Monday, April 27, 2015
The Social Club Churches Do Not Help
So many things Christians do wear them out and has no value for the kingdom of God. The social clubs we call churches do not help to grow us in holiness, they merely make us feel comfortable about not being holy.
Go Out!
Non-believes have no business in church, that is a worship time for believers. God commanded us to "go into the world" and make disciples. After they are born again, then we are to bring them into the gathering.
Because we have done it our own way instead of God's way, the church gatherings are full of pretenders who have never been broken over their sin, they learn the lingo of the Bible and have learned how to twist it to suit their own purposes.
Mark 16:15 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
1 Corinthians 5;13 "13 But those who are outside, God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
Many who are in the church are living wickedly, no one is challenging them, so everyone else coming in, especially new believers are confused about the importance of obeying God's principles. Anything goes now and the church ceases to be a gathering of believers and degenerates into a modern social club. And, all for the purpose of keeping the pretenders happy and coming back.
When we walk in the Spirit, we desire to be with others who hold the Bible in high regard.
Because we have done it our own way instead of God's way, the church gatherings are full of pretenders who have never been broken over their sin, they learn the lingo of the Bible and have learned how to twist it to suit their own purposes.
Mark 16:15 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
1 Corinthians 5;13 "13 But those who are outside, God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
Many who are in the church are living wickedly, no one is challenging them, so everyone else coming in, especially new believers are confused about the importance of obeying God's principles. Anything goes now and the church ceases to be a gathering of believers and degenerates into a modern social club. And, all for the purpose of keeping the pretenders happy and coming back.
When we walk in the Spirit, we desire to be with others who hold the Bible in high regard.
God Said To Remove Them
Narcissists who are controlled by satan. They think they can manipulate, intimidate and control us by their meanness, but with Christ we have the boldness to resist them and remove them from our lives.
Our modern culture has taught for many years that, to be a good Christian we should just allow anyone and everyone into our lives, mousily putting up with anything they choose to dish out, without challenge......and we call this love.
God tells us to be bold with others about Christ, speak plainly and clearly, when they resist we are to walk away and leave them to God.
How often have we wanted to say, "enough is enough", in dealing with stubborn and contemptuous people, but we resisted because those around us would not only disapprove but all defend the wicked ones.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
"14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said,"
Matthew 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."
Proverbs 13:10 "Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel."
1 Corinthians 10:20-21 "20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons."
1 Corinthians 5:11 "11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one."
2 Peter 2:13-14 "13 suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their [a]deceptions, as they carouse with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;"
Galatians 4:8-9 "8 However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?"
If we speak and live our faith boldly, few will understand, even people who claim to be "Christian will not understand and will come against us. But thankfully, God gave us permission and even commanded us to withdraw from those who would continually work against the truth God gives us.
We are called to live in peace, if that peace is continually destroyed by rebellious people, then we are to let them go. We can pray for them, as God leads, but not allow them in our lives while they remain rebellious.
If God does a miracle and they become born again, with a changed heart and a changed life, then we can accept them back into our lives, cautiously as we watch their walk.
When we are born again by the Holy Spirit of God, our actions and words will match up, there will not be a discrepancy between our words and our actions.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 "for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake."
Our modern culture has taught for many years that, to be a good Christian we should just allow anyone and everyone into our lives, mousily putting up with anything they choose to dish out, without challenge......and we call this love.
God tells us to be bold with others about Christ, speak plainly and clearly, when they resist we are to walk away and leave them to God.
How often have we wanted to say, "enough is enough", in dealing with stubborn and contemptuous people, but we resisted because those around us would not only disapprove but all defend the wicked ones.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
"14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said,"
Matthew 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."
Proverbs 13:10 "Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel."
1 Corinthians 10:20-21 "20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons."
1 Corinthians 5:11 "11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one."
2 Peter 2:13-14 "13 suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their [a]deceptions, as they carouse with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;"
Galatians 4:8-9 "8 However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?"
If we speak and live our faith boldly, few will understand, even people who claim to be "Christian will not understand and will come against us. But thankfully, God gave us permission and even commanded us to withdraw from those who would continually work against the truth God gives us.
We are called to live in peace, if that peace is continually destroyed by rebellious people, then we are to let them go. We can pray for them, as God leads, but not allow them in our lives while they remain rebellious.
If God does a miracle and they become born again, with a changed heart and a changed life, then we can accept them back into our lives, cautiously as we watch their walk.
When we are born again by the Holy Spirit of God, our actions and words will match up, there will not be a discrepancy between our words and our actions.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 "for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake."
Change Come From Christ Alone!
When Christ changes us it is not our own efforts that cause a change, Christ changes us, the evidence is our love of the brethren and our love for Christ, is not hidden but clearly visible to others.
If there has not been a change in the way we view life and act, then it was not God Who changed us but only our own arrogance that speaks meaningless and dead words.
If we see someone who is regressing rather than moving forward in love and holiness, then we may be experiencing a professor and not a possessor, one who attempts to be Christian in their own efforts rather than trusting Christ and being changed by Him.
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death."
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Ephesians 2:10 "10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Acts 28:31 "31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered."
ALL BELIEVERS SHOULD BE GROWING IN HOLINESS, LOVE, KINDNESS, FERVOR FOR THE THINGS OF GOD AND BOLDNESS ABOUT IT ALL!
If there has not been a change in the way we view life and act, then it was not God Who changed us but only our own arrogance that speaks meaningless and dead words.
If we see someone who is regressing rather than moving forward in love and holiness, then we may be experiencing a professor and not a possessor, one who attempts to be Christian in their own efforts rather than trusting Christ and being changed by Him.
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death."
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Ephesians 2:10 "10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Acts 28:31 "31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered."
ALL BELIEVERS SHOULD BE GROWING IN HOLINESS, LOVE, KINDNESS, FERVOR FOR THE THINGS OF GOD AND BOLDNESS ABOUT IT ALL!
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