Galatians 1:3-5 NKJV

“3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”

The Whole Counsel of God

We read in Acts 20:27 that the apostle Paul, when speaking to the elders from Ephesus, testified to them that he had not shrunk from declaring to them “the whole counsel of God.” Many (or perhaps few) Christians have heard this phrase, “The Whole Counsel of God,” but I sense that the vast majority do not know what it means. Very simply put, it means all of God’s will and purpose concerning his plan of salvation for us who were born into this world in the image of Adam, with sin natures, separate from God.

“The Whole Counsel of God” is the whole “kit and caboodle” of God’s redemptive plan for humanity, which means everything, the entire package, the whole lot, nothing left out – all of the essentials, basically, from start to finish. So not just the beginning, and not just the beginning plus the middle, but the beginning all the way into the middle and through to the end, nothing deleted, nothing altered, and nothing tampered with to make it less offensive and more acceptable to human flesh, but the unadulterated truth.

And Jesus said it well when he said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.” And “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” (see Luke 9:23-26 and Matthew 7:21-23).

For Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him, and he rose victorious over death, sin, Satan, and hell so that, by God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in him (which is not of our own doing) we might deny self, die to sin, and follow our Lord in walks of obedience to his commands. Thus, we are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23; Ephesians 2:8-10).

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Only in Him

Based off Isaiah 30
An Original Work / February 19, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Woe to those who look to man’s help;
Who turn away from Jesus Christ;
Forming an alliance not in step with God;
Making their own plans, and praying not.

Willing not to listen to truth,
They close their ears to what is right.
Pleasing words are all that they’ll hear;
Feel good messages that bring cheer.

Trust in your Lord; turn from your sin.
Put your faith now ONLY IN HIM.
Do not turn to idols. They’ll not satisfy.
Jesus will save you. That’s why He died.

Your Lord will be gracious to you.
He cares all about you, ‘tis true.
He forgives you all of your sin
When you give your life up to Him.

Oh, how truly gracious He’ll be
When you bow to Him on your knees;
Turning now from your sin; walking in his ways.
He’ll lead and guide you all of your days.

Now you will sing praises to Him.
He delivered you from your sin.
You’ll tell others now of His grace,
So they may see Christ face-to-face.

According to The Will of God
An Original Work / June 20, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love