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March 23, 2006
Mockery
Hello everyone and thank you for being with us again. I would also like to welcome all the new members that are with us this week and pray for your faith in Christ to be increased here.
Let's keep praying for our troops and also to pray for an end to this Iran nuclear problem. I really don't want to see another war right now and it would be of comfort to see Iraq stabilize. I personally don't believe it will, at least under our control; I still am under the impression we are leaving there and in a hurry, only time will tell. I hope I am wrong.
Tonight I would like to talk to you about unity in the Body of Christ. We are all members of that one body if you are saved and as such we should try to build each other up in the faith and bring into unity the body, all be of one mind and rejoicing together.
I read a lot of commentaries on end times and other subjects in the bible and mostly they are all different, even on the same subject. I think if a man is trying to teach the word the best he can and sees things in the scripture and if it lines up with the Word then I am always willing to give it consideration. Even if I don't agree with it, I don't run as fast as I can to someone who is supposed to be superior in prophecy and say, "Look what this person has written and what do you think of it?" Then the discussion ensues, back and forth until it reaches a point that is tantamount to gossip and backbiting.
I feel sorry for you if you are a member of the Body of Christ and feel it is necessary to condemn or ridicule others in the ministry. I would like to know who set you up on a pedestal and gave you command to oversee everything someone writes? Have you ever considered you might be the one who is wrong?
I suppose that I will let it go at that for now as some of you may be reading here for the first time and you have no idea what I'm talking about. I want you all to know that I teach the Gospel of Christ and I rightly divide the Word of Truth as we are told to do in 2Tim. 2:15 Study to show thyself approved unto God a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.
Folks, I have tried every way I can to show you that the Bible is all written for our admonition and learning, and I have also tried to show you that the entire Bible is not written directly to you. When I was first saved I had a real problem understanding really what entailed being saved. I also had a problem understanding that if I did something wrong, I could loose my salvation. I found my way into a bible study in Florida and attended a few meetings and a preacher showed me the way and once I understood it; my life was never the same again.
If you could ever come to the place in your life that you push all religion out of the way for a moment and read the part of the Bible that is for you today, it will clear up a lot of confusion for you.
Here goes, the apostle Paul was sent by the Lord from Glory on the road to Damascus, to be a light unto the Gentiles. The first part of Paul's ministry was to the Jew first then to the Gentiles. After a period of time the Jews refused what he was teaching and then he turned strictly to the Gentiles (you and I). Paul says he is the apostle to the Gentiles. Ok, they are Romans through Philemon...ok, If Paul is the preacher to the Gentiles then shouldn't you be looking for your instruction in those books?
Paul was the first person saved by grace. The gospel Paul received, he received from the Lord after the Lord had ascended into Heaven.
Acts 9
Paul was the first to preach that Christ had died for our sins
1Corinthinans 15:3 For I also delivered unto you that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.
Peter and the apostles taught repent and be baptized for remission of sins. That's not forgiveness, their sins are on hold until The Lion (Jesus Christ) roars out of Zion and turns away ungodliness from Jacob.. at the second coming you can find this in Zechariah 12, when the fountain of blood is open for their sins. Theirs is a PHYSICAL KINGDOM, ours is spiritual. They ARE NOT THE SAME GOSPEL.
Paul established the Gospel Of Christ by the revelation from Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the Grace of God which is given unto to me, a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. (He's talking about the rest of the body.)
If you will read the Pauline Epistles you can see right away that it is not preached in 99% of the church today, in its pure form; most churches take Mat. Mark Luke and John for work and repentance and then go to Paul's Gospel and get the Grace out of it and mix it together.
Folks if you believe that Christ died for your sins, then you are saved. Plus or minus nothing. If you are saved, then you cannot lose your salvation, so there is no need to walk the isle for Jesus every week and repent of your sins, they have already been paid for. I don't understand how people can't see that. I'm not saying to live in sin but your sins are all forgiven. If you didn't try to walk closer with the Lord then I would question whether you had actually accepted Christ or not.
I want to point out something else in closing tonight, for those of you who still think you can receive salvation today by Acts 2:38 I want to show you a couple things.
Mark 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
There are couple more of these verses one says you will not be forgiven in this world or that which is to come.
Blasphemy has many forms and there was no forgiveness for it.
I want to show you something else now, what about Paul? He stated he was a blasphemer, how is it that he was saved? It is because it was by the only message available to be saved, then while Paul was teaching it and somewhere out there in the future when it will come to and end.
I hope you have gained something from this.
I teach the Truth. I love you all in Christ.
Posted by michael at March 23, 2006 07:13 PM