...don't you let them. I recall years ago when me and my uncle Jerry were hitting different churches as itinerant evangelists down in Texas. My uncle had been saved for decades and (was still full of joy of the Holy Spirit. Imagine that). This sister in the Lord asked him 'did you just get saved recently?' My uncle replied 'why do you ask?' She answered 'well your so full of joy and the anointing'. He said ' I've been saved for decades.' I can see the deer in the headlights, can you? I have heard many times by saints that a newbie will be pampered for a while but then God will bring them to (boring,dry) soberness in Christ. Puke city!! It's the wayward church that will zap their relationship with Jesus. Count on it.
So what's up? I'll tell you. He hadn't been 'going to church' for years. God set him free from religion and the restraints of false doctrine and MO of the organized 'church'.
When I first fell in love with the Pearl of great price, I was ecstatic, blown away, forgiven and full of joy. For the first 6 months I was hitting the streets and leading souls right and left to Christ. And that without bible college and a degree in theology. Imagine that. My wife and I were doubling down on street ministry. Us and the Holy Spirit plus nobody else.
Then we finally yielded to everyone's 'sound wisdom' about 'going to church'. They said ' that's all very well what you are doing in Christ BUT (someone is always getting their BUT in the way), you need to find a 'church' somewhere and start going faithfully, and you really need to start paying your tithes to the 'pastor' like God commands.'
So we gave in. It didn't take long to realize that our joy was starting to subside along with our pocket book. What the Duce is going on? I thought that things were going to be even more blessed by doing these 2 things that most Christians swear is 'gospel'. By the way, God never told us to do these 2 things. We were already assembled with like faith believers...the 2 of us. Where 2 or 3 gathered .....how's that verse go?
I will not go into all the ugly details for the next 27 years but it was at the end of those dry hard years that God finally pulled us outta Babylon. Through much prayer and study of His word, we have finally been set free from Pharisee laden religion.
2 deliverances...one from worldly sin at salvation and one from religious bondage and falsehood. It took us 24 years to get delivered from the world and 27 years to get free from a false institution called 'church'.
God restored the anointing in our lives, His close fellowship and leading. We now fellowship with others of like faith in the Spirit. See:1Cor.12 and 14 and Romans 12 and Ephesians 4. Study Galatians. Law vs. Spirit. It's called a new covenant written not on tablets of stone but on the tablets of our hearts. Some say 10 percent belongs to God.....WRONG! 100 percent belongs to Him and you better learn His still small voice on distributing or your works of hay and stubble will burn up.
And they of the law (and the traditions of men that make void the word of God), persecuting they of the promise (the Spirit).
So I submit that the only real enemy of the cross of Christ, of the believers themselves is not radical Islam or liberalism or Hellywood, but it's what we gushingly call 'church'. It's out of order, full of dead men's bones, having a name saying it is alive yet it is dead. Forget the pulpit and start studying His word to 'see if these things be so' as the Bereans.
If what I have written has been something you have suspected, then praise His matchless Name, He's drawing you out longing to show you his full truth and freedom.
See: Home
They'll steal your heart if you let them....don't you let them. But forgive them.
So what's up? I'll tell you. He hadn't been 'going to church' for years. God set him free from religion and the restraints of false doctrine and MO of the organized 'church'.
When I first fell in love with the Pearl of great price, I was ecstatic, blown away, forgiven and full of joy. For the first 6 months I was hitting the streets and leading souls right and left to Christ. And that without bible college and a degree in theology. Imagine that. My wife and I were doubling down on street ministry. Us and the Holy Spirit plus nobody else.
Then we finally yielded to everyone's 'sound wisdom' about 'going to church'. They said ' that's all very well what you are doing in Christ BUT (someone is always getting their BUT in the way), you need to find a 'church' somewhere and start going faithfully, and you really need to start paying your tithes to the 'pastor' like God commands.'
So we gave in. It didn't take long to realize that our joy was starting to subside along with our pocket book. What the Duce is going on? I thought that things were going to be even more blessed by doing these 2 things that most Christians swear is 'gospel'. By the way, God never told us to do these 2 things. We were already assembled with like faith believers...the 2 of us. Where 2 or 3 gathered .....how's that verse go?
I will not go into all the ugly details for the next 27 years but it was at the end of those dry hard years that God finally pulled us outta Babylon. Through much prayer and study of His word, we have finally been set free from Pharisee laden religion.
2 deliverances...one from worldly sin at salvation and one from religious bondage and falsehood. It took us 24 years to get delivered from the world and 27 years to get free from a false institution called 'church'.
God restored the anointing in our lives, His close fellowship and leading. We now fellowship with others of like faith in the Spirit. See:1Cor.12 and 14 and Romans 12 and Ephesians 4. Study Galatians. Law vs. Spirit. It's called a new covenant written not on tablets of stone but on the tablets of our hearts. Some say 10 percent belongs to God.....WRONG! 100 percent belongs to Him and you better learn His still small voice on distributing or your works of hay and stubble will burn up.
And they of the law (and the traditions of men that make void the word of God), persecuting they of the promise (the Spirit).
So I submit that the only real enemy of the cross of Christ, of the believers themselves is not radical Islam or liberalism or Hellywood, but it's what we gushingly call 'church'. It's out of order, full of dead men's bones, having a name saying it is alive yet it is dead. Forget the pulpit and start studying His word to 'see if these things be so' as the Bereans.
If what I have written has been something you have suspected, then praise His matchless Name, He's drawing you out longing to show you his full truth and freedom.
See: Home
They'll steal your heart if you let them....don't you let them. But forgive them.
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