Epaggelia

“Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did” (1st John 2:6)

Prophetically God promised through Isaiah that holiness would be like a highway humanity could walk through, and John the immersionist prepared this way for Jesus entering our world. Compare Isaiah 35:5-8 & Malachi 3:1 and see if it points to what God did in Jesus?

One of the common themes of Christ’s ministry was that he was always “going about doing good”, Acts 10:38. In following Jesus, we should aim to be “do-gooders”. Paul instructs us through Titus 3:8-14, that we are to be devoted to, and/or maintain “good works”. A good example of a man being devoted to good works is the life and work of Washington Gladden, who wrote the song “O Master Let Me Walk With Thee”, he was a University professor (1879) and the song emphasized work, service and a life that shares the “peace” only God can give. Mr. Gladden wrote 40 books and many songs, he was also a preacher in the denomination of “Congregational Churches”. He also worked with the formation of Unions, by prohibiting child labor and promoted a social gospel that publicly helped the poor. He is noted for rejecting Rockefeller’s donation of $100,000 towards the mission ministry of the Congregational Churches, calling the money “tainted”. In 1883 he was known for his success in fighting the corrupt “Tweed Ring”, arbitrating in the Telegraphers’ Strike and the Hocking Valley Coal Strike. He truly practiced what he preached from Pennsylvania to Ohio for 32 years. 

What do you think it means to “walk as Jesus did”? See 1st John 1:5-9

Holiness can only be derived or gifted from Jesus, no other mediator between God & man exists according to the New Testament. Galatians 3:20 & 1st Timothy 2:5.

See Hebrews 12:14,  Humanity can not be saved without ______________

We can not dance with the devil and walk with Jesus simultaneously. Trying to do so, will cause us to either hate one or love the other, sooner or later we end up so frustrated we are forced to choose. Spiritually we can not sit on a fence, we must walk on one side or the other, Luke 16:13. One side is a straight & narrow way of Holiness in Jesus, the other side is wide & worldly. There are only two sides to every fence