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NASB | Matthew 16:6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:6 Jesus said to them, "Watch out and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." |
Subject: Knocked out by holy spirit |
Bible Note: (Part Two.. continued) "These false teachers are peddling their wares in a very affluent society and they are becoming rich basically selling the gospel. Two things are interesting in this. First what they do only works here in the US, other nations either don’t have the money to interest them or know better than to suckered into buying what they sell." my response: Yet again, you base your disdain on percieved (depending on the exact situation, that perception may be accurate or not) abuses and excesses. If charlatons are in fact using the truth of God for their own gain to the shame of the Kingdom, their plight is one we should feel immense pity and sorrow for. But.. the messenger is not the message. And I am sure that some do in fact take the solid foundation and build something upon it that is not a Godly structure. That structure WILL topple, if that is the case. It is no different than other deceptions of the enemy. The recourse is not to build a "fence law" around the teachings being abused, but rather do our part to see them restored in their proper setting. "I was trained in Word of Faith Ministry, I know many of these preachers but more importantly I know how many live when not in the public view. I know how they talk about the flock, I know how they practice and rehearse, I know of what I speak." my response: Again I say to you, your involvement with abuses has created a root of bitterness in you. You have lumped the good in with the bad, because of what happened somewhere along the line. Your getting free of this is not to accuse and condemn, but to forgive those who have wronged you, and to speak the truth in love to bring light to the situation. Don't take on a vendetta that should not exist. You may have legitimate greivances against those that abuse or twist the pure truth of God, but don't assume for a minute that all people holding to the basic tenets of Hagin et all, are in that same boat. I can assure you with all confidence, that they are not. "However I sense you are closed to what I’m saying so there is no point in going on. However if you ever find yourself without hope because the WOF formula has let you down. I will be here on the forum come back and we can talk." my response: And here is the irony. I would not, nor would others around me, label me a big proponent of WOF. My task is to see the Body of Christ fit together, working together, edifying one another, rather than tearing one another down. I work cross-denominationally to see churches working together rather than at each other's throats or stealing each other's sheep. I work with the Baptist, the Methodist, the Pentacostals, the Charismatics, the so-called "non-denominationals", and others. I don't say this to boast, but to illustrate I am not stuck in some kind of religious dogma that only accounts for a certain viewpoint to the exclusion of the entirety of Scripture. I encourage and share the light of God's Word. I bring healing and deliverance to those assailed by the enemy, wherever they may be found. God alone will judge the works of my ministry to see whether they be of stubble or of precious stone. You see, the WOF formula cannot fail me, for my faith is not in some formula, but rather in the One that created the heavens and the earth and the fullness thereof. The One who died for me, that I might live. That took upon himself my sin that I might be righteous in the eyes of God. The One who sits at the right hand of the Father making intercession for me day and night. The One who is faithful and true. My advocate in all accusations. And He shall never fail me, nor forsake me. I believe His Word to be true and useful in EVERY situation I find myself in.. both good and bad. He is the One who purchased me from the clutches of the evil one. His name is Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Noone comes to the Father but through Him. My trust is in Him, and thus I cannot find myself without Hope.. for His Word is sure, and can never be undone. |