The teaching of apostles

The teaching of the apostles never ceases to reveal to us the will of God, and his will is that we become made men, perfect in obedience to God, not only for service, but also for our salvation. God wants to make us obedient in all things, and to do this it takes time, because we have to be made like Christ man (Son of God). After being enlightened on certain things, we can only see that the teaching of Christ and the apostles speaks constantly of the perfecting in which we are to walk, of our sanctification by which we will be made obedient in all things.

Let us not sleep like many who think that they will be saved without doing anything because of the grace of our Lord, they did not understand what grace is, because who can be made obedient if not by Grace of God ? This is why with grace there are the fruits of grace. If we are Christians, we have the goal of becoming perfect in obedience to God, in his Love, in his righteousness, and it is a great struggle, but we have the victory in Jesus Christ on condition of being persevering. .

Some biblical passages:

"But as we walk in the flesh we do not fight according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty by the virtue of God, for the destruction of strongholds; destroying reasonings and all heights that rise up against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. And being ready to avenge any disobedience, when your obedience is complete. " (2 Corinthians 10: 3-6)

"Through him we have received the grace and the apostolate to bring in his Name all the nations to the obedience of faith, among which you are also, you who are called by Jesus Christ. To all of you who are in Rome Beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ! " (Romans 1: 5-7)

"It is he who, during the days of his flesh, offered with loud cries and with tears prayers and supplications to him who could save him from death, and he was answered because of his piety. that being a Son, he nevertheless learned obedience by the things he suffered. " (Hebrews 5: 7-8)

"If anyone therefore purifies himself of these things, he shall be a vessel of honor, sanctified and useful to the Lord, and prepared for every good work." (2 Timothy 2:21)

"So therefore my beloved, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God." (2 Corinthians 7: 1)

"And we rejoice if we are weak, and you are strong; and what we ask is your improvement." (2 Corinthians 13: 9)

"For the rest, my brothers, rejoice, perfect yourselves, console yourselves, have the same feeling, live in peace; and the God of charity and of peace will be with you." (2 Corinthians 13:11)

"But above all these things, put on charity, which is the bond of perfection." (Colossians 3:14)

"So we too, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, cast off all burdens, and the sin which envelops us so easily, and constantly pursue the course which is proposed to us, bearing our eyes on Jesus, who is the head of the faith and who leads it to perfection. In return for the joy which was reserved for him, he suffered the cross, having despised shame, and he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. why, consider carefully whoever has endured such opposition against himself from sinners, so that you do not succumb, losing heart. You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood, fighting against sin . " (Hebrews 12: 1-4)

"For sin shall not rule over you, because you are not under law, but under grace. What then! Should we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? To God? Do you not know that by offering yourself to someone as slaves to obey him, you are slaves to him whom you obey, either to sin which leads to death or to obedience which leads to righteousness? But thank God that, having been slaves to sin, you have obeyed this form of doctrine from the heart which was transmitted to you. Therefore, having been freed from sin, you were enslaved to righteousness. Speak after the manner of men, because of the weakness of your flesh: just as you have offered your members for slaves to uncleanness and to iniquity for iniquity, so now offer your members for slaves to righteousness for sanctification, for when you were slaves to sin you were free from righteousness. So did you have it then? Fruits of which you are now ashamed. Certainly the end of these things is death. But now that you are free from sin and in bondage to God, you have sanctification for fruit and eternal life for end. For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. "(Romans 6: 14-23)

"May the God of peace please sanctify you entirely, and cause your whole being, spirit, soul and body to be preserved without reproach at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ! He who calls you is faithful , that is why he will do these things in you. " (1 Thessalonians 5: 23-24)

"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, implement your own salvation with fear and trembling, not only as in my presence, but much more now that I am absent. For it is God who will produce in you with efficiency, and will do it, according to his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and without strife, that you may be blameless and pure, blameless children of God in the midst of the corrupt and perverse generation, among whom you shine like lights in the world, which bring before them the word of life; so that I may glory in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain. " (Philippians 2: 12-16)

"They must also be tried first, and then minister to them, after being found blameless." (1 Timothy 3:10)

"Since all these things must be dissolved, what must not be the holiness of your conduct and your godliness? Awaiting and hastening the coming of the day of God, by which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt together by the fierceness of the fire! But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell. Therefore, my beloved, while waiting for these things, be diligent to be found by him spotless and blameless in peace. And consider that the patience of the Lord is your salvation; as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you, according to the wisdom which was given to him; as he also does. in all his letters, where he speaks of those things, in which there are points difficult to understand, which ignorant and insecure people twist, as they also twist other scriptures, for their own destruction. " (2 Peter 3: 11-16)
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