It is exasperating for the narrow way child of God to see things going completely wrong in that which names the Name of the Lord. This man is a good example of the whole debacle called ‘church’
While it is “not so Godly” to pump up one’s flesh; I do see some significant truths, as written under the Rolling Stone Bridges to Babylon album produced in 1997.
From Wikipedia, “Saint of Me” is a single by The Rolling Stones from their 1997 album Bridges to Babylon. Mick Jagger sings about various people in history who had converted to Christianity, notably St. Paul and St. Augustine. Jagger then states that they will never make a saint out of him.
Mick Jagger, in his lyrics of “Saint of Me” sings out; you will never make a Saint of Me; and is more accurate in the understanding of his theology; than in that which Claims Christ’s name today. This is known to many as the Babylonian Church system, or as systematic theologies, by the formally educated.
Mick Jagger, in my opinion is singing about something which Bible academics often miss: in that salvation is given by God, by whom “HE” decided to bring to Christ: in the power and the strength of the Gospel by grace alone! Whereas with the natural or carnal man, tries to take control of God’s work; by trying to “teach people into Christ”, in the flesh, by using the scriptures, instead of being led of the Lord by His Holy Spirit alone. Realize, however, that such people are blind to the truths of God, so it will do absolutely no good in arguing doctrine with them, “or by posting articles like this on the net” to try and force them to see; by means of natural understanding.
This methodology has never worked, and never will; yet you cannot point this out to someone who is not born again or sanctified… 1 John 6-13 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him…
Yet someone who remains in Christ by the Holy Spirit; cannot point this out to someone who is of the “Babylonian Church Spirit” which is drunk on the blood of the “actual Saints” : Revelations Chapter 17 & 18, who will hate you for exposing them, which are found to be of a “different spirit” ; the false brethren, Antichrists, enemies of the cross, as opposed to all those of us, who are actually of the Lord’s in Spirit and in Truth, and have a love for Him, that we might be ultimately Saved out of sin, and found with Him on the day of judgment.
Always remember, that the scriptures are ONLY speaking to the actual Ecclesia or Disciple; and not the broad roader, or nominal (in name only) Christian; no matter how well-educated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cjLxA_KGAM
Saint Paul the persecutor
Was a cruel and sinful man
Jesus hit him with a blinding light
And then his life began
I said yeah
I said yeah
Augustin knew temptation
He loved women, wine and song
And all the special pleasures
Of doing something wrong
I said yeah
I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
And could you stand the torture
And could you stand the pain
Could you put your faith in Jesus
When you’re burning in the flames
And I do believe in miracles
And I want to save my soul
And I know that I’m a sinner
I’m gonna die here in the cold
I said yes, I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye
John the Baptist was a martyr
But he stirred up Herod’s hate
And Salome got her wish
To have him served up on a plate
I said yes
I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye
I thought I saw an angel cry
You’ll never make a saint of me
You’ll never make a saint of me
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I have recently crossed swords with a “Bible educated” (seminarian) type, who by spirit, I knew; was not the Lord’s; but rather he was only religious by nature.
Many, many, actual brothers and sisters of the Lord today, are deceived by such people. This is the “inherent danger” which was started when teaching the natural man, the scriptures, which I guess really “kicked off” about 50 AD..? When the Apostle John wrote his letter about many Antichrists’ which were already in the world; and today are wall to wall!
You see, I am guilty sometimes of that Jesus said, never to do: which is in, casting my “spiritual pearls” before swine! This action has never, ever, produced a good reaction, in the least. Yet we all must not only learn to discern ” by what spirit” is someone of; but take it one step further, in trusting our “intuition” – which is spiritual by nature, and not carnal or natural.
Satan continually attempts to stumble, and destroy the actual “sheep” of the Lord, which are elected as a part of His fold. As he (Satan) knows full well how tender hearted the “actual” believer is; in being able to hear our Lord. Whereas, on the other hand, a “goat” (who are Satan’s people) he will scarcely ever bothers with, in his attacks. What would be the point, as they already belong to him..?
