Come Up And Become My Own Many have asked the question as to whether anyone can ever become perfect or sinless, and because they see themselves as imperfect and not matching up to Gods requirements as they understand them they therefore do not understand how it is possible. But then they add to their questioning an idea that God’s requirements (the Ten Commandments) are as they have been told and have not read the story for themselves and seen with their own eyes why God gave them in the first place. And because they do not know (for whatever the reason) they end up with a lack of spiritual eyesight into the idea of what God said to Israel and then come up with a version of the character of God they call grace that eases their mind about not being able to meet up to those requirements. And on that note a doctrine is built upon the premise that God loves them so much He would never destroy those who claim His name; and He would especially not do this if they were doing what they consider to be the will of God. Because of the traditional teachings of the many religious bodies that exist, the idea of Grace being the springboard into eternal life is taught as the absolute Word of God despite how this teaching makes scripture speak against itself. But this has made many feel religious and has allowed them to believe that they are all right with God as long as they believe it. Not all who sound religious are really godly people. They may refer to me as Lord, but still wont get to heaven. For the decisive question is whether they obey my Father in heaven. Matt 7:21 It is taught from pulpits the world over that despite good works and many good intentions that God will say to many who thought they deserve to be in heaven; Depart from me. But of course this is always believed to be said about those who each group feels are outside or not a part of the truth that they themselves hold to as gospel. “At the Judgment many will tell me, Lord, Lord, we told others about you and used your name to cast out demons and did many other great miracles. But I will reply, You have never been mine. Go away, for your deeds are evil.” Matt 7:22-23 Yes they say, that is correct, but that cant apply to me, I believe in God. The struggle to see deeper into the Word of God has never been so great, yet the struggle for Truth must go on. The question must be answered; will the real child of God please stand up? The deeper Words of God call for a higher level of understanding of His character. But the position of the major portion of those who claim to be children of the King is: They have seen in the Bible that they have an advocate (a father confessor) with the Father and that He (Christ) their continual mediator lives to make intercession for them by continually bringing His blood before the Father and asking for the forgiveness of their sins. They then build their many doctrines on this when in fact if the rest of the story was told, they would see that the scriptures unveil a most blessed picture of just what He did by being the sacrificial Lamb for mankind and what He is really doing in that place called heaven. He never needs the daily blood of animal sacrifices, as other priests did, to cover over first their own sins and then the sins of the people; for he finished all sacrifices, once and for all, when he sacrificed himself on the cross. Heb 7:27 Christ fulfilled (filled it up, brought it to an end) the need for sacrifice of any kind (which was built upon the levitical temple worship to God that was given by God to Moses to tell to the people of what He wanted them to do to day-in and day-out. And He wanted them to see what their sins were causing to happen, the death of a innocent animal.) And today it is so needful to understand the meaning of sacrificial system of worship that has been interpreted in so many ways by so many religious systems; and that it was for the annulling or washing away of sins they had committed in their ignorance. But due to the excuse used by so many that say I cant ever become perfect the so called believers today seek to see God through that levitical priesthood system as one who will accept their sin offering (confessionary prayer) and take it before the Father to ask Him to forgive them just as the Levite priest did once a year for the people of Israel. But the Scriptures tell us that Christ fulfilled that system of sacrifice and confession by taking the place of the spotless lamb that was to be brought by the sinner to be offered up as a sin offering. In other words, Christ became the Lamb of that system of sin and confession and dealt with sin once and for all. So the issue of confession and forgiveness found its answer in a Redeemer that brought a new Way, a new Covenant that opened the Door into the Holy of Holies (the throne of God) and raised those who would live in God to the relationship that father Abraham had with God. And the question as to the issue of salvation seems out of place in this understanding; where instead it should be the knowledge of God’s Love and the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ as being enough to answer the question as to whether God loves us. And it should reflect our knowledge of the cross and that it is not Gods willingness or unwillingness to forgive us, rather it is we who need to claim the forgiveness and start acting like a forgiven people, and go and sin no more. But this knowledge can only be perceived once it is agreed that Christ is not a Levitical priest (one who must take the sins of the people before God to have them forgiven) but is rather a priest after the order of Melchizedek. And it is left to us to see that the Priesthood of Melchizedek is the one that has it’s beginning and ending in the throne