The creator of the Universe is not our door man, our butler, or our personal magic Genie. Instead, Jesus tells us God wishes us to serve others and love God COMPLETELY, with all that we have and all that we are.

"Love of God is a feeling we all can understand, and which we all can acquire, and maintain. It's nothing surpassing our nature, or opposed to it." - Rev. John Emery Abbott (d. 1819) #JesusFollowers

The Bible tells us that human beings were fearfully & wonderfully made, created in the very image of God, creator of all the universe. (Psalms 139:14, Genesis 1:27) We mess up & repent individually. There's no collective guilt/punishment #JesusFollowers

"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy." Psalm 94:19 #JesusFollowers

Jesus said we were not to simply CALL him Master, and that he would not be impressed by this, but only those who obeyed his words would be saved. (Matt. 7:21) Obedience is a WORK, assisted by God’s Spirit. #JesusFollowers

Following #Jesus isn't about saving yourself, or about gratifying yourself, it's about denying yourself, and serving others. #JesusFollowers

"Our highest powers are, undoubtedly, our sense of moral excellence, the principle of reason and reflection, benevolence to our fellow-creatures, and the love of the Deity. To practice virtue is to act in conformity to these powers." - Rev. Richard Price #JesusFollowers

"Faith is a reasonable principle. There is nothing dark, mysterious, or unintelligible in it; nothing for which he who values himself most upon the character of his reason has any cause to be ashamed."-Newcome Capp #JesusFollowers

#Jesus calls us to do good, to become more holy, morally complete people, to act in righteousness, and to serve others first. #JesusFollowers

We are born with the Natural, God-given ability to do Good. But it is only when we encounter and follow Jesus, the man who perfectly demonstrates for us what is Good in the eyes of God, that we can know and fully understand the perfect Good we are called to do. #JesusFollowers

In the Gospels, we're struck with the uniqueness of the Author of Christianity: that while all other men are formed in a measure by the spirit of the age, we can discover in Jesus no impression of the period in which he lived. - Dr. William Ellery Channing #JesusFollowers

"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” (Matt. 7:13-14.) #JesusFollowers

#Jesus, the man chosen by our Creator, God, to be His spokesman, calls all people to turn to God and repent of their past misdeeds, striving instead to seek to live in Godly righteousness, completely motivated by a pure love for God and our fellow human beings. #JesusFollowers

The teachings and perfect life example of Jesus, our Master, is the actual Good & Beneficial message to the world he calls us to proclaim not only with our mouths, but also with our deeds. Anything else is "Another gospel." #JesusFollowers

It is clear from #Jesus' teachings that we were created for a purpose: to serve & love one another. This is the reason why we were saved by Jesus from the ignorance of our true Nature, in order to be the beings that God created us to be. #JesusFollowers

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden." (Matt. 5:14) #JesusFollowers, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly." John 10:10 #JesusFollowers

“And when #Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.” Matt. 7:28-29 #JesusFollowers

Let us write Jesus' teachings upon our hearts, so that we may be Lights among others, living as he, himself lived. #JesusFollowers

“The righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.” (Job 17:9) #JesusFollowers