I was instructed in Bible doctrines (very personally) for six years, while I served in street ministry. The man who instructed me had a Doctorate in Divinity, Theology, and Psychology. He had spent 22 years in seminary; but more importantly, he was the one God instrumentally used, to start me on my path of learning to walk in the Holy Spirit (who is Christ in us); and about the spiritual world, and the causes and effects all around us, the natural man CANNOT see.
Even by knowing such a “gifted man spiritually”; who had more than just the bog standard gifts of the spirit, (which are found easily in the scriptures), it was quite an undertaking which my Lord undertook; to make manifest “His spiritual workings”, to my natural understanding. It took me decades to “grow into” Christ enough, till I was able to put such experiences to use.
I had started to notice that even the great Rev. Dr. Gross; who had years on me spiritually speaking, and instructed me in the basics of spiritual discernment, would often default to his natural understanding of sociology, when attempting to counsel me on why it was that others around me, would often marginalize me within the “so-called” body of Christ. He would say such thing as it was because of my apparent lack of formal speech, a formal education, I was an embarrassment in social circles, and so forth.
However, as much as a lot of this was true, it was not the root cause of the issue: but rather it was “Christ in me” the hope of glory, which is actually being rejected by the people of the world!
I don’t fault the brother, for what he could see as evident; yet this is why we cannot look unto men, (the arm of flesh) for our direction spiritually; but rather unto our Lord directly.
This is a very hard lesson to learn, especially within “western cultures” where everything is calculated, filed and measured using the mind. Yet, a believer is to have the “mind of Christ”; which is supernatural, or spiritual by its very presence.
Now then, an actual disciple of the Lord; needs to have fellowship, with actual “fellows’ in Christ, and not just merely Bible academics, which destroy ones faith by using the letter: like the scribes and Pharisees of old.. False brethren, “creeping in” are all too common within systematic theologies or “chuuurrrch” especially today. This great age of delusion, or falling away, and with the apostasies of Babylon; have produced false brethren, which are as thick as flies, on a rotten tomato!
We must be led by the spirit of God; the Lord spoke to me this morning.
Whereas the seminary trained “pig” wanted me to show him a Bible verse, in “proving to him” that the Bible was simply confirmatory; (2nd dairy) to actually walking with our Lord, in spirit and in truth “first”.
Romans 8:14-17 (ESV)
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
This is the difference between an actual child of God, and someone who just claims his name today. One is spiritual, the other natural; one is blind, and one can see; one is deaf, the other can hear; and one is dumb, but the other can speak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5bHwMN1yJE
How dare we follow the herd?
Well spoken brother, it won’t be any 700 years this time around! The feet of Iron and Clay will soon be crushed, let us be ready!
+Lightship for Christ It looks like it is imminent to me…..
Proverbs 31:3 KJV
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Young’s Literal Translation
Have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? Be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites.
The EROS type of love in the Greek: is used in the contexts as; Christ gives of himself to his bride. This wording represents the deeply personal union, which Christ has with His “Actual Ecclesia alone”.
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“CHURCH KILLS”
The Lord God of Israel cares about his people; which he has foreknown, and grafted into himself, by ‘Jesus Christ’ on the cross; before the foundations of the earth.
The great “I AM” works his entire will on earth towards His ends, and His people; who are SPIRITUAL Israel. (*In those that have been given a heart towards Him.)
To put it crudely (contrary to popular beliefs); He doesn’t give a hang, about the wicked! He uses all circumstances, towards His sovereign will, and ends alone.
If he decides to grace someone “with” worldly status, riches, power, even life itself; that is really all up to him. The problems occur when men want to “play God” in independence of his leading. It is they, who want to decide who is graced, and who is not.
Even Bible based Evangelism (Apologetics) for and about the Lord, towards the world; is but man’s attempt to try and “convert” the world (wicked) towards salvation – (as if that were possible).
Vulcan Mind Meld
As man has not the power to do a “Vulcan mind meld” and give what they have been graced by – into another; despite a library of knowledge, concerning doctrines, or proper theology, or even by having a silver tong, in attempting to convert lives unto the Lord.
The LOST; will indeed come to the Lord Jesus Christ at some point; as He (the Father) has engineered it. Anyone who walks, independent of the spiritual life, which they have received by the grace of God alone in salvation; must continue with a heart towards the Lord, or risk being cut off and burnt. This is not a matter of making mistakes, or having glitches in the flesh, but is rather a matter, in having a heart which is continually repentant and in renewal (known as sanctification); not doing legalisms and ceremonies towards our Lord, in hopes of being found acceptable. The Lord wants obedience, not sacrifice – who is Christ alone! Period: end of story, as we say here in the U.S.
