Being a watchman is not fun. ?

[angels4u]

1 minute ago, Gideon said:

And how do we KNOW that we know Him, scripturally? As I said, the tares do not presently know they are tares. They are deceived. Thus, we have been safeguards against being deceived, an acid test to insure we know we are on solid, unshakeable ground. 

What is this test?

"And hereby we know that we know Him: if we keep His commandments. He that saith, “I know Him,” and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him."

1 John 2:3-4 

Many in the elect, if they were to truly apply this to their lives, would recoil from the results, and Satan will tempt them to run back to the assurances of other men, of their pastors, of what they have been taught. But what seems like an impossible test to pass is not impossible at all. God has promised to make a way when there is no way. 

 That is why He is now awakening us to he HOW of walking in righteousness and holiness. Those who will let God's declaration that without holiness, no man shall see the Lord, bear its full weight upon their hearts, will come to the point of brokenness as their hunger for more of Him, of doing what pleases Him exceeds their desire for self to remain in control. Those who will not will be crushed under the weight of that truth. 

Let us understand it is this brokenness that allows us to ONLY believe. A crisis point must be reached in the life of every child of God. The shakings will bring this about if our own wills will not. God loves us far to much to allow us to walk into the approaching storm unprepared. 

Many will withstand this truth initially, but God will make sure that all of His sheep hear His voice. Huge changes are coning. As the scriptures exhort us....

"Let all who name the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."

The key question, unanswered or ignored so far by our modern take on the gospel, is HOW? How does a man, still living in a sinful body with sinful desires, walk as a true overcomer? There is an answer, an amazing one, but only he hungry will be given eyes to see it. 

blessings, 

Gids

 

Why can you not trust Jesus for His finished work on the cross; where the Bible does it  say that we can do things in our own strength?The tares in the Bible are unbelievers.. 

[David1701]

1 hour ago, Alive said:

Yes--I see that, now. Thank you.

You're welcome.

[Gideon]

49 minutes ago, Alive said:

Can you show scripture that shows that His Bride once had Glory, but now has a lessor Glory? Please be specific.

Let me ask you a question. If God cannot change, and in the early church, Ananias and Saphira were judged for their pride, simply for wanting to look better to others in the church, does He not feel the same way, with the same intensity concerning such a heart, that He did when the church was first birthed? 

And if we were told that same standard were to be held up in our next church service, how many would have the confidence to attend? 

If those in the world would exclaim concerning the early church "Behold how they love one another!" and  yet today, most of what we hear from the world about Christians is concerning their religious hypocrisy, do you not agree a gap deeper and wider than the grand canyon exists between the glory of the early church and the church at present? 

If Paul rebuked Christians for choosing who they followed, Paul or Appolos, telling them they were yet carnal, how pleased do you think he would be today, when we have 500+ denominations, all claiming their way is the correct one?  

If the early rain were never ending, with no more needed, why the need for the latter? Whether or not you will admit it, we as His people are in no way prepared to meet our Master. If God could rebuke the Laodecians for their contentment without godliness, thinking they have need of nothing, how can we even dare to believe we do not need deep repentance and for God to somehow deliver us from US at any cost?

As we speak, the agape love of many is waxing cold. Multitudes are drawing near Him with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him. How many there are who  possess a form of godliness, but in their hearts, they deny God truly possess the power to deliver them from evil? 

And yet, with all this, if you do not see one specific verse to declare to you the church, God's church, is in deep need of repentance so that she might be freed from the grip of self and secret sin, will you proudly declare it untrue? 

I can only share what I have been given to share. I cannot make you see. But I can pray that you do, and I will.

blessings, dear brother

Gideon 

 

[Gideon]

18 minutes ago, angels4u said:

Why can you not trust Jesus for His finished work on the cross; where the Bible does it  say that we can do things in our own strength?The tares in the Bible are unbelievers.. 

When you read the scripture that tells us that the way we KNOW that we know is if we obey His commandments, how do you fare? 

[angels4u]

3 minutes ago, Gideon said:

Let me ask you a question. If God cannot change, and in the early church, Ananias and Saphira were judged for their pride, simply for wanting to look better to others in the church, does He not feel the same way, with the same intensity concerning such a heart, that He did when the church was first birthed? 

And if we were told that same standard were to be held up in our next church service, how many would have the confidence to attend? 

If those in the world would exclaim concerning the early church "Behold how they love one another!" and  yet today, most of what we hear from the world about Christians is concerning their religious hypocrisy, do you not agree a gap deeper and wider than the grand canyon exists between the glory of the early church and the church at present? 

If Paul rebuked Christians for choosing who they followed, Paul or Appolos, telling them they were yet carnal, how pleased do you think he would be today, when we have 500+ denominations, all claiming their way is the correct one?  

If the early rain were never ending, with no more needed, why the need for the latter? Whether or not you will admit it, we as His people are in no way prepared to meet our Master. If God could rebuke the Laodecians for their contentment without godliness, thinking they have need of nothing, how can we even dare to believe we do not need deep repentance and for God to somehow deliver us from US at any cost?

