I am convinced that far more "Christians" than we realize do not have the Holy Spirit at all. The reason I think this is because of their hostility toward the Word when we use it to correct. Most people are living on the island of "don't judge." They have little interest in seeking God for truth, only in His blessing and the safety He provides, but they don't realize they do not belong to Him and do not have these things.
Matthew 7:21-23
"21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Law Does Not Save
1 Timothy 1:9-10
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”
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 live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.…"
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”
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 live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.…"
Immorality is Praised in the Churches
A couple of years ago I was engaged in an argument on facebook about the "Christian" youth group in Hawaii, that know my daughter's family (she lives there).
They became unglued when I told the women they should not be wearing them, but to top it all off these were the skimpiest ones I have ever seen.
They were playing "pyramid", climbing on top of the young men while getting a picture of it. I explained that this was immoral behavior, my comment was met with such rage it was hard to believe anyone in that group was saved. The youth leader got involved, angry that I "judged" the girls for dressing like this and for climbing all over the young men.
I never would have bothered telling these young people anything if they had not claimed to be believers. I would have just given them the gospel message. Sadly, this is the state of the American church groups and leaders.
The youth leader of this immoral crowd, claimed that I didn't know their hearts. I replied by saying that I knew their heart by the way they dressed. No woman could dress like that in front of men unless they had lustful and immoral hearts.
A modest woman would never have displayed herself like that. Is it any wonder things are getting worse when the youth leaders are promoting sin through acceptance of it.
One of my rebukes had to do with the lack of leadership that would refuse to teach modesty and proper decorum for young ladies professing to be Christian.
Sadly many leaders of youth groups these days are more concerned about being popular with their kids than they are about God's standard. I don't think Christ has much to do with these so called "Christian Youth groups."
I was called "mean spirited", "judgmental" and rude, as well as mocked over this discussion with a "Christian" youth group on the beach in what amounts to their underwear, while climbing all over the young men.
It makes me feel sick to my stomach, that this is the witness of modern church goers today.
Here is how this could have gone, the girls would have seen the problem, apologized for their display of immorality, while the teachers too would be embarrassed, everyone could have grown a little more and changed their behavior to please Christ.
Yes, I guess I was dreaming! Does anyone listen to correction anymore, or is everyone in rebellion as this group was?
The young ladies were wearing bikinis as skimpy as I had ever seen.
They became unglued when I told the women they should not be wearing them, but to top it all off these were the skimpiest ones I have ever seen.
They were playing "pyramid", climbing on top of the young men while getting a picture of it. I explained that this was immoral behavior, my comment was met with such rage it was hard to believe anyone in that group was saved. The youth leader got involved, angry that I "judged" the girls for dressing like this and for climbing all over the young men.
I never would have bothered telling these young people anything if they had not claimed to be believers. I would have just given them the gospel message. Sadly, this is the state of the American church groups and leaders.
The youth leader of this immoral crowd, claimed that I didn't know their hearts. I replied by saying that I knew their heart by the way they dressed. No woman could dress like that in front of men unless they had lustful and immoral hearts.
A modest woman would never have displayed herself like that. Is it any wonder things are getting worse when the youth leaders are promoting sin through acceptance of it.
One of my rebukes had to do with the lack of leadership that would refuse to teach modesty and proper decorum for young ladies professing to be Christian.
Sadly many leaders of youth groups these days are more concerned about being popular with their kids than they are about God's standard. I don't think Christ has much to do with these so called "Christian Youth groups."
I was called "mean spirited", "judgmental" and rude, as well as mocked over this discussion with a "Christian" youth group on the beach in what amounts to their underwear, while climbing all over the young men.
It makes me feel sick to my stomach, that this is the witness of modern church goers today.
Here is how this could have gone, the girls would have seen the problem, apologized for their display of immorality, while the teachers too would be embarrassed, everyone could have grown a little more and changed their behavior to please Christ.
Yes, I guess I was dreaming! Does anyone listen to correction anymore, or is everyone in rebellion as this group was?
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