Yet it is Satan, who tries to counterfeit this truth of God, in his “love for the world” and his people; “the wicked”. This is a two-pronged attack, in that he is able to subvert the truth of God to the world; and to try and cause the Lord’s actual Ecclesia to stumble by moving independent of God, in Christ.
Who are you; oh man, to ask the Lord God to prove himself to you?
It is written in Romans 1: 20 > For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: …
All men know there is a God, yet they deny him in their lives, as they actually hate Him at their core, and do not wish to be constrained. So the wicked are all without excuse: as is an atheist or agnostic as they are still the same animal to God. The wicked and the one who is of an “apostate spirit” (broad roader) – the ones who started with Christ, but became diverted: will all end up in the lake of fire together. So, we who know Him, and have been graced with the “gift of salvation from sin”; must push into the Kingdom of God, (that is within us, Jesus taught) or take the “chance” of being cut off and burnt, with the bulk of humanity.
Even Christ himself was tempted to act independently of God the Father; remember when Satan told Christ in, Matthew 4: 6 > saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'” 7 > Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
If the Enemy can get a disciple to “focus” on the world, instead of our Father who art in heaven; he can effectively kill our spiritual life in Christ. This is our choice to make – will we follow our Lord or not?
Most will never even have the chance to walk in the Lord, so don’t throw your chance away for another Gospel.
Push in and be sanctified with Christ daily, run the good race and finish. Fight the good fight, and having started with Christ, don’t allow oneself to become a cast away for the cares of this world!
“Vessels of Light for Christ” We are the sons of God, IF we move in the spirit of God. Christ in us is the Light of the world; not a look-alike. We who have been born again, must remain in Him; and not compromise with the truth, who is Christ in us, the “hope” of Glory.
Degradation or Evolution of Humanity; are the two world viewpoints.
My explanation of the decline of the world, and the new dark ages we are in.
This is just an overview, in how the people of the world think today; and why they are at odds with the past cultural divisions, and peoples. Specifically, when sighting the United States, and Europe.
WARNING: Most of humanity has no spiritual enlightenment, and their element is spiritual darkness, as they have not been given light to see. We who walk in the light, have not the power to make the blind see.
Be aware brethren, we simply hand over the world, and its people to our Lord in prayer. If you do not – this has the spiritual potential, to destroy our communion with the Lord.
The Lord God of Israel, is still in command and control of the earth, and has not been dethroned. He is going to burn it all by fire shortly; and we will only be held to account, in what we were directed to do as His disciple, and nothing more…
Mathew 7:6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
This is a description of those in darkness; they hate light in their hearts which are filled with wickedness, so they turn and attack the child of God, who has shared spiritual light/truth.
Do you think this passage is addressing only the outwardly wicked? Think again, the worst enemies are those who adorn themselves in white raiment, (as to be seen as) fit for the Bridegroom, but are inwardly ravenous wolves with vermin, stalking the weakest sheep!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTsgTb-6B1k
Todd Starnes slams president for remarks at National Prayer Breakfast
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
“Don’t go off the rails, in your natural understanding…”
Independence from Christ alone is the issue; not the type of idolatry which is practiced…
Mark 13:21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
Mark 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Mark 13:23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
Proverbs 9:8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
We hear allot today about God being love, yet he is also without sin, in perfect righteousness. No one comes to the Father without being found in Christ, the only mediator between God and man. The “love of God” (Agape in the Greek) was the action of sending Jesus Christ to die on a cross for the sake of all those who would believe on him.
The (natural) law has NOT been done away with, but made complete in the Lord Jesus Christ, because of the love of God in providing a redeemer, to those who are would be follow of him, in spirit and in truth, that they might be saved ultimately, having started with him.
The only thing acceptable to God the Father is to be crucified (put to death) in Christ: of the old man, known as sanctification unto new life. An actual follower of Christ in spirit and in truth, can and will identify (Biblical) truth, and will be corrected by it. Whereas, someone who is in rebellion against God; will not. This is the fruit, in which the Bible speaks about, and not legalisms.
