Thursday, October 10, 2019
Seek the Holy Spirit Never a Man
Denominations and one man pastor systems were never of God. They were concocted by man who lacked faith that the born again believers in their group would not be able to govern through the Holy Spirit.
Sort of like Israel when it was not content for God to be their ruler, they wanted a king like all the other nations. We see where that took them just as we see how the one man pastor system has taken the church, right into apostasy.
When we trust men more than the Holy Spirit everything moves into apostasy.
Too much power to one man brings pride, especially too much power in the hands of one who was elevated and praised by others for their education by the rules of men, has corrupted most pastors today.
Never trust in a leader, evaluate everything they say by the Word of God. If the pastor differs from the Word of God then the pastor is wrong not God.
Those who elevate pastors as special above other born again believers who also have the Holy Spirit they are idolizing a man above the Holy Spirit.
Acts 5:32. “And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
The Holy Spirit was given to every man, woman and child who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. NO person is any greater than another person.
Yes, it is true, there are idolaters in the gatherings today, they place man above God.
Sort of like Israel when it was not content for God to be their ruler, they wanted a king like all the other nations. We see where that took them just as we see how the one man pastor system has taken the church, right into apostasy.
When we trust men more than the Holy Spirit everything moves into apostasy.
Too much power to one man brings pride, especially too much power in the hands of one who was elevated and praised by others for their education by the rules of men, has corrupted most pastors today.
Never trust in a leader, evaluate everything they say by the Word of God. If the pastor differs from the Word of God then the pastor is wrong not God.
Those who elevate pastors as special above other born again believers who also have the Holy Spirit they are idolizing a man above the Holy Spirit.
Acts 5:32. “And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
The Holy Spirit was given to every man, woman and child who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. NO person is any greater than another person.
Yes, it is true, there are idolaters in the gatherings today, they place man above God.
The Spirit Trapped in Sinful Flesh
They might be referring to the fact that we are trapped in this sinful flesh that we have to fight against every day.
Romans 8:2-4…2 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.…
Galatians 5:19-25
19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."
This suggests to me that the born again believer does the battle against the flesh through resistance to it. While the non-believer does not battle the flesh, they simply give into that baser nature.
Perhaps we might say that the born again believer battles and wins through the power of the Holy Spirit and the non-believer does not battle and loses in everything by giving into what comes naturally.
We are not counted as sinners because our Spirit has been born again, we have been changed into a new creation. This is why we hate sin and battle the flesh. Those who do not hate sin and do not battle the flesh cannot be born again. Not that we are saved by battling but that because Christ changed us we do the battle.
Trudi Gretsinger Said the following:
Many Christians call themselves sinners......I totally understand that, but I ask.....why?.....
Have you not repented of your sins then?.....When you repent of your sins, you are forgiven and the slate is then clean....according to the Lord....
Oh, but you say....the Lord says....
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us......Yes, but......If we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.....So, that would make us righteous.....
Then the Lord says to you.... do not sin....But if anybody does sin, we have Jesus Christ who speaks to the Father in our defense.....
Revelation 14:12
Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
You see?.....The Lord calls us righteous and He also calls us saints.....
We cannot be a sinner and saint at the same time....
Does that make us perfect....No....there is only one perfect person, Jesus Christ.....But, we are to be like Jesus....and He says to us......sin no more!.....
Jesus would not have said "sin no more" if He knew we could not uphold this......We can uphold this, because.....
If you have Jesus Christ in your heart, mind, and soul, then you are holy, because He who is in you is Holy!
Never forget who and who's you are!......
Romans 8:2-4…2 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.…
Galatians 5:19-25
19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."
This suggests to me that the born again believer does the battle against the flesh through resistance to it. While the non-believer does not battle the flesh, they simply give into that baser nature.
Perhaps we might say that the born again believer battles and wins through the power of the Holy Spirit and the non-believer does not battle and loses in everything by giving into what comes naturally.
We are not counted as sinners because our Spirit has been born again, we have been changed into a new creation. This is why we hate sin and battle the flesh. Those who do not hate sin and do not battle the flesh cannot be born again. Not that we are saved by battling but that because Christ changed us we do the battle.
Trudi Gretsinger Said the following:
Many Christians call themselves sinners......I totally understand that, but I ask.....why?.....
Have you not repented of your sins then?.....When you repent of your sins, you are forgiven and the slate is then clean....according to the Lord....
Oh, but you say....the Lord says....
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us......Yes, but......If we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.....So, that would make us righteous.....
Then the Lord says to you.... do not sin....But if anybody does sin, we have Jesus Christ who speaks to the Father in our defense.....
Revelation 14:12
Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
You see?.....The Lord calls us righteous and He also calls us saints.....
We cannot be a sinner and saint at the same time....
Does that make us perfect....No....there is only one perfect person, Jesus Christ.....But, we are to be like Jesus....and He says to us......sin no more!.....
Jesus would not have said "sin no more" if He knew we could not uphold this......We can uphold this, because.....
If you have Jesus Christ in your heart, mind, and soul, then you are holy, because He who is in you is Holy!
Never forget who and who's you are!......
God's Mercy and Spiritual Boot Camp
God preferred mercy over justice when He sent His Son to die on the cruel cross.
If God had preferred justice He would have hung all of us on that cross. But because He desired mercy He gave His Son to pay the penalty that we all deserved to His Son.
We each deserved to hang on the cross for our own sins. We should have shed our blood to pay for our own sinfulness. But because God is a merciful God He knew that sinful man did not have the ability to pay for his own sin, so He sent His perfect sinless Son to pay the price for our sin.
How utterly ridiculous it is for anyone to mock and malign the Savior Who died for them.
