I
checked my blog this evening to find a most perplexing comment. I am
not sure who this anonymous commenter is, but he has gotten who I am
and my message ALL wrong.
“I am
both interested and distressed by your stance on scripture. You seem
to want your readers to think you stand on it, yet you seem to have
your own revelations, which is a violation of the sufficiency of
scripture. You seem to borrow from the NT but you tend to base your
stance on the OT.”
First
and foremost I stand on the in-errancy of the Scriptures. They are
sufficient for all things be it instruction, doctrine, reproof, or
correction. I have found that in order to understand the scriptures
you must study them as a whole. The New Testament has no foundational
meaning without the Old Testament.
16 All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
2
Timothy 3:16-17
You seem
to think that somehow I believe Jehovah has given me some revelation
not in scripture. I would tell you that you are reading something
that is not there. Tell me do you truly believe that Jehovah quit
talking to His Children after the Bible was finished? I would tell
you that He does not. I know too many people that He has talked to
for you to tell me that, aside from my own experiences. You seem to
take some kind of umbrage with my status as a prophet. How is it
wrong to take what Yeshua has shown to me and others (I know I am not
the only one)and tell others before it is too late? I was simply told
to study what happened when the Hebrews strayed. Each time, Jehovah
sent them through a time of tribulation that ultimately brought them
back to Him. I am learn how to apply those lessons to our current
situation. Would it not be better if we did not have to go through
the fire?
This is
the part that got me really scratching my head.
“You
say that the first members of the Church were the Scribes and
Pharisees. This is a gross misreading of the Scriptures. Saul of
Tarsus was a Pharisee of the highest honor and yet he was out to
stamp out any and all evidence of the Church and eventually the
Pharisees called for, and secured, the cruel death of their Messiah.”
Seriously
I am quite perplexed. How can anyone even begin to think that
anything I have written even suggests this? I am not even sure what
the second sentence is trying to say. I know that Saul was a Pharisee
but he became Paul after his life changing encounter with Yeshua on
the road to Damascus. The church has nothing to do with the
Pharisees. I think that the book of Acts clearly shows the formation
of the early church, and for me to go through the entire book of Acts would be a bit much for this post.
“Your
banner seems to be that you are suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome,
unable to show love, and are otherwise insufficient for your calling
whereas a true minister of God does so under the banner of the
perfect Omnipotence of The Lord God. When I received Christ as my
Savior, my life immediately began to change and the Holy Spirit began
to transform me into the image of Christ by renewing my mind and my
ability to express Love was in His court. Insufficiency has it’s
place but as a banner shows an arrogance on your part to rob God of
His Glory, as does your use of the terms “Yeshua and G_d”, which
is extremely synthetic.”
How is
it that one comment about my personal struggle with an Asperger’s
symptom and how it relates to the fact that Jehovah calls the most
unlikely people to do His work becomes a banner? I have a personal
difficulty in empathizing with the emotions of others. This in no way means that I am incapable of showing love. This personal difficulty makes me
realize that I have to lean on the Holy Spirit more to overcome all of my
difficulties. You have no realization the transformations in my life
that have happened since accepting Yeshua as my savior. Which brings
me to your synthetic statement. I have said this again and again.
This probably will not be the last. Jesus is the Greek form of the
Hebrew name Yeshua, it is simply my way of honoring Him as He was
Hebrew, or have we forgotten that salient point. To me names are important and how a name is said carries a certain amount of honor and respect. If you have some
problem with a personal means of honor then I am not sure what to
say. It makes no difference to me what name you use.
“You
say that you are called to encourage individuals to grow in Him, but
at the same time, you seem to be generally disgruntled with the
Church for which He laid down His Life. You say that you are in the
wilderness.”
“After
reading your mission statement and the last few weeks of your blog, I
wonder if there is a church of which you approve or do you completely
stand alone. If you do stand alone then why would you accept any
particular writings as scripture. I suppose your self indulgence of
your high level of intelligence would lead you in such a direction,
“Thinking themselves wise they became fools”. For the love of
Christ, make Him you Savior and the strength of you ministry. Lead
others to worship Him and Him alone.”
While
these statements came from different parts of his comment the answer
for each is the same because they dovetail. The answer is predicated
upon the understanding of what the church is. There are several basic
definitions of the church. When we are discussing the Church for
which He laid his life down we are discussing the Bride. This is the
church inclusive, it encompasses all believers. There is a second
definition and that is the local congregation of believers. The third
is a more modern one and that it covers the different denominations
such as the Southern Baptist Church. It identifies a basic core set
of beliefs or doctrines. My being in the “wilderness” comes from
a number of successive abusive local congregations I have been
involved in. It has been a time of healing for myself and my family.
My problems do not stem from the Bride, so to say I am generally
disgruntled with the Church is inaccurate at best, disingenuous at
worst. A question, how does my stance on certain congregations or the
doctrines of apostate denominations have any bearing on my
relationship with my Creator and Lord?
Your
last two sentences put the icing on the cake though. Yeshua (Jesus if
it really bothers you that much) is my Love, and my Lord. My ministry
is based upon calling those of faith to a deeper relationship with
Him so that we will avoid the purge that will assuredly come if we do
not return to our First Love. You have no right to make the claim
that He is not my Savior and Lord and it is the height of arrogance for
you to say that I would lead anyone to worship anyone other than the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
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