What Did Jesus Say About His Teachings

Matthew 7:28;

"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock; and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

"But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand; and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."

Luke 9:26;

"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels."

Luke 21:33;

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away."

John 5:19-34;

"Then Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth - those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

"If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which he witnesses of Me is true.  You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.  He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. But I have a greater witness than John’s, for the works which the Father has given Me to finish - the very works that I do - bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

"I do not receive honor from men. But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. How can you believe who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God? Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you - Moses, in whom you trust. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

And reflecting back through the gospel accounts of the true testimony of John the baptist, this is the central points that John had to say about Jesus:

John 3:28-36;  "You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.'  He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice.  Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.  He must increase, but I must decrease.  He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth.  He who comes from heaven is above all.  And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.  He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true.  For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.  The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.  He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

Luke 24:44-49;

"Then He said to them, ‘These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.’ And He opened their understanding that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

"Then He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high."

John 14:23,24;

"If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me."

15:1-4;

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me."

John 6:63;

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. And He said, "Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father."

From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also want to go away?"

But Simon Peter answered Him "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Jesus’ teachings were both words from God, as well as the manner of life He lived and the works that He did. Let’s also consider some of what He said about the words He used.

In Jesus’ prayer in John 17 are foundational truths about the very words He spoke. In this prayer He clearly states that the disciples given to Him were given words from God. He then goes on to say that those who believe on Him through their word would also be blessed to be with Him.

John 17:8, 17.

"For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent me."

"Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth."

As we read and study the teachings of Jesus we can have His words written in our hearts as we submit to the sanctification provided by Jesus as we believe and do what He taught us - that we be ‘sanctified by the truth - Thy word is truth.’ We have those words of Jesus which He said could by no means pass away.

Build your life as a disciple of Jesus Christ upon the foundation of His words.

Luke 7:46-48;

"But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock."

We are indeed blessed to not only believe in Jesus, but to have the richness and sureness that can be found in His words of life.

"Ye believe in God, believe also in Me."

If Jesus is Who He claimed, then why are there so many Churches?  And which Church is the right Church?

These are very perplexing questions, especially considering that Christian Churches all consider themselves to be 'Christians' and preaching 'the gospel' to the whole world along with their own community.  I'm not speaking without knowledge on this matter, as few have looked into the situation more that I have, as it is, not only by comparison of doctrines reported to be taught by various denominations/fellowships.

  Doctrinal statements of faith vary greatly.  Some claim to only have the Bible as their guide, some have men in authority that the membership believe speak on the behalf of God and Jesus from time to time - such as the Pope with Catholics, the Prophet or one of the Apostles with the LDS, and some believe they have Prophets or Prophetess, such as Seventh Day Adventists.  Others believe they have the same gift of God speaking through them via the Holy Spirit, which can be heard in a number or television ministries of Pentecostal groups.  

The obvious truth is that for a fellowship to be growing in the Lord requires at least a start at the matter of truly living by faith in belief that Jesus is the Messiah, Savior and Lord that He claimed to be.  I've never attended a Church that didn't claim to love the Lord, but have never attended one that taught that according to the Lord, you don't love Him unless you are abiding in His words and keeping His commandments - and that this is what He meant in identifying those who came to hear Him as those who were seeking to please the Father by doing His will. 

Often those who say they keep the commandments of Jesus limit the 'commandments' of Jesus Christ to the golden rule, which ignores the fact that Jesus said all the other commandments hang from the two of the golden rule.  This is the primary reason that this web site title page was retitled from 'Onediscipletoanother' to 'Who Loves Jesus', to at least have one web page that calls it like it is, rather than have links about which Churches have false doctrines or are 'cults' and such.  To be honest, those who attack others have their own doctrinal faults that they are not as keenly aware of as they are the faults of others.   The fact is that if we do love the Lord we need to know what the Lord taught and repent of whatever is not found to be in the light of His words - ALL of them from Matthew through Revelation.

If Revelation is true and the letters to the seven Churches is a prophecy of Church history (which is what I've come to believe), then we need to believe what the Lord said to this Church and live accordingly.  Examine the text of the Lords epistles and see if you agree. 

Revelation 3 outlines directions to three churches: the dead church, the faithful church and the lukewarm church.

