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the meat of the word? - not heavy "revelation", but doing the will of the Father John 4:32 Without The Camp Leaving
the cosy man-made structures behind to follow Jesus in the wilderness
where
total dependence is on Him. A direct, two way relationship,
without
the obstruction of clerical redtape or religious fraternities. Know Ye Not - "Ye Are The Church!" Being in Christ makes you His Body
without further requirement!
The System and its "spiritual professionals" would inform you
otherwise ... "heeding and yielding to their teaching grants you
the assurance of salvation (or at least, not going off the
rails)"! Contrary to the Book ... "to
them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all
that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours"! Simply Christians
This thesis is all too simplistic and basic for those who would trust
in their
own
intellect or education for revelation. In fact, it
sounds
soo goood to be true it is
hard to
believe. Unless you believe God has given His called-out people
an
infallible book to trust and place your life on, and that
institutionalizing His church is not only illegitimate, but absolutely
futile in the first place. It's true, the old garment should not
be
patched up, but needs dumping and replaced with the new. Meaning
... brands, tags, labels or slogans have no place in the kingdom
of God. The (Mystery of the) Two Wines In this mystery (the new replacing the old) lies revelation hidden from the 'overly clever', and reserved for the hungry humble 'nobody', of whether we are serving God through an alternative (mans preference), or the bonafide (God's mandate). Knocking over a few sacred cows on the way. The (Mystery
of the) Two Trees
There is a difference between what is good and evil and what is good
and
perfect. One is earthly while the other is heavenly. The
promise
is ... by partaking of the latter one finds they have God's
favour and can live forever. In a
nut-shell ... rounding off the
controversy of heaven and hell once and for all. The
Fallacy Is
following Jesus found at the table of partaking in abstract emblems, or
eating at the table of real life experience, minus artificial settings? The Conspiracy Against the Name of Jesus Who is our root, our rock, and our firm foundation? Is it a nation called Israel, or is it a Jew called Jesus of Nazareth? The Trap Being politically and culturally correct will lead to New Age compliance and eventually serfdom. Being conformed to Christ will be the only way "outta here". The Parent God our Maker and Father being smoke-screened so the devil can hide behind his own image being set up, deceiving the masses to worship the image instead of the Creator. The only hope of not being swept away is by being anchored to what is sure and steadfast ... the stand-alone scriptures. The Three Ho's Selling what is highly esteemed of man, or choosing the narrow way of scorn and derision. Is God pleased with memorials and decorations erected to His Son, or does the kingdom of God come without signs to be observed? Revealing ... only spiritual things are spiritually discerned, by those who are spiritually reborn, and place no confidence in mans religious alternative. The
Mixture Iron cannot mix with clay, old
cloth cannot be patched up with new cloth, and old wine does not go
with new skins! Meaning ... religiosity and reality are
poles apart! Moreover, finding
the link between sun worship, holy days, the New Millennium, and
paganizing
the true faith; along with the urgency, the necessity, and the cost, of
eradicating the mixture within. What's Wrong with
"Contemporary" Christianity? Some
get the church confused with the kingdom. Others use their church
to exploit and sell their version of the truth by inventing a
counterfeit of God's authentic gospel. It all comes
back to the root of all evil being the love of money. Take away
the product and you are left only with wind. The reason,
the kingdom
of God is not of this world and neither are those who are (spiritually)
born into it. Baal Worship In Disguise Is Easter and other "Christianized" trappings and observances bona fide forms of worship, or at their best ... commercialized religious wrappings? Or at their worst ... disguised pagan practices? The Gatecrashers
Jesus
said He would build His church and the gates of hell would not stand
against
it. This had nothing to do with believers storming heaven or
physically defeating the heathen in military combat. Nor getting
mixed
up in politics. But it is a
warning that nothing would get in the way of the Lord. In addition, making
sure the sword we are
wielding is the spiritual one the scriptures call 'the word
of God'. Oh ... and don't forget to swallow the meat and spit out the bones! Your brother without, Tom a lamb. PS ... to access all articles beyondcamp.net click here. |
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'98. Updated last 8/8/06 NZ. 
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