What does it mean to you to follow Jesus?

[Fiosh]

Let's get this out of the way from the start...Can we all agree that :

1. you can't "work your way into heaven" ?

2. there is no salvation without Jesus' sacrifice on the cross

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Ok, with that established, what, if anything, does Jesus expect from you as His follower?

Thanks,

Fiosh

[Guest Biblicist]

Luke 10:27-28 27 He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" 28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

[serotta]

Exactly Biblicist. Seek Him in all things, and do only and all that He asks of you.

[Fiosh]

Luke 10:27-28 27 He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" 28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

True enough! And what does that mean to you in concrete terms? How does that translate into how you live your life?

[Guest Biblicist]

This song comes to mind. As to how it translates to my life personally, I'm gonna need a night to think on that.

I have decided to follow Jesus;

I have decided to follow Jesus;

I have decided to follow Jesus;

No turning back, no turning back.

Though I may wonder, I still will follow;

Though I may wonder, I still will follow;

Though I may wonder, I still will follow;

No turning back, no turning back.

The world behind me, the cross before me;

The world behind me, the cross before me;

The world behind me, the cross before me;

No turning back, no turning back.

Though none go with me, still I will follow;

Though none go with me, still I will follow;

Though none go with me, still I will follow;

No turning back, no turning back.

Will you decide now to follow Jesus?

Will you decide now to follow Jesus?

Will you decide now to follow Jesus?

No turning back, no turning back.

[reconditioned]

I think he wants me to give up all of every single last thing that could ever ease my pain an guilt. ANd to also reject any offers by the enemy to give my life any form of meaning, not that it ever means much to work for lucifer but to reject his offers for me means to openly and in front of multiple demonic entities offering to be nice to me or mean to me saying that I've sided for all time with they're most hated enemy who I am the son of.

I expect this to happen more and more and in bigger and more embittering ways. I hope I don't ever let him down in the slightest. I care more about him than all the things I could ever be offered anyway.

[RedeemedByHim]

Let's get this out of the way from the start...Can we all agree that :

1. you can't "work your way into heaven" ?

2. there is no salvation without Jesus' sacrifice on the cross

***************************************************************************

Ok, with that established, what, if anything, does Jesus expect from you as His follower?

Thanks,

Fiosh

To love Him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength...(if you do this, you will naturally desire to obey Him, even when you mess up.)

For all that Jesus has done for me, I am so thankful and in love with Jesus...My utmost goal each day is to just please Him and Love Him in all that I do...somedays i fall way short of that...but i try

[Arthur Durnan]

Following the Lord Jesus Christ and personally accepting the glorious fact of His ONCE-FOR-ALL-TIME (Greek, Jude 1:3b) substitutionary sacrifice on Mt. Calvary implies surely the total & unabashed rejection of all unscriptural, false religious institutions which would attempt to "RE-SACRIFICE" Jesus Christ a million times over via "sacrifices" created by the magic of "transubstantiation" on church altars in direct opposition to settled truths in Hebrews Chapter ten, verses ten to fourteen. It's beyond naivete, a self-destructive fantasy if one ever existed. AMEN & AMEN!

http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com

[Fiosh]

Following the Lord Jesus Christ and personally accepting the glorious fact of His ONCE-FOR-ALL-TIME (Greek, Jude 1:3b) substitutionary sacrifice on Mt. Calvary implies surely the total & unabashed rejection of all unscriptural, false religious institutions which would attempt to "RE-SACRIFICE" Jesus Christ a million times over via "sacrifices" created by the magic of "transubstantiation" on church altars in direct opposition to settled truths in Hebrews Chapter ten, verses ten to fourteen. It's beyond naivete, a self-destructive fantasy if one ever existed. AMEN & AMEN!

http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com

Hey Arthur,

Can I buy you a latte?

You have made your disdain of the RCC abundantly clear many times. Yeah, I got that.

But , how do YOU live out your life as a disciple of Jesus. What does He expect of you---in concrete terms.

Thanks,

Fiosh

[Fiosh]

Last year I was on a guided hike in Snowdonia at a particular point I lost confidence in the leader, later on when I perceived some danger ahead I decided not to follow him and turned back.

Later in the year I was out on a course for map reading and the use of the compass, the man that led that course had my respect for his obvious ability and I followed him, confidently.

I would say then to follow the Lord we need to understand and trust His ability to lead us, His power to perform His will, along with His desire to do so on our behalf, not just His ability as Messiah but that it applies to me, a personal saviour, the Lord is my shepherd.

Blessings, H.

Great analogy, trutster!

Could you expand on this to show how it translates to your "everyday" life. Can you give examples of how you live out your trust in His ability?

Thanks,

Fiosh