(Not many people will agree to this, but that is not a problem because it is not for everybody)
Many people don't even know that there is a difference between claiming to be born again and having the fear of God.
You can't be one without the other.
One is a step before the other.
One can be claimed like a title, the other you have to prove in deeds.
One can be potrayed in your outward appearance (type of dressing), the other can only be evident in the way you live your life.
You can't be born again without first having the fear of God.
You can fake to be born again just to have your way with certain people or fit in certain areas. The fear of God is white and black. You either have it or you don't. This is very easy for discerning minds to find out.
The bible says the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Wisdom to know how to LIVE rightly.
Many folks need to learn that first before moving to claiming to be born again.
The term or state of being 'Born again' today has rather become a SCHEME, and its true essence is lost.
One of the essence of being born again is to be an example for unbelievers to emulate. Is this the case today? I don't think so. Infact, the tag nowadays is repulsive to carry around.
Those who really have the fear of God have the wisdom of God. They understand the basics of living rightly, and hardly do they get their hands soiled in immoralties.
They live and let others live.
They do not attempt to reap where they have not sown.
White is white, and black is black to them.
They do not do evil and hide under 'another level of grace' .
This cannot be said with majorities who carry around the badge of 'born again'.
When i wanted to choose a wife, i wasn't looking for a born again sister. I was in search of somebody with a balanced approach to life and who has the fear of God. This is the foundation upon which i believe every other things can be built upon.
When i choose my friends or business associates, i choose people with the fear of God, not neccesarily a born again brother or sister.
I don't go for labels. I go for value.
Please let us go back to the foundation and learn the basics before fighting to become a bishop or establishing a ministry.
So what is the fear of God?
The fear of the Lord is the continual awareness that you are never out of the presence of a holy, just, and almighty God, and that every motive, thought, word, and action is open before Him and will be judged by Him.
I'll close with Psalm 139.
Many people don't even know that there is a difference between claiming to be born again and having the fear of God.
You can't be one without the other.
One is a step before the other.
One can be claimed like a title, the other you have to prove in deeds.
One can be potrayed in your outward appearance (type of dressing), the other can only be evident in the way you live your life.
You can't be born again without first having the fear of God.
You can fake to be born again just to have your way with certain people or fit in certain areas. The fear of God is white and black. You either have it or you don't. This is very easy for discerning minds to find out.
The bible says the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Wisdom to know how to LIVE rightly.
Many folks need to learn that first before moving to claiming to be born again.
The term or state of being 'Born again' today has rather become a SCHEME, and its true essence is lost.
One of the essence of being born again is to be an example for unbelievers to emulate. Is this the case today? I don't think so. Infact, the tag nowadays is repulsive to carry around.
Those who really have the fear of God have the wisdom of God. They understand the basics of living rightly, and hardly do they get their hands soiled in immoralties.
They live and let others live.
They do not attempt to reap where they have not sown.
White is white, and black is black to them.
They do not do evil and hide under 'another level of grace' .
This cannot be said with majorities who carry around the badge of 'born again'.
When i wanted to choose a wife, i wasn't looking for a born again sister. I was in search of somebody with a balanced approach to life and who has the fear of God. This is the foundation upon which i believe every other things can be built upon.
When i choose my friends or business associates, i choose people with the fear of God, not neccesarily a born again brother or sister.
I don't go for labels. I go for value.
Please let us go back to the foundation and learn the basics before fighting to become a bishop or establishing a ministry.
So what is the fear of God?
The fear of the Lord is the continual awareness that you are never out of the presence of a holy, just, and almighty God, and that every motive, thought, word, and action is open before Him and will be judged by Him.
I'll close with Psalm 139.
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