It is really easy to keep singing your old song. It is familiar and comfortable, but Jesus says “the many who enter the wide easy gate are led to destruction” seems to be the “gate” of religion and religious rituals that are “easy” but keep you lukewarm (Revelation 3:16) tolerating mixtures of satanism, atheism, luciferianism, and paganism with Jesus (2:6,9,15), tolerating unclean spirits (2:20), asleep going through the “motions” of dead rituals (3:1), replacing the Words of Jesus with religious doctrines of men and demons; baptized into a religion or an institution or a denomination instead of AS MANY AS baptized into Christ, putting on Christ (Galatians 3:27) and “few find the narrow gate” (Matthew 7:13-14; Psalm 118:19-20; Revelation 22:14).
Jesus was God in the flesh, the Word of God in the flesh, in the body of a Jewish male who was tempted as the Son of Man but NEVER sinned, even unto death on the Cross, crucified, died, buried, RESURRECTED, ascended, glorified at the Right Hand of God the Father; Who is RISEN Christ, not Jew nor Gentile (Galatians 3:28), the Risen Son of God, the Messiah for ALL, given ALL authority and power over all heaven and earth. He took our sins in His body on the tree so we might DIE TO SIN and COME ALIVE to RIGHTEOUSNESS (1 Peter 2:24; Romans 6:11), a NEW creation (Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 5:17) singing the NEW Song of the holy, worthy spotless Lamb of God Who ransomed for God out of EVERY tribe, tongue, people, and nation, made us a kingdom (Revelation 5:9-10, 11:15; Romans 14:17; Luke 17:20-21) of His righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:17, 6:11, 14:17) and made us a royal priesthood of believers in Christ (1 Peter 2:9), in the Power of the Blood of Jesus, in the Power and Authority of His Name above ALL names that can be named; ALL were put under His feet,
so baptized into HIS one BODY, making Risen Christ Jesus our HEAD we are sanctified wholly, spirit and soul and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24), made holy, blameless, irreproachable (Colossians 1:22), cleansed from ALL unrighteousness, therefore ALL of your born again spirit, redeemed soul, and quickened body is made RIGHTEOUS (1 John 1:9); righteous by FAITH in Jesus and the Cross (Romans 1:16-17), washed spotless in the Living Water, Holy Spirit and fire, with the WORD (John 4:10,24, 6:35, 7:37-39, 15:3; Ephesians 5:26-27), saved, redeemed, justified, glorified healed, delivered, made free by FAITH in the Blood, Water, and Spirit of God (1 John 5:4-8; Romans 8:30);
holy and without spot, wrinkle, blemish or any such thing of fallen Adam, but nourished and cherished IN risen Christ, joined to the Bridegroom King of kings and Lord of lords: the Word and the Spirit of God as a pure bride betrothed and presented (2 Corinthians 11:2b) by Himself to Himself as ONLY God can do; the profound mystery FOUND in Christ (Ephesians 5:23-32) who LOVES His bride, the TRUE church, the ecclesia, the called out ones, the one Body and one Spirit of God in Christ (Ephesians 1:22-23, 4:4) AND Christ in you (Colossians 1:27) maturing in Christ (1:28) with the superhuman “energeia” (1:29 AMP C) of the Holy Spirit and fire baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:11-12; Luke 3:16-17, 12:49-50, 24:49; Mark 9:49; Acts 2:3-4, 19:2-6, 26:12-18, 28:26-29) for those who listen, hear, hearken, and HEED the Words of Jesus from God the Father, made understandable by the Holy Spirit; those who sing the NEW Song (Psalm 95:7, 96:1, 98:1; Revelation 5:9). “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”
But those who refuse to hear, heed, and hearken to His Voice, the Voice of the True Shepherd (Psalm 95:7-11; John 10:27-30; Revelation 7:17), harden their hearts, and God loathes them for 40 years, a biblical generation as in 30 – 70 AD, as they ERR in their heart and do not regard God’s Way, Jesus! and cannot enter His Rest (Psalm 95:8-11; Hebrews 4:1-11). “I will not set before My eyes anything that is base. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cleave to Me. Perverseness of heart shall be far from Me; I will know nothing of evil…slander, haughty, arrogant, I will not endure” (Psalm 101:3-5). God hates evil and lawlessness under the activity of satan (Hebrews 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12; 2 Timothy 3:13). God LOVES righteousness, and the new heaven and earth are where righteousness dwells!
Those who are not born again, aNEW from Above of God, of Spirit, of Water of Life (John 3:3-8), are still under the law of sin and death and curses (Romans 8:1-2; Galatians 3:10-14), doing the works of the devil, whether conscious or unconscious; but Jesus destroyed the works of the devil (1 John 3:8).
