the enemy of life. It is life everlasting. That is why we must be careful when another voice tells us that disregarding God is the path to freedom, happiness, or fulfillment. Jesus directs us toward the Father’s Word as the way of life. He declares: If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.. John 8:51 We should not turn this promise into a claim that faithful people will never face bodily death. In our other passages, Jesus speaks of laying down one’s life and taking up the cross. His promise must be heard together with his declaration of life everlasting. The life he promises is greater than the life we struggle to preserve for ourselves. Following Jesus Requires a Decision Jesus says: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Matthew 16:24 There are desires we must refuse. There are loyalties we must surrender. There are costs we must be willing to bear. Following Jesus means that our own wishes are no longer the final authority. Then he asks: What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Matthew 16:26 Remember the devil’s offer: the kingdoms of the world and their glory. Now hear Jesus’ question: What would gaining that world profit you if you lost your soul? The temptation promises possession. Jesus exposes the possible loss. A person can gain applause and lose faithfulness. A person can gain wealth and become its servant. A person can gain everything others envy and still surrender what matters most. Jesus also warns that the Son of man will come in his Father’s glory and “reward every man according to his works.” Our choices are not hidden from God, and they are not without consequence. He closes by promising that some standing there would see the Son of man coming in his kingdom before tasting death. However we understand the precise fulfilment of that saying, we must not overlook the call immediately before it: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow him. Do Not Trade God’s Word for Another Voice These passages speak with a united force: Jesus honors his Father’s Word. Jesus refuses divided worship. Jesus resists temptation. Jesus joins love with obedience. Jesus speaks the Father’s commandment as life everlasting. Jesus calls us to follow him, even when following costs us something. So let us examine our loyalties. What do we defend when God’s Word confronts it? Whose approval do we fear losing? What promised reward could persuade us to compromise? And when another voice says, “You can disregard what God said,” whose voice will we follow? Let our answer be the answer Jesus gave: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Let us pray Lord God, you know our hearts. Show us where we have justified ourselves instead of listening to you. Expose the voices that make disobedience sound wise and selfishness sound right. Teach us to follow Jesus: to honor your Word, refuse divided loyalty, love one another, and bear fruit that glorifies you. Give us strength to deny ourselves and courage to remain faithful when obedience costs us something. Keep us from exchanging our souls for anything this world can offer. Let the words of Jesus guide us into the love, joy, and everlasting life he proclaimed.

Amen.