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[/QUOTE]They are blocked and wont understand no matter what. Only God can reveal this simple truth. They love God, there is no doubt and fully committed to him, but the church doctrine in there is so strong. The truth is so simple to us, yet confusing for others. I went to a church once, they tried to teach me this. I was in a head spin for 6 months. Why? Because it didn't compute what they were saying. I thought there was something wrong with me why I couldn't "get it" In the end, it was because God didn't lead me to a lie. It's rock solid now. Will never be swayed. It is truth that Jesus is the son of God, and the words that God speaks is in him. Everything that comes out of Jesus mouth is God talking. Thats why he is called the Word of God. He is Gods vessel. This does not bring Jesus down. This lifts him. Who else is holy & worthy enough to hold this position? No one. Who else lived in the flesh and showed us that sin could be conquered by obeying Gods will?
In my opinion it is more harder to sacrafice a child than yourself. Any one of us would glady put our lives before our children. Abraham was willing to do this for God. God never told him to sacrifice himself. but the son he loved so much. Satan would of destroyed this earth if God was dead for three days. God is the one that restrains him.
Red, you are so sure of this. You absolutely, completely, undeniably believe this with all your heart. You accuse us of being antichrist. Be careful of your words. If you are wrong, you will certainly be red faced and will have a lot to answer for, because you obstructed the truth. I suggest you look at the evidence given to you and stop skipping around it. If God has led you to believe a lie then you must look deep into your soul and position in Christ and put God first in your heart instead of pride.
I believe there are many reasons that churches are predominantly impotent today and do not see the power promised by Christ and fail to see the desperate in society turn to churches in large numbers
1) People put what they hear in church before what is plainly written in the Bible. They look to man primarily rather than God for the truth. The Bible whatever is said is not the plain inerrant word of God, but rather according to the interpretation man puts on it. Of course a person is entitled to go to a church and look to the minister to explain scripture to them. But when scripture is plainly ignored and put to one side and what is written is not preached you have impotency, for the Bible is the word of God and spirit breathed
2) People do not give God their lives as they did in the NT church. But can I put something to you? Is that because they do not desire to be that serious about God in their hearts? they do not want to give to God what the NT church did? Or is it because they are not plainly taught the message of the Gospel of grace as written in the NT predominantly by Paul?
I went to 'born again' churches for thirty years and I never once heard the full blown message Paul preached from the pulpit. Again, without the plain truth being preached, a weakened Christianity must follow
3) You have now, as did the church then and indeed as is in the Gospels religious people who fight the truth, they do not want to accept the Gospel because in their hearts they want to believe they can earn their way to Heaven by their own personal goodness. But although these people existed in the NT the pure message was being preached and the truth thereof saw incredible results
4) Scripture is clear, though uncomfortable reading for many, especially for those who believe they stand full square on the Bible and have revelation concerning the truth therein. Many believe they have an undserstanding of scripture that few have and if only people would yield and accept the knowledge they believe God has given them they would be saved, secure, know the truth and have a victorious life in Christ
If such as these(and others) have it pointed out to them that according to scripture signs, wonders, and miracles confirm THE TRUTH OF THE MESSAGE BEING PREACHED they will have to refuse to accept it, for they would then be forced to question their own beliefs
Kathryn Khulman once said
'Anyone could see the power in their services I have seen, but it costs everything.'
Many can say they give everything, but it is far easier to say than do(I KNOW)
So I repeat. Why do we not give so much today as they gave 2000 years ago? Is it because we are lethargic, not as committed to God as they were? In our hearts we do not love God as they did then?
Or is it because so many do not know the truth of God's word, therefore they see little victory in their lives because they only know a watered down version of Christianity
For make no mistake, where the subject discussed much here is concerned, the plainest of statements in the NT are put to one side and ignored on the altar of man and his human reasoning, and the full blown Gospel of grace is seldom preached.
So what in effect does all of this say for the Bible? Well if the majority are to be believed we have a Bible which plainly contradicts in many places something on which eternal life hinges. How did we get to this?
IMO the egotistical mind brought us here. Man pouring through scripture, ever looking to understand new revelation of what is written in its pages, and man has followed man, not the spirit filled Bible
We do not need new revelation, we need to get back to the basics of what was written by the Apostles and disciples of Christ, for therein is the truth, and therein is the power