Great People are Made by God

Evangelism offers, “For God so loved the world…” and omits the verse where Jesus said, “…the world is condemned already.” We have reduced the concept of love to an emotional offer for an environment of comfort; absent correction and discipline.   Society cries, “Why would a good God send people to hell.”  He doesn’t. He just lets us go. Jesus came to a burning world to offer a way to redemption.  When we choose our way, our rights, our power, we implement our will – which, amazingly God honors above His own will.  God doesn’t get His will. Many called and loved people will not be saved from destruction. 

“Will you be made whole?” It hurts a little to be reproved.   

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Jesus Calls Four Disciples (Part 3)

JESUS stood on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, teaching the word of God to those who pressed abut him.

           He entered one of two ships that were standing by the lake and requested Simon, called Peter, whose boat it was to thrust out a little from the land. Simon did so, and Jesus taught the assembled crowd from the boat.

           When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon:

           “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nest for a draught.”

Simon replied:

           “Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing. Nevertheless, at thy word, I will let down the net.”

           They did so and caught a great multitude of fished, so many that their net was broken. They beckoned to Simon’s partners, James and John, sons of Zebedee, who came and helped them. They filled both ships so full that the ships began to sink.

           When Simon saw the great catch of fished, he knelt at Jesus’ knees, saying:

           “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

           For he and all who were with him were astonished at the amount of fish that they had taken.

           Then Jesus said to the fishermen:

           “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

           When they had brought their ships to the land, Simon and his brother Andrew followed after Jesus. Also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, left their ship and their father and followed Jesus. (The gospel of John omits the Temptation scene and seems to place the calling of the first disciples nearer to the time of Jesus’ baptism that do the other three writers. John mentions Philip and Nathanael, instead and James and John. Nathanael asks the well-known question, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”)

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CHAPTER 5 SCRIPTURES (KJV):

MATTHEW 4:18-22

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John