“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” (Matthew 24.12-13). These “many” that Jesus mentions are not unbelievers. Therein lies the problem: these “many” are those who are within the churches or are non-church people who live a partial faith.
Many brothers who are part of the universe of the Christian church are lost: they are involved in religiosity, in a supposed supernatural faith, but they have a cold heart. To overcome this, Jesus teaches: “Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” ( 1 Peter 2:1-3)
It doesn’t matter the church or the church sign. The true Church of the Lord Jesus is spiritual, which is the Kingdom of God. Only those who have the Holy Spirit are part of the Church of the Lord Jesus. When Jesus chose the disciples, He also chose Judas, who turned out to be the betrayer. Jesus was tolerant of Judas to give him the chance to convert. For a person to convert, they must receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit. She has to be born again.
And what is “rational milk”? It is intelligent faith, faith that thinks. “Rational milk” is the life-giving Word of God that cannot be falsified. With the Holy Spirit, the person switches to Jesus’ side and is no longer on the fence. She lives in the Presence of God, radiates the Light and is the Salt of the Earth, that is, she makes a difference in this world.
That’s what God wants you to be. He wants you to sanctify His name here on Earth and that means more than praising Him. After all, it is easy to praise Him with the mouth, but difficult to do so in the heart.
Bishop Macedo
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