Rev 2:7 Promise Of Paradise

                Christian !           seems to be espoused as a physical thing more than a heart thing by some people.     Jhn 14:15 ASV - If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.     Luk 6:46 ASV - And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?    The only way we as children of God can express his attributes is to manifest his fruit . And what is the fruit of Christ ,       

  Gal 5:22 ASV - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Gal 5:23 ASV - meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24 ASV - And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.
Gal 5:25 ASV - If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.
I believe we as children of God ,        and I want to say Jesus never said we should be good Christians ! this is a man made short cut to holiness .   This is what Jesus requires of his children Jhn 1:12 ASV - But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:   
Jhn 1:13 ASV - who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God . 
It is about becoming Gods children and Gods children manifest their fathers character his very life .  Act 4:12 ASV - And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.
 Act 4:13 ASV - Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.   Mat 10:1 ASV - And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.    And this is the true gospel the twelve preached all through their ministry.        Mar 16:15 ASV - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.    Whole    All:   Greek: pas
radically means "all." Used without the article it means "every," every kind or variety. So the RV marg. in Eph 2:21, "every building," and the text in Eph 3:15, "every family," and the RV marg. of Act 2:36, "every house;" or it may signify "the highest degree," the maximum of what is referred to, as, "with all boldness" Act 4:29. Before proper names of countries, cities and nations, and before collective terms, like "Israel," it signifies either "all" or "the whole," e.g., Mat 2:3; Act 2:36. Used with the article, it means the whole of one object. In the plural it signifies "the totality of the persons or things referred to." Used without a noun it virtually becomes a pronoun, meaning "everyone" or "anyone." In the plural with a noun it means "all." One form of the neuter plural (panta) signifies "wholly, together, in all ways, in all things," Act 20:35; 1Cr 9:25. The neuter plural without the article signifies "all things severally," e.g., Jhn 1:3; 1Cr 2:10; preceded by the article it denotes "all things," as constituting a whole, e.g., Rom 11:36; 1Cr 8:6; Eph 3:9.   No the gifts did not die as some false doctrines has said ,  Jesus gave gifts unto mankind for salvation's sake for the edification of his body for the perfection of his church to all that are called .     Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men .    Jhn 3:6 ASV - That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.   From the beginning unto the end of our holy walk is this life we can take no credit for our salvation or its effect on this world , it is Christ in you the hope of glory.   Save by grace a gift of Faith lest we should boast .   
This is the reason Jesus chose these twelve men , they had no reason to boast they were men of no reputation.   Apostles special messengers that the power would be of God and not of themselves .
    
  Apostle, Apostleship:  Greek: apostolosis, lit., "one sent forth"

1Co 1:24 ASV - but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
1Co 1:25 ASV - Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1Co 1:26 ASV - For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
1Co 1:27 ASV - but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;
1Co 1:28 ASV - and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:
1Co 1:29 ASV - that no flesh should glory before God.
1Co 1:30 ASV - But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

We must see that people that profess Christ in name only are walking in their own flesh .  There are today many people that are called Jesus,   they are named Jesus .  But the word says to believe IN HIS name .  Satan knows who belongs to Jesus and who walks in the power of that name .  Acts 19: 13-16   And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?   Jesus told the Jews that disputed his words if you were of your father Abraham then you would be doing the works of Abraham . And so it is the same with his children , if we are of Christ  (born into his name ) we will be doing the works of Jesus Christ.     Mar 16:17 ASV - And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mar 16:18 ASV - they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

  1Pe 4:14 ASV - If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
1Pe 4:15 ASV - For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:
1Pe 4:16 ASV - but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
1Pe 4:17 ASV - For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?
1Pe 4:18 ASV - And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?
1Pe 4:19 ASV - Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.

Christian:   Greek: christianos
"Christian," a word formed after the Roman style, signifying an adherent of Jesus, was first applied to such by the Gentiles and is found in Act 11:26; 26:28; 1Pe 4:16.
Though the word rendered "were called" in Act 11:26 (see under CALL) might be used of a name adopted by oneself or given by others, the "Christians" do not seem to have adopted it for themselves in the times of the Apostles. In 1Pe 4:16, the Apostle is speaking from the point of view of the persecutor; cp. "as a thief," "as a murderer." Nor is it likely that the appellation was given by Jews. As applied by Gentiles there was no doubt an implication of scorn, as in Agrippa's statement in Act 26:28. Tacitus, writing near the end of the first century, says, "The vulgar call them Christians. The author or origin of this denomination, Christus, had, in the reign of Tiberius, been executed by the Procurator, Pontius Pilate" (Annals xv. 44). From the second century onward the term was accepted by believers as a title of honor.

1Pe 4:17 ASV - For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?

 Matt 24   is approaching this earth very soon and there will be no delay , at the appointed time Jesus will come to gather his saints his bride that believed in and obey the gospel of God.
Rev 14:14 ASV - And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw one sitting like unto a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand sharp sickle.
Rev 14:15 ASV - And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a great voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send forth thy sickle, and reap: for the hour to reap is come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
Rev 14:16 ASV - And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Rev 14:17 ASV - Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.   
Who is it that will keep you from the kingdom of God , The devil works through the flesh of men.  Jesus gave you the power over your flesh through his word Rom 6     he gave you a cross to bear and your cross is the power of his word to cut away this carnal nature .  
Heb 4:12 ASV - For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
  Mar 4:24 KJV - And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Mar 4:25 KJV - For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
Mar 4:26 KJV - And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Mar 4:27 KJV - And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Mar 4:28 KJV - For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mar 4:29 KJV - But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
Do not sell yourself''s short friends , the thief on the cross repented on his cross and was saved that moment and he went to paradise with Christ .    The only cross you have at this moment is spiritual and you now have the ability to ask the same question as the thief on the cross ask of Jesus.
 
Luk 23:40 ASV - But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
Luk 23:41 ASV - And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
Luk 23:42 ASV - And he said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom.
Luk 23:43 ASV - And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.    The total sum of all things on this earth is Christ in you the hope of Glory , to live with Christ in paradise .

Pro 24:12 ASV - If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?