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Le Salut Est Plus Qu’une Relation Personnelle Avec Jésus

Le Salut Est Plus Qu’une Relation Personnelle Avec Jésus

Il ne fait aucun doute que tous les sauvés auront une relation personnelle avec Jésus. Ils Le connaîtront et seront connus de Lui (Jean 17:3). Et comme cela se produit dans toutes les relations d’amour saines, les sauvés voudront absolument plaire à Jésus – cela ne fait aucun doute.

Donc, ne lisez pas le titre de ce blog pour suggérer que les sauvés n’ont pas ou n’auront pas de relation avec Jésus – ils ont la relation la plus incroyable avec Jésus !

Mais ce que je veux souligner, c’est qu’une personne peut avoir une relation avec Jésus, une expérience personnelle, individuelle et intime avec Jésus et ne pas être sauvée – parce que la relation doit provoquer quelque chose chez le pécheur qui ouvre la porte pour que cette personne soit sauvée par Jésus.

Pour poser la question autrement : le salut consiste-t-il simplement à avoir une relation avec Jésus, ou le salut est-il quelque chose que nous expérimentons à partir et à travers notre relation personnelle avec Jésus ?

Je me demande s’il est possible d’avoir une relation personnelle avec Jésus et de ne pas être sauvé parce que le résultat salvateur fondamental que notre relation personnelle avec Jésus est censée provoquer en nous ne s’est pas produit.

Considérez Lucifer au ciel : avait-il une relation réelle, individuelle et personnelle avec Jésus ? Cette relation a-t-elle poussé Lucifer à rester fidèle ? A-t-elle poussé Lucifer après sa rébellion à se repentir et à être sauvé ?

Qu’en est-il de Judas sur terre : avait-il sa propre relation individuelle et personnelle avec Jésus ? La relation personnelle que Judas avait avec Jésus a-t-elle abouti à son salut ? Pourquoi pas ?

Qu’est-ce qui manquait à Lucifer et à Judas malgré leur relation personnelle avec Jésus ? Ils n’avaient pas confiance en Jésus et ne l’aimaient pas plus qu’eux-mêmes !

Quel est l’élément fondamental qui est le facteur réel de ce que signifie être sauvé ? C’est ce que Jésus a décrit à Nicodème : c’est renaître ; c’est recevoir, par notre relation avec Jésus, un cœur nouveau et un esprit juste ; c’est mourir à la peur et à l’égoïsme et vivre pour aimer et faire confiance ; c’est être recréé dans l’homme intérieur ; c’est être recréé dans la justice par le Saint-Esprit, et tout cela est accompli par notre relation personnelle avec Jésus, par notre confiance en Lui. Pour qu’une relation personnelle avec Jésus aboutisse au salut, elle doit amener notre cœur pécheur et méfiant à se transformer en amour et en confiance – en d’autres termes, nous devons réellement faire confiance à Jésus et L’aimer ainsi que Ses méthodes, Sa loi de conception et Ses principes. Nous devons choisir de Lui ouvrir la porte de notre cœur et de Le laisser entrer. Jésus se tient à la porte et frappe, mais nous ne faisons l’expérience du salut que lorsque nous ouvrons la porte de notre cœur et que nous Lui faisons confiance.

Au ciel, Lucifer a brisé la confiance en Dieu et ne l’a jamais rétablie. Bien que Judas ait eu une relation de disciple avec Jésus, il n’a jamais vraiment fait confiance à Jésus. Judas a eu une expérience personnelle avec Jésus, mais n’est jamais mort à lui-même et n’est jamais né à nouveau pour aimer Dieu et les autres par une confiance authentique en Jésus.

Y a-t-il un danger à penser que le salut réside dans la relation avec Jésus plutôt que d’être transformé par l’œuvre du Saint-Esprit à travers notre relation avec Jésus ?

Et si quelqu’un préfère le faux Christ, l’imposteur, l’imposeur de la loi et celui qui inflige les punitions, croyant qu’il est Dieu, que le “Jésus qui applique la loi” est le vrai Jésus, pourrait-il former une relation avec ce Jésus, et dans cette relation, pourrait-il faire confiance à ce Jésus pour payer sa pénalité légale, effacer ses crimes de péché des registres, et pour punir un jour tous ses ennemis pour leurs crimes de péché impénitents, puis sortir au nom de ce Jésus pour faire “justice”, pour avancer sur les autres avec la loi et la punition pour réprimer la rébellion et le péché, tout comme Saul de Tarse l’a fait avant la route de Damas ?

