The Life

"He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire."

MATTHEW 3:11

The actual truth in belief in Christ Jesus is that you will receive eternal life. Jesus replaces your human spirit with his spirit - the more you follow his ways - the more you allow him to work. The goal for Jesus is to have you allow him to give you a complete makeover from the spirit. This occurs through faith and obedience.

As you follow him - your old spirit is choked out by the new eternal spirit of Christ Jesus. As this occurs - you become a light for him so others can see him in you. This is his goal.

Surrender is the conscious act setting yourself aside for the Lord. Giving your life to him means that you surrender your will for his will. He is the light - he is the power - he is the hope. To set aside one’s life and mature in the truth of Christ Jesus is to know that it is not the blessing of God you seek but the very nature of Christ himself to live in you.

“Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.” Galatians 6:7-8

“So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.” 1 John 2:24-25

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2