Whether that man is PRAISED, or CRITICIZED AND PERSECUTED... should not matter. The goal of a true servant of the Lord is to do the will of His Master. (John 4:34; Lk. 17:7-10).... period. "John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven." -(Jhn. 3:27). "For what maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory (boast), as if thou hadst not received it" -(1 Cor. 4:7). "By the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was bestowed upon me (Paul) was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all (the original 12 apostles): yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." -(1 Cor. 15:10). MOST OF GOD'S TRUE SERVANTS FROM THE BIBLE WERE U-N POPULAR, DIS-LIKED, AND PERSECUTED !!!!! JESUS HIMSELF WAS C-R-U-C-I-F-I-E-D. WAKE UP, CHURCH !!!!! "Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets." -(Lk. 6:26). "BLESSED are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: fro great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is GOOD FOR NOTHING, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men." -(Matt. 5:11-13). J-E-S-U-S is the "Star" !!!!!
2. "Division" is never usually a good thing; However, if that division is caused because of TRUTH... JESUS L-I-K-E-S IT ! The proof? See Luke 12:51-53; Jn. 7:43; 9:16; 10:17-19; Matt. 25:32-33. God is even now doing some separating !!! "We" cannot do it, but He CAN!
No one likes "drama". It is unpleasant, and uncomfortable. However, it is sometimes NECESSARY. I am a history buff; And in the 1930's, there was this fella named "Hitler". Seems, from what I have read, as though everyone wanted to "appease"... him; No one wanted ... "drama". Well, because of their non-action, the drama was only DELAYED, WITH MUCH LOSS OF LIFE for their timidity against this tyrant! In the back-ground, WINSTON CHURCHILL was screaming to England, warning for them to do something against this mad-man, but the ruling cowardly majority kept up with this dastardly policy of appeasement, even as Hitler continually built up Germany's arms, against the treaty of Versailles. The storm louds blackened and lowered, and.. lo and behold, DISASTER STRUCK! TOO LATE !!! Folks, the moral of my little rant here... is that we have GOT to stand up for the Truth, even if EVERYONE might be against us ! Are you committed? I just love that... WINSTON CHURCHILL. Ah... give us more men and women with BACK-bone. RAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hehehe, turns out, the fella who was basically IGNORED (Winston) was the one who led over-matched England to VICTORY over Hitler's evil hoardes (along with a little help from his friends).
RAISE HIGH... the Banner of the CROSS OF CHRIST. And THE HOLY GHOST WILL SECURE THAT VICTORY, WHICH WAS ALREADY WON ! HALLELUJAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"On-ward Christian sol-diers, march-ing as to war. WITH THE CROSS OF JE-SUS go-ing on ...be-fore; Christ the roy-al Mas-ter, Leads a-gainst the foe; For-ward in-to bat-tle, See, His ban-ners go !"
PRAISE GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. "ONE THING have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple." (Psa. 27:4).....
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in his pavilion ("IN CHRIST"): in the secret of His tabernacle ("IN CHRIST") shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a ROCK (CHRIST). And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in His tabernacle ("IN CHRIST") sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord." (vss. 5-6). "Christ is my ev-rything... He is my all. Christ is my ev-rything... both great and small. He gave His Life for me (THE CROSS), made ev-rything new. Christ is my ev-rything, none oth-er will do !"
4. If a professing Christian is trusting in his performance of good (or avoidance of evil), he is "under LAW", "walking in the flesh", and will exhibit "the works of the flesh", no matter how "good" that person seems to be.
"I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." -(Gal. 2:21).
"Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." -(Gal. 5:4).
"RELIGION" is the greatest narcotic there is. For as a person is in it, he thinks he is "okay", when in reality... lost as a goose in the fog. JESUS CAME NOT TO CALL THE (SELF) RIGHTEOUS, BUT SINNERS TO REPENTANCE !!!!! (Lk. 5:31-32).
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T DO DRUGS, OR DRINK ALCOHOL, OR GO TO PORNO FLICK DON'T MEAN YOU ARE RIGHT WITH GOD !!!! JUST BECAUSE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE, PRAY, GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY, TITHE, WITNESS, FAST... DON'T MEAN YOU'RE RIGHT WITH GOD!!!! "Well what do I gotta dooooo then?" NOTHING ! REST IN WHAT C-H-R-I-S-T HAS ALREADY DONE FOR YOU... ON THE C-R-O-S-S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....then the "doing" will automatically flow out of the belief! . AND IT'LL BE BY THE POWER OF GOD !!!!!!
5. Do you believe that Christ's Sacrifice is SUFFICIENT for you, in DAILY LIVING? Or do you feel that now you gotta "DO" something or "AVOID" something to stay right with God? (see Gal. 5:4).
