Going to churches and practicing a religion doesn't make one a descendant of Abraham - meaning "Their Protector" - nor a true Christian, except one is willing to receive and live with Jesus Christ alone as everything from the Author to the Finisher of their faith (Jude 4 & Heb. 12:1-2). Some may inherit the lineage of Abraham by nature; still, making a place in our hearts for God's Word and the promised Seed, Jesus keeps us united with Our Holy Father in the Spirit (Gen. 22:18, Matt. 6:9).
Also, being born of the Spirit gives us the boldness to always speak and abide by the Gospel revealed by our Heavenly Father through His Son, while others rely on their own understanding, contaminated by hateful worldly cultures and traditions influenced by the devil, shown as doctrines to try covering over their sins and bring down the glory of the Church through their own habits (Prov. 3:5, 1 Tim. 4:1 & 6:3-5). Because God does not want any person to die, this ends up grieving the Holy Spirit who does not force us to rightly worship the LORD in the Spirit and encourages self-righteousness which is not real righteousness at all, thus gradually separating one from God's presence, which is ultimately pervasive and permanent (1 John 4:20 & 2 Pet. 3:9).
PRAYER: Thank You, LORD, Heavenly Father, for the presence of Your Word speaking Life into me and my loved ones, which unites us together forever, being vessels testifying of Your coexistence and revealing the Truth to the World; in Jesus' Name,
Amen.
From John 8:37-38
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