What Now?

In "What Now?" Shawn McCraney explores life after biblical promises are fulfilled, emphasizing Yeshua's sacrifice, spiritual freedom, and eternal rewards through love.

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So, with everything being complete what is the point and purpose of sharing Yeshua and learning the Word of God for those who know Him?
OLD TESTAMENT PROMISES
NEW TESTAMENT PROMISES
FULFILLMENT OF ALL PROMISES – 70 AD
THEN WHAT?

The facts:
God is at peace with the world through the sacrifice of His only human Son.
Sin and all of its ugliness has been taken care of completely – past, present and future – for all human being to ever take breath.
The world now exists in a similar state (relative to God) to the state of the Garden of Eden. What this means is:
There is no sin (because of Yeshua)
God is a lover and a provider to all.
Every man is free to do what every Man chooses to do and be.
He has freedom of choice on how to spend his time on earth.
Because of Christ making way for the Spirit people can choose to live by the Spirit or to live by the flesh.
The rewards for a fleshly focus are here and now – they are of this world. All that is in this world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life – are not of the Father but are of this world.
Those who build upon this world and its currency must cash-in while here – fleshly wealth cannot be exchanged for spiritual wealth hereafter. Those who are rich here will in all probability be commensurately poor (in spiritual things) there.
Those who focus (sow) upon the things of the Spirit here will not reap much in this world for this chosen focus. The payoff is in the hereafter when all spiritual investments that are made here become qualified and have value there.
In this God is completely good, just, and fair – having wiped away our failures and sins but giving all men the right and ability to live as they wish.
In the end there remains no punishment for crimes and sins – that was taken care of by Yeshua. But there remains a personal reaping for everyone – with rewards bestowed here for those who sowed to their flesh and rewards bestowed there for those who sowed to the Spirit.
The grand and glorious purpose for sharing Yeshua with others is because in and through Him and His Spirit, in and through Him and His life lived, in and through Him and His resurrection, all who look to Him in faith are imputed with His righteousness, with His resurrection and with His love. In time His followers are able, abiding in Him, to produce fruits of love through themselves as branches.
Without Christ an individuals labors of love will be greatly hindered as Yeshua Himself said, “for without me, you can do nothing.”
The idea is that as those who look to Yeshua in faith they will be equipped by the Spirit to sow greater and greater works of love which, unlike what is sown to the flesh, are harvested in the heavens, where moth and rust does not corrupt.
For this reason believers, out of love for the welfare and well being of others share Yeshua. Not so they can be saved from sin and death – they already have been. But so they can one, know Him here, while in the flesh, and then having His spirit with them, begin to abide in Him so they can legitimately begin to produce fruits of love which will be harvested after this mortal life ends.

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Shawn McCraney
Shawn McCraney

In order of his nature, Shawn McCraney is an artist, a seeker of Truth and authentic expression, an iconoclast and a punk who maintains a large dose of suspicion for cultures, institutions, and consumerism and the marketing that surrounds it. He is an admitted Christian Anarchist who allows only Christ to serve as King in his life and rejects most of the demands that come from society, government, cultures and organized religion. He diligently seeks the Father in spirit and truth and everything he does is a reflection of these authentic heart-felt aims. In the last twenty years of his life he has become an independent student of the biblical narrative.

Shawn McCraney has dedicated his life to pursuing an authentic relationship with God and teaching others what he has learned along the way. His lifelong and prolific body of research can be found at this website, and is continually being built into navigable resources here at ShawnMcCraney.com. To find information on any of Shawn’s work, including and not limited to his teachings, shows, podcasts, books, and art, browse the pages below.

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