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Subject: Is God hand so short that he cannot lead |
Bible Note: Continued: You began as believers by, assuming you are born again: Romans 10: 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Col 2: 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Hear, believe in your heart, and you are saved and righteous, continue hearing believing and obeying by the Spirit. I am unimpressed with human or intellectual understanding of the word of God and you are talking to one who earns their living by being intellectual and I count it dung as Paul did. 1 Cor. 1: 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. I will admit their are those who: require a sign, some miracle, and seek after wisdom, and I am sorry for those I offend, but many on this forum are seeking wisdom an I have been there! It is only when we come to the point of Total submission, and say I wan to believe what YOU want me to believe we can come to were he wants us. Most will not lay their doctrines aside and do this and I believe one of the reasons is because many in leadership, if they were to receive greater enlightenment would have to sever their financial income to move on with God. Which leads me to the revelation that Paul preaches, that he did not receive financial income from anyone he was preaching too because he did not want the Gospel tainted by what he called filthy lucre. And I believe we have this in the Church today. Yes, an Oxen is worthy of its hire and a Pastor can receive the fruits of his labor by receiving income from preaching, but the higher calling is to preach without financial support from those directly hearing you preach. He did receive income to take to another assembly to bless them as a courier, and he did receive support to go to another assembly to preach the truth, BUT HE NEVER RECEIVED INCOME FROM THOSE HE DIRECTALLY PREACHED TO. Were are those that are called to this financial revelation? I am not boasting, but I see it and am called to it. In love and Christ, Tim H. |