Give None Offence: July 2010

The Gospel ~ Romans 1:16. Romans 2:16

Apostasy

An abandonment of what one has professed; a total desertion, or departure from one's faith or religion. (1828w.)

Galatians 1:6-7

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel. Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Galatians 1:12

For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:9

Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Titus 2:1

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

1 Timothy 1:5-6

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

A False Balance and a Wrong Focus

>> Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Do we even consider our actions? Do we examine our zeal for God? Do we have a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. We know that a false balance is an abomination. Preachers hit sodomy and the homosexual movement with both barrels, but we never consider other abominable sins.

We know we were sinners. Do we now hide the fact that we are still men of flesh. There is none righteous. It’s only his righteousness. All of it. You don’t get credit for any of it. It’s Christ in you the hope of Glory. We pick on one or two sins that God calls abominable, and ignore the rest?

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Charity, A More Excellent Way - Part 3

>> Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Ever follow that which is good, Paul said. You see this reoccurring theme show up in every Pauline epistle. You see many passages on simply being “good”, "decent", "full of charity". Nothing deep and nothing mystical. Nothing elusive to man. You see this same theme of thought and action in our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the essence of Him. It is how we are to shine. Good works, and loving others. Helping others. Humble and giving. Forgiving and patient with saints and sinners. Nothing profound. Being “decent, gentle, hospitable, giving, full of love, charity, encouraging, giving of your self, blameless, a living sacrifice, providing all things honest", and so on.

Romans 12:8 ~ Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

2 Corinthians 11:3 ~ But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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Paul the Apostle

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: ~ 1 Timothy 1:5

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:9

But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. ~ 1 Corinthians 12:31

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:1

"For the edifying of the body of Christ..."

For His Body, who are IN Him, through the Spirit; to all those who profess belief in the gospel of the grace of God, his death, and resurrection, according to the scriptures. Our eternal redemption comes through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ as the final and permanent sacrifice for his or her own personal sins against a Holy God, who is our Father and Creator, who is in heaven. Through Him, the creator of all life, his Son, the Savior of the world, and his Spirit, the sealer of our souls, do all things consist, and by him were all things made for his pleasure.

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth,

the gospel of your salvation:

in whom also after that ye believed,

ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Ephesians 1:13

In the fifteenth century, came the Reformation out of which have come Protestant movements of various kinds. The Bible was put into the hands of the people, and has been translated into many tongues. With an open Bible came light and liberty again, but never union again. On the contrary, division followed division; sect followed sect. It is true that the great body of the churches believes that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, but they have turned aside the greater part of their resources, to the attempt to reform the world, to educate the world, and, in short, to anticipate the next dispensation in which those things belong, and to do the work that is distinctly set apart for restored and converted Israel in her Kingdom Age. - C.I. Scofield

“Today there is not very much gospel about; the church has given it up; a great many preachers preach everything but living truth. This is sad; but it is a strong reason why you and I should teach more gospel than ever.

I have often thought to myself – other men teach Socialism, deliver lectures, or collect a band of fiddlers, that they may gather a congregation; but I will preach the gospel. I will preach more gospel than ever if I can; I will stick more to the cardinal point.

The other brethren can attend to the odds and ends, but I will keep to Christ crucified. To the men of vast ability, who are looking to the events of the day, I would say, ‘Allow one poor fool to keep to preaching the gospel.’ Beloved teachers, be fools for Christ, and keep to the gospel.

Don’t be afraid: it has life in it, and it will grow: only you bring it out, and let it grow.” - Charles H. Spurgeon

"And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth..."

1 John 4:1 ~ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Peter 2:1 ~ But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2 Corinthians 11:12-14 ~ But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

"Some to Honour, and Some to Dishonour..."

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

1 Thessalonians 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

2 Timothy 2:20-21 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

"But Beware of Men..."

Isaiah 56:11 ~ Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Phillipians 3:1-3 ~ Finally my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Psalms 22:16 ~ For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

2 Peter 3:18 ~ Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

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