Eternal Life for You and I: Read and what's your view
"Ask and it shall be given unto you; Seek and you shall find; knock and the door shall be opened unto you" means "that our Lord God wants us to know that we shall be given whatever we ask for, we shall find what whatever we seek out for and finally; the particular door we knock on shall be opened unto us."
(1) Jesus is asking everyone (including all the true and fake disciples of Jesus Christ that is, true and fake Christians), what does it profit a man to gain/get all the accolades, awards, certificates of recognition, money, gifts, human acknowledgments, physical wealth, verbal and non-verbal recognitions, titles, praises, high positions, friendships etc. of the world and lose Eternal life (that is, Heaven/Kingdom of God). The question is asked by Him in a way to tell us, categorically, that Jesus Christ does not see any good benefits in all these good things/enjoyments of life if they end up making you lose Heaven (that is, Eternal life/Kingdom of God). If you do not lose Heaven (that is, Eternal life/Kingdom of God) after having all these things on this earth then there is a good benefit but if they end up making you to lose Heaven (that is, Eternal life/Kingdom of God) then you have lost everything and without benefit. "Eternal life is everything." Jesus also says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." so all you need to do is to believe in Jesus Christ and not in the enjoyments of this world. If these things were not good for human beings, God would have not voluntarily given such privileges to King Solomon (one of the immediate sons of King David) who asked God for only wisdom to rule His people well as a new King when God told him to make his request for anything at all he wants/needs. God is good! Jesus Christ (God, the Son) is saying that the problem is when all these good things/enjoyments of life you get cost you your Eternal life (Heaven/Kingdom of God). Our Lord God is saying that we should not exchange our Eternal life with the good things/enjoyments of this life. Seek you first the Kingdom of God (Eternal life/Heaven) and its righteousness (Godliness of Heaven/Kingdom of God/Eternal life) and every other thing shall be added unto you while even while you are still here on Earth. Aim for Heaven (Eternal life/Kingdom of God) first and God who knows all that you need beyond your imagination shall provide all you need at each point in time of your life. Do not forget that the power of the Holy Spirit that God, the Father gives to us (good Christians); blesses us beyond what we can ever imagine, think of or even ask for. Christ Jesus also says, "it will be harder for a physically (materially) rich/wealthy man to enter into Heaven (Eternal life/Kingdom of God) than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. Simon Peter knew that Jesus Christ is the Son of Man so that was why when Jesus Christ told His disciples about His upcoming death and Resurrection back then (in those days) in an indirect manner by saying, "The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the synagogue leaders such as: (a) the elders (b) the chief priests (c) the teachers of the Law. HE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH, BUT THREE DAYS LATER HE WILL RISE TO LIFE" Simon Peter started playing the role of "I care about your body and not your Eternal life (the Eternal glory) and I care about your social standing and the approval and love of the people in high positions than the will of God, Heaven and the Love of God for you and mankind (most especially, those who believe and serve OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST);" by trying to convince Jesus Christ not to take part in the Holy Cross and the suffering meant for Him and the salvation of mankind (most especially, those who believe and serve OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST) but Jesus Christ knew that it was the devil (the satan) that was using Simon Peter at that particular time so He rebuked him. "THE WILL OF GOD IS NOT THE WILL OF MAN, WE NEED TO ALIGN WITH GOD SO THAT HIS WILL CAN ALSO BECOME OUR OWN THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT IN US." Our Lord Jesus Christ's prayer says, "YOUR WILL (GOD'S WILL) BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN." Godliness is better that human cravings and/or desires. We all need to forget our own needs and carry the trial and tribulations (that is, carry the Cross) we are meant to face due to our Godliness and follow Jesus Christ. Anyone who feels that he/she is more important than God will lose Eternal life (Heaven/Kingdom of God) and nothing will get it back for him or her. Anyone who accepts that God (including the Gospel) is more important than him or her will gain Eternal life (Heaven/Kingdom of God). Anyone who wins the love of people and loses the love of God, consequently, loses Eternal life (Heaven/Kingdom of God) and is in big trouble with Jesus Christ (God, the Son) who came to earth in human flesh to be rejected, suffer and die for our sins so that we may have REDEMPTION (Eternal life/Heaven/Kingdom of God). Put God first! Do not be ashamed of JESUS CHRIST (GOD, THE SON). Serving God, the Son (Jesus Christ) in secret is different from being ashamed of Jesus Christ (God, the Son) in the public eyes of godless and wicked individuals.
NOTE THAT:
(A) JESUS CHRIST (GOD, THE SON) WHOM YOU SERVE IN SECRET WILL BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY (ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE ASKED TO PRAY IN SECRET TO GOD AND NOT OUTSIDE LIKE THE SYNAGOGUE LEADERS BACK THEN WHO DO SO BECAUSE THEY WANT PEOPLE TO SING THE PRAISES OF THEM BEING GOOD AND RIGHTEOUS. SO, IT IS AN ONGOING SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS FOR ALL WHO ARE SERVE OUR JESUS CHRIST (OUR LORD GOD) AND PRAY TO HIM IN SECRET.
(B) THOSE WHO ARE ASHAMED OF JESUS CHRIST (GOD, THE SON) AND HIS TEACHING (THE GOSPEL) IN FRONT OF GODLESS AND WICKED PEOPLE ARE COMPLETE SHOW OF SHAME BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST IS ASHAMED OF TALKING ABOUT THEM TO GOD, HIS FATHER (WHO IS OUR FATHER ALSO THROUGH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT IN US AS GOOD CHRISTIANS).