"On-ward Christian sol-diers, march-ing as to war. WITH THE CROSS OF JE-SUS go-ing on ...be-fore; Christ the roy-al Mas-ter, Leads a-gainst the foe; For-ward in-to bat-tle, See, His ban-ners go !"
PRAISE GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3.
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in his pavilion ("IN CHRIST"): in the secret of His tabernacle ("IN CHRIST") shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a ROCK (CHRIST). And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in His tabernacle ("IN CHRIST") sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord." (vss. 5-6). "Christ is my ev-rything... He is my all. Christ is my ev-rything... both great and small. He gave His Life for me (THE CROSS), made ev-rything new. Christ is my ev-rything, none oth-er will do !"
4. If a professing Christian is trusting in his performance of good (or avoidance of evil), he is "under LAW", "walking in the flesh", and will exhibit "the works of the flesh", no matter how "good" that person seems to be.
"I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." -(Gal. 2:21).
"Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." -(Gal. 5:4).
"RELIGION" is the greatest narcotic there is. For as a person is in it, he thinks he is "okay", when in reality... lost as a goose in the fog. JESUS CAME NOT TO CALL THE (SELF) RIGHTEOUS, BUT SINNERS TO REPENTANCE !!!!! (Lk. 5:31-32).
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T DO DRUGS, OR DRINK ALCOHOL, OR GO TO PORNO FLICK DON'T MEAN YOU ARE RIGHT WITH GOD !!!! JUST BECAUSE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE, PRAY, GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY, TITHE, WITNESS, FAST... DON'T MEAN YOU'RE RIGHT WITH GOD!!!! "Well what do I gotta dooooo then?" NOTHING ! REST IN WHAT C-H-R-I-S-T HAS ALREADY DONE FOR YOU... ON THE C-R-O-S-S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Do you believe that Christ's Sacrifice is SUFFICIENT for you, in DAILY LIVING? Or do you feel that now you gotta "DO" something or "AVOID" something to stay right with God? (see Gal. 5:4).
"Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and I said, They do always err in their HEART; and have not known My ways.
So I sware in My wrath. They shall not enter into My rest".
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you and evil H...EART OF UNBELIEF, in departing from the living God." -(Heb. 3:10-12). THE "WORD OF FAITH", "PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE", AND OTHER MOVEMENTS ALL STEM FROM "AN EVIL HEART OF UNBELIEF.... UNBELIEF THAT THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS IS SUFFICIENT FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS !!! To all of you who are immeshed in this stuff.... 'YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM GOD'S GRACE" (Gal. 5:4) !!! (or were never in it to begin with). REPENT !!!! We can only have God's "rest", His "grace", his "ABUNDANT LIFE"... as we are "in Christ" through faith exclusively in Christ and His finished Work on the Cross. ... To add TO it, is an insult to God !! How do we ENTER this Christian Life"? Grace through faith in Calvary. How do we CONTINUE in it? THE SAME WAY. Problem is... Most get saved by GRACE, then think they need to walk it out by LAW. ... Thereby "frustrating the grace of God" and "quenching the Spirit". .This makes for some "dry livin'" ! I NEED TO LIVE UNDER GOD'S WATERFALL OF GRACE ! O HALLELUJAH !!!!!!! SWIMMIN' IN THE LAGOON WITH GOD'S OTHER FISHIES. NOT ON SOME DESERT SAND FLOPPING AROUND !!! GOTTA STAY UNDER THE FOUNT', WHERE THE GLO-RY COMES OUT !
6. Whether or not you as a Christian are walking in "abundant Life" (Jhn. 10:10b) hinges upon whose SACRIFICE you are trusting in: GOD'S (Christ and Him Crucified).... or YOUR'S. In fact, this will influence your ETERNAL DESTINY !!!!! Friend, you better make sure this is right in your life. If it is not, you are in one heap of TROUBLE !!
7. "But He knoweth the Way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as GOLD" -(Job 23:10). "... whatsoever is NOT OF FAITH (in Christ & the Cross) is sin." -(Romans 14:23)..... and shall be BURNED in the Fire of God's Holy Presence (1 Cor. 3:11-15). TRIALS are allowed here on earth by God to work hope, patience, and CONTENTMENT IN THE LORD in the believer (see Rom. 5:3-5; Jas. 1:2-4). ... and when we are content in HIM, we won't get into worthless foolishness and SIN!
