There's this trend going on amongst us Christians.For some reason,scary reason,we think that God has left it up to us to decide whether his Word is worthy to be done or not and we have the right to add/remove from His Word.But fearful is the judgement of one who adds/removes a part in God's word-he has no place in heaven.And I'm afraid that is what's going make us perish,if we do not start adhering to His Word regardless of how we feel,the pastor says or the church says.
There's this attitude that "the fact that he isn't against it/it's not written" means we can do it.But we forget that,"All scripture is given by inspiration of God,and is profitable for doctrine,reproof,for correction,for instruction in righteousness."~2 Timothy 3:16.So, all that we need to do is found in the Bible.We need not go and approach a pastor or a church,he has revealed all that pertains to His will in His word.
If God's Word is silent about a specific doctrine,then it's not up to us to make conclusions about it.We also are to be silent.If it's clear and specific,the wisest decision we can make is to adhere to it rather than to perish.My point is: we need to stop this "in my church" talk when God has revealed all in His Word.And if we are guided by the Spirit of truth when we read God's Word and if we come with a teachable spirit when reading God's Word,He will reveal his truth to us and there will be no confusion.The Word of God has always been correct and there is not confusion found in it because God is "not man that he should lie and is not an author of confusion".It all becomes confusing when we uphold "thus saith the pastor"/"thus saith the church" or we start upholding our own opinions higher than God's.
If we claim to be Christians:then we must follow God;not man's ideas-not man who've changed God's doctrines to fit their own circumstances or sinful ways.It doesn't matter if the most righteous man alive says it.Until proven in God's Word,then it's a hypothesis.
This is not the time to harden our hearts to what God has said because so and so is doing it/because I don't want my family to disown me/I'm afraid they'll laugh at me.Our only safety is in doing what God says and leaving the consequences with Him.Lest we forget:we are the creatures and he is the Creator!The invented machine never knows best than it's inventor.
There's this attitude that "the fact that he isn't against it/it's not written" means we can do it.But we forget that,"All scripture is given by inspiration of God,and is profitable for doctrine,reproof,for correction,for instruction in righteousness."~2 Timothy 3:16.So, all that we need to do is found in the Bible.We need not go and approach a pastor or a church,he has revealed all that pertains to His will in His word.
If God's Word is silent about a specific doctrine,then it's not up to us to make conclusions about it.We also are to be silent.If it's clear and specific,the wisest decision we can make is to adhere to it rather than to perish.My point is: we need to stop this "in my church" talk when God has revealed all in His Word.And if we are guided by the Spirit of truth when we read God's Word and if we come with a teachable spirit when reading God's Word,He will reveal his truth to us and there will be no confusion.The Word of God has always been correct and there is not confusion found in it because God is "not man that he should lie and is not an author of confusion".It all becomes confusing when we uphold "thus saith the pastor"/"thus saith the church" or we start upholding our own opinions higher than God's.
If we claim to be Christians:then we must follow God;not man's ideas-not man who've changed God's doctrines to fit their own circumstances or sinful ways.It doesn't matter if the most righteous man alive says it.Until proven in God's Word,then it's a hypothesis.
This is not the time to harden our hearts to what God has said because so and so is doing it/because I don't want my family to disown me/I'm afraid they'll laugh at me.Our only safety is in doing what God says and leaving the consequences with Him.Lest we forget:we are the creatures and he is the Creator!The invented machine never knows best than it's inventor.
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