The Lord-God is the owner of heaven and earth; the architect of everything and every event within the creation. He is the one who decides in how, whom, and what he will do his work; and the extent of his grace for his purposes alone.
Liberation theology, or any other social gospel, is simply “null and void” to the Lord, as he will bless whom he chooses, when he chooses – or not. It is crucial for men , to realize just who God is, (their owner) and to follow him alone, rather than to dictate policy towards him, by religion or demand! (May his will be done, on earth as it is in heaven).
The ordinances of God cannot be compromised or soiled, just to make the sinner “feel better” about their deprivation, and rebellion (independence) against God. God’s ordinances such as the creation order, (men, women and children) has not been done away with, just because of a flip of the calendar, nor by social engineering, nor by the “attempted normalization” of those laws changed by legislation. An example of this is a women or child, in a position of authority over men: (especially spiritually) within specific gifting’s or positions.
The “equality” of women to men, and then going about celebrating the differences of “pagan cultures and peoples” , (as in Babylon) are satanic, and an abomination to God, and his order. Western Governments today have placed themselves above God; and the people they are supposed to serve, in an attempt to “meld everything and everyone together” (globally) in social unity.
(Isaiah 3:4) “I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.” (Isaiah 3: 12) As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. (Isaiah 9:12) The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
This is akin to what occurred in the Tower of Babel in the story of Genesis; along with the rebuilding of Babylon in the book of Revelation.
Division is God’s way with man.
Romans 9:13-26
| 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. |
| 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. |
| 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. |
| 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. |
| 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. |
| 9:18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. |
| 9:19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? |
| 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? |
| 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? |
| 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: |
| 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, |
| 9:24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? |
| 9:25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. |
| 9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. |
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The wickedness of the godless church people is breathtaking, and Vicky Beeching, campaigner for dirt, typifies this.
Don’t be surprised; “Racism” is predicted; as is Kingdom rising against Kingdom … All occurring before the Rapture, and Final Apocalypse…
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“Jesus answered and said to them . . .
‘And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars.
See that you are not troubled;
for all these things must come to pass,
but the end is not yet.
For nation (ethnic group) will rise against nation (ethnic group),
and kingdom (country) against kingdom (country) . . .
All these are the beginning of sorrows ____________________________________________________
(Beginning of sorrows) – Actual translation is “birth pangs”… (they will grow closer and closer together)
(Note: The original Greek word translated “nation” was “ethnos,” from which we get our word “ethnic.”)
Have you ever gotten around a person who will get extremely hot under the collar, because you have said, that ” the Bible is NOT the word of God? “
The reason for this is normally because; you have just challenged their salvation, their fire insurance, their ticket to heaven, as they see it.
The Bible is only written to God’s people, not the wicked. It’s a book for reproof and correction to those who actually know him. It is “an owners manual of sorts” to a car you drive; and not for those who have never had a car! As it is the Spirit which makes Alive; as the Letter of the Law Killeth!
This is the same type of “religious spirit”; that Jesus and his Apostles, were all persecuted by, within the religious leaders of their day.
Most churchmen think it was just because the Jews would not accept Jesus, (which is only partially correct) – but the bigger reason is that, their sinful self righteousness, prevented them from seeing the truth.
This still occurs today, even by those who “claim his name”.
The modern day scholars, and scribes called – enemies of the cross, having the spirit of Antichrist!
Matthew 25:1-13 (KJV)
25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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The media speaks a shocking amount of politics, as it is politely called, when it comes to dealing with the sand dune savages.
The truth is not in a politician, only a manipulation of the truth!
I believe the Lord God, is tiring of his Holy Name being drug in the dirt. Of course, these are not really God’s people, as they do not hear him, or move in him, in any way shape or form. Rather Apostasy has taken root, like in many a congregation of today. Political expedience, and a flip of the calendar, trumps the Lord’s ordinances, by a once God honoring organization; which has not been doing right since about the 1970’s when secularism started creeping in.
I can barely remember the time when the Episcopal Church, at least made an attempt to honor God and his ordinances; within their institutionalized systematic theologies, and practices, but then secularism, social science, politics, and humanistic psychology, overtook the organization during the cultural revolution of the 1960-1970’s.