Let it be clear that the age of mercy will end soon. There will be a day when God's mercy is for those who will trust Him, but there will not be mercy for those who reject His amazing gift of forgiveness. All He requires is that we believe on Him and the gift is ours. If anyone refuses this precious gift they will see the fires of hell at the end of their life on this earth.
It makes no sense that anyone would love this life so much, their sin so much that they would reject the gift of eternal life in paradise just to hang onto the evil their heart enjoys.
It reminds me of the child who is told they will get a special treat if they will clean their room. Not only would they get the treat but they would enjoy the pleasure of a clean room. But the child does not want to have to clean their room, they don't want to be told what to do by anyone. So they do not clean their room, they do not get the treat and they live in an ugly messy room and there is no joy for having accomplished anything.
God does not require us to clean our own room, He will do it for us, all we have to do is trust in Him. He does all the work in us when we have confessed our sinfulness and asked to be cleansed.
Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
1 John 1:9 "1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
When Christ saves us in response to our desire to be born again, He does all the work in us after that. Our life begins a new journey of training, correction, discipline and joy, greater than anything this life has to offer. We go into Spiritual boot camp, learning how to live.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
Romans 5:3-5 "…3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.…"
Warriors and athletes enter boot camps to be able to make themselves strong and powerful. When we become born again God enters us into Spiritual boot camp to strengthen us. The more we are strengthened the greater joy and peace we have. Christ gets the glory and we get the blessing of Him and an eternity in paradise with our Lord Who cares about us more than anyone on earth ever could.
So what is the reason for your stubbornness to resist Christ?
If God had preferred justice He would have hung all of us on that cross. But because He desired mercy He gave His Son to pay the penalty that we all deserved to His Son.
We each deserved to hang on the cross for our own sins. We should have shed our blood to pay for our own sinfulness. But because God is a merciful God He knew that sinful man did not have the ability to pay for his own sin, so He sent His perfect sinless Son to pay the price for our sin.
How utterly ridiculous it is for anyone to mock and malign the Savior Who died for them.
Let it be clear that the age of mercy will end soon. There will be a day when God's mercy is for those who will trust Him, but there will not be mercy for those who reject His amazing gift of forgiveness. All He requires is that we believe on Him and the gift is ours. If anyone refuses this precious gift they will see the fires of hell at the end of their life on this earth.
It makes no sense that anyone would love this life so much, their sin so much that they would reject the gift of eternal life in paradise just to hang onto the evil their heart enjoys.
It reminds me of the child who is told they will get a special treat if they will clean their room. Not only would they get the treat but they would enjoy the pleasure of a clean room. But the child does not want to have to clean their room, they don't want to be told what to do by anyone. So they do not clean their room, they do not get the treat and they live in an ugly messy room and there is no joy for having accomplished anything.
God does not require us to clean our own room, He will do it for us, all we have to do is trust in Him. He does all the work in us when we have confessed our sinfulness and asked to be cleansed.
Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
1 John 1:9 "1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
When Christ saves us in response to our desire to be born again, He does all the work in us after that. Our life begins a new journey of training, correction, discipline and joy, greater than anything this life has to offer. We go into Spiritual boot camp, learning how to live.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
Romans 5:3-5 "…3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.…"
Warriors and athletes enter boot camps to be able to make themselves strong and powerful. When we become born again God enters us into Spiritual boot camp to strengthen us. The more we are strengthened the greater joy and peace we have. Christ gets the glory and we get the blessing of Him and an eternity in paradise with our Lord Who cares about us more than anyone on earth ever could.
So what is the reason for your stubbornness to resist Christ?
Beware of the "Speakers"
Beware of those who think we are able to speak things into existence the same way God did when He created the world.
There are those who say we are little gods with the ability to "name something and claim it" merely because we speak it, the thing will happen.
1 Timothy 4:1
"4 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will [a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,"
When we desire an outcome over something we are to pray that God would do a miracle, He will get the glory whether or not the prayers is answered the way we desire. His will for us is very different from our will often.
Our mindset ought to be that we discover His will rather than demanding ours from Him.
James 4:2-4 "…2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. 4 You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.…"
Be careful to consult God and His Word for your answers, rather than those who would tickle the ear to please and appease you.
Proverbs 29:5
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Proverbs 26:24-28
"Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin."
One of the favored ways of the devil is to flatter and schmooze those he wishes to disarm. Never accept flattery, look beyond it to the possible motive.
Job 32:21-22
"I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away."
There are those who say we are little gods with the ability to "name something and claim it" merely because we speak it, the thing will happen.
1 Timothy 4:1
"4 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will [a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,"
When we desire an outcome over something we are to pray that God would do a miracle, He will get the glory whether or not the prayers is answered the way we desire. His will for us is very different from our will often.
Our mindset ought to be that we discover His will rather than demanding ours from Him.
James 4:2-4 "…2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. 4 You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.…"
Be careful to consult God and His Word for your answers, rather than those who would tickle the ear to please and appease you.
Proverbs 29:5
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Proverbs 26:24-28
"Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin."
One of the favored ways of the devil is to flatter and schmooze those he wishes to disarm. Never accept flattery, look beyond it to the possible motive.
Job 32:21-22
"I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away."
Last Days Deceptions
Only God can speak something into existence and only God could supernaturally and spiritually impregnate a woman. No human can speak anything into existence and no devil can impregnate a woman.
Stop listening to the false theologians today who are perverting the miracles of God by assigning them to humans or devils.
Psalm 33:6
"…5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion. 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. 7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses."
Luke 1:35 "35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
Stop listening to the false theologians today who are perverting the miracles of God by assigning them to humans or devils.
Psalm 33:6
"…5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion. 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. 7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses."
Luke 1:35 "35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
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