A Christian - a Friend of the King of Kings
Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
by Joel Kontinen
http://joelkontinen.blogspot.com/
In His farewell address to the disciples, Jesus said these words that might revolutionise our thinking of who we are - if we really understand what they mean: “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:15).
The prophet Isaiah explained why most people can no longer approach God: “Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.” (Isa 59: 1-2).
The gospel has to do with God’s plan of restoring this broken fellowship. As the apostle Paul says, “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself” (2 Cor. 5:19) on the cross. As a result of this, Christians are “no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” (Eph. 2:19).
God’s grace towards us sinners is so amazing that we cannot even begin to comprehend it. He is not ashamed to call us His children or even friends and welcomes us to have fellowship with Him – today.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)I'm not a very religious man but this was a great way of explaining your interpretation/facts. I would imagine some would say that friendship with God makes no sense or is wrong...but it makes sense to me.Thanks, Steve.
You present the Gospel message in such a simple straightforward way. I think people try to make it more complicated than it is. Thanks for this.Could be, but the gospel is meant to be understood - and accepted. Thanks for reading.
The "concretization" of religious belief is the thing that should be resisted. Your thoughts are wonderful.Thanks for reading.
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