DISCUSSION :
Some people are used to multiple-choice
tests. Certain questions do have more than one answer, while some do not. In
the field of religion, many feel that there are multiple answers to the above
question asked by this “certain ruler.”
Let’s notice: Could the answer be…..
1) Do Your Own Thing
— The humanist philosophy promotes this idea since every man is his own god.
Beware! These undermining heresies are being taught in our schools, our
colleges and in many, many churches in our country. They are also being taught
in too many Bible classes.
2) Follow Men’s Doctrines
— The plural “men’s” is used to emphasize the plurality of doctrines, all
claiming to be “of God,” but which are, in fact, contradictory to the Bible and
each other!
3) Obey The Gospel Of Christ
— If Christ is to judge us ( John
12:48 ). If His Word leads us to salvation ( Romans
1:16 ). If we do not obey the gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ, we will be punished with everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power ( 2
Thessalonians 1:6-9 ). If the engrafted
Word is able to save our souls ( James
1:21 -NKJV).
We are now faced with the above three
multiple choice answers. Which is the correct answer in order to be saved from
our sins? The obvious choice is the third choice — God’s choice — Obey The
Gospel Of Christ ( Romans
1:5 ; Romans
6:16-17 ; Romans
16:25-26 -NKJV).
As strange as it may seem, there are
many folks who cannot (or will not) see the impossibility of trying to please
man and God at the same time (multiple choice 1 and 2).
Paul teaches us in the letter to the
brethren in Galatia:
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked;
for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh
will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the
Spirit reap everlasting life” ( Gal.
6:7-8 ).
We will either obey God’s salvation
plan and be saved, or we will reject His salvation plan and be lost ( Romans
2:1-13 ). We have no multiple choice for
eternity.
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