Steve Atkerson: The Importance of Being Radically Obedient to God

Steve Atkerson is president of the New Testament Restoration Foundation. He lives in north Georgia with his wife, Sandra, and their three home-schooled children. He will be visiting with us and ministering the Word to us on March 18.



Here is a brief snippet from an article by Steve titled, "The Importance of Being Radically Obedient to God." To read the whole article, click HERE.

(Many other articles by Steve and others are available at the same site.)

In order to have any real hope for success in achieving New Testament church life, at least two things are necessary from the core group.

First, there must be an absolute, resolute and unshakable love for Jesus that is expressed an absolute, resolute and unshakable commitment to obey all His commands. Thus, God’s Word must be held up as the inerrant authority governing all that is said, thought, or done.

Second, the core group must possess an undying love for the brethren. Unless there is a total commitment to both the Lord and His people, any church is in serious trouble (see John 14:15, 21-24 15:9-17).

We must love Jesus enough to bring our churches into compliance with everything Jesus commanded. We must also love the brethren enough to put up with their faults, shortcomings and shortsightedness. People have problems. No one is perfect. Thus, rebuilders must be patient, long suffering and understanding of others in the fellowship.