Greg (10
March 2012)
"PUTTING THE CART
BEFORE THE HORSE"
Hello Doves,
The following is sound doctrine. Please take it to heart:
Please allow these verses to penetrate your heart, and resonant
within your spirit. Read them again, and then ponder and
meditate upon them. Ask, seek, and knock on Him, to teach
you from within, via His Holy Spirit, these three verses,
because the following will guage if you are fit to be accounted
worthy to escape all these things coming upon the earth, or not:
1 Corinthians 13:
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and
have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling
cymbal.
2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand
all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith,
so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am
nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and
though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it
profiteth me nothing.
These three verses are without question the most telling to/for
the believer to know IF we are IN Christ or not. These verses
tell us that even if we have all knowledge to understand
everything (EVERYTHING!), including ALL of God's word
(spiritually and prophetically), even have all faith, and the
giving of our most prized earthly possession, our bodies, that
without love, we are nothing. WOW!! How can one do
these things and not have love? Answer: By thinking
they are something when they are nothing (Gal. 6: 3).
Presumption. (I encourage you to read 2 Pet. 2: 10).
God's word says there are sins that lead to death, and sins that
lead not to death. All is sin, and there is sin that leads
not to death (1 Jn. 5: 16-17). Most minds have been trained
through wrong teaching (false doctrine) that all sin is one and
the same, but this is not correct. The reason His word
says, "these (such) things", is to differentiate between the
sins that lead to death, from sins that lead not to death.
To make both (sin) one and the same would bring "heavy burdens
grievious to borne" (Matt. 23: 4). This happened in the
past, and is still occurring now. When both types of sin
are confused this makes it impossible for anyone to achieve
God's standard, which then, through the teachings of the
doctrines of men, develop a mindset in believers believing that
it"s impossible to cease from sin that leads to death, therefore
the hearers of this false doctrine intrinsically create a false
gospel that says, "Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven";
believing they are something when they are nothing.
Jesus says, "Take heed how you hear" (Luke 8: 18). For how
we hear will ultimately dictate how we will perceive to believe
the word of God, therefore our lifestlye (Matt. 13: 13-15; Matt.
15: 7-9).
Many have been taught tthat he sin that leads to death is the
rejecting of the Holy Spirit (to reject the work of the cross of
Jesus Christ so that they might be saved). While this is
correct, it's not conveyed in it's fullness. The truth of
the fullness of this statement is this: anyone who
believes that it is not possible to cease from doing the sins
that lead to death, as it says in 1 Cor. 6: 9-10; Gal. 5: 19-21,
etc.), reject the working power of the Holy Spirit, and
consequently His cross. These are they that deny His
power; ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of
the truth (2 Tim. 3: 7). The true Christian who is IN Christ,
and He IN them, believes to the point that it is possible to
cease from "these things", thereby they do through His power.
If you are claiming to be IN Christ, and Christ to be IN you,
yet are still doing "these things", then you need to reevaluate
your position in Christ, because if you are still doing "these
things," you do not have love, as mentioned in 1 Cor. 13,
therefore you will not be included in the Rapture, or inherit
His kindgom, except you repent. You must get honest with
yourself and God. Judge your ownself to examine if you are IN
Him. Call upon Him (Jer. 33: 3). When the reality of this
truth comes to light, that He expects each of us to cease from
doing the sins that lead to death, enters your heart and mind, a
righteous fear of the Lord should overtake you, causing a
humility and a dependance upon Him like you've never experienced
before! "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"
(Ps. 111: 10; Prov. 9: 10). This will instantly change your life
and your perspective: from religion to relationship: "for
without me you can do nothing" (John 15: 4-5).
"Whosoever abides in Him sins not; whoever sins has not seen
Him, neither known Him" (1 Jn. 3: 6).
"...and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Heb.
12: 14).
"For with God all things are possible" (Matt 19: 26; Mk. 9: 23;
10: 27; Lk. 1: 37).
In Christ,
His faithful watchman,
Greg