Rightly divide the Word of Truth!

[*Zion*]

The enemy can even use God's word to preach to us to our error.  What he says may even be 99% true, but it's the 1% we need to watch for!

But how can we rightly divide the Word of Truth?  We must repent!  Repent of every agreement with the enemy.  When we feel justified in the flesh, we agree with the enemy's justification, for in the spirit we can only justified by God.  We may try to justify jealousy, we may try to justify covetousness, the enemy even seeks to justify murder, like abortion, or abomination, like homosexuality.  This justification comes from pride.  If we had the humility to repent, we would not seek the justification.  

Once we are in agreement with God, we will be in a WILLING position to be able to receive His truth.  Know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free!!!!!!  

It is very important to keep searching ourselves, and asking God to show us all error in our lives, so that there would be nothing hindering the flow of WILLING communication between our spirits and His.  He is more than willing.  It is for this reason that He died for us, that we would live out His life in Him, knowing Him, whom to know is eternal life.

How aggressive is our refusal of the things the enemy brings our way?  Is it aggressive enough?  Do we sit and entertain every thought that drops into our mind?  Do we act out of impulse before asking the Holy Spirit how to proceed?  Are we brave to speak out and say: "Get thee behind me, satan!!!"

This is not something just for those with theology degrees, this is for all believers and disciples of Jesus Christ.  Let us not continue in avoidable error, and forgivable error, that we do not receive the forgiveness thereof because of unrepentance.  If we continue in error, we end up distracted and frustrated over extremely petty things, rather than the enjoying the deep and profound riches that are ours in Christ out of his abundant love.  Agree and obey God's leading, that we would agree with one another, and come into unity.

In Jesus' mighty Name!!!!!!!!!

[thereselittleflower]

Everyone thinks they are in agreement with God.

But everyone disagrees.

 

[*Zion*]

No.  Not everyone thinks that.  Some only seek to be wise in their own and other's eyes, rather than seeking true agreement with God.  When that happens, the enemy can use them as he wishes to bring a whole lot of disagreement.  No one has the monopoly on revelation.  God makes the same measure available to each of us.  But some still seek to justify themselves in the flesh.

2 Timothy 3:2-7

2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

[thereselittleflower]

     

2 minutes ago, *Zion* said:

      No.  Not everyone thinks that.  Some only seek to be wise in their own and other's eyes, rather than seeking true agreement with God.  When that happens, the enemy can use them as he wishes to bring a whole lot of disagreement.  No one has the monopoly on revelation.  God makes the same measure available to each of us.  But some still seek to justify themselves in the flesh.

2 Timothy 3:2-7

2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

If someone doesn't think they are in agreement with God, then why would they choose to believe something unless they did think it is in agreement with God?   What I understood you to say isn't making sense  to me?

 

[enoob57]

4 hours ago, *Zion* said:

The enemy can even use God's word to preach to us to our error.  What he says may even be 99% true, but it's the 1% we need to watch for!

But how can we rightly divide the Word of Truth?  We must repent!  Repent of every agreement with the enemy.  When we feel justified in the flesh, we agree with the enemy's justification, for in the spirit we can only justified by God.  We may try to justify jealousy, we may try to justify covetousness, the enemy even seeks to justify murder, like abortion, or abomination, like homosexuality.  This justification comes from pride.  If we had the humility to repent, we would not seek the justification.  

Once we are in agreement with God, we will be in a WILLING position to be able to receive His truth.  Know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free!!!!!!  

It is very important to keep searching ourselves, and asking God to show us all error in our lives, so that there would be nothing hindering the flow of WILLING communication between our spirits and His.  He is more than willing.  It is for this reason that He died for us, that we would live out His life in Him, knowing Him, whom to know is eternal life.

How aggressive is our refusal of the things the enemy brings our way?  Is it aggressive enough?  Do we sit and entertain every thought that drops into our mind?  Do we act out of impulse before asking the Holy Spirit how to proceed?  Are we brave to speak out and say: "Get thee behind me, satan!!!"

This is not something just for those with theology degrees, this is for all believers and disciples of Jesus Christ.  Let us not continue in avoidable error, and forgivable error, that we do not receive the forgiveness thereof because of unrepentance.  If we continue in error, we end up distracted and frustrated over extremely petty things, rather than the enjoying the deep and profound riches that are ours in Christ out of his abundant love.  Agree and obey God's leading, that we would agree with one another, and come into unity.

In Jesus' mighty Name!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for this... I am built up by it!  Love, Steven

[enoob57]

Our whole desire in s/Spirit is to be of the same mind as Jesus and then to have the will to exclude all else in this life to please Him in the doing....

[*Zion*]

1 hour ago, thereselittleflower said:

     

If someone doesn't think they are in agreement with God, then why would they choose to believe something unless they did think it is in agreement with God?   What I understood you to say isn't making sense  to me?

 

It is up to us whether to repent of that disagreement or not.  Otherwise, who would need any need to continue to repent after receiving salvation?

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

He was talking to Christians who already accept the Lord as their Saviour.  We see a need to make continual repentance if we find anything within us still undealt with.

[thereselittleflower]

6 minutes ago, *Zion* said:

It is up to us whether to repent of that disagreement or not.  Otherwise, who would need any need to continue to repent after receiving salvation?

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

He was talking to Christians who already accept the Lord as their Saviour.  We see a need to make continual repentance if we find anything within us still undealt with.

I don't disagree with anything you said here.

I'm back though at square one -    How can we know, if we think we are in agreement with God, that we really are in agreement with God rather than being wrong?

 

 

 

[Ezra]

1 hour ago, thereselittleflower said:

I'm back though at square one -    How can we know, if we think we are in agreement with God, that we really are in agreement with God rather than being wrong?

This is not rocket science.  We are in agreement with God when (1) we do not argue with His written Word, but simply say "Amen", (2) we do not accept the doctrines of men as equal to or above the Word of God, and (3) we do not use humanistic thinking to understand spiritual truths.

What does it mean to rightly divide the Word of Truth? 

1. We are to study the Word, not merely read it.

2. We are to labour in the Word and doctrine, not lazily believe things.

3. We are to compare Scripture with Scripture, since Scripture interprets itself.

4. Finally, we are to interpret the Word by cutting a straight furrow (that's what "rightly divide means") and arriving at the truth.  

[thereselittleflower]

Just now, Ezra said:

This is not rocket science.  We are in agreement with God when (1) we do not argue with His written Word, but simply say "Amen", (2) we do not accept the doctrines of men as equal to or above the Word of God, and (3) we do not use humanistic thinking to understand spiritual truths.

One person reads a verse one way, another person reads a verse another way, they both think they are in agreement with God's word and think they are not arguing with God's word, but they can't both be right.

This brings me back to my question:

How can we know, if we think we are in agreement with God, that we really are in agreement with God rather than being wrong?