Matthew 6:24 "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
IF someone is of "Calvin" or "Armenius", then they are not of Christ. If we have trusted Christ, then He is our lead, not a man, no matter how good we think that man is, we have a false god if we adhere to his teachings over that of Christ's.
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
"10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of Apollos,” and “I of Cephas,” and “I of Christ.” 13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized in my name. 16 Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void"
Everyone who is a good teacher must be evaluated in terms of Scripture, if they are wrong in what they say then we must expose it. Fame and popularity should never be a measure of a man's doctrine.
Follow Christ alone, read His Word for yourself and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you.
1 John 2:27
"As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him."
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
He Even Prays On Our Behalf
Romans 8:26 "In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;"
I am so thankful that the Lord knows better than I what should be prayed! He even prays on our behalf.
I am so thankful that the Lord knows better than I what should be prayed! He even prays on our behalf.
High Mindedness Only Frightens Humble People Away
There are those that attempt to become so
"theologically deep", that they have bought into high mindedness that
makes no sense to most people listening. I believe this is an attempt to appear
superior to others.
When we argue about what is a work and what is not a work,
how many angels can dance on the head of a pin and other meaningless
discussions that only tend to drive people further from Christ, we are entering
into arrogance for only one purpose and that is to elevate self.
We do not help others come to Christ through "high
mindedness", we help by simplicity, the simple Gospel message as given to
us in the Word, it's not hard even a child can understand when their heart is
open.
Christ is responsible for the results of our speech, we are
to simply obey Him and leave all the results to Him.
Christ is the Only Way
When we disobey the Lord as a nation, we can expect the principles of God to begin to be implemented.
This passage in Jeremiah was written to Israel, but God's principles are still active in all countries.
Jeremiah 25:10-11
"Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years."
When we have refused to listen to the voice of God through His Word, the Scriptures, turning to our own ways, following after our own wicked desires then God will no longer speak, He will not help us in time of trouble.
Isaiah 1:15
"So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood."
Left to ourselves, we nurture and celebrate the desires of our own wicked hearts.
Jeremiah 17:9
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Left to our own desires we will have temporary happiness with each new adventure, but we will not have contentment, with the everyday things of life. Our hearts become reckless, clamoring after pleasure without restraint, but void of joy and peace.
As pleasure seekers we must heap up thrills, each one more outrageous than the last to keep the sense of happiness flowing. Sadly this is true of too many believers. They want thrills in their daily lives as well as thrills even in their worship. Nothing is about God anymore, but about what is sensational, leading us to a new and enormous emotional high.
Jeremiah 25:31-32
" 31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.
32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth"
If anyone thinks the United States is going to escape the wrath of God, think again. He has turned us over to divorce and remarriage, to murders continually, abortion, same sex marriage, dishonor and disrespect for parents, narcissism, lack of manners, lack of integrity and a dishonor and disrespect for God.
Believers have concocted a god who winks at sin, while we indulge in it. This is not the God of the Bible. The God of the Bible, the One True God, does not wink at sin, nor does He allow it into His presence.
The only way that we can come into the presence of God is to become born again, washed in the blood of the only Righteous One, Christ Jesus. If we are not born again, do not have Christ living in us, we will not see God and He will not hear our prayers, save one.
The only prayer of the unsaved that God will hear is the one confessing their sin, wanting to be changed into a new creation by Christ, ready and willing to walk with Him through the help of the Holy Spirit.
This is the only answer for the unsaved wicked world. Teaching them to obey God's commandments will not save them, that will only bring them "religion" that has no value at all for salvation. A man can live a very clean life, but without Christ he will go to hell.
Isaiah 64:6 "For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away."
When we realize we are helpless, and dirty, then we can come to Christ for cleansing. No one will be able to come to Christ any other way than through total brokenness. If you were never broken and ashamed of yourself, then you never became born again.
May the Lord sink these principles deeply into the minds of those who have not yet let go of their own will, to submit to Christ.
This passage in Jeremiah was written to Israel, but God's principles are still active in all countries.
Jeremiah 25:10-11
"Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years."
When we have refused to listen to the voice of God through His Word, the Scriptures, turning to our own ways, following after our own wicked desires then God will no longer speak, He will not help us in time of trouble.
Isaiah 1:15
"So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood."
Left to ourselves, we nurture and celebrate the desires of our own wicked hearts.
Jeremiah 17:9
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Left to our own desires we will have temporary happiness with each new adventure, but we will not have contentment, with the everyday things of life. Our hearts become reckless, clamoring after pleasure without restraint, but void of joy and peace.
As pleasure seekers we must heap up thrills, each one more outrageous than the last to keep the sense of happiness flowing. Sadly this is true of too many believers. They want thrills in their daily lives as well as thrills even in their worship. Nothing is about God anymore, but about what is sensational, leading us to a new and enormous emotional high.
Jeremiah 25:31-32
" 31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.
32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth"
If anyone thinks the United States is going to escape the wrath of God, think again. He has turned us over to divorce and remarriage, to murders continually, abortion, same sex marriage, dishonor and disrespect for parents, narcissism, lack of manners, lack of integrity and a dishonor and disrespect for God.
Believers have concocted a god who winks at sin, while we indulge in it. This is not the God of the Bible. The God of the Bible, the One True God, does not wink at sin, nor does He allow it into His presence.
The only way that we can come into the presence of God is to become born again, washed in the blood of the only Righteous One, Christ Jesus. If we are not born again, do not have Christ living in us, we will not see God and He will not hear our prayers, save one.
The only prayer of the unsaved that God will hear is the one confessing their sin, wanting to be changed into a new creation by Christ, ready and willing to walk with Him through the help of the Holy Spirit.
This is the only answer for the unsaved wicked world. Teaching them to obey God's commandments will not save them, that will only bring them "religion" that has no value at all for salvation. A man can live a very clean life, but without Christ he will go to hell.
Isaiah 64:6 "For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away."
When we realize we are helpless, and dirty, then we can come to Christ for cleansing. No one will be able to come to Christ any other way than through total brokenness. If you were never broken and ashamed of yourself, then you never became born again.
May the Lord sink these principles deeply into the minds of those who have not yet let go of their own will, to submit to Christ.
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