"And to the angel of the church in Sardis write,

These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars:  I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.  Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.  Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.  He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, "These things says He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens."

I know your works.  See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.  Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie - indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet; and to know that I have loved you.

Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Behold, I am coming quickly!  Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more.  I will write on him the name  of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven from My God.  And I will write on him My new name.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,  These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot.  I could wish you were cold or hot.  So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.  Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' - and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked - I councel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.  Therefore be zealous and repent.

 Behold, I stand at the door and knowck.  If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with Him and he with Me. 

To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

Note His words carefully and pray that you understand the truth of what you need to do.

With so much division in the churches, it seems that no matter where we are at this time to repent of all the false doctrines and seek to know the true doctrine of God that Jesus taught and do everything you can to abide in those things.  I would like to point out a few things for your consideration regarding the gospel of Jesus Christ and a few pointers about who is preaching the truth and who rejects the truth.

1.  Being a Christian, a real disciple of Jesus Christ, centers in discipleship - being a student of Jesus Christ and no other man.  I've said it many times in these writings, but again return to the final charge of the Lord before leaving this world to go home.  He said to make disciples of Him, baptize them and teach them to observe whatsoever He had commanded them (His original eyewitness disciples, who became the twelve apostles).  You can be a disciple of Jesus no matter what church fellowship you are in, but I would encourage each person, including myself, to respectfully encourage those you worship with to grow in thier love for the Lord as He defined love - which is to keep His words and live by them.  Since the Lord taught that disciples are to be baptized, you may want to fellowship with those who believe the elemental matters as commanded by the Lord and preached by Peter, that belief, repentance, confession and baptism are for the forgiveness of sin and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Comforter) as the very promise of God.  If someone cannot see that Acts 2:38,39 is the promise of God in Christ then you'd best consider them as blinded to the word of God and that they may be prone to teach you other false doctrines of men and to also lead you away from the truth that Jesus said you need to build your life upon not being just a hearer of His words, but that one is blessed in doing what He taught.

2.  We have been told in the Scriptures about the last days, and that many will follow false teachers and false prophets.  This truth is all around us - how many people follow after 'prophets' who say things that the Lord did not teach?  How many add to what the Lord said?  How many take away from what He clearly taught?  Someone doesn't have to call themselves a 'prophet' to teach falsely.  There are two primary ways you will know these people:

By their fruits - what are the fruits of the Lord and the Spirit and the truth VS what are they telling you?  The more you investigate a matter by the councel of the Lord, the more discerning you will be of the truth that exists.

By the acceptance of the complete teachings of Jesus as being authoritative.  There are many who believe the words of Jesus were corrupted and had to be restored.  Since Jesus said His words were imperrishable by any means, you should just ignore claims otherwise.  There are also those who take a few verses of Paul, notibly Romans 10, to ignore the charge of baptism for the reasons Peter gave in the promise of God.  Then there are those who heap further false doctrine to say that Jesus nailed the Law of God to the cross, again, based upon false interpretation of Paul's writtings.  Jesus, in His opening sermon, upheld the longevity of the Law of God - till heaven and earth pass away!  Also note that Paul wrote in I Cor. 7:19 that keeping the commandments of God is what matters most - if you do hear Paul.  Jesus placed the matter as those who seek and do the will of God by hearing Him are His mother, brothers and sisters - His true family.

The truth has been with us all along, but the Christain faith has been largely hijacked by those who would argue about when God saves a person than the need to abide in the Lord by keeping and doing what He has taught given us all.  Each generation must stand on its own, each person must stand on His own regarding judgement of the Lord.  Be faithful and strengthen that which remains - persevere in the faith and grow in both your knowledge and life as a sojourner on the earth, looking for the City which is not built with human hands.

One added note, from all my studies of the teachings of Jesus I can find nothing about 'speaking in tongues' or such, and this is not proof you are a Christian.  If you love the Lord you will keep His word.  Don't fool yourself, or allow others to fool you into thinking you know your status by such nonsense.  Seek those out who love the Lord on His terms.  Know what those terms are by 'hearing Him' as you read the Scriptures.  Rightly divide the word of truth by grasping that the words of Jesus Christ are to be taken above the words of every other man, prophet, apostle, or disciple in the Bible.  It really isn't that hard to figure out when you first learn 'Hear Him' as the Father said and as Jesus taught.

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