It was then men, who were devoid of the Holy Spirit’s leading’s, who decided just how, and what they would, “and would not do” in being “followers of Christ”. The Book of Common Prayer, for instance, was updated from the 1600’s model to the 1928 version, and so forth.
I could pick on many a Church gone bad; not just the Episcopalians, yet since I was once a part of them; and have some knowledge of the “Catholic Lites – protestant reformation types”, who have “backslidden” to use that term loosely. This congregation is a prime example, of Satan entering into the institution called the Church. Which I now believe it is impossible to remain in (Babylonian Church Systems) of any type, and still follow Christ, in Spirit and in Truth as corruption, or as the Bible puts it defilements, have taken place.
The mother of Harlots, which is a whore, and not the bride of Christ, practicing evil abominations, and is drunk on the blood of the saints… Revelation 17:5-6 – 5) and upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. … Revelation 18:04 – And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
I have discovered in my personal walk with my Lord, whom you can only know, and follow him in the “Spirit of Truth” who is Jesus Christ, made manifest to those he has called and chosen. Knowing the Lord God is simply by His grace, to those which he has chosen to do a work in. All the proper doctrines, theology, and so forth, will not make a child of God.
It is by having a love for the truth, (Jesus Christ) that we “might” be saved! That’s right: being saved is NOT a Sign up for Jesus, say the right words, and try to emulate him in our lifestyles – which was so often taught in the Christian informed communities of the past, nor is it a modification of those doctrines today! Even the five points of Calvinism, although academically “nearly correct”; fall way short of actually entering into the spiritual relationship, that the “good ground” must be, to be found “in Christ” on the day of reckoning.
Today is the day of Salvation, the scripture teaches: and to expound on this short text, its message means you must be found “in Christ NOW”, as you live and breathe, if you ever hope to be with him, when your body packs up! As spiritual life in Christ is now – and is indeed spiritual, and not a learned up intellectual understanding, which even the Devil knows.
Yes indeed, the entire Bible agrees; yet you cannot “come to an understanding of the truths of God, by natural means”. 1 Cor 2:14 – But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Hence, the most important thing a Christian Fellowship can do, is to discern who is, and who are not the Lord’s people!!! 1 John 4 – Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world…. As a result, the spirit of error enters in, delusion, apostasy, false understandings, with the spirit of anti-Christ, and overall enemies of the cross.
A fellowship of actual believers is no place to be doing an evangelistic meeting – in the midst of the wicked; or even the lost, for that matter.
This is because it is too dangerous in risking the spiritual health of the brethren, by introducing children of the devil, (no matter how nice) into the body. Yet the foremost task of keeping out the religious spirit of anti-Christ emphatically is monumental. This requires strong men of God as Elders, who have the maturity of the Spirit, to recognize someone of a wrong spirit.
Being we live in a western culture – which measures, calculates, and stores everything in an intellectual filing system, containing proper Bible doctrines and dogmas; it is an enormous task to try to discover those who walk in the knowledge of truth; versus those who may have been taught to “sound like they do”… As we said in the Army: are you tracking me?
The bottom line is not how well were you taught the scriptures, but rather how well do you walk in them – if at all?
I could go on and on, but it is useless to try to teach people into salvation, or “how to be the Lords” by reason, as it is a work which God alone does by His Spirit, and human beings have no business interfering with the workings of God. Or by trying to be “God and Savior” themselves! Also, I risk having my words used against me by the enemy – or worse; becoming an anti-Christ myself! I have experienced Satan using my words verbatim against me; in mocking the Lord within me.
It is a very strange thing to fall into the hands of the living Lord, and you soon meet the enemy head on, in ways which you could never have imagined.
Published on Dec 14, 2014
Pastor sees the truth about Dec 25th, not being Christ’s Birth. – What should we do and how should we use this opportunity to help spread the Great commission…?
There is one thing we can do to make people take notice.
Thank you for putting into words the “spiritual things” which I have been experiencing with Religious folks. Those who lean to their natural understanding of the Bible; rather than take the narrow road, and only yield to Christ with their flesh – so that they might be crucified in him; and experiencing the things which only a son or daughter of God can have!
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