Repentant or Rebellious?

Zion, under the New Covenant, is in reference to the city of God, the people of God, i.e. to God’s spiritual kingdom, the heavenly Jerusalem, the body of Christ, his church, which is also in reference to Christ Jesus being the head of the church and the cornerstone of that spiritual building, which is not a physical building, but the people of God who believe in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of their lives. So Jesus Christ is also Zion, for we are his body, and he is the cornerstone of this spiritual kingdom referred to as Zion.

[Romans 9:33; Hebrews 12:18-24; 1 Peter 2:4-10]

So, today, this would be like saying the city of God, the people of God who are of genuine faith in Jesus Christ, who have died with Christ to sin, and who have been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as servants of righteousness in obedience to our Lord and to his commands. We have been redeemed, i.e. bought back for God out of our lives of slavery to sin, with the blood of Christ shed for us on that cross, so that we can now serve and obey God/Christ with our lives.

It is the repentant ones who will be redeemed with righteousness. For to repent is to have a change of heart and mind, resulting in a change of behavior. In the Scriptures, those who repented of their sins ceased with sinning against God deliberately and habitually, and they then served God with their lives in surrender to his will, in his power, in walks of obedience to his commands in holy living. For repentance is not just saying you are sorry, but it involves dying to your sin and obeying God (see 1 John 1:5-10)

So, all those who continue in deliberate and habitual sin against the Lord, and who do not truly repent of their sins, and who do not obey our Lord’s commandments (under the New Covenant), in practice, they will not inherit eternal life with God unless they turn from their sins and they now follow Jesus Christ with their lives in holy living, in obedience to his commands, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in Jesus, and in the power of God. And this will include many who presently profess faith in Jesus Christ, too.

[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; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 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 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.


Repentant or Rebellious?
An Original Work / November 9, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love