Wednesday, November 11, 2009

GODS WORD IS THE ONLY TRUTH

The word of God says
"Unrighteous," immoral, idolaters, adulterers, sexual perverts, thieves, greedy, drunkards, revilers, robbers "will not inherit the kingdom of God." -1 Corinthians 6:9-10
God is a god of grace and mercy but he is also a God of justice and he states very clearly in his word that there will be eternal consequences for those who do not repent of our sins. God says repent and live. Do not repent and face his judgement
Ezekiel 18:32
For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!

repent Webster dictionary means
1. To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite.
2. To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: repented of intemperate behavior.
3. To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.
Repenting by its very nature means you must change direction. If you fail to change direction then you have not repented.
Job 34:32-33
Teach me what I cannot see;
if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.'
Should God then reward you on your terms,
when you refuse to repent?
You must decide, not I;
so tell me what you know.
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

Be very careful who you listen to in this world, there are many wolves in sheep's clothing out there and that Includes pastors and leaders. Don’t make the mistake of being led by a Pastor who is not allowing themselves to be accountable to leadership above them in your church. We are very blessed to be in a church with very trustworthy pastors who spend a lot if time in prayer and consultation with both elders, board and the AOG covering itself. Be on your guard always Satan seeks only to destroy and if he can work though churches to deceive people and twist the truth then he will. Some church leaders leave themselves wide open to this deception by their lustful hunger for power which is fueled by their own ego and pride.
There are many great Churches out there and many God appointed leaders who are working diligently on serving God and leading the people whom he has entrusted them with, but I believe that we as individuals just need to stay alert.

1 John 3:7-10
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

Sin is of the world and the people in the world dangle many temptations in front of us, it can be so so easy being caught up in the delights on offer, however at every turn you need to stop and say to yourself, “what will the fruit of taking this path”be? Will God be well pleased with the outcome”
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world.”- 1 John 2:15-16
My message here is simple, If what you are hearing or doing does not line up with Gods word, ALL of Gods word , not just the pages that work for you , then you need to look further into it. Authors, preachers, councilors, friends, can all be deceived by Satan. but Gods word is pure and has no deception in it. Rely on that and that alone.
Job 34: 2-4 "Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning. For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food .Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.

2 comments:

  1. Hi my name is Harry. I was sent your link from a few different people. Why is it you find it so hard to accept that people can read the bible out of context? I have seen many church pastors from the AOG who use scripture incorrect and no one pulls them up on it. Holding firm to a denomination is not a wise thing to do.

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  2. Hi Harry.You missed the point of what I was saying. I saying that Gods Word is the truth, and no matter what denomination you need to use your God given decernment and be sure what you are listening to lines up with Gods word and what he says . I have been to many churches across the world that are not AOG and are fantastic places of worship

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