As a little boy I loved playing with toy ships and boats in the bathtub. I had several of them but as time went by, I lost them all. Far too many Christians have lost their “ships.” Here are some powerful “ship” words that describe a true relationship with the risen Jesus. Don’t let your life get shipwrecked!
Citizenship in God’s Kingdom (Colossians 1:13) calls you to continually live your life in:
Fellowship with Jesus, (1 Corinthians 1:9)
Friendship with Jesus, (John 15:15)
Close relationship with Jesus, (John 14:19-20)
Discipleship with Jesus, (John 13:35)
Kinship with Jesus, (Ephesians 1:5)
Citizenship in Christ’s kingdom, (Colossians 1:13)
And in full surrender and obedience to His Headship (Colossians 1:18)
With pleasure! (John 15:11)
Church membership and/or attendance aren’t the same thing as citizenship in Christ’s kingdom. The gospel of the kingdom has the word “if” in it. God has reconciled you to Himself through the death of Jesus — “if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.” (Colossians 1:21-23)
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