January 18th 2026
Jesus Said, "If You Hold To My Teaching, You Are Really My Disciples. Then You Will Know The Truth, And The Truth Will Set You Free."
Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)
And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
If you choose to join some organized group of people you will become influenced by the other members of the group. The result of this influence could be either good or bad! If the group you join is a gang, which desires to control the streets through violent actions, then obviously you are not being directed to commit good deeds or offer to do good for other people who are not members of the gang! There are of course, good types of groups run by human beings that offer worldly support and do good deeds by helping other people. There is only one group that offers to influence you to do good deeds and to offer love towards all human beings, and this group is directed by Jesus Christ, and offers you the ability to live forever!
This group is of course the church of Jesus Christ! In this cursed world this one church is run by sinners, as all human beings have a sinful nature inherited from your worldly father and results in causing us to create different versions of the church in this world. However, the choice of which earthly church you choose to attend it is important to know that when you go into the church of your choice and worship, Jesus has promised to be there in attendance with you! It is very important for you to choose a church to attend and offer your worship on a regular basis, it may be the only place in this cursed world where Jesus will always be there too!
If you read my Vows often then you know I’m always pushing the attendance of a church of your choice on a regular basis, and many people never attend a church as there first choice of where to be, they only attend funerals, and maybe they may come of special holidays. If you are that person, then you do not know what you are missing! Most of my friends attend church often, and those are the people in this cursed world that I hold near and dear to me!
A man who is reported in our Bible to have been blessed by God to be the wisest man on this earth at that time in history once wrote this. Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). Remember, this is of course taken from the Old Testament, before Jesus Christ came into this world. At that time God required mankind to work for their salvation through sacrifices offered to cover over their sins.
Now at this time in history we have Jesus Christ to supply the perfect sacrifice to cover over all our sins, if we come to believe Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. Paul wrote about this to the church in Corinth, and for us about this plan Jesus fulfilled. All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:18-21).
Did you get that about your righteousness and how it comes about? “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” You might become the righteousness of God, even though you have a sinful nature in this mortal world! God “has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.” We (you) are called to be Christ’s ambassadors in this world. In this cursed world you can become more holy each day as you work on becoming more Christ-like. Peter wrote about this idea of becoming more holy in this world. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16). Jesus who is holy has called you to become more holy as you try to imitate Jesus in this world!
Back to this ONE church idea for this cursed world. So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-28). Jesus offers the only real hope of working on developing a love for all other human beings while still in this world.
If you can develop a love of Jesus, then it becomes possible for you to be able to develop a love for every human being! John wrote about first coming to love God, then working on developing a love for all others. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. (1 John 4:20-21). Did you get this message and command? God “has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
Now for the Good News! All people who believe Jesus Christ to be their personal Lord and Savior will receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14).
Once you come to believe the truth about Jesus being your Lord and Savior you will be able know that this cursed world does not provide the end of your life! It only ends the earthly temporary life and the interference your sinful nature has over your immortal soul. So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him." Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:28-32).
Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." (John 16:33).
Your brother in life through Adam, your brother in eternity through Jesus,
Bob Moak
Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)
And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
If you choose to join some organized group of people you will become influenced by the other members of the group. The result of this influence could be either good or bad! If the group you join is a gang, which desires to control the streets through violent actions, then obviously you are not being directed to commit good deeds or offer to do good for other people who are not members of the gang! There are of course, good types of groups run by human beings that offer worldly support and do good deeds by helping other people. There is only one group that offers to influence you to do good deeds and to offer love towards all human beings, and this group is directed by Jesus Christ, and offers you the ability to live forever!
This group is of course the church of Jesus Christ! In this cursed world this one church is run by sinners, as all human beings have a sinful nature inherited from your worldly father and results in causing us to create different versions of the church in this world. However, the choice of which earthly church you choose to attend it is important to know that when you go into the church of your choice and worship, Jesus has promised to be there in attendance with you! It is very important for you to choose a church to attend and offer your worship on a regular basis, it may be the only place in this cursed world where Jesus will always be there too!
If you read my Vows often then you know I’m always pushing the attendance of a church of your choice on a regular basis, and many people never attend a church as there first choice of where to be, they only attend funerals, and maybe they may come of special holidays. If you are that person, then you do not know what you are missing! Most of my friends attend church often, and those are the people in this cursed world that I hold near and dear to me!
A man who is reported in our Bible to have been blessed by God to be the wisest man on this earth at that time in history once wrote this. Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). Remember, this is of course taken from the Old Testament, before Jesus Christ came into this world. At that time God required mankind to work for their salvation through sacrifices offered to cover over their sins.
Now at this time in history we have Jesus Christ to supply the perfect sacrifice to cover over all our sins, if we come to believe Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. Paul wrote about this to the church in Corinth, and for us about this plan Jesus fulfilled. All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:18-21).
Did you get that about your righteousness and how it comes about? “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” You might become the righteousness of God, even though you have a sinful nature in this mortal world! God “has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.” We (you) are called to be Christ’s ambassadors in this world. In this cursed world you can become more holy each day as you work on becoming more Christ-like. Peter wrote about this idea of becoming more holy in this world. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16). Jesus who is holy has called you to become more holy as you try to imitate Jesus in this world!
Back to this ONE church idea for this cursed world. So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-28). Jesus offers the only real hope of working on developing a love for all other human beings while still in this world.
If you can develop a love of Jesus, then it becomes possible for you to be able to develop a love for every human being! John wrote about first coming to love God, then working on developing a love for all others. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. (1 John 4:20-21). Did you get this message and command? God “has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
Now for the Good News! All people who believe Jesus Christ to be their personal Lord and Savior will receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14).
Once you come to believe the truth about Jesus being your Lord and Savior you will be able know that this cursed world does not provide the end of your life! It only ends the earthly temporary life and the interference your sinful nature has over your immortal soul. So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him." Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:28-32).
Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." (John 16:33).
Your brother in life through Adam, your brother in eternity through Jesus,
Bob Moak