2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Jesus' LOVE leads to repentance - Sinner's Prayer. We are not called to judge because that will bring us to self-righteousness. This lifts you up with Pride and declares that you are above all others. Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
So let us not enter into judgement of anyone. Instead bring them to the Lord in prayer: weep over the sins of your brothers and sisters as you weep over your own. We do weep over our own sins, right?
If you have been given much more grace than many, much more opportunity, much more ministry ... then please remember Luke 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
As I go to different places, especially on the Internet, Holy Spirit shows me in my spirit the deception and errors that I should avoid. Lately it has been the 'ones' that are calling other Christians 'False Teachers'. Jesus tells us that a Good Tree bears Good Fruit (Matt 7:17-18). Seek the Lord for yourself and do not rely on the accusations of men. If a tree is bearing good fruit ... that shows the tree is truly in the Lord's will doing things His Way. If it is new to you ... study to show yourself approved, a workman needing not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15).
I feel Holy Spirit leading me to do a teaching here on how to research the deeper meaning of Scripture. Holy Spirit helps me to understand. He has shown me the tools to use to add to the knowledge I have for a root-deep definition of some words ... this allows for a much greater, and purer, understanding. To that end, here are some of the words researched for this blog post.
Leaven - G2219 Strong's
Leaven is applied to that substance which is small in quantity, yet thoroughly pervades a thing by its influence. The NT uses it in both a positive (cf. Mat 13:33) or negative sense (e.g., "a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump" Gal 5:9)
Doctrine - G1322 Strong's
Pharisees - G5330 Strong'sSadducees - G4523 Strong's
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees - Matthew 16:5-12 (NKJV)
5 Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”
7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread.”
8 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? 10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up? 11 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Today's Rhema Words:
Money - Revelation 3:17-19 (NKJV)
17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
God's Fairness - Romans 2:5-11 (NKJV)
5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who “will render to each one according to his deeds”: 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; 10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.
Self-Righteousness - John 9:39-41 (NKJV)
39 And Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.” 40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, “Are we blind also?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
Let us show compassion with humbleness of spirit, especially in the darkness of these days.
Matthew 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?
Boldly proclaiming the message(s) Holy Spirit gives us to speak. Do not fear man, that we might be judged wrongly. God knows our hearts. He has called us and we should rejoice to do things in His Will in His Way!
Go in Peace,
Anna