I hear people saying, "I don't believe we have to do all that, in order to go to Heaven." If you have truly received Jesus as your Lord and are born-again, then I guess that is alright. But, do you honestly just want to go to Heaven or do you want to walk and live in God, while we're here on earth?
Jesus tells us in Matt.6:33(Amp), "But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His Kingdom and His Righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides." What is God's way of doing and being right? The Kingdom of Heaven has Spiritual Laws that it functions by, just like we function by laws here.
When we violate or don't walk by God's Laws, then God's will and way won't be allowed to do as He wants and things won't be like He wants. God is not fair, He is just. He cannot and will not violate His Word, not even for us. If He violates one part of His Word, then we can't depend on any of it, because it has become unreliable. This doesn't mean that we're not saved, but we aren't operating in Kingdom Principles and Spiritual Laws.
I'm not talking about the Law of Moses, because Jesus was the Only One Who fulfilled that Law. In Jesus though, God sees us as having fulfilled it too. We have Spiritual Laws that work here on earth, that we can't violate either. Gravity is a Spiritual Law that God put in place, when creating this planet. One can supersede the Law of Gravity, but no one can remove it. We can make airplanes fly, using the Law of Lift and Thrust, but the planes will fall to the earth if the engines are turned off.
Spiritual Laws of the Kingdom supersede the laws that govern earth, but the earthly laws don't go away. Jesus superseded the Law of Gravity, when He walked on the water. The Apostle Peter dared to try this too, saying, Lord if it be You, bid me to come to You," in Matt.14:28-30. Jesus answered, "Come." Peter could also walk on water, at least for a short time, by allowing the Kingdom Law to overcome the natural Law of Gravity.
Many believe that believing and trusting God's Word is "too far out." I'm not sure how anyone can have too much of God in his/her life, but I believe religion has caused us to be in unbelief, concerning the Truth. Does it make a difference what we say" Does it matter how much time we spend in God's Word? Does it matter what we are hearing? Does it matter whether or not we assemble and go to church?
Does it matter how we're raising our children, what they're learning, where they go to school or what college they attend? Does it really matter who they hang out with or how much time they spend on-line? Are there certain things we don't want our children to do, because they could be harmed or unsuccessful in the future, due to these things? It's the same with our Heavenly Father, Who Loved us so much that He sent His Only Begotten Son to die in our place, in order to bring us back to Him.
God's ways are Righteous or right, in the very Kingdom we have come into, through Jesus. There are ways of doing things that open the doors to Blessing and there are things that will stop the Blessing. Sin doesn't only include the bad things we do. Some of the words for sin include, "error" or "missing the mark." School teachers grade their students on the work we do. We might have failed a math test, because we missed the mark or erred. This doesn't mean we can no longer do math, but we must do it correctly, in order to receive a passing grade. There are laws that govern mathematics. They must be done correctly and will not bring about the truth, if they're done any other way. This is why we have teachers. This is also why the Holy Spirit is the Teacher of the Church. The Bible is His textbook that teaches us and gives us understanding on how the Kingdom works.
We're not kicked out of our own country and no longer citizens, simply because we failed math. There are certain things though, that we don't qualify for, like being a math teacher. If we miss the mark or fail math, then we'll probably never become a banker, because that position requires our being able to count. If you can't count, then I wouldn't want you to be my banker.
If you're a math teacher, but all you teach is what you learned in preschool, then what good would that provide high school students? As Christians, our Father requires that we learn how to function in His Kingdom, while we're still here on earth. Saying it "doesn't matter how we do things," is like saying, "I don't need to learn math, in order to be an American citizen." This is why it really does matter, in our Christian walk and life with God.
If one relocates from Ireland to America, then he/she must learn how to live by America's laws. People in Ireland drive on the opposite side of the road, but does it really matter which side they drive on here?
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