Yes, when healthy coemption crosses the line into selfish ambition and rivalry it is a sin, (Galatians 5:19-21). In fact the difference can be an Eternal Life, or Eternal Death distinction. Come Grab a Listen.  

The answer is Both Yes AND NO

God will guard us in His Peace, as we keep our minds on Him, (Isaiah 26:3). God will cause everything to work together for our good, in as much as we love Him and we are called according to His purpose. At the same time, we are also guaranteed that while we are in this world, we will have tribulation and we will be persecuted if we seek to live well in Christ Jesus. Find how these ideas reconcile together as you listen.

You cannot follow two leaders who travel in two opposite directions. If you follow YHWH and Messiah, you will by necessity distance yourself from the sinful world. If you follow after the sinful world and its ideologies, you will by necessity be distancing yourself from YHWH and from Messiah. You must deliberately choose WHICH you will follow, in which you will serve.

If we want to know what we are truly following, then we have to observe and pay attention to the way that were walking, to see if it matches the ONE that we're supposed to be following.

We know from Scripture that to repent literally means to turn away from the things that YHWH considers to be sin, and then to RETURN to the things that YHWH considers to be good, righteous, and pleasing in His Sight. Repenting is not complete unless the changes your mind and attitudes, unless it changes your intentions and desires, and unless it changes your habits and your way of life, away from sin, and into agreement with YHWH and His Ways. That's what Scripture means when it talks about, "Doing the DEEDS of repentance. In part 3 of this teaching series on what is repent, and why does it matter, we discussed making action plans so that we can repent successfully. Thank you for joining us.

We all love to talk about the Grace of God. God's Grace is FANTASTIC. God's Grace helps us to believe and come to Christ for salvation. God's Grace helps us to recognize our sin and to confess our sins. God's Grace provides forgiveness for our sins through Messiah's death and resurrection when we confess our sins. God's Grace empowers us to learn and to do the will of God. God's Grace is powerful and life-changing, when we submit to God and allow His Grace to work through our lives.

What many people forget is that if we do not properly use God's Grace to help us turn away from sin, and to empower us to return to YHWH, to return to His Ways; and if we don't properly use the Grace of God to help us do the will of God, then WE WILL STILL bear the consequences of sin. People forget that even with God's Grace, the real consequences of sin are NOT REMOVED, if we do not repent. If we continue to walk in sin, we will inherit the wages of sin, (which is death and destruction). Grace is there to empower us to repent, and we receive God's forgiveness as we repent. True grace DOES NOT teach that you will inherit the blessings of God and His Kingdom, without turning away from sin. If you truly want to escape the biblical consequences for sin, the only viable option you have is to repent. Even Jesus the Messiah said that if we do not repent we will perish. So, if you don't want to perish, then you have to develop a lifestyle where your turning away from sin, and you are RETURNING to YHWH and to His Ways; the ways that He says are pleasing to Him.

In simple terms, Jesus the Messiah plainly said that unless we repent we will perish, (see Luke 13:3). Quite simply, if you want to be saved and live in God's friendship for all eternity, then repenting is required. It's not optional In this three-part podcast series we will be covering the following concepts, as it pertains to what repenting is, why it matters, and how to repent successfully. Here is an overview of the entire three-part series:

Where is the Verse? Please so me the Bible verse that says that making money or having money is evil. You can search the Bible from cover to cover and you will NOT find such a teaching in all of Scripture. The Bible has much to say about money and how to use it. Come listen in.

1st Recolonize How Much Messiah Loves You

2nd Learn Messiah's Love Language.

3rd Learn and Practice KEEPING His Commandments. 

Should negative emotions be considered a sin? Sometimes they are. Sometimes they're not. Part of growing up as a disciple of YHWH Almighty God and Messiah is learning to distinguish the difference. It's easy to deceive ourselves into thinking that everything that seems good and everything that feels good must be from God; while everything that feels bad or everything that seems bad must be a work of the devil. While thinking this way may be understandable at times, this is a mark of grave immaturity. Disciples who are healthy, growing and thriving do not maintain such a belief system for any great length of time. Negative emotions can help us, if we use them right. Come join our podcast.

It's a nightmare scenario… Imagine that you have gone through all of your life. You THOUGHT that you've been walking with God. You prayed. You occasionally went to church. Sometimes you read the Bible, or you heard in church. You did some charitable deeds. You think you're okay. You assume that your Christian. Then, the Day of Judgment comes, and both the Father and the Messiah declare, that they have not known you, and that you didn't really walk with them. Now that is a nightmare scenario. How could such a terrible thing happen? It can happen if we do not pay attention and overcome Vain Worship.

To do something in vain means to cause it to become useless, worthless or to render it meaningless.

Imagine trying to worship God all your life, and having none of it count or do you any good, as far as God is concerned. Let's avoid that nightmare scenario.

In this episode of Discipleship Answers, I answer the question, what is vain worship, & how do we avoid it. Come listen in, so that we can study and remind ourselves to offer God worship that He will accept and honor.

Shalom.