The Person and the Principles of Jesus

Posted by Gertjan Goldschmeding in Spiritual | 0 comments

Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

When I start to teach on a topic and a wave of criticism hits the ministry or me, I always know that I am on the right track. Some years ago I started to teach on the Person and the principles of God. I announced that we would spend a lot of time teaching the principles of the Kingdom of God, so people would learn how to operate by them and be successful. The criticism that arose sounded very pious and religious: “We want you to preach Jesus, not the principles; the principles take us away from the Person”. Well, this statement could not be further from the truth, because God and His principles are one. When we read about sowing and reaping, a principle of the Kingdom, we find out that God identifies Himself with this principle. Mocking the principle equals mocking the Person. Jesus said, “If you love Me (the Person) you will keep my words (principles)”. Embracing the Person will qualify you to enter heaven, embracing the principles will equip you to have dominion on the earth. Seeking the Kingdom principles pleases the King!

I am convinced that if we embrace the principles and let them propel our lives into prosperity and abundance, people will be eager to know Who taught us those principles. We can take Jesus to the world by preaching to them, but why not communicate Jesus to the world by showing them that it works! The gospel is the power! A salesman won’t sell much by just screaming the name of the product, he might sell some by talking about the unique qualities of the product, but once he is able to demonstrate the advantages of the product, people will be convinced that this is what they need and want. Let’s show the world Jesus. Like Francis of Assisi said: “Preach Jesus always, and if necessary, use words!”