Today,
the reply is on what a person must do in order to serve divinity. All Christian believers are to serve GOD by being Christ-like. All are to display and make present the character, image, and
substance of Jesus Christ within their lifestyle and daily routines. Money is a man-made tool for use within
the world system like philosophy, politics, science, and technology.
By centering their intent and purpose on human survival through the
use of money and other man-made devices, many have become idolaters
and those who bestow their attention, thoughts, time, and worship on
false gods. At best, the things of the world will continue the
existence of the world for a brief time, and can not replace the
eternal salvation provided through Jesus Christ. It is written:
Luke 12: 13-21, King James Version (KJV): 13 And one of the company
said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the
inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a
judge or a divider over you? 15 And he said unto them, Take heed,
and beware of covetousness: for a man’s
life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he
possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground
of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought
within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where
to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull
down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my
fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast
much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and
be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou
fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose
shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that
layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. The
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality public
forum who uses the ID “Breakthrough” (Level 6 with 15,758 points,
a member since June 29, 2013) posted the following:
The
bible says you cannot serve both money and God - so how do you serve
God?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear
as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In
the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of
fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of
the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall
be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in
it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face;
and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be
no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun;
for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever
and ever. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and
true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew
unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I
come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the
prophecy of this book. (Revelation 22: 1-7, King James Version,
KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Our Displays of Divinity (06/19/2019); Willingness To
Forgive Others? (05/24/2019); Giving To The Homeless (03/13/2019);
Known By His Fruit (11/04/2018); Duties of a Christian? (03/13/2018);
Being A Good Samaritan (02/18/2018); Knowing the Invisible GOD
(09/17/2017); What Does Divinity Want? (03/13/2017)
“Breakthrough”,
in the same way the operations of sin within created beings and
living creatures requires that their awareness and self-will direct
their desire and expression to evil and wickedness, many Christian
believers would agree, that to serve GOD requires that a person
direct their awareness and self-will (willpower) to acknowledging
divine law and the holy writings, to practicing sacrifice and
unselfishness, and to continuing in a healthy relationship with
divinity through communication, exchange, and interaction within a
community of believers. To serve is to carry out and perform the
will of another without having to be coerced; to maintain alertness
and wait for their commands without complaining or indulging
distractions; and to display comfort, encouragement, forgiveness, and
mercy in judgment. Consider again the following that uses language
from the Bible:
1.
Joshua 24: 14-16, King James Version (KJV): 14 Now therefore fear
the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in
truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other
side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD,
choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your
fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or
the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and
my house, we will serve the LORD. 16 And the
people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD,
to serve other gods;
2.
Joshua 24: 19-24, KJV: 19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye
cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy
God; he is a jealous God; he
will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 20 If ye forsake
the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will
turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you
good. 21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the
LORD. 22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are
witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD,
to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. 23 Now
therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are
among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD
God of Israel. 24 And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD
our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
3.
Romans 6: 16-23, KJV: 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have
obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of
righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the
infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members
servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now
yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20 For
when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?
for the end of those things is death. 22 But now being made free
from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto
holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4. Colossians 3: 5-17, KJV: 5 Mortify
therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and
covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’
sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7 In
the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 But now
ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy
communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing
that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on
the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of
him that created him: 11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew,
circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor
free: but Christ is all, and in all. 12 Put on therefore, as
the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness,
humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one
another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against
any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above
all these things put on charity, which is the bond of
perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the
which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the
word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye
do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.) Even so, I trust this
fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
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