Peace, understanding and grace be unto you "true saints of the most high God". I pray that you receive this message in all urgency of mind and heart. I beseech everyone that reads these commentaries to check me by the scriptures; for the word states: let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written(Rom 3:4). Generally speaking, tradition is not a bad thing. there are certain traditions that come naturally by the customs and culture of the time and places that we live in (for Christians all within the boundaries of the laws of God): the hairstyles we wear; the clothes that we buy; the languages and slang terms that we speak; even the kinds of food that we eat; but when it comes to spiritual things, we are instructed by the bible (John 8:31) to strictly follow the foundational guidelines laid by the apostles of Jesus Christ (1Tit 4:16, 2 Tit 3:14).
We are living in treacherous times; where nothing is as it appears to be and deception is not only of the enemy, but has been exalted through ignorance and the laziness of the modern day mindset. In fact! the modern day church has fallen into the same trap that the Pharisees and other religious leaders of Jesus time had fallen into. Christ himself warned His disciples: beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Saddusees (Matt 16:12); and He further explained: not of the leaven bread but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Saddusees (Matt 16:12). Saints, I'm telling you to check every word you hear spoken about the "word of God" : on TV, radio, in the pulpit, even in the music that you listen to. If you think about it; we believe most things because that's what we were taught early in our Christian walk or because that's what we've heard all our life; this shouldn't be so. Our mindset should soley be shaped by revelation of the holy scriptures through the Holy Spirit. There are too many old wives tales and false christian slogans being thrown around today; and they are traditional, not biblical! example: "when praises go up, blessings come down". This is not scripture! the bible teaches us in (Prov 28:20) that: a faithful man shall abound in blessings. Faithfulness is our consistent obedience to God. So we are blessed through obedience. We praise God because He is worthy to be praised (Rev 4:11). Another example: "God don't dwell in an unclean temple". This sounds sounds good; But it is not biblical! The bible teaches us not to defile our body (which is the temple of the Holy Ghost) by continuously practicing sin (1 Cor 3:16); which will ultimately land us in hell (without the Holy Ghost)(1 Cor 3:17); but nowhere does it state that when you fall into sin or a backslidden state, that He withdraws the Holy Spirit from you. He is married to the backslider (Jer 3:14). In fact, the Holy Spirit might be the only one that can bring you back to repentance.
These things might sound trivial to you; but don't forget: A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump (Gal 5:9, 1 Cor 5:6) meaning: all it takes is one wrong idea about the "word", to ruin your entire walk with God. Jesus is calling us to think radically, as He did against the religious systems set in place by men with their own false ideas of doctrine. Wake up saints! We are to check everyones words by the "word". We are to live and die by "sound doctrine": (the undefiled written word of God in its entirety and proper context). Do not be deceived by vain words and attractive slogans. Paul said: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men (Col 2:8). It's time to pick up the bible and: study to show thyself approved; rightly dividing the word of truth (1 Tim 2:15). Wake up saints! ; we have been given the power of choice whereby we hold our own destiny in our hands. Take control of your spiritual life. Lets tear down the prison walls of religion and break the chains of tradition. There are people hurting and dying; and they need us... they need the truth.
..to be concluded in part 2
What a word!!!! This is so true, we are truly living in perilous times where sound doctrine is being neglected. I to am learning to do what the word says, try the spirit and see if it be of God. We have to pray for discernment and recognize the signs of the time. I thank God for a husband that is blessed with the true rich wisdom of God. We cant fall in tradition or routine but we must continually be lead by the spirit. May God bless and continually keep you.
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