Who me? Yes you!

[FrankLee]

God is raising you up for something. No matter your past if you are a saved Holy Spirit baptized Christian then you are a front line soldier of the cross raised up by Jesus to serve your brothers and sisters.

There was never a more disorganized, unqualified group than the original disciples. But after the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost that all changed. It is the mighty Holy Spirit that equips and empowers you to serve. To be sent out to those in need.

It doesn't have to be to Africa or the far east. There are dying souls at the nearest Walmart. Your family has members that are unsaved, sick, in broken marriages, jobless, suffering from addictions.

Proverbs 17:24 KJVS
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Our ministry is right in front of us we needn't look beyond the mountains. Prepare yourself with prayer, praise and continual study of the word. The Lord will see to it that you get to the needy or they get to you.

I pray you see that those least qualified in the eyes of the world are perfect for the work in God's sight. He will send you.

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
1 Corinthians 1:26*-‬30 ESV

There's a hungry soul out there and the Holy Spirit will see to it that you get together!

 

[graceNpeace]

And this is what they, those disciples, were commissioned to do:

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore[c] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[d]
Matt 28:18-20

Nothing has changed for us contemporary believers!

 

[beta]

And this is what they, those disciples, were commissioned to do:

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore[c] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[d]
Matt 28:18-20

Nothing has changed for us contemporary believers!

Then why are you not following 'in His steps ? an honest question, not an accusation ! Do you think you are walking in His steps 24/7 as His Disciple ?

 

[graceNpeace]

Then why are you not following 'in His steps ? an honest question, not an accusation ! Do you think you are walking in His steps 24/7 as His Disciple ?

You have NO idea what you are talking about!
You do not know me or my life or what I do with it...

 

[Grace777x70]

Originally Posted by beta

Then why are you not following 'in His steps ? an honest question, not an accusation ! Do you think you are walking in His steps 24/7 as His Disciple ?

You have NO idea what you are talking about!
You do not know me or my life or what I do with it...

What is meant here in real life is - "why don't you follow the Sabbath day as outlined in the Old Testament. This means that you don't follow Jesus."

Some spiritual manipulators use this tactic - "Don't you love Jesus? Don't you believe the word of God? I'm only giving you the word of God"

It's just a bunch of spiritual witchcraft and is a work of the flesh to try to manipulate you into perverting and distorting the gospel and deserting Christ for the Law.

Paul stepped in and spoke about this type of teaching and behavior.

Galatians 1:6-7 (NASB)
[SUP]6[/SUP] I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;

[SUP]7 [/SUP] which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

The Judaizing spirit that is here is doing the exact same thing as those that came saying that the Christians in Galaita had to be circumcised according to the law.

They even had a stronger biblical reason for it - It was given by God Himself to Abraham and they needed to do it "in order to be in the covenant." This Sabbath keeping as in the Old Testament and if you don't you are sinning and dis-obeying God is the exact same thing.

Galatians 2:3-5 (NASB)
[SUP]3 [/SUP] But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

[SUP]4 [/SUP] But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.

[SUP]5 [/SUP] But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

 

[FrankLee]

To whomsoever it falls upon;

You fight and war and argue, accuse. From pride you suppose yourself to be spiritually above your brothers and sisters. And all before the unbelievers. What do they see? How can unbelievers be reached if all they see is strife among those professed to walk in love. I see immaturity and lack of experience in not following "though He were a son yet learned He obedience through the things that He suffered".

We flee what God schedules for us.

Trials, tribulations, chastenings and scourgings will remove the shine from pride. Pride is like a golden chain. The brighter it shines the tighter it binds.

Let us walk in peace with one another. Each considering another better than themselves. Let me humble myself before Him by not yielding to myself.

 

[maverich]

To whomsoever it falls upon;

You fight and war and argue, accuse. From pride you suppose yourself to be spiritually above your brothers and sisters. And all before the unbelievers. What do they see? How can unbelievers be reached if all they see is strife among those professed to walk in love. I see immaturity and lack of experience in not following "though He were a son yet learned He obedience through the things that He suffered".

We flee what God schedules for us.

Trials, tribulations, chastenings and scourgings will remove the shine from pride. Pride is like a golden chain. The brighter it shines the tighter it binds.

Let us walk in peace with one another. Each considering another better than themselves. Let me humble myself before Him by not yielding to myself.

well said,

 

[maverich]

beta
what makes you think that the diciples walked in Jesus's footsteps 24/7
are you making them more then men.
No one could or would for that matter do what Jesus did.

You are attempting to put a burden on people that is not only unrealistic, but silly.

They the diciples, lived ate, drank and slept as men, and when the Spirit said move they moved.

Their gifts were the same as you and I can have, if one only listens for the shepards voice.

there are to many folks, who like the sound of tthere voice over the voice of the master.