Welcome to part 3: Please continue to reflect on this statement as you read this:
This article is not to shake your faith in Jesus, but, it is meant to shake you and your faith in man and the church he has created. Religion is man's ideas about what Gods wants, sometimes.
Let us first identify who the church is. The church is each one of us whom have surrendered our free will and chosen to follow Jesus, Yeshua, our Lord and Savior. We are God's people, not a building as some may think. We are part of the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom that was and is to come, Priests and rulers of the Kingdom to come. A church is also considered by some as a corporate gathering (inside a comfortable building if one lives in the USA), where followers of Jesus are suppose to come together and worship God. So, for the sake of all, both of these scenarios will be referenced. 1 Corinthians 12:12 is beautifully stated: 1 Corinthians 12:12, For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. Once we accept Jesus as our Lord and savior, the Holy Spirit lives inside of us, a human being! We are sealed with his protection. We rule the world as Jesus did on earth if we choose to take our mantles, ( assignments and gifts from God). Wrap your brain around that! In essence we have become the vessel, or the Ark of the covenant in the old testament, (as the stories revealed in Exodus, during the time Moses), God's dwelling place! God's spirit living in us! Pause a moment and reflect on that statement alone!!! How much do you truly understand about this? Did you know people died when they touched the ark of the covenant in the old testament? That is how serious this is!!! What does this mean!? We walk in same power as Jesus did on the Earth because his spirit lives inside those who belong to him. This power is for today. He was man like us, and God, our father in the flesh. We walk in the same power and will do greater things than these, John 14:12-17
"12Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who believes in me will also do what I’m doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I’m going to the Father. 13 I’ll do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.” MOST PASTORS FAIL TO READ THIS NEXT VERSE: HINT, WITHOUT LOVING JESUS WITH ALL OF YOU AND OR ASKING IN VAIN, YOU ARE NOT IN THE POSITION TO ASK ANYTHING!!! READ THE TONE OF THIS PASSAGE, CHAPTER.
15“If you love me, keep my commandments. 16 I will ask the Father to giveth you another Helper, to be with you always. 17He is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor recognizes him. But you recognize him, because he lives with you and will be in you.
(ask anything that benefits the kingdom from a righteous heart, not for your flesh to enjoy all the time).
Unfortunately, few believers experience this walk. Those that do are hidden from mainstream christianity. (remember, some of the church is captured and serving Satan. It is up to you to pray yourselves through the muck.)
Let us set this myth straight while we are on this topic....There is no commentary or scripture that biblically supports anything other than the gifts are for today and that God walked earth in the flesh of (Jesus/Yeshua). Just as man does today. He was God at birth. Warning, rabbit trail: Research all who authored the commentaries you fall back on, the bibles you claim 100% holy spirit inspired. Who sat on those committees and made those decisions for future generations? Be wise my friend!!! There are well known witches, wizards and homosexuals who sat on bible editing comittees of the King James revisons and many others. Do not believe me. Research for yourself. Choose carefully whom you allow to influence your bible study. I know it sounds bad and it truly is discouraging, however, would you rather know now? A place and time where you can change things? Rather than allow your soul to be destroyed because of lies and your eternity sealed? Who would not?!
You are right here, right now because the holy spirit brought you here.
Again!!! This article is not to shake your faith in Jesus. It is meant to shake you and your faith in man and the church he has created. Religion is man's ideas about what Gods wants, sometimes.
Think about how Jesus did church. Be wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove.
Some organizations even go as far as to hide artifacts being found daily. Who? Over the years, I have heard the Smithsonian and the Vatican for starters. Any science proving Jesus walked the earth are hidden. (Always ask who benefits and why?) It takes a lot of faith to believe in something that is hidden from us. John 20:29 ISV Jesus told him, "Is it because you've seen me that you have believed? How blessed are those who have never seen me and yet have believed!" One may ponder...What is in it for them? Why would they lie?This is about your soul!!! Remember, Satan hates you and will lie to the bitter end! He has his servants too! We are at war.
It is so humbling and an honor at the same time to be a vessel for the holy spirit. Our mistake as followers, we forget who is inside us. We fail to understand who we have become because we do not read our bibles. We have been decieved to expect that pursuit of knowledge is to be done by our pastors, our priest, decon, by our husbands, that prayer warrior wife or some Godly, religious person in our family.....then explained to us in some odd download?! Not so!!! Please rebuke this kind of attitude. This is another lie from the pit of hell. Our surrender and walk to/with Jesus is an intimate, personal relationship with the father, son and holy spirit (often forgotten). Just like a family member would be, but, much much more.
