what you raise is fair indeed. It should further be understood well, that the only living God’s will shall be done as He chooses. Your calling seems well founded and you are where you should be at this time.
When the gathering one attends is being lead astray the watchmen or the ‘good’ shepherd as in 1 Samuel 17:35 “35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.“
- he does not flea as most claiming to be sensible would likely have done. may.
For personally i have walked away from a number of battles that in hind sight i was in place to fight the ‘good fight’ yet choose to run for the cost seemed to high.
Attending now where in lack of understanding/knowledge/wilfulness ( ignorance) in our Lord’s word, any word will do for His work for He is almighty, which is a heavy sadness. I am unashamedly for God’s word as provided by Him in His Holy Bible, named now the King James.
A friend has asked me on this, as he is aware I in single mindedness only use the Holy Bible, King James; (i do not use the term version for that is another subtle distraction easily implying any version would do.) My reply being the Good Lord placed me here and now, what will be done; more what will i do: for there is a need to be counted, and in determination, kindness, in prayer continue remaining in the battle to win, only as our Lord, the Prince of Peace wills.
“2 Timothy 3: 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.“
I believe firmly this ‘big’ battle (good works) with many lacking in knowledge are choosing man’s knowledge over sound doctrine, and what is the actual true word of God, will be won in faith in our Lord. It is a long ‘run’ to to only partially completed
Blessings in our blessed Lord, may all His remain in His grace, which has so dearly paid for our eternal saving
You could picture it that the gospel is the seed of the word of God, and the what you do with the gospel is the kind of fruit you bear. Make no mistake that what you believe will translate into what you do with the word of God.
There is no such thing as "simply believing." That is a lie from the pit of hell based on the false doctrine of decisionism. The main thing is what you do with the word of God that you have received that earns his testimony of you at the end of your life.
Religions & their scriptures have been corrupted by the cabal throughout history, rewritten continuously, just as they do now with their other forms of media.
Religion in its many forms is a construct of man.
Spirituality is a construct of Source/God.
To be spiritually awakened we do not need a church building or holy books to be with God.
We do not have to argue over which god or version of text we need to believe in.
We can be anywhere, in any situation, day or night (even within this false matrix) & sense his love, energy, presence & guidance.
This shows your ignorance of the scriptures. The oldest manuscripts some of which are thousands of years old match the new with 99.9% accuracy. The differences are predominantly spelling differences.
Provided the scriptures have not been manipulated. I trust in god, not another mans interpretation or manipulation of his word. Not necessarily ignorance but a lack of trust in interpretation.
Those same forces of darkness that control the media in our lifetime with their corruption & false information in all matters. How do you know that the oldest copies were not manipulated? Why are there so many conflicting religions? They divide man with religion as with politics, race, gender etc so as to draw attention away from their activities - they continue to divide & conquer.
The most important thing is that I am one with God as I hope that you are too..
Since even authentic Christian believers are not yet 100% righteous, we continue to sin. Therefore, repentance is an ongoing process.
And,do you really think that all the people attending church today are authentic Christians?. I've known many who think they are, but they don't pass the fruit inspection test.
Absolutely, "honesty and not perfection." An "honest and good heart" (Luke 8:15) is the prerequisite to be born again. If the pastor cannot be honest with his fellowmen, he cannot be honest with the word of God. He cannot be trusted with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. If he must reprove, it must come from the word of God, and the word of God alone, and let the Spirit of truth speaks through the word of truth. Thank you for sharing your experience. The LORD bless thee and thine house.
Thanks for this, great way to start the day. Really enjoyed reading.
Thanks Max, my dear brother in Christ;
what you raise is fair indeed. It should further be understood well, that the only living God’s will shall be done as He chooses. Your calling seems well founded and you are where you should be at this time.
When the gathering one attends is being lead astray the watchmen or the ‘good’ shepherd as in 1 Samuel 17:35 “35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.“
- he does not flea as most claiming to be sensible would likely have done. may.
For personally i have walked away from a number of battles that in hind sight i was in place to fight the ‘good fight’ yet choose to run for the cost seemed to high.
Attending now where in lack of understanding/knowledge/wilfulness ( ignorance) in our Lord’s word, any word will do for His work for He is almighty, which is a heavy sadness. I am unashamedly for God’s word as provided by Him in His Holy Bible, named now the King James.
A friend has asked me on this, as he is aware I in single mindedness only use the Holy Bible, King James; (i do not use the term version for that is another subtle distraction easily implying any version would do.) My reply being the Good Lord placed me here and now, what will be done; more what will i do: for there is a need to be counted, and in determination, kindness, in prayer continue remaining in the battle to win, only as our Lord, the Prince of Peace wills.
“2 Timothy 3: 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.“
I believe firmly this ‘big’ battle (good works) with many lacking in knowledge are choosing man’s knowledge over sound doctrine, and what is the actual true word of God, will be won in faith in our Lord. It is a long ‘run’ to to only partially completed
Blessings in our blessed Lord, may all His remain in His grace, which has so dearly paid for our eternal saving
Brother Max. I may have missed it, but what is your criteria then for being saved? Must you bear fruit or is it simply believing?
Hi Salt,
You could picture it that the gospel is the seed of the word of God, and the what you do with the gospel is the kind of fruit you bear. Make no mistake that what you believe will translate into what you do with the word of God.
There is no such thing as "simply believing." That is a lie from the pit of hell based on the false doctrine of decisionism. The main thing is what you do with the word of God that you have received that earns his testimony of you at the end of your life.
Testimony before God
https://willyealsogoaway.substack.com/p/testimony-before-god
At the end of the day, it is how God sees you, rather than how you see God.
Religions & their scriptures have been corrupted by the cabal throughout history, rewritten continuously, just as they do now with their other forms of media.
Religion in its many forms is a construct of man.
Spirituality is a construct of Source/God.
To be spiritually awakened we do not need a church building or holy books to be with God.
We do not have to argue over which god or version of text we need to believe in.
We can be anywhere, in any situation, day or night (even within this false matrix) & sense his love, energy, presence & guidance.
We just know.
This shows your ignorance of the scriptures. The oldest manuscripts some of which are thousands of years old match the new with 99.9% accuracy. The differences are predominantly spelling differences.
Provided the scriptures have not been manipulated. I trust in god, not another mans interpretation or manipulation of his word. Not necessarily ignorance but a lack of trust in interpretation.
Manipulated? When? By who? The oldest copies are nearly identical to ours. How does this demonstrate continuous manipulation?
Those same forces of darkness that control the media in our lifetime with their corruption & false information in all matters. How do you know that the oldest copies were not manipulated? Why are there so many conflicting religions? They divide man with religion as with politics, race, gender etc so as to draw attention away from their activities - they continue to divide & conquer.
The most important thing is that I am one with God as I hope that you are too..
Manipulated? When? By who?
You took an OT story of repentance and applied it to the NT church. The only problem is that the church is for believers who have ALREADY repented.
Since even authentic Christian believers are not yet 100% righteous, we continue to sin. Therefore, repentance is an ongoing process.
And,do you really think that all the people attending church today are authentic Christians?. I've known many who think they are, but they don't pass the fruit inspection test.
You continue to intentionally violate God’s will?
Absolutely, "honesty and not perfection." An "honest and good heart" (Luke 8:15) is the prerequisite to be born again. If the pastor cannot be honest with his fellowmen, he cannot be honest with the word of God. He cannot be trusted with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. If he must reprove, it must come from the word of God, and the word of God alone, and let the Spirit of truth speaks through the word of truth. Thank you for sharing your experience. The LORD bless thee and thine house.