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A Reminder: Church Is Not What You Think

19 Sunday Aug 2012

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This Sunday when you’re on your way to another three to four hour service, try to forget about your nicely pressed three piece suit or your cute little dress and hat, step out of that pretty car that you spent the entire Saturday afternoon washing and waxing and spend some time with the real church.

What’s the real church?
Not what beloveth….who.

They are those people you watch from your car window as you pass by watching them like they’re the pitiful caged animals you visit at the zoo. They’re the ones you condemn and talk badly about, saying:

“They should be in church like me.”

“They ought to be be ashamed for not honoring the Lord’s day.”

Little do you know that the old man walking down the street with the brown paper bag in his hand just talked to the same God you claim to serve and love so much.

“Thank you God for helping me deal with my demons one day at a time. Thank you for giving me a ticket to heaven even though I don’t deserve it. Thank you for this and every day that you have made,” the old man prayed to God.

He saw you shaking your head at him. He looked questioningly towards heaven.

“Is that your plan for me? To be like them?”

“Who,” God asked.

“Those people turning their noses up at me.”

 “Oh them! The plan I had for them is the same plan I have for you. I have never been a part of their plan. They refuse to hear my Me. They don’t welcome Me in their lives either. They’d rather worship what I gave them. So I left.”

“What you gave them? You mean Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross for our sins?”

“No. I mean that piece of aluminum they ride in and that brick building where they live. Not me nor my Son.”

“Well, not me Lord,” the man vowed, one fist in the air. “I will serve you and only you!”

The old man stopped in his tracks and poured out the contents of the bottle. He continued to walk and to praise God.

Romans 1:

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Let Religion Die! Rise With Christ!

10 Friday Aug 2012

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I am a little fed up with religion and the laws thereof. Let’s get something straight right now!
Fact 1. Jesus Christ died for your sins and ALL of them..the ones you committed today, yesterday and 10 years from now. So, there is no need to keep asking for forgiveness! He already gave it to you! Did you hear it the first time?(This reminds me of the first time I discovered the Dollar Tree as a little girl. I couldn’t believe that EVERYTHING was $1. So, I kept asking the clerk, “How much is this?” and she would respond with an amused grin “$1.00.” I couldn’t believe my luck so I went kept going back to her and asking to make sure. Soon, she began irritated. Her smile faded and her tone became shorter and shorter. I finally caught on and stopped asking.)

A lot of us are this way with our salvation. It is too hard to believe that salvation is a GIFT from God. You cannot earn it. You cannot buy it. He’s not going to take it back! So, stop asking for forgiveness. You already have it!

Fact 2. You cannot lose your gift of salvation. So, stop letting people tell you that you have to go and “get saved” over and over again. What is that anyway? Once you trust that Jesus Christ died for your sins and you need not do anything to earn that gift, you are SAVED. Period. Case closed. It is permanent. You can’t do a thing to loose it (regardless of how many sins you commit). Oh and here’s the caveat I know some are thinking and some have voiced to me. Once saved always saved gives people an excuse to do bad things. First of all, if you’re thinking this way…hmm. Second, saved individuals give honor to God. We appreciate our gift and treasure it. If someone gave you a precious jewel as a gift, would you write on it? No way! You would wear it and take care of it. It may get bumped while you wear it etc. But these things happen. That’s life on this vile earth. It does not mean, you appreciate it any less. It does not mean you loose possession of it either.

Fact 3. The Bible (KJV preferred) was not entirely written to us! If you try to apply everything in it today, you would be lost! The entire Bible was written for us to get to know God and where we come from. But our instructions come from the epistles of the disciple chosen by Jesus Christ to teach us, Paul, in Romans through Philemon. If you have to have a rulebook. There it is. Jesus tells us (through Paul) to rightly divide the word of truth. Divide means to separate. Separate the letters and rules that were for Israel (the Jewish of the Old Testament and part of the New) from what is written to you. Have you ever opened a piece of mail that was addressed to someone else? Did you read it? Did you understand what it meant. No? Exactly. The Bible gives many instructions. Some may seem to contradict others. Malachi tells someone they must pay a tithe and not just any tithe, a certain percentage. 2 Corinthians says give what is purposed in your heart. Which one is it? I’ll give you this one. Malachi is not YOUR mail.

God’s chosen people Israel were given a promise. They were God’s chosen people. But after so many failures to obey on their part, God temporarily set them aside.

1. They rejected God and the law in the Old Testament
2. They rejected Jesus Christ
3. They rejected the Holy Ghost with the stoning of Stephen. (Acts 7)

God set old Israel aside and offered the dispensation of grace to everyone, both Jew and Gentile. Before this, Gentile (everyone who is not Israel) were saved and adopted into the promise by blessing Israel. But now in the dispensation of grace, anyone can be saved just by trusting in Jesus Christ’s death, burial and resurrection for your sins. SIMPLE. No additives.

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