“Taught of God”

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“But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.” 1 Thessalonians 4:9

Note here that the great apostle of Jesus didn’t liken being “taught of God,” to simply laying up head knowledge. Some who are self-serving hireling are misled to believe that simply being a type of talking head for Jesus is what is important. That is, just learning the facts so that you can speak them and have people follow you in building a local church business. Nonsense. God specializes is changing and transforming the lives of His few obedient true servants who lay down their lives to follow Christ daily. When a person is truly being “taught of God,” that person is not only learning the words of God but he’s also being transformed into the image of Christ, the Son of God. That is what God “predestine(d)” His people to be – “conformed to the image of his Son.” (Romans 8:29)

He who “is love” teaches those who truly walk with Him how to love. This is the pillar fruit of all who know the LORD. The absence of His love toward others is proof of an apostate heart.

Are You a Talking Head or Love Walking Disciple?

While knowing God’s Word is ultra important and makes us a more useful vessel, being a doer of His Word is even more important. Obviously, we can perhaps not separate the two because we must know His Word in order to do it. Yet, doing His Word requires the blessed power of the Holy Spirit who ministers in our lives as they are laid down, crying “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) Presenting our lives a living sacrifice to the LORD is our reasonable service and is obeying the Word (Romans 12:1). – “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” (James 1:22) Here the Bible informs us that the person who is not a doer of God’s Word is deceived. This would mean that the LORD is calling that person to lay down his life – to fall prostrate before His Majesty, waiving all of his rights. Head knowledge never translates into character until we choose to obey His Word by laying down our lives to prefer the LORD and others above ourselves – just like Jesus did (Philippians 2).

Are you willing to lay down your life?

It has been wisely stated that “One cannot lead another where he’s not himself willing to go.”

To go to seminary is clearly to be taught of mere men while walking as a disciple of Christ is being taught of God. The LORD’s method of preparing a man to be used of Him is not seminary. No, instead, it’s a life of the regular disciple who daily takes up that cross and follows Christ through thick and thin, through victory and sometimes defeat. Now, many take the world’s method over God’s. They vainly surmise that they can go to a so-called higher learning institution like Bible College or seminary and simply learn facts about the Bible. They are led to believe that if they simply say all the right things that they will be a success – as the world measure success.

“Knowledge puffeth up but charity edifieth (builds others up).” 1 Corinthians 8:1

It’s only as the LORD changes, transforms and fills the man that He will use that man. God doesn’t send people to seminary – men do that! It’s a total waste and puts the student into a place of needing to repent of and denounce such worldly wisdom. The LORD inducts each of His children into the school of the Holy Ghost and Word at the moment He saves them. THAT is God’s way of preparing His children to be used of Him.

The LORD prepares the man in proportion to how that man obeys Him in the taking up of the cross daily. That is, setting himself aside and giving the LORD reign! – “He must increase but I must decrease” is the life truth of all who are walking with and being further prepared to be used of God (John 3:30). Be not deceived: There are no shortcuts!

When a person is truly being “taught of God,” that person is not only learning the Words of God but also he’s being transformed into the image of Christ, the Son of God.

Truly walking in God’s love requires that “daily” cross and divine raising up Jesus and His apostles often spoke of (Matthew 16:24-25; Luke 9:23-24; John 12:24-25; 2 Corinthians 4:10-12; Galatians 2:20; 6:14, etc.).

The emphasis of Bible colleges and seminaries is to learn mere head knowledge and how to market your community. They prepare men to be church business, franchise owners. That’s all they can do. Only the LORD himself can make a disciple as that individual obeys, walks with, and abides in Christ. Seminary emphasizes the self-serving aspects of running a business which includes seeming as if you know the things of God – to the unlearned listeners. Walking in God’s love is ignored for the self-loving purpose of filling the building.

But walking in God’s love is high priority in the divine economy and that won’t change – ever. Loving God and ones neighbor is the highest priority (Matthew 22:37-39).

Becoming a true disciple of Christ means setting aside self-will and walking in His love. This is foundational and permeates the lives of all of Christ’s few, authentic disciples. It’s only they who are qualified to be used of God. They are “prepared unto every good work” and “meet (fit) for the master’s use.” (2 Timothy 2:21).

Learning Love

GOD’s LOVE can only emanate from our lives as we seek the face of He who “is love.” (1 John 4:7-8, 16-18)

Drink this one in:

“And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” 1 John 4:14-21

The LORD is not impressed if we give, feed the poor, prophesy, and even give our bodies to be burned, if we are not one with Him. When we are born again and presently abiding in Christ, His love will permeate our lives.

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (KJV)

The daily cross Christ commanded is the key to being filled with God’s love. Study love. Learn love. Do love! Walk in love!

Prayerfully read Philippians 2:3-10 every morning for the next week.

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Laboring Fervently for Christ’s Body [podcast]

“Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.” Colossians 4:12-13

One source notes:

“Epaphras’ prayer is a powerful New Testament model of intercession found in Colossians 4:12. As the founder of the church in Colossae, Epaphras is described by the Apostle Paul as ‘wrestling’ or ‘laboring earnestly’ in prayer so that his congregation would stand mature, firm, and fully assured in the will of God.”

Jesus Heals the Paralytic Man who was Dropped Down to Him from the Roof

Mark 2

“1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.” Mark 2:1-12

The Dynamic Prayer Life of Epaphras: Life Changing Prayer Nugget!!!! [podcast]

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Abiding Under the Shadow of the Almighty [podcast]

“O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: Jeremiah 15:15-16

Dwelling “in the secret place of the most High”

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Psalms 91:1-2

“In the secret place of the Most High – Spoken probably in reference to the Holy of holies. He who enters legitimately there shall be covered with the cloud of God’s glory – the protection of the all-sufficient God. This was the privilege of the high priest only, under the law: but under the new covenant all believers in Christ have boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus; and those who thus enter are safe from every evil.” Adam Clarke

“[Psalms] 91:1, 2 Jesus is the One who in a preeminent way dwelt in the secret place of the Most High, and abode under the shadow of the Almighty. There never was a life like His. He lived in absolute, unbroken fellowship with God, His Father. He never acted in self-will but did only those things that the Father directed. Though He was perfect God, He was also perfect Man, and He lived His life on earth in utter and complete dependence on God. Without equivocation He could look up and say, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in Him I will trust.” Believer’s Bible Commentary

Dwelling in the Secret Place of the Most High [podcast]

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The Warnings of the Book of Jude [podcast]

“Reformed Theology“, is just a fancy way of saying ‘We know better than Paul, the old testament prophets, even David! And the very apostles who walked with Jesus must be unlearned men or liars.’ Nay, I will not say such a thing of my LORD and Saviour, Christ Jesus. Let God be true, and >every< man a liar.” Jonathan Crane

It’s “ungodly men” who mislead the gullible with the eternal security heresy, and the heretical doctrines and system of calvinism. Jude warned us of just that, as did the prophets (Jude 3-4; Jeremiah 23:17, etc.). Then Jude reminds us of God’s judgment upon His own covenant people who were saved out of Egypt (the world) and then “afterward destroyed.” Then Jude reminds us that God judged the angels, a third of them, who rebelled against Him and were terminated from His domain, Heaven (Isaiah 14:12-15; Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:7-12, etc.).

“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.” Jude 4-6

The Book of Jude

Greeting

1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Judgment on False Teachers

3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

A Call to Persevere

17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Doxology

24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

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