Et que dira Jésus à de tels adorateurs lorsqu’ils prétendront qu’ils faisaient tout cela en Son nom ? Jésus a prédit :

“Beaucoup me diront ce jour-là: ‘Seigneur, Seigneur, n’avons-nous pas prophétisé en ton nom? N’avons-nous pas chassé des démons en ton nom? N’avons-nous pas fait beaucoup de miracles en ton nom?’ Alors je leur dirai ouvertement: ‘Je ne vous ai jamais connus. Éloignez-vous de moi, vous qui commettez le mal!” (Matthieu 7:22, 23 NIV84).

Il leur dira de s’en aller et qu’Il ​​ne les a jamais connus – en fait, ils n’avaient pas de relation de confiance avec Lui mais préféraient le “Jésus” qui est comme Satan dans son caractère.

Oui – tous les sauvés auront une relation personnelle, profonde, aimante et intime avec Jésus, et c’est par cette relation que la confiance est restaurée et qu’ils reçoivent le Saint-Esprit qui habite en eux, qui les transforme et les guérit pour être comme Jésus. Le salut signifie la guérison ; cela signifie sauver du péché ; cela signifie restaurer la loi de Dieu en nous et purifier nos cœurs, nos esprits et nos caractères de la peur, de l’égoïsme et de la méfiance – et cela nécessite que nous connaissions Dieu et Jésus-Christ et que nous mourions à nous-mêmes et que nous parvenions réellement à faire confiance à Jésus et à renaître pour aimer Dieu et les autres plus que nous-mêmes.

C’est ainsi que l’apôtre Pierre a été sauvé. Grâce à sa relation avec Jésus, il a connu une transformation de cœur qui a vaincu sa peur et son égoïsme inhérents, qui étaient des obstacles à son salut. Lors de la dernière Cène, Jésus dit à Pierre :

“Simon, Simon, voici, satan a demandé instamment à vous cribler comme le blé ; Mais j’ai prié pour toi que ta foi ne défaille point ; toi donc, quand tu seras un jour converti, fortifie tes frères.” (Luc 22:31, 32 FMAR, c’est moi qui souligne).

“Seigneur, lui dit Pierre, je suis prêt à aller en prison avec toi, et même jusqu’à la mort. ” (v. 33 S21).

Mais nous connaissons l’histoire. Pierre a renié Jésus en le maudissant, et lorsque le coq a chanté et que Pierre vient de renier son Seigneur,

Le Seigneur se retourna et regarda Pierre. Pierre se souvint alors de ce que le Seigneur lui avait dit: “Avant que le coq chante [aujourd’hui], tu me renieras trois fois.” Il sortit et pleura amèrement. (Luc 22:61, 62 S21).

La relation de Pierre avec Jésus a mis en conflit sa peur et son égoïsme inhérents avec son amour et sa confiance en Jésus. Il devait choisir, et à ce moment-là, il a choisi la peur et l’égoïsme. Il a pleuré amèrement parce qu’il a réalisé que son cœur était toujours infecté par le péché, mais c’est aussi à ce moment-là qu’il s’est converti, qu’il a finalement abandonné son ancienne vie à Jésus et qu’il est né de nouveau avec un cœur nouveau et un esprit juste, qu’il a expérimenté le pouvoir transformateur de vivre une nouvelle vie d’amour. Jésus confirme cela sur la plage après sa résurrection :

Lorsqu’ils eurent mangé, Jésus dit à Simon Pierre: “Simon, fils de Jonas, m’aimes-tu plus que ceux-ci?” Il lui répondit: “Oui, Seigneur, tu sais que j’ai de l’amour pour toi.” Jésus lui dit: “Nourris mes agneaux.” Il lui dit une deuxième fois: “Simon, fils de Jonas, m’aimes-tu?” Pierre lui répondit: “Oui, Seigneur, tu sais que j’ai de l’amour pour toi.” Jésus lui dit: “Prends soin de mes brebis.” Il lui dit, la troisième fois: “Simon, fils de Jonas, as-tu de l’amour pour moi?” Pierre fut attristé de ce qu’il lui avait dit, la troisième fois: “As-tu de l’amour pour moi?” et il lui répondit: “Seigneur, tu sais tout, tu sais que j’ai de l’amour pour toi.” Jésus lui dit: “Nourris mes brebis. (Jean 21:15–17 S21).

Le salut, c’est plus que d’avoir une relation avec Jésus : c’est devenir comme Jésus grâce à cette relation avec Lui !

 

 

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