room of God (a place of absolute power and authority.) All power and all authority belong to this Priesthood which is not built on a foundation of continual sacrifices for sin and the continual shedding of blood. He never needs the daily blood of animal sacrifices, as other priests did, to cover over first their own sins and then the sins of the people; for he finished all sacrifices, once and for all, when he sacrificed himself on the cross. Heb 7:27 That blood, that precious blood, was shed on the cross for the payment of what sin had brought into this world, DEATH. There is no more blood to be shed, no more forgiveness that could be offered than that which was given at the cross. Our High Priest gave all that He could give by becoming the ultimate sacrifice for what Satan had done to God’s creation. As a High Priest of the order of Melchizedek, the highest of any kind of priesthood that could ever exist, Christ, as the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world sits as King and Priest and all may come to Him and may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. What we are saying is this: Christ, whose priesthood we have just described, is our High Priest and is in heaven at the place of greatest honor next to God himself. He ministers in the temple in heaven, the true place of worship built by the Lord and not by human hands. Heb 8:1-2 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Heb 4:14-16 If we will rise above the surface values (the flesh) and see with Spirit-filled eyes, we will not miss the deep implications of God’s Word. Not only is the Melchizedek Priesthood the greatest of all, but there is also a greater temple in heaven in which the Melchizedek Priest officiates. And again, God is trying to raise our vision to heavenly standards, not to the earthly demands of human understanding and wisdom. I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. Rev 21:22 The temple of God has been presented before the people with four walls and all the furniture that the earthly temple had in it. Yet, Scripture says this view was brought to an end at the cross through the sacrifice of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world. Therefore we must see through heavenly vision that Christ is a High Priest only after the order of Melchizedek, not Levi. The Levitical priesthood was one of continual shedding of blood and the constant need for the forgiveness of sin. Under the priesthood of Levi the people never came into the rest of God due to the hardness of their hearts through sin. They never came to the point where God could successfully bring the Melchizedek Priesthood back into its intended place, their hearts. They would not obey God and keep His simple commandments. Thus, instead of going beyond the walls and furniture and rituals of the temple service and obeying God, they envisioned that what God had done in telling Moses of how to build the temple, was the form of worship that God required. Today, a large majority of the world accepts this idea as well, that the Levitical style of tithes and offerings and the offering up of much prayer and confession is the way to gain access into heaven, and this causes them to need a daily ritual of asking God to forgive them of their sins just like Israel before them. God is then seen in this view of salvation that requires the Word of God to play the role of a Levitical priest, bringing before the throne of God the continual blood offering for forgiveness. The man who says, I know him, but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, Gods love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1 John 2:4-6 ...Get some sense and quit your sinning. For to your shame I say it; some of you are not even Christians at all and have never really known God. 1 Cor 15:34 Some say: I dont sin because I am reborn, for the new man inside of me is now right with God. But their actions and reactions to life do not show an intimate relationship between themselves and God. They act as though their bodies have nothing to do with their souls. So the body seems to have a mind of its own and can sin against God while the soul stays pure. But is that what God says? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Matt 16:27 This does not say that all you need are works to get to heaven, but that by your works you are known as to who you serve. Good works are how the outward man shows that his inward or new man has given all of who he is, and has given all of what he is to God and has come into the mind/will of God, and all has been brought into subjection to the God’s commands and the power of God streams out of the new creature/creation. With spiritual vision we see that God has said that His people are not known for their evil deeds but are known for their good deeds/good acts. This is the way the outward man shows that he has come into contact with the Highest Power of all. But instead, most use parts of scripture like 1 John 2:1-2 to promote the idea that all of humanity is bound to sin and the most that we can hope for is to be whatever we can try to be that is something like our heavenly Father. My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense — Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2 By using this reading (as the way it has been done) a continual door is then left open for human frailty and the sinful nature to control the lives of those who claim that God is the creator and is all powerful (except to give to His people the power to overcome even the most simplest of human mistakes/sins.) But John was talking to those who had crucified their Messiah, and did not realize that they had learned to rely on the law to save them instead of looking for their Redeemer. Now