Sue J Love
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“Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God. For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.” (Philippians 1:27-30 NASB’95)
We who profess faith in Jesus Christ are to be those of God who conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. So, what should that look like? Well, first of all, what is “the gospel of Christ”? And I ask that question because there are so many different ideas floating around and being propagated as to what constitutes “the gospel” message. So, I will first go to the teachings of Jesus Christ on that subject, and I will summarize what was said, and you can look it up for yourselves and read it, too.
Jesus said that if anyone would come after him he must deny self, take up his cross daily (die daily to sin) and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, and put sin to death daily, by the Spirit, and if we walk (in conduct, in practice) according to his New Covenant commands, we have eternal life with God. But if we profess him as “Lord” with our lips but we do not obey him, we will not inherit eternal life (Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).
But if our faith in Jesus Christ is genuine, and biblical, it will result in us being crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin but as slaves to God and to his righteousness. So sin should no longer have mastery over our lives to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it leads to death, not life. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it leads to righteousness and sanctification and its end is eternal life with Christ Jesus (Romans 6:1-23).
And if we profess that we are in fellowship (union, participation) with God/Christ, but while sin is our practice, we are liars. And if we confess that we know God intimately, personally, but while we do not obey his commands, we are liars. For the one who makes sin his practice is of the devil, but the one for whom righteousness (of God) is his practice, he is righteous in the sight of God, and he has eternal life with God. But anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God and will die in his sins.
1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6,15-17,24-25; 1 John 3:4-10; Galatians 5:16-21
So, we are to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy (suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting) to the gospel. Thus, first of all, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in Jesus, which is not of our own doing, we will die with Christ to sin (not just once, but daily) and we will now walk with him (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to his commands and to his calling and purpose for our lives. Our lives will be surrendered to the Lord to do his will, and so we will follow him wherever he leads us in doing what he calls us to do.
And this is not saying that we will be absolutely perfect in every way from that moment forward but that sin and disobedience to our God should no longer be our practice (habit, addiction). But our practice should now be to obey our Lord and to walk in his ways and in his truth and righteousness, and to now live for him and for his will and purpose for our lives, and no longer for ourselves for our own selfish and fleshly desires. Sin should no longer be our “go to,” but surrender to the will of God should be our life.
But if this is what we believe, and if this is what we practice, at least here in America, when so many people are being led to believe and to practice the opposite of that, we are going to be opposed, rejected, persecuted, cast aside as unwanted and as unnecessary, and just flat out ignored. And that will be because the majority have been convinced that the gospel message I noted above is the lie and that the truth is that all they have to do is profess faith in Jesus and now all their sins are forgiven and heaven is guaranteed.
But we cannot just pick and choose the Scriptures we want to believe or to not believe, especially we should not be teaching them out of the correct and biblical context in which they were originally written. For so many people today are doing just that, deliberately removing Scriptures from their proper context in order to twist them and to make them say what they do not say if taught in the appropriate context. And so they end up teaching false gospel messages and leading many people to hell on the promise of heaven.
So, if you profess faith in Jesus Christ, get your truth from the Scriptures themselves, but studied in their proper context. It is best to read entire books of the Bible, chapter by chapter, and verse by verse, before drawing your own conclusions as to what they really teach, if you have not studied them in context previously. For me, I know that opened my eyes to so many things I had been taught incorrectly, and to truth I did not know before existed. And let the Holy Spirit (not just humans) lead you to all truth.
[John 6:35-58; John 10:27-30; John 15:1-11; Acts 26:18; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-29; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]
How Long Till the Morning
Scripture: I Thessalonians 4:17
By C. E. Couchman
Consider the mornings of this mortal land,
Each a new beginning from the Maker’s hand.
While the storms may gather ‘gainst the evening sky,
The day breaks cloudless in the morning.
Rise up to the battle, for the skies dawn clear.
Let us gather courage while the foe draws near.
Though the night falls weary, saints of God, march on!
And He’ll raise our banner in the morning.
When the trumpet sounds to signal Heaven’s day,
Resurrection Morning when the dead shall wake,
What a glorious gath’ring when the Lord descends
And we rise to meet him in the morning.
How long, my Lord? Till we see the morning?
How long, O, my Lord, till we see your face?
O my Lord, guide us through our troubles
Till we rise above them in the morning.
