"We Do Because We Are."

1John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

In today's religious circles, when a minister or believer speaks on the subject of "doing", he or she will get a quick response.

Especially, if what you say requires a putting away of things or admonitions to put on Christ.

Immediately, they will say that we are under grace, God doesn't require us to do anything because Christ has already done all that's needed.

True…. the Lord Jesus Christ has paid the price for sin and opened up a New and Living Way (Himself), but we must enter in as we are obedient to do His commandments.

Jesus said : "If you love Me , you will keep (do) My commandments.

There always comes a "To Do List" with everything.

I have been laying brick full-time since 1970, the year I graduated from High School. Every job, whether big or small always requires of me to do!

There's the getting the materials together, such as, sand, mortar and brick. All of these things have to be brought together by someone, and then they have to be mixed together correctly.

And there has to be a "doing.” I have to do, or else the job doesn't get done.

Now, I could AT&T it, like some folks are saying in religious circles today.

I could Act like its done, I could Talk like its done, and I could Think like its done.
I would be playing a game! Nothing would come together. Sand would be in a pile somewhere...water would be waiting to be brought to the sand.... and mortar would be still in a bag somewhere. Useless materials by themselves because there was no doing!
In order for the sand to have strength to hold the bricks together, I couldn’t act like, talk like, or think like.

Why? because I would be playing games, when I should be "doing!"

When is the Church going to wake up and realize: "We do because we are!"

God's Word says in the Old Testament and the New Testament that we are to be holy, for God is holy.

I want to share this with you. "We Do because We Are!"

What does this mean?

Well, Paul said: We are to have the mind of Christ.

Paul said: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ. Philippians 2:5

Paul told the church collectively and as individual believers, what to think upon. Philippians 4:8 But for the most part, if you were able to read minds, you would be shocked at what most professing Christian's minds are on.

Paul said: Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

They would call Paul a legalist today!

God has truly opened the New and Living Way through Christ in which no man has to go to accomplish payment for sin. But, we must enter in through Christ, as we live the Life of Another.

We don't drink, do drugs, or live immoral lifestyles to try to appease God! No...... we live the Life of Another....Jesus Christ!

The same John that said: "God is love", said:

1John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1Jn 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1Jn 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

"We do because we are!"

I'm not doing the will of God to try to be accepted of God. No...I'm doing His will because I am His!

"We do because we are!"

1John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

In this our love for Christ is matured or perfected...made complete!

When our love is perfected, we don't care what the compromised religious machine says! We love them, but we remain true to the Word of God!

Call us legalist...call us old fashioned....call us what ever! But, it doesn't matter! It doesn't change our love for God and His word!

"We have to know that we must deny ourselves and follow Christ.

"We do because we are!"