they had to be brought out step-by-step and work through what they had been told about sin so they could begin to participate in the New Covenant relationship with God where sin is not what one does while claiming to live in God at the same time. But there is great sadness that many only see the surface value or teaching that has presented the idea of obeying God as doing some kind of work to get into heaven. So, many see the works issue in such a way as to cause them to reject any kind of righteous living as working and therefore see it as being a bad thing. They have said that any outward showing of sinless living must be from the Devil for no man is perfect or sinless. Then they use the Bible to back up this teaching without realizing that they have just turned the rest of Scripture into a lie. Then a demon-possessed man—he was both blind and unable to talk—was brought to Jesus, and Jesus healed him so that he could both speak and see. The crowd was amazed. Maybe Jesus is the Messiah! they exclaimed. But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle they said, He can cast out demons because he is Satan, king of devils. Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, A divided kingdom ends in ruin. A city or home divided against itself cannot stand. And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is fighting himself and destroying his own kingdom. And if, as you claim, I am casting out demons by invoking the powers of Satan, then what power do your own people use when they cast them out? Let them answer your accusation! But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. One cannot rob Satans kingdom without first binding Satan. Only then can his demons be cast out.” Matt 12:22-29 From this point, those that take the position of non-perfected living will not hear or believe anything else on the subject no matter how much of the Bible is read which disagrees with their belief of sin (that which the kingdom of Satan is built upon) as being so powerful that it is able to make humans fail in their attempt to live a righteous life. Yet God has made it very clear that with His power and authority the demons (Satan and his kingdom) must leave at His command (and the disciples were also given that same authority.) So the problem with the sin issue lies not within the possibility of it being so strong or so sneaky that a person may not even be aware of what is about to make them fall, but lies at the door of tradition beliefs held up by doctrines voted on by men that religion has taken a stand on. These bodies of belief have made definitive statements about what they demand the Bible says and have formed a movement around it and designed their rule-books and dogma to back it up; and it has been held up as truth for so long that it is both taught and accepted on its own merits. But does this prove that what has been accepted and taught is truth, or does it show that even if God himself showed up in veiled human form as He did before that again it would be just like before, that they would refuse to listen to Him? This is where tradition has taken us, in that we will not allow God to speak to us for the sake of holding up a misunderstood belief about Him. So the question becomes: will we continue to shut off any avenue that God has for us to see deeper into His Word, or will we seek and knock until the door is opened and see with heavenly vision all of the wonders that God has waiting for us? All of this and more is possible if we will take this Spiritual Journey, if we will get beyond tradition and preconceived opinions, then and only then will we be in a position that God can now do for us and to us all the things He has wanted to do for almost 6000 years of this earths history. No matter what decision each of us makes, there will be those who will live as He lives and will live where He lives. For they are spiritually undefiled, pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the men on the earth as a consecrated offering to God and the Lamb. No falsehood can be charged against them; they are blameless. Rev 14:4-5 God has a people who show His character, dominion and power to the world. The question is, will we be a part of those who are His living witnesses? But you are not like that, for you have been chosen by God himself-- you are priests of the King, you are holy and pure, you are Gods very own-- all this so that you may show to others how God called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Pet 2:9 What a beautiful promise God made to those who would be called His very own, to be priests and kingdoms living in this world but not being a part of it. A pure and holy people set apart to do His will and His alone. We are, (not yet to be), kings and priests, and He has lifted each one up to heavenly places. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. Eph 2:6-7 The reason for all of what God has done is that all who will live in Him will live right (righteously) and will wake up to realize that He is only coming back for those who believe in Him, who live in Him and have Him as their only God and Savior. Another reason for right living is this: you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming of the Lord is nearer now than when we first believed. Rom 13:11 Will we answer the call, or will we continue to stay right where we are and fight any attempt that comes our way to see the Word of God in any new light? Time is running out. As the old song says; The Lord is coming, are you ready The Lord is coming, are you ready If He came tonight, would your heart be right The Lord is coming, are you ready?
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:17:56 +0000
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