Playing By The Rules

2 Timothy 2:5 (Amplified Bible) And if anyone enters competitive games, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully (fairly, according to the rules laid down).
Every game has its rules. If you're going to compete in a particular sport, you must learn and abide by the rules if you're going to be successful. If you're in the horse world and compete in different activities related to the horse, be it rodeo, cutting, reining, etc., you must learn the rules that are specific to each event in order to have a chance to win the trophy and not be disqualified. A soldier who is serving in the military does not conduct himself as a normal citizen. He has a completely different set of codes and laws that he must live by and is not only subject to the laws of his nation, but also the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He must abide by the military rules and codes or face the consequences. Likewise, the Kingdom of God has a set of rules or "laws" that it operates by. There are spiritual laws that God has set in place that can't be overlooked or bypassed if you want to inherit the prize (the blessing). When God says you can only get to heaven through His son Jesus Christ, then that's the way it is. Christ can not be bypassed to get to heaven. The law of the Spirit of Life is only found in Christ Jesus. The law of faith can not be bypassed. People will not be exempt from the spiritual law of "life and death are in the power of the tongue." Confession brings possession, so don't let some old religious belief keep you from the prize of the blessing. Give yourself a check-up from the neck up. If your words, ways and thoughts are not in line with Gods, God says in Isaiah 55 there is only one way to change and that is by meditating, believing and speaking His Word!

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