“You cannot BEAR to hear My Word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do his desires [twisted, distorted, perverted, false, ungodly, unholy, unrighteous]. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has NOTHING to do with the Truth [Jesus IS the Truth], because there is NO truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies [the perishable seeds he plants in minds and hearts grow his tree of the knowledge of good and evil that keeps human beings fallen, believing the lies of this present dark world system and in the dark (2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 6:11-12)]. But because I tell you the Truth, you do not believe Me? He who is OF GOD [born again] HEARS the Words of God; the reason you do NOT HEAR them is that you are NOT OF GOD” ~Jesus in John 8:43-47
“I have many things to say to you but you cannot bear it yet. WHEN the Spirit of Truth comes to you, He will guide you into ALL the Truth” ~Jesus in John 16:12-13
“IF you ask I will give you the Holy Spirit” ~Jesus in Luke 11:9-13
“He who rejects Me and does NOT RECEIVE My Sayings has a judge; the Word that I have spoken will be your judge on the last day” ~Jesus in John 12:48
The Word, the Sword of the Spirit, can pierce through the darkness and ignorance of blind minds and blind eyes of your heart, to cut, separate and remove you from the darkness of evil, and call you out of darkness and the power of satan into the Power of God our Father and His Marvelous Light of Glorified Christ Jesus, and enlighten the NEW in you, united to Christ (Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 19:10-16; Ephesians 1:13,17-23, 2:6,13-22, 3:14-21, 4:4-24, 5:8-14; Colossians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-9; 1 Peter 2:9, 4:14; Isaiah 58:8, 60:1-2, 66:11; Psalm 89:13-15, 97:11; Acts 26:12-18).
“Through Jesus you have confidence in God Who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Having purified your soul by obedience to the Truth…born aNEW, not of perishable seed but of IMPERISHABLE Seed, the Living, Abiding Word of God…abiding forever…the Good News” 1 Peter 1:21-25
The old heavens and earth PASS AWAY but the Words of Jesus remain forever (Matthew 24:35; Psalm 102:25-27; Hebrews 1:10-12; 2 Peter 3:13).
“Therefore IF any one is in Christ, you are a NEW creation, the OLD HAS PASSED AWAY, behold the NEW has come” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (in Christ and Christ in you!)
“The Words I speak to you make you clean. Abide in Me and I in you” ~Jesus in John 15:3-4
“IF you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, ask whatever you will and you will receive to give glory to My Father” ~Jesus in John 15:7
“As many as are baptized INTO CHRIST have put on CHRIST” (Galatians 3:27). “It is full time now to AWAKE…put on the full armor of Light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 13:11-14). “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are holding to your faith. Test yourselves. Do you not REALIZE that Jesus Christ is in you? — UNLESS you fail to meet the test” (2 Corinthians 13:5).
Sing the NEW Song (Psalm 96:1, 98:1; Isaiah 54:1; Revelation 5:9) ! Speak resurrection life and Spirit from the Words of Jesus written on your heart and on your mind, proceeding out of your mouth as the Sword of the Spirit. People who feel “cut” by the Sword of the Word will hate you, leave you, disregard you, slander you, lie about you, steal from you, and even try to kill and destroy you (John 10:10a). BUT GOD! Jesus brings you His resurrection life abundant and full (John 10:10b) and if you are suffering because of righteousness (Matthew 5:10) it is because the Spirit of Christ of His glory and His God and Father rest upon you (1 Peter 4:13-14), so you count it all joy as you are blessed (James 1:2-4; Psalm 103:1-22; Isaiah 57:1-2,13b, 60:1-2, 61:1-11, 62:1-5,12, 65:17-18, 66:5-14,22-23).
“How sweet are Thy Words to taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth” Psalm 119:103
“Leaving the elemental doctrines of Christ and go on to maturity…enlightened, tasting the new heavenly gift, and partakers of the HOLY Spirit, and tasting the Goodness of the WORD of God and the powers of the AGE TO COME” Hebrews 6:1,4-5
“Thy Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” Psalm 119:105
In Christ: “The glory of God is your light, and your lamp is the Lamb” Revelation 21:23
In Christ, the pure holy fire of God surrounds you with fire power and light, and the glory light and power is within you, Christ in you (Zechariah 2:5; Luke 11:33-36; Colossians 1:25-27; Matthew 5:14).
“The unfolding of Thy Words gives light; it imparts understanding” Psalm 119:130
Ask the Father of Glory for His Spirit of Wisdom and the Knowledge of Christ and His glory, enlightening the eyes of your heart, enlightening your understanding, to know your calling, inheritance in light as co-heir with Christ, knowing the immeasurable greatness of Power in those who BELIEVE God accomplished EVERYTHING in Christ (Ephesians 1:17-23); ALL the FULLNESS of God dwelling bodily IN CHRIST and we come to FULLNESS in Christ when we make Him our Head (Colossians 2:6-14); triumphing over evil and darkness IN CHRIST (2:15).
“Make Thy face [presence of glory] shine upon Thy servant and teach me Thy Word” Psalm 119:135
“Redeem me from man’s oppression” Psalm 119:134
“The God of Peace [Jesus born of Mary and Holy Spirit] crushes satan under your feet” Romans 16:20; Ephesians 1:22
“The seed of the woman crushes the head of satan” Genesis 3:15
“You redeem and give me Your Life according to Thy Promise” Psalm 119:154 (in Christ and Christ in you!)
ALL the laws, prophesy, and Promises of God the Father are fulfilled in Christ and Christ in you!
“Thy righteousness is righteous forever” Psalm 119:142
“The sum of Your Word is Truth; and every one of Thy righteous Words endures forever” Psalm 119:160
The new heaven and new earth where righteousness dwell remains forever; the Word of God, the risen ascended glorified Christ Jesus; the narrow gate through the Cross into the NEW creation!
New Heaven on Earth! 