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NASB | Matthew 8:5 ¶ And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 8:5 ¶ As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him [for help], [Luke 7:1-10] |
Subject: A FALSE TEACHING? Yes / No |
Bible Note: LDS I know WOF very well. I deal with people after their life has been shattered because God did not work according to the formulas that WOF teach. WOF places God and God's sovereignity at the mercy of faith exhibited by WOF and that is just not true. True we do have a victory in Christ Jesus but much of it isn't realized until we come into His presence. WOF interpret the many of the spiritual promises made by scripture as physical promises and they just don't hold true. Yes we can trust God and yes God will make everything work to our good but scripture also says we will be passed through the refinners fire and that is an aspect WOF doesn't want to talk about. There are times God heals and there are times God doesn't, what we have to learn is to trust God in both cases. If God did everything we insisted He do, would we be believing by faith or because we could manipulate God? There are times God blesses us with worldly treasure and there are times God wants us to learn to depend on Him for our next blessing. Satan's job is to kill steal and destroy, he is the accuser of the saints, he doesn't lose that job until Rev 12. Think about it if Satan can and does kill God's people in the tribulation what makes you think he can't kill us today? The faith we need is the trust in God to believe what ever situation we are in He will see us through and in the end all things will have worked to our good. This was Paul's message when he said in Philip. 4:11-12 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: [12] I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. Look at Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. It says we will find mercy and grace in time of need not always just the things that we desire. Many times God allows us to walk through things but He supplies the grace for us to do so and the mercy to insure we are not broken. You said your church saved your life! I praise God your life was spared, but was it the church or Jesus Christ that revealed himself to you? Don't confuse the work of the Holy Spirit with your church or your pastor. The church is to equip you to do the work of the Lord Eph. 4:11. Ministry that we receive had better come from the Holy Spirit or we may be receiving something of man rather than of God. The statement you made God wouldn't lead you to a false church is the exactly the same statement Mormons say. You then say you keep the good and throw out the bad. That should be a warning sign! We don't take Paul's teaching and keep the good and throw out the bad, we don't take John's or Peter's teaching and throw out the bad. If anyone is teaching you wrong get away from them no matter how wonderful they seem. A man or woman that speaks under the unction of the Holy Spirit does not teach bad teaching. Yes they may misquote, or mistakenly say something but it will be quickly corrected and never repeated. Think about what I said here. In love EdB |