In Well Doing

Rom 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life

Seek for glory
Seek for honor
Seek for immortality

Eternal life

We need to seek for glory- eternal life...
We need to seek for honor- eternal life...
We need to seek for immortality- eternal life…


This is a recipe if you will - for eternal life.


Not seeking glory for glory sake, not seeking glory for selfish reasons.
The only glory one should desire is eternal life.
Not seeking any honor at all for self in any way, but finding and wanting honor only in eternal life. People the world over seek immortality in many ways- but we need to seek it only through eternal life.


Eternal life is found only in Jesus.


To us, who by patient continuance.
To us who by perseverance in WELL DOING seek glory, honor and immortality - we will have eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. If we don't patiently live our lives in WELL doing we will NOT have eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.


People get alarmed when they hear that sort of talk- no, no, no, it's not by works but by FAITH, they cry! Don't tell me I have to have patient continuance in well doing!


I'm not telling you that, the Bible is! God is! The Bible also says this...


Rom 2:8
But unto them that are contentious,
and do not obey the truth,
but obey unrighteousness,
indignation and wrath,
Rom 2:9
Tribulation and anguish,
upon every soul of man that doeth evil,
of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Rom 2:10
But glory, honour, and peace,
to every man that worketh good,
to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile


And these are the verses above all those we've just read-- it's important to put it all together--


Rom 2:1
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest
for wherein thou judgest another
thou condemnest thyself
for thou that judgest
doest the same things.
Rom 2:2
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Rom 2:3
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things
and doest the same,
that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Rom 2:4
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering;
not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Rom 2:5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God
Rom 2:6
Who will render to every man according to his deeds


God- WHO WILL RENDER TO EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS


I didn't make that up! I didn't! We are told these things and for the people who think that they can act any way they want to and never have to account for their actions but simply say the words they accept Jesus as their Savior and have eternal life- well they are in for a rude eternal death awakening. Many will say to Jesus in that day that they knew Him, that they even did things in His name, but He won't know them. This is life! And Jesus came and led as our great example and if we think we can act contrary to how Jesus would have acted, how Jesus lived, then we are fools. He gave us a lot of instruction, a lot! We can't ignore it all and honestly believe we will be saved. We are accountable for the opportunities to learn and grow in Christ. We are accountable. God will render to EVERY man according to his deeds. Rather than trying to convince ourselves that it's okay to live worldly- in accordance and acceptance with the world- face the truth, we have to live in accordance with the will of God and it's not the will of God that we conform to the world, that we don't hold ourselves accountable for our own actions.


Salvation is found in Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone! As a result of having Jesus Christ as our Savior we will …


In well doing--

Seek for glory
Seek for honor
Seek for immortality
Eternal life

Rom 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life

By the grace of our Lord! By His mercy may we live in Him now and always, our hope in His righteousness because no matter how good our deeds are we will fall far short in righteousness. Does this mean we shouldn't do good deeds? Or live a life of good deeds seeking to do well in all things? No. It is our hope the Lord can use us for His will now and always, in all things! It was no mistake that Christ said this…


Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.


What are fruits but the produce of our lives? Make no mistake what we do in our lives, who we are in our lives, the type of person we are is all a part of who we believe in, who we call our Savior. We are known by our actions by God and man.


In His amazing grace!!!! In His love always!


Amen.