Put on your critical thinking cap for a moment and ask yourself these questions: 1. Would my relationship work if I had someone else communicating, dating, celebrating or even dining with my close family member, my best friend, with someone I am being courted by/ courting myself or by my spouse on my behalf? (Think about how ridiculous that would be!!!) 2. Who benefits from that kind of relationship, you or your surrogate? 3. Who benefits from a God relationship like that? Satan does! 4. How would that relationship work if you give it .85 - 2% of your time? We all have 168 hours in a week. Put this in real life perspective. Let us do some quick math. Assume one goes to church twice a week. The average service, 1.5 hours and the actual sermon is 20 minutes to 45 minutes, tops. Twice a week is 3 hours. 3÷168= .017% or 1.7% of your week is spent at church. After all the self worship music (more on that later), announcements and collection plate is passed around. Let us be generous and say we are hearing the word 1.5 hours a week. This brings us to 1.7÷2= .85. Less than 1% of your weekly time is spent seeking God and his word at church and for many, that is it!!! So, what makes anyone think one could have a God relationship like that? How about a spouse? Who makes one think such a thing is feasible? Could it be Satan? This is why many times the scriptures refer to God's people as adulterers. We are idolizing other things and we spend very little time with the one we are supposed to love the most. Then we behave the way we do and call ourselves "christians". Ask yourself this question. Just because you park your car in a garage does that make your car a garage? Now that we have cleared that up, let us look at the other barriers to a real relationship with Jesus. (Side note, Jesus is the only way. There is no other path to God. Satan and his servants lie about that too. John 14:6. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.) Not negotiable, EVER!!!
To add to this religious mess of beliefs, most Christians also suffer from the sin of: "lack of faith". Yes, unbelief is a sin. Most Christians truly do not believe. Mainly due to zero personal experience with Jesus and lack of knowledge and fear because they do not read the bible. They go through the motions because they are told, "this is how one does church, then say the sinner's prayer and this means one is now saved, etc! Because of lack of knowledge, Hosea 4:6, most of the church remains (NOT SAVED!!!), dead in sin.
Therefore, no different than anyone else. Christians or those who claim to be are living what they believe, not God's truth. (If this is you, once you get your jaw off the floor.....Now you know the truth!!! I was there too. God pulled me off my highway to hell pew because of his love for me!!!)
These same christians keep forgetting they are representing "Jesus, God and the holy spirit". Yet, they have no spiritual power. In reality, they are wasting their only day of rest doing something that has no eternal benefit to them. Then off for the week, ruining God's witness while showing up to work on Monday acting and looking like everyone else. AMP Mathew 7:22-23 22 Many will say to Me on that day [when I judge them], ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, and driven out demons in Your name, and done many miracles in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them publicly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me [you are banished from My presence], you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].’ Be this person instead: Ephesians 2:1 In the past you were spiritually dead because of your disobedience and sins. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 1 Peter 1 13-25 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but, as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (learn what this means.) And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile.
WE LACK FEAR AND REVERENCE TO A HOLY GOD!!! Hopefully one can begin to understand why the church is so messed up, unsaved and deceived. If you are not saved, please do not judge or use your "christian" friend as an excuse not to find Jesus for yourself. That is the worst excuse I have ever heard in my 30+ years of Christianity. That argument will never avoid hell. Why? We serve a just, righteous and holy God. We all have been warned. We are responsible for our own sins. We arrive alone, we depart alone. God has an agreement with humanity. Jesus is the only way out of here that ends well. We must accept the gift of salvation, Jesus. He had to come down in the flesh to undo all the evil Satan has done to God's kingdom. Jesus defeated hell and death for us. It seems complicted but it is not. Accept him, believe him and serve him obediently. If you are not saved by Jesus, you are serving Satan and his kingdom by proxy. There are only two camps here on earth.
Think back for a moment. How many times has someone tried to introduce Jesus to you in one way shape or form and you have blown it off? Those are your chances, those are the things that will be reviewed on your day of judgment. And on that day of judgment nothing changes. Your fate has been sealed. It will truely be a time of shame, fear and regret for the unrepentant, the unsaved. CHOOSE JESUS NOW. Hang on, so much more to come. See you in part 4: