I am on occasion rebuffed by those I have come to love and respect on the WordPress blogosphere. I think I’m considered to be too Armenian in my approach to this path that we have all set out upon onto which we are to follow Jesus. It’s not that I believe that one will lose salvation with one sin, but my concern for the brethren comes from passages like this one from Paul to Timothy where his concern is over contending for the faith.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
1 Timothy 6:14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Timothy 6:15 Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. (KJV)
Paul considered what he said here to be of great importance. I know that Paul elsewhere calls us the righteousness of God, and so we are, but nonetheless that is a position in Christ worth fighting for, and we are in various places including this one, called upon to do just that. Paul says: “lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses (vs 12b).”
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25:26 KJV
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 11:14 KJV
If our counsel is only from those who tickle our ears a fall is in the making.
We not only fight these battles for ourselves but for those we love. I love you guys and I want to be with you in the kingdom.
And Then Messiah Shall Come 
Good Morning, Jerry, I am not sure what began this post. I agree with what you have said here. The more I look at what churches preach I feel like we are in a Laodicean church. I can just feel the Lord speaking directly to the church of America. We don’t want to witness to others. We all think that is the pastor’s job if in deed you have a pastor. Most days it feels like pastor’s are untouchable, therefore we have only preachers not pastors. They don’t seem to expound on harder text but they will draw out a sermon on love for 5 or 6 weeks. They no longer want to call out sin because they want church growth. We do not want to hear about sin, I would say any more but sin has been hard to hear through the generations. As we near the end of days, I believe correct teaching is getting more difficult. I am not perfect by any means. Here is my but, but I strive to be accepted by My Lord and Saviour. The wife in our household, when she prays wears her head covered. Not to be showy, but because she prayed diligently to the Lord and felt that she was called to do so. The man of our household never wears his covered to pray because the word said that it is sin to do so. We have allowed people to teach us that that was only for Paul’s day and that we no longer have to worry for those things. If God’s word says it, my personal belief is we should live it. Churches having to separate because 1 part of the church willing to accept LGBT as not sin, while the other part holding to the Word of God. Folks, we have to cling to this word. Do not let people tell you that God wants you to be rich above all. Above all God wants you to Love Him. Then the second commandment is Love your neighbor as yourself. I believe if we could all live by the Ten Commandments then God would turn this nation back to Himself.
God Bless Brother. Keep doing what your doing. You haven’t offended me, I hope that I have not offended you. Keep the faith and keep standing.
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Christian, your love for our Lord and Savior is not offensive brother. There are times that I feel like I’ve been abandoned and left alone to fight an enemy that has already won over a world gone mad, and then you drop by to let me see that I am not alone. But I know we are not alone there are many of our brothers and sisters who fight with us for truth and faith as it is poured out to us by the counselor and teacher God’s Holy Spirit in the Word That He inspired. Thanks for fighting along side me brother.
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