How simple it all is!
But so much has been added to the simplicity of Christ and as a result, that simplicity has disappeared.
In robbing us of that simplicity and embracing instead the religious ideas of human thinking, what has not been given to us, we have lost just about all.
I invite you to consider with me the utter simplicity of what was revealed to the first communities of Jesus.
For starters, consider these words from the mouth of Jesus to believers recorded for us in the book, Revelation.
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus . . . . . ‘You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.’” Rev 2:4-5.
“I say to the rest of you in Thyatira ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’” Rev 2:24-25
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write . . . . . . ‘I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.’” Rev 3:1-3.
And “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia . . . . ‘I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.’” Rev 3:1, 11
Consider also these words from the pen of apostle John . . .
Let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, you will abide in the Son and the Father. 1 John 2:24
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If you have ears to hear, then please join me in hearing, that is, obeying.
Ian Thomson 