8. Faith in "Christ and Him Crucified (1 Cor. 2:2) in DAILY LIVING FOR GOD brings us from "the dry wilderness" across the Jordan river into the "abundant Life of Canaan-land" and KEEPS us there, as our faith remains in what GOT us saved! (see Jn. 3:16; 10:10b; Col. 1:21-23; 2:6).
So I sware in My wrath. They shall not enter into My rest".
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you and evil H...EART OF UNBELIEF, in departing from the living God." -(Heb. 3:10-12). THE "WORD OF FAITH", "PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE", AND OTHER MOVEMENTS ALL STEM FROM "AN EVIL HEART OF UNBELIEF.... UNBELIEF THAT THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS IS SUFFICIENT FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS !!! To all of you who are immeshed in this stuff.... 'YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM GOD'S GRACE" (Gal. 5:4) !!! (or were never in it to begin with). REPENT !!!! We can only have God's "rest", His "grace", his "ABUNDANT LIFE"... as we are "in Christ" through faith exclusively in Christ and His finished Work on the Cross. ... To add TO it, is an insult to God !! How do we ENTER this Christian Life"? Grace through faith in Calvary. How do we CONTINUE in it? THE SAME WAY. Problem is... Most get saved by GRACE, then think they need to walk it out by LAW. ... Thereby "frustrating the grace of God" and "quenching the Spirit". .This makes for some "dry livin'" ! I NEED TO LIVE UNDER GOD'S WATERFALL OF GRACE ! O HALLELUJAH !!!!!!! SWIMMIN' IN THE LAGOON WITH GOD'S OTHER FISHIES. NOT ON SOME DESERT SAND FLOPPING AROUND !!! GOTTA STAY UNDER THE FOUNT', WHERE THE GLO-RY COMES OUT !
6. Whether or not you as a Christian are walking in "abundant Life" (Jhn. 10:10b) hinges upon whose SACRIFICE you are trusting in: GOD'S (Christ and Him Crucified).... or YOUR'S. In fact, this will influence your ETERNAL DESTINY !!!!! Friend, you better make sure this is right in your life. If it is not, you are in one heap of TROUBLE !!
7. "But He knoweth the Way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as GOLD" -(Job 23:10). "... whatsoever is NOT OF FAITH (in Christ & the Cross) is sin." -(Romans 14:23)..... and shall be BURNED in the Fire of God's Holy Presence (1 Cor. 3:11-15). TRIALS are allowed here on earth by God to work hope, patience, and CONTENTMENT IN THE LORD in the believer (see Rom. 5:3-5; Jas. 1:2-4). ... and when we are content in HIM, we won't get into worthless foolishness and SIN!
8. Faith in "Christ and Him Crucified (1 Cor. 2:2) in DAILY LIVING FOR GOD brings us from "the dry wilderness" across the Jordan river into the "abundant Life of Canaan-land" and KEEPS us there, as our faith remains in what GOT us saved! (see Jn. 3:16; 10:10b; Col. 1:21-23; 2:6).
"Unbelief" in the keeping Power of that Sacrifice KEEPS us bound in the wilderness of defeat. A person in this state will resort to other doctrines and self-works of performance to live for God. None of them will work, for this is an insul...t to God, basically saying... "What Christ did there was not enough!". The grace of God is then "frustrated" (Gal. 2:21), and the Holy Spirit "quenched" (1 Thes. 5:19). What or WHO do we need against the "enemy of our souls", - Satan- to defeat him in our daily lives? THE HOLY SPIRIT. Many of God's people THINK they have "crossed over" into "abundant Life", once and for all, but HAVEN'T. I. .. was one of those. So how did I know that "something was wrong"? NO "abundant Life" (I had remembered what that was like!), And... no PERSECUTION (I had remembered that AS WELL!). So I literally cried out to God, and He gave me this Answer, which now I preach and teach (like a BROKEN RECORD! lol). And now.... ABUNDANT LIFE AND PERSECUTION; There they are!
9. "BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile (deceit)." -(Psa. 32:1-2). WHAT? You mean ya don't gotta DO anything? Nooooooooo ! J-E-S-U-S did ... at CALVARY! HALLELUJAH, WHAT A THOUGHT, JE-SUS FULL, SAL-VATION BOUGHT ! God only has three requirements (but they are "biggies"): 1) A HEART REPENTANT OF SINS, 2) FAITH FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS EXCLUSIVELY IN CHRIST AND HIS BLOOD SACRIFICE ON THE CROSS, and 3) A HEART SOLD-OUT FOR JESUS (GOOD-BYE WORLD- GOOD-B-Y-E !). You know something?... A CHILD can do this, an UNEDUCATED FARMER can do this, a COMMON LABORER can do this... ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GIVE UP HIS STINKIN' PRIDE AND SURRENDER A-L-L TO THE MASTER ! But the "religious"? Now somehow they got troubles with this simple system. They feel they GOTTA DO somethin'! Or AVOID somethin'. And if YOU don't,... look OUT ! (But if you're not like this... your good,... LITERALLY! :) )
10. "And no man puts new wine into old bottles: else the new wine does burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles." -(Mark 2:22).