As we speak, the agape love of many is waxing cold. Multitudes are drawing near Him with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him. How many there are who  possess a form of godliness, but in their hearts, they deny God truly possess the power to deliver them from evil? 

And yet, with all this, if you do not see one specific verse to declare to you the church, God's church, is in deep need of repentance so that she might be freed from the grip of self and secret sin, will you proudly declare it untrue? 

I can only share what I have been given to share. I cannot make you see. But I can pray that you do, and I will.

blessings, dear brother

Gideon 

 

Annanius and Saphira were not filled with the Holy Spirit yet,we don't know how strong their faith was ,they lived under the law. We don't live under the law..

[Alive]

7 minutes ago, Gideon said:

Let me ask you a question. If God cannot change, and in the early church, Ananias and Saphira were judged for their pride, simply for wanting to look better to others in the church, does He not feel the same way, with the same intensity concerning such a heart, that He did when the church was first birthed? 

And if we were told that same standard were to be held up in our next church service, how many would have the confidence to attend? 

If those in the world would exclaim concerning the early church "Behold how they love one another!" and  yet today, most of what we hear from the world about Christians is concerning their religious hypocrisy, do you not agree a gap deeper and wider than the grand canyon exists between the glory of the early church and the church at present? 

If Paul rebuked Christians for choosing who they followed, Paul or Appolos, telling them they were yet carnal, how pleased do you think he would be today, when we have 500+ denominations, all claiming their way is the correct one?  

If the early rain were never ending, with no more needed, why the need for the latter? Whether or not you will admit it, we as His people are in no way prepared to meet our Master. If God could rebuke the Laodecians for their contentment without godliness, thinking they have need of nothing, how can we even dare to believe we do not need deep repentance and for God to somehow deliver us from US at any cost?

As we speak, the agape love of many is waxing cold. Multitudes are drawing near Him with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him. How many there are who  possess a form of godliness, but in their hearts, they deny God truly possess the power to deliver them from evil? 

And yet, with all this, if you do not see one specific verse to declare to you the church, God's church, is in deep need of repentance so that she might be freed from the grip of self and secret sin, will you proudly declare it untrue? 

I can only share what I have been given to share. I cannot make you see. But I can pray that you do, and I will.

blessings, dear brother

Gideon 

 

You said something specific regarding the Bride of Christ and I asked you to show scripture for that assertion.

[angels4u]

4 minutes ago, Gideon said:

When you read the scripture that tells us that the way we KNOW that we know is if we obey His commandments, how do you fare? 

I know that I know ,that My Savior lives and that He lives in me,when I sin ,I confess and He will forgive me from my sin,He is also my mediator,He promised to keep me until the end and in Him I trust only,your teaching of trying to safe yourself is not biblical...

[David1701]

57 minutes ago, Gideon said:

Was the Laodecian church a church of God's children or a church full of tares?

Those who have been born again are overcomers.  The other "Christians" are tares.

[leah777]

1 hour ago, Gideon said:

Leah, here is where the shakings are promised.

"See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh, for if they escaped not who refused Him that spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him that speaketh from Heaven, whose voice then shook the earth.

But now He hath promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.” And these words, “yet once more,” signifieth the removing of those things which can be shaken, such as things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain."

Hebrews 12:25-27

God has promised to restore His bride to her former glory, so that she is without spot or wrinkle at His appearing. If one is walking in lukewarmness, content to be  saved but with no desire to walk totally pleasing to Him, this brings no glory to the Father. Rather, it stands as a stumbling block to those in the world from coming to God. Our lives are the only Bible many of them will ever read. If they do not see the fruits of our walk with Him outwardly expressed, how will they ever be drawn to Him? 

I believe that the shakings that will awaken us to seek His face for more than simply being forgiven have already started, but are in no way over. Like birth pangs, they will grow in both frequency as well as intensity.  

God loves us and is determined that we not be caught unprepared for what is on the horizon. The sole purpose  of the shakings is to drive us deeper into Him as we flee our old carnal nature and look for Him to deliver us from evil altogether, not just from its penalties. 

I pray this helps. 

blessings, Leah

Gideon

I think you do not understand born again and the holy spirit in our lives.

I will leave the teaching of you to others.

There is no two step salvation.

[Gideon]

3 hours ago, Alive said:

You said something specific regarding the Bride of Christ and I asked you to show scripture for that assertion.

To him who has eyes to see, what I shared gives the evidence needed to see the truth. If you choose to ignore it, I doubt even if one specific  scripture showed what you ask, you  would find a reason to ignore it.

Seven letter, seven churches, each urging the saints to walk as overcomers. The Word tells us "Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." It is good advice. The only question is HOW? How many there are who right now do not want to ask that question. And until that question is asked, no answer can be received. 

blessings, 

Gids