The Calling
The True Knowledge is found in God
Prov 2: 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God
Rom 11: 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable
2 cor 2: 14 Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Prov 8: 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
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The Bible describes many of it’s heroes with plenty of faults. Some of it’s heroes doubt God, are fearful when they face battle, argue and make mistakes. A book that is truthful about it’s heroes can be trusted more than one that isn’t. By Patty Ross
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Check out the new videos on the BLESS AND REMEMBER page. (JUNE video can now be seen)
I have also started a new page SHARING THE WORD which introduces speaking and ministry tapes. At present the section which shows videos from Vodpod seems to be limited in the areas I want to post on. Youtube gives me alot more selection. So this new page may in time replace that catagory.
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Those of us who find ourselves outside of a denomination do so because we feel a call from God to make a stand. The wilderness is not a barren place as some have believed. There are springs of living water which only God can supply. He alone can make the desert to bloom and those who will seek him will find him.
Many people leave denominations for a variety of reasons and I know that many are not called to the wilderness. Their spiritual lives shrivel and die. But for others there is a passion and a desire for more of God. We hunger for the truth and reality that only God can give. We have no intention of dying from lack of life given waters. But we hunger and thirst for that which only God can give.
The wilderness was the place where Elijah was fed. The wilderness was where the apostle Paul received the revelation of the gospel. The wilderness was the Place where our Lord overcame the devils temptation. The wilderness is the place where John the Baptist went preaching. Wilderness is where God took the children of Israel through in order to get to the promised land.
The wilderness is a hard place to be, but it is also a glorious place. For God will sift you and challenge you. He will strip you of your confidence in yourself and take you to a place where your confidence must be settled in God and him alone. There is no room for pride or self-confidence in the wilderness.
I am aware that there are people who have chosen to stay in certain denominations. For them even though they are unhappy that is all they know. I can appreciate that. It is difficult. But for me there is a higher calling. I see that yonder mountain, and I have a desire to climb it. My vision goes beyond the tree cover upward to where the snow is and where the cloud covers is settled. But even beyond that I see the glory of God descend and I hear a sweet voice cry out come on up.
We are called to climb mountains with God. To climb the mountain range and see what is beyond. I have a desire that cries out more Lord more. Give me this reality of your sweet presence and I will not be settled with anything less. As a Christian I see beyond to a day when the glory of God will be fully realised. Eternity beckons and there are glories which no spoken tongue can utter nor words can speak.
Whatever you calling is, seek to make it a reality in your life. never stop and never give up your dream. Seek until God makes it real in your life. Seek until the bread he breaks becomes your food and the water he serves becomes that living spring which alone will satisfy your thirst.
Where God leads I must follow. Like in pilgrims progress I forsake the cities of destruction and make my way to the celestial city. In the wilderness he becomes the cloud that shades by day and the light to illuminate the darkness. In that wilderness I find that others will also join with you. Some will be in churches and some will not. But we are all called to pass through the wilderness of this world. For this world is a barren place. There is no light life or place to settled down here. This is not our home. This is the true wilderness of death in which we must pass through. But beyond this just over the horizon we see the lights of home. Just beyond we see the glory of God rising and the cry welcome home. God spirit continues to witness to our spirit, to make Gods promises real.
Our desire which rises out from our inner most being is the cry that will see Gods exhalted, his righteousness defended and his word fulfilled.
Dear Beloved,
I am so displeased with all the church hopping, and chrisitian sanctuaries in every corner, be it Pentecostal ; Evangelical, Non-Denominational, etc… It seems like there is more of a recyclying occuring in the christian community than growth of new disciples. There are many people who are pastoring without a true calling as taught in Eph 4:11, and there are many reasons for their motivation, such as financial gain, control,leading but not liked being led, lack of submission. The reasons go on and on. Jesus warned us about the chaff and the wheat. But when we create websites expressing our views of not being part of a local church, that contradicts the teachings and the instructions in the Scriptures. We are treading in dangerous ground when we let ourselves be used in such manner. We can speak some truth but if it is accompanied by teachings that are not biblically based, then we would be doing the same thing that Satan has been doing since his beginning of rebellion. I have been displeased numerous times with what I’ve seen in the churches(congregations), even the desire to find another church, but in the end it comes down to this. That it is an institution established in the Scriptures and one of my ways to show my loyalty to my King and Lord is to be loyal to my local church where He has planted me. My way to show my faith and love towards my God is through obedience to His commandments (Word). Will I at times be in disagreement with some leadership decisions? Sure I will.Will I at times see sinful acts and hypocrisy in the local church? Sure I will. If God has planted me in a certain local church than it should be God who unplants me and leads me to His next place for me, and hopefully with the leaderships approval as we see with Paul being sent out by the Holy Spirit and blessed by the church leaders. If there was more websites ministering to the believers on how to resolve different issues they face in their local congregation and to continue being an asset to the local church, in the end I believe you would receive a good report from our Lord. I could find many reason that would seem justified, not to be part of my local church, because the reality is we live in a fallen world and we are fellowshipping with inmperfect individuals. The wilderness is the earth, but Jesus defeated the wilderness. I want to follow the example of Jesus in the wilderness, and no where do I see Jesus condoning the message of, “Out of church.” As a matter of fact He spent much time in the temple teaching. I know that there are many believers who have been hurt or wounded by leaders and individuals in the church. And, yes, God still may use you even if you are not a member of a local church but God can use anyone, that still doesn’t mean you are walking in His perfect will. God wants obedience not sacrifice brethren. In the end God will seperate the wheat from the chaff, God doesn,t need our help now to do that by sending an incorrect message with a lot of good messages in-between.
Sincerely,
Eli
Jesus did go into the temple but he did most of his teaching outside the city, on a hill, in a boat, beside the boat, among his followers and among those seeking for different reasons. He also told us that where 2 or more gather in His name, He is there with us. So, whether it be in your church or on this website, it does not matter, as long as the mind of Christ is evident and people being admonished, exhorted, and informed. There is leaven in the church—-big time and there is a great apostasy taking place in the midst of what we would like to call “church.” And given the leadership in many churches, many are being slaughter for their faith and their desire to hear the truth preached and the heretic exposed. That is why most of the brothers and sisters that I know have chosen to leave. To stay pure in their faith and to find others in whatever way that God provides us to find each other. The Word tells us not to forsake the fellowship of the brethren. It did not say that we should not leave a “church” that is practicing or endorsing a different doctrine, teaching, or ecumenicalism. As a matter of fact, it tells us to have nothing to do with them and to expose these things. No where does it say in God’s Word that we have to be a member of a local church. Particularly if that church is permitting leaven to run rampant in its teachings, leadership, and among the congregation that attends.
That is why I have left the church I had been attending since 1978. Its not as if I did not attempt to bring the issues I had cocncern with, as I did. It was more of a matter of whether I was going participate in my own victimization and stand by watching be subjected to the same or similar abuse of scripture and personal safety issues. I have not left the church. I am a Christian and with God’s help I will remain stedfast. There is much to be learned by reading “Pilgrim’s Progress.” Jesus told those who had informed him that His mother, brothers, and sisters were waiting outside, wanting Him to leave and to go home with Him. His response was: Who are my sisters and who are my brothers (my paraphrase). These are my brothers and these are my sisters, those who “do” the will of my Father.
So, when you’re sitting in a building that has all the customary furnishings that makes it look like a church, but each week you see the leaven and the false teachings become more and more pronounced where the Word of God is now being distorted and so very perverted that no one can any longer separate truth from a lie, then I say “Wipe off the dust of your sandals and leave. And go wherever the Spirit leads you being in a park or online to find those who also have said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”