"New wine", a representation of THE HOLY SPIRIT, cannot work within a life under the OLD COVENANT of "LAW" for justification (in either salvation OR SANCTIFICATION). If a person is in such a state, deterioration and destruction will result! That "new wine" can only function within the framework of faith exclusively "IN CHRIST" (in the finished Work, or "Blood Sacrifice" of Christ on the Cross). * see Romans 8:2. In other words, a mixture of "law and grace" DOES NOT WORK; The Holy Spirit will not function, and Satan will have a HEY day with that professing Christian! All the while DECEIVING him into thinking he is "okay". There are, right as we speak, those within the movement of "the Message of the Cross" who are EXACTLY in that state! They have merely a "head knowledge" of this Message, their heart is FAR FROM IT! Satan is doing a work of destruction within their lives, without them even realizing it! How does one know if one is in such a state? Jesus tells us that we shall "know them by their fruits". What characterizes their behavior? The "works of the flesh"? Or "the fruit of the Spirit"? (See Gal. 5:18-23). Also, pay close attention to the following scripture: "By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have LOVE one to another." -(Jhn. 13:35). If Divine Love is not being demonstrated, that person is NOT a disciple of Jesus. This is the Word of God! I KNOW THIS IS AN EXPLOSIVE TOPIC, BUT MY MASTER TOLD ME TO DEAL WITH IT. IF WHAT YOU ARE READING HERE MAKES YOU FURIOUS, YOU ARE THE GUILTY PARTY !!! I AM JUST A NOBODY LANDSCAPER WHO IS BEING USED AS A VESSEL OF THE LORD. I HAVE A RIGHT ON MY WALL TO SAY WHATEVER I FEEL LED TO SAY, AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUST IGNORE IT AND GO YOUR WAY.
11. "...behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it..." -(Rev. 3:8). Friend, when GOD says that to you, even if the whole WORLD would want to close that door and shut your mouth, GOD WILL KEEP IT OPEN.. PERIOD, for He has A-L-L P-O-W-E-R !!!!!
There is none greater ! ... He has power to keep the door open, and He has the power to keep enemies from coming in through the door-way ! He'll kick 'em out ! HALLELUJAH !!
12. If what a person believes is correct, he has no reason to be antogonistic towards the one who disagrees with him (see Jn. 8:31-32: 16:13; 13:34-35; Lk. 6:27-28).
9. "BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile (deceit)." -(Psa. 32:1-2). WHAT? You mean ya don't gotta DO anything? Nooooooooo ! J-E-S-U-S did ... at CALVARY! HALLELUJAH, WHAT A THOUGHT, JE-SUS FULL, SAL-VATION BOUGHT ! God only has three requirements (but they are "biggies"): 1) A HEART REPENTANT OF SINS, 2) FAITH FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS EXCLUSIVELY IN CHRIST AND HIS BLOOD SACRIFICE ON THE CROSS, and 3) A HEART SOLD-OUT FOR JESUS (GOOD-BYE WORLD- GOOD-B-Y-E !). You know something?... A CHILD can do this, an UNEDUCATED FARMER can do this, a COMMON LABORER can do this... ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GIVE UP HIS STINKIN' PRIDE AND SURRENDER A-L-L TO THE MASTER ! But the "religious"? Now somehow they got troubles with this simple system. They feel they GOTTA DO somethin'! Or AVOID somethin'. And if YOU don't,... look OUT ! (But if you're not like this... your good,... LITERALLY! :) )
10. "And no man puts new wine into old bottles: else the new wine does burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles." -(Mark 2:22).
