Building On the Rock

Biblical doctrine teaches that after someone has been born again through repentance, regeneration, and adoption, that person belongs to God. No longer do they belong to themselves. They are a new creation. The Sprit of God lives in them. They do not build on carnality, that grips this age, they build on Jesus Christ. In every generation everything about the rise and fall of mankind depends on what people do with the commands of God. It was never God’s will for people to disobey God and build on sand. Humanity ignores the voice of God and builds on sand. Every aspect of our society has been impacted! All institutions are fallen. God calls us to godly sorrow and true repentance. God calls all men everywhere to repent. True repentance is when one hears the commands of Jesus, confesses their sins, obeys the commands of God, and remains completely open before God. Repentance is a prerequisite to be born again. Repentance calls for a person to continually do what Jesus says. You must be willing to repent and go on repenting until God’s works is finished within you. One who does not do what God commands is like a foolish man who builds his house on the sand and when the storm comes the house falls. Will you obey the commands of God and live? Or will you rebel and transgress by refusing to do what He commands?

[Building On the Rock]