tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826411993259481732.post2605271985916046804..comments2024-02-05T04:28:24.603-08:00Comments on preachbrotherbob: I Have Decided To Follow Jesus No Turning Backbrotherbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224197897054347270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826411993259481732.post-72848846562989319912012-05-04T18:34:29.097-07:002012-05-04T18:34:29.097-07:00First, in response to your email, I preach Christ ...First, in response to your email, I preach Christ crucified because this is what the Word tells us as ministers to do. 1 Corinthians 2:2 says For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians 1:23 says But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness. Now when a person focuses daily on the cross of Jesus Christ, that person automatically receives the power of the resurrection proven by these scriptures. Romans 6:5 says For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. Also, Philippians 3:10 says That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death. Therefore one can not have the power of His resurrection until that person focuses with his heart on Christ crucified daily and is made conformable unto Jesus' death. You can't put the cart before the horse. The devil is defeated by the blood of Jesus shed at the cross and not at the resurrection. Revelation 12:11. The power of the resurrection is important and we receive the power of the resurrection only by preaching Christ crucified. As to the question on leaving the family for Jesus, my response is to place Jesus first and honor your family key words in the Lord. Mark 10:29 tells us And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel's But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions and in the world to come eternal life. Love and cherish your family but always place Jesus first above your family. I placed Jesus first above my little brother and now my little brother is saved and knows Jesus. I always tell everyone place Jesus first above all family and everything in this life. Be blessed my brother or sister that left this comment. Jesus loves you and you are in my prayers.brotherbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04224197897054347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826411993259481732.post-44083965409982159902012-05-04T08:14:12.932-07:002012-05-04T08:14:12.932-07:00Why the focus on Jesus and the crucifixion? Should...Why the focus on Jesus and the crucifixion? Shouldn't we all be focusing daily on his resurrection, his coming again, and rejoice in that? It seems to me that you are more focused on His death than His resurrection which was the true miracle. <br />Also, Why would people have to leave their family and everything else behind in order to follow God? Didn't God say that the faith of a wife or husband can save the other? Didn't God say that if your spouse is not a believer to stay with them? I'm pretty sure that he did. Isn't your family the second most important thing in your life with only God coming before them? You do not have to be poor and walk away from family and everything you have in order for God to work through you. God set up marriage between a man and woman and they say sacred vows to one another before God. Would you have them break those vows because one of them does not believe in God? Or would it be better to stay and help them? I'm certain that God would say to stay. Would God want you to walk away from your children because they believe differently than you? I don't believe so. However, I am interested to hear what you have to say on this matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com