"New wine", a representation of THE HOLY SPIRIT, cannot work within a life under the OLD COVENANT of "LAW" for justification (in either salvation OR SANCTIFICATION). If a person is in such a state, deterioration and destruction will result! That "new wine" can only function within the framework of faith exclusively "IN CHRIST" (in the finished Work, or "Blood Sacrifice" of Christ on the Cross). * see Romans 8:2. In other words, a mixture of "law and grace" DOES NOT WORK; The Holy Spirit will not function, and Satan will have a HEY day with that professing Christian! All the while DECEIVING him into thinking he is "okay". There are, right as we speak, those within the movement of "the Message of the Cross" who are EXACTLY in that state! They have merely a "head knowledge" of this Message, their heart is FAR FROM IT! Satan is doing a work of destruction within their lives, without them even realizing it! How does one know if one is in such a state? Jesus tells us that we shall "know them by their fruits". What characterizes their behavior? The "works of the flesh"? Or "the fruit of the Spirit"? (See Gal. 5:18-23). Also, pay close attention to the following scripture: "By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have LOVE one to another." -(Jhn. 13:35). If Divine Love is not being demonstrated, that person is NOT a disciple of Jesus. This is the Word of God! I KNOW THIS IS AN EXPLOSIVE TOPIC, BUT MY MASTER TOLD ME TO DEAL WITH IT. IF WHAT YOU ARE READING HERE MAKES YOU FURIOUS, YOU ARE THE GUILTY PARTY !!! I AM JUST A NOBODY LANDSCAPER WHO IS BEING USED AS A VESSEL OF THE LORD. I HAVE A RIGHT ON MY WALL TO SAY WHATEVER I FEEL LED TO SAY, AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUST IGNORE IT AND GO YOUR WAY.
11. "...behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it..." -(Rev. 3:8). Friend, when GOD says that to you, even if the whole WORLD would want to close that door and shut your mouth, GOD WILL KEEP IT OPEN.. PERIOD, for He has A-L-L P-O-W-E-R !!!!!
There is none greater ! ... He has power to keep the door open, and He has the power to keep enemies from coming in through the door-way ! He'll kick 'em out ! HALLELUJAH !!
12. If what a person believes is correct, he has no reason to be antogonistic towards the one who disagrees with him (see Jn. 8:31-32: 16:13; 13:34-35; Lk. 6:27-28).
The reason for the animosity? In general, or in a particular AREA in a believer's life, the following WILL APPLY:
"For every one that doeth evil hateth the Light, neither cometh to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he th...at doeth truth cometh to the Light, that his deeds may be manifest, that they are wrought in God." -(Jhn. 3:20-21)
"The world cannot hate you; but Me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil." -(Jhn. 7:7)
Exposition: IF THE MESSENGER IS SPEAKING TRUTH WHICH COMES AGAINST THAT WHICH SOMEONE, IN PRIDE, IS R-E-S-I-S-T-I-N-G , THEN THAT PERSON WILL ATTACK THE MESSENGER !
What God INSISTS... is that that person humbles himself, and conforms to that Truth, or a downward spiral will begin. We are each held accountable for the Light that has been given to us... to RECEIVE that Light.
"And that servant, which knew his Lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes." -(Lk. 12:47).
Sad truth though... is that many WILL resist and reject, including many in our own family, relatives, friends, church folk, etc. THIS IS THE COST OF TRUE DISCIPLESHIP. And hence, the reason Jesus said the following: ... "Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your re...ward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets." -(Lk. 6:22-23).
"For every one that doeth evil hateth the Light, neither cometh to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he th...at doeth truth cometh to the Light, that his deeds may be manifest, that they are wrought in God." -(Jhn. 3:20-21)
"The world cannot hate you; but Me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil." -(Jhn. 7:7)
Exposition: IF THE MESSENGER IS SPEAKING TRUTH WHICH COMES AGAINST THAT WHICH SOMEONE, IN PRIDE, IS R-E-S-I-S-T-I-N-G , THEN THAT PERSON WILL ATTACK THE MESSENGER !
What God INSISTS... is that that person humbles himself, and conforms to that Truth, or a downward spiral will begin. We are each held accountable for the Light that has been given to us... to RECEIVE that Light.
"And that servant, which knew his Lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes." -(Lk. 12:47).
Sad truth though... is that many WILL resist and reject, including many in our own family, relatives, friends, church folk, etc. THIS IS THE COST OF TRUE DISCIPLESHIP. And hence, the reason Jesus said the following: ... "Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your re...ward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets." -(Lk. 6:22-23).
"BLESSED are they which are persecuted for Righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
BLESSED are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.
REJOICE, an...d be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
YE ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH: BUT IF THE SALT HAVE LOST HIS SAVOR, WHEREWITH SHALL IT BE SALTED: IT IS THENCEFORTH GOOD FOR NOTHING, BUT TO BE CAST OUT, AND TO BE TRODDEN UNDER FOOT OF MEN." -(Matt. 5:10-13).
BLESSED are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.
REJOICE, an...d be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
YE ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH: BUT IF THE SALT HAVE LOST HIS SAVOR, WHEREWITH SHALL IT BE SALTED: IT IS THENCEFORTH GOOD FOR NOTHING, BUT TO BE CAST OUT, AND TO BE TRODDEN UNDER FOOT OF MEN." -(Matt. 5:10-13).
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