(C) IN THE BIBLE PASSAGE BELOW, "THEN THE SON OF MAN WILL BE ASHAMED OF HIM WHEN HE COMES IN THE GLORY OF HIS FATHER AND HIS ANGELS" MEANS THAT SINCE JESUS CHRIST HAS RESURRECTED FROM HIS DEATH AFTER THREE DAYS AND HAS LONG ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN TO BE IN THE GLORY OF HIS FATHER (GOD, THE FATHER) AND WITH HIS ANGELS; THEN HE IS CURRENTLY ASHAMED OF ALL THOSE WHO ARE ASHAMED OF HIM IN THIS WORLD; EVEN AS HE IS IN HEAVEN (KINGDOM OF GOD/ETERNAL LIFE) IN THE GLORY OF HIS FATHER (GOD, THE FATHER) AND WITH HIS ANGELS. IT IS AN ONGOING SHAME FOR ALL WHO ARE ASHAMED OF JESUS CHRIST (OUR LORD GOD).
(C) IN THE BIBLE PASSAGE BELOW, "YOUR THOUGHTS DON'T COME FROM GOD BUT FROM HUMAN NATURE!" ALSO MEANS THAT "THE THOUGHT OF GOD FOR US IS GOOD NOT EVIL AND DEFINITELY NOT OF HUMAN NATURE."
QUESTION: CAN YOU LOSE WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE OR WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO? NO! OF COURSE NOT!
REMEMBER THAT: JESUS CHRIST SAYS, "DO PEOPLE GAIN ANYTHING IF THEY WIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOSE THEIR LIFE?" THUS, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ETERNAL LIFE (HEAVEN/KINGDOM OF GOD) THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD GOD SO, DON'T LOSE IT FOR ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD.
According to Mark 8: 31-37
THEN JESUS BEGAN TO TEACH HIS DISCIPLE: "THE SON OF MAN MUST SUFFER MUCH AND BE REJECTED BY THE ELDERS, THE CHIEF PRIESTS, AND THE TEACHERS OF THE LAW. HE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH, BUT THREE DAYS LATER HE WILL RISE TO LIFE." HE MADE THIS VERY CLEAR TO THEM. SO PETER TOOK HIM ASIDE AND BEGAN TO REBUKE HIM. BUT JESUS TURNED ROUND, LOOKED AT HIS DISCIPLES, AND REBUKED PETER, "GET AWAY FROM ME, SATAN," HE SAID. "YOUR THOUGHTS DON'T COME FROM GOD BUT FROM HUMAN NATURE!" THEN JESUS CALLED THE CROWD AND HIS DISCIPLES TO HIM. "IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME WITH ME," HE TOLD THEM, "HE MUST FORGET SELF, CARRY HIS CROSS, AND FOLLOW ME. FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE WILL LOSE IT; BUT WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE FOR ME AND FOR THE GOSPEL WILL SAVE IT. DO PEOPLE GAIN ANYTHING IF THEY WIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOSE THEIR LIFE? OF COURSE NOT! THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN GIVE TO REGAIN THEIR LIFE. IF A PERSON IS ASHAMED OF ME AND OF MY TEACHING IN THIS GODLESS AND WICKED DAY, THEN THE SON OF MAN WILL BE ASHAMED OF HIM WHEN HE COMES IN THE GLORY OF HIS FATHER AND HIS ANGELS.
(2) JESUS CHRIST (GOD, THE SON) IS THE MESSIAH (SON OF MAN) WHO HAS COME TO SAVE THE WHOLE WORLD. THERE WAS A LONG WAIT BEFORE HIS BIRTH EVEN IF MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD DID NOT ACCEPT HIM AT ALL IN THIS WORLD. JESUS CHRIST'S ANCESTORS ON THIS EARTH ARE ALSO OUR ANCESTORS AS GOOD CHRISTIANS AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: FROM THE DAYS OF "PROPHET ABRAHAM" (WHO IS THE HUSBAND OF SARAH AND THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF ISAAC AND ISHMAEL) TO "KING DAVID" (WHO MARRIED URIAH'S WIFE AND GAVE BIRTH TO KING SOLOMON). THEN FROM "KING DAVID" (THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF KING SOLOMON) TO "THE TIME OF EXILE OF ISRAELITES IN BABYLON." FROM "THE TIME OF EXILE OF ISRAELITES IN BABYLON" TO THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH (WHO IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST).
According to Matthew 1:17
SO THEN, THERE WERE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS FROM ABRAHAM TO DAVID, AND FOURTEEN FROM DAVID TO THE EXILE IN BABYLON, AND FOURTEEN FROM THEN TO THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH.
SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS!!
PRAISE THE LORD GOD!!!
SAY THIS ALSO: The devil is a liar, but "Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life."
SING THIS SONG WITH ME (YOU AND I). SHOUT TO THE LORD GOD (JESUS CHRIST) FOR HIS HELP NOW WHILE LIVING ON THIS EARTH, THE SONG GOES LIKE THIS:
***ETERNAL! ETERNAL LIFE! (2x)
***I WANT TO LIVE ETERNAL LIFE! GOD SAVE MY SOUL (2x)
***OH MY SAVIOUR!(2x)
***WHEN YOU COME TO COLLECT YOUR PEOPLE, REMEMBER ME O LORD! REMEMBER ME O LORD!
***WHEN YOU COME TO COLLECT YOUR PEOPLE, REMEMBER ME O LORD! REMEMBER ME O LORD! MY GOD!
ANOTHER SONG:
***GOD, THE FATHER; GOD, THE SON; GOD, HOLY GHOST; THANK YOU.
***GOD, THE FATHER; GOD, THE SON; GOD, HOLY GHOST; THANK YOU.
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