AMPLIFYING THE THEOLOGY AND REVELATION OF CHRIST IN THE TRANSITION. PART 2.

AMPLIFYING THE THEOLOGY AND REVELATION OF CHRIST IN THE TRANSITION  PSALM 16 8 I HAVE SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME. BECAUSE HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN. 9 THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD AND MY TONGUE REJOICES; MY BODY ALSO WILL DWELL SECURELY.… EVERY DAY, WE ARE CALLED TO EXAMINE OURSELVES IN THE LIGHT OF THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM THAT WE HAVE ACCEPTED, AND THAT WE ARE BECOMING MORE LIKE CHRIST THROUGH THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD.  THE CALL TO FOLLOW CHRIST IS NOT RELIGIOUS OR CEREMONIAL DUTIES THAT LACK THE POWER OF CHANGE IN US, BUT THAT TRANSFORMATION. TRANSFORMATION BEGINS FROM THE POINT OF ALLOWING THE POWER OF THE TRUTH OF THE GOD'S WORD TO TAKE FIRM DEEP ROOT IN THE GOOD SOIL OF OUR HEARTS.  BECOMING MORE LIKE CHRIST THROUGH THE ACQUIRED THEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND DIVINE EXPERIENCES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST, AND THE MATTER OF HIS KINGDOM IS CRUCIAL TO OUR TRANSITION TO MATURITY AND REPRESENTATION.  UNFORTUNATELY, MANY HAVE CONTINUED TO MISS THIS CRITICAL POINT, EVEN IN THEIR PURSUIT OF SPIRITUALITY.  IT SEEMS WE ARE STILL YET TO UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE MAIN POINT OF REDEMPTION.  THE PRIORITY OF SO MANY IN THE CHURCH HAS CONTINUED TO CONTRADICT THE ESSENCE OF THEIR REDEMPTION AND CALLING TO FOLLOW CHRIST. THE ESSENCE OF REDEMPTION IS TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF JESUS CHRIST.   AFTER WE’VE ACCEPTED THE GIFT OF SALVATION, OUR CHIEF CALLING IS TO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST. TO FOLLOW CHRIST IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR ENTIRE LIFE DEVELOPMENT. IT IS IN THE PLACE OF FOLLOWING CHRIST AND NOT CHURCH THINGS THAT WE GET TO KNOW CHRIST AND UNDERSTAND OURSELVES IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS US TO DEVELOP THE RIGHT WORLDVIEW.  MANY OF THE CHALLENGES AND CONFLICTS WE ARE SEEING AMONGST BRETHREN IS DUE TO THE LACK OF A WELL-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. THIS IS A MAIN PROBLEM THAT I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE LOOK INTO AGAIN EVEN AS WE SEEK TO SERVE THE LORD.   OFTEN, WHEN WE GIVE OUR LIFE TO JESUS, WE EASILY GIVE INTO SOME FORM OF PREMATURE, CALLING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE LORD, AND THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING A DESIRE FOR SERVICE. IN FACT, THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD ASPIRE. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR DESIRE TO SERVE THE LORD IS TO FIRST LEARN TO FOLLOW CHRIST. FOLLOWING OPENS US UP TO VARIOUS SPIRITUAL REALITY THAT EXPANDS THE BEAUTY, MAJESTY, AND SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR LORD.  THE MESSAGE AND LIFE NATURE OF CHRIST IS NOT A SECONDARY AFFAIR IN THE LIFE OF A BELIEVER; IT IS THE CHIEF POINT OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY.