More on Stage Three - Purity
I have been discussing, what I consider to be, the three stages of our spiritual and marital walk. Many couples remain in the second stage of marriage, lacking the self-control necessary for a pure relationship with their spouse. There are also many spirit-filled, church-going, bible speaking Christians who will never reach this third stage of their walk with God. Matthew 7:21,22 tells us, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and i n your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” “I never knew you.” Those are powerful words Jesus speaks in Matthew. We as Christians easily fall into the trap of performing works in the church and in our lives, sometimes only to sho...