ARE YOU AN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN OR A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN?

ARE YOU AN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN OR A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN? 

 

If anyone sold you on the salvation plan and left out the cross part, he did a bad job. Please take another look at the complete plan. Giving your life to Me does not mean deciding you don't want to go to hell, and praying a simple little prayer, to reverse direction. No, no, no, it's simple but, it is a completely life altering experience. It goes like this, "I died for you, and you decide you are going to live for Me." Some of you say, " I gave my life to Jesus", but how can you possibly give your whole being to Me, and not include your, daily schedule. 

 

If you made a commitment to following Me and your schedule stayed the same, and your spending habits remained the same, and your whole attitude, and relationships did not change, either you did not mean it, or someone did a poor job of explaining the salvation plan. "Everyone and anyone "who does not take up his cross and follow Me, that is cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also is not worthy of Me." Matthew 10:38 AMP

 

The cross always means death, always, always, always death! When you take it up, you decide to die to your all your plans, ambitions, and goals in life and then take up Mine. Everything in your life changes because you suddenly drop your nets. Everyone will know you have made a radical decision, without you opening your mouth. The average American Christian calls it fanaticism, but heaven calls it the salvation plan. Did your sales person tell you that, "your foes would be some of your own relatives. [37] and if you love your father or mother more than Me, you are not worthy of me: or that if you love your son or daughter more than Me you are not worthy of me." Matthew 10:36-37 KJV

Did your friends and family flip out over your decision to take the salvation plan. Did they call you a religious nut, wacko, and a few other choice words. Your sales person should have told you, not to take it personal, but that "you would  be hated of all men for My name's sake: and that only if you endure to the end you would be saved." Matthew 10:22 KJV If you are a miserable Christian, a bored christian, with no signs and wonders following you, and no persecution to spice up your walk, may I suggest you are an American Christian and not a born again Christian. I don't care what your sales person promised you, please, "Do not expect to ever see the kingdom of God unless you are born again." John 3:3 KJV

Listen, don't take anything personal after you are born again,

 "If the world hate you, just know that it hated me before it hated you. [19] If you were of the world, the world would love you: but if you really got born again, by really giving your life to Me, including you daily schedule, you are not of the world any more, and I have chosen you out of the world, therefore now the world hates you." John 15:18-19 KJV

How could your sales person do you such a disservice as to not explain the whole plan, when it's right here in black and white. No wonder they are winning thousands, they are leaving out the cross! They should be testifying that, 'they called thousands to the altar, but only a few really found it.' Please understand this cross thing, makes the "gate narrow (contracted by pressure) so the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it." Matthew 7:14 AMP

 

Thinking you are born again and not having a really radical change in your life, will make your life miserable and hard. Nothing will be like it is described in the bible. When you take up your cross, you will be "taking My yoke upon you, and learning to do things My way; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you will find rest for your souls. [30] For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." Matthew 11:29-30 KJV I urge you to trade the American plan for My plan of salvation! And I apologize for the poor salesman, he should have told you about the cross!