What do you refuse?

John 5: 39 – 40

You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

 

The people of Jesus’ time, studied the Word of the law in great detail.

They didn’t believe the words of Moses, and yet these people knew them all too well.

 

I am often amazed, at the people who say they know the scriptures, and yet don’t obey them.

The phrase that I hear people use the most is….. “That’s open to interpretation.”

Most often, the interpretation is meant to fit our refusal to believe in the truth.

 

We must come to Jesus to have life.

We must confess and daily repent to have life.

Would you say you have life?

 

I spoke to someone yesterday, that said that all you have to do, to gain entrance into the Kingdom of heaven, is not to have denied Jesus.

I wish it were that easy. If it were that easy, why did it cost the Father everything?

 

Jesus said in Luke 14: 33…. In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has, cannot be my disciple.

Maybe it’s just me, but that doesn’t sound easy. If we refuse to, does that mean we don’t fit the mold?

 

What of the things of God, do we refuse?

If we didn’t refuse to fully come to Jesus, I think it would look like something different, than it does…………..