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Worthy of the Gospel of Christ
An Original Work / March 26, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
We who profess faith in Jesus Christ are to be those of God who conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. So, what should that look like? Well, first of all, what is “the gospel of Christ”? And I ask that question because there are so many different ideas floating around and being propagated as to what constitutes “the gospel” message. So, I will first go to the teachings of Jesus Christ on that subject, and I will summarize what was said, and you can look it up for yourselves and read it, too.
Jesus said that if anyone would come after him he must deny self, take up his cross daily (die daily to sin) and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, and put sin to death daily, by the Spirit, and if we walk (in conduct, in practice) according to his New Covenant commands, we have eternal life with God. But if we profess him as “Lord” with our lips but we do not obey him, we will not inherit eternal life (Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).
But if our faith in Jesus Christ is genuine, and biblical, it will result in us being crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin but as slaves to God and to his righteousness. So sin should no longer have mastery over our lives to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it leads to death, not life. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it leads to righteousness and sanctification and its end is eternal life with Christ Jesus (Romans 6:1-23).
And if we profess that we are in fellowship (union, participation) with God/Christ, but while sin is our practice, we are liars. And if we confess that we know God intimately, personally, but while we do not obey his commands, we are liars. For the one who makes sin his practice is of the devil, but the one for whom righteousness (of God) is his practice, he is righteous in the sight of God, and he has eternal life with God. But anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God and will die in his sins.
1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6,15-17,24-25; 1 John 3:4-10; Galatians 5:16-21
So, we are to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy (suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting) to the gospel. Thus, first of all, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in Jesus, which is not of our own doing, we will die with Christ to sin (not just once, but daily) and we will now walk with him (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to his commands and to his calling and purpose for our lives. Our lives will be surrendered to the Lord to do his will, and so we will follow him wherever he leads us in doing what he calls us to do.
And this is not saying that we will be absolutely perfect in every way from that moment forward but that sin and disobedience to our God should no longer be our practice (habit, addiction). But our practice should now be to obey our Lord and to walk in his ways and in his truth and righteousness, and to now live for him and for his will and purpose for our lives, and no longer for ourselves for our own selfish and fleshly desires. Sin should no longer be our “go to,” but surrender to the will of God should be our life.
But if this is what we believe, and if this is what we practice, at least here in America, when so many people are being led to believe and to practice the opposite of that, we are going to be opposed, rejected, persecuted, cast aside as unwanted and as unnecessary, and just flat out ignored. And that will be because the majority have been convinced that the gospel message I noted above is the lie and that the truth is that all they have to do is profess faith in Jesus and now all their sins are forgiven and heaven is guaranteed.
But we cannot just pick and choose the Scriptures we want to believe or to not believe, especially we should not be teaching them out of the correct and biblical context in which they were originally written. For so many people today are doing just that, deliberately removing Scriptures from their proper context in order to twist them and to make them say what they do not say if taught in the appropriate context. And so they end up teaching false gospel messages and leading many people to hell on the promise of heaven.
So, if you profess faith in Jesus Christ, get your truth from the Scriptures themselves, but studied in their proper context. It is best to read entire books of the Bible, chapter by chapter, and verse by verse, before drawing your own conclusions as to what they really teach, if you have not studied them in context previously. For me, I know that opened my eyes to so many things I had been taught incorrectly, and to truth I did not know before existed. And let the Holy Spirit (not just humans) lead you to all truth.
[John 6:35-58; John 10:27-30; John 15:1-11; Acts 26:18; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-29; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]
How Long Till the Morning
Scripture: I Thessalonians 4:17
By C. E. Couchman
Consider the mornings of this mortal land,
Each a new beginning from the Maker’s hand.
While the storms may gather ‘gainst the evening sky,
The day breaks cloudless in the morning.
Rise up to the battle, for the skies dawn clear.
Let us gather courage while the foe draws near.
Though the night falls weary, saints of God, march on!
And He’ll raise our banner in the morning.
When the trumpet sounds to signal Heaven’s day,
Resurrection Morning when the dead shall wake,
What a glorious gath’ring when the Lord descends
And we rise to meet him in the morning.
How long, my Lord? Till we see the morning?
How long, O, my Lord, till we see your face?
O my Lord, guide us through our troubles
Till we rise above them in the morning.
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Worthy of the Gospel of Christ
An Original Work / March 26, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
