Saturday, March 6, 2021

Christians & Proper Knowledge

 
"Help me Lord, to properly understand."


Ever Learning yet never getting it.

By Eric William King

Some…”always learning but never able to acknowledge the Truth.”  2nd Timothy 3:6-7

God’s truths are not our “truths”. There are many things in Scripture that we as faithful children of God are asked to accept. Baptism is one of them. There are many Christians who say that one must have a full comprehension of the Christian faith in order to get baptized. There are others who claim that baptism is a complete “work of God" (which it actually is).

“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.” (Matthew 11:25)  Didn’t John the Baptist leap for joy in the womb? (Luke 1:44)

The problem is man wants credit for everything. Salvation is a complete work of God, you cannot add to it or subtract from it. The Bible declares that even though the pastor may use the “water and the Word” when baptizing it is still a complete work of God [Colossians 2:11-12). Jesus says that even the children (He does not give an age) may come to Him. Sadly, today many who claim Christianity will turn children away from baptism thinking that the child’s salvation is completely up to the parents or child. Nope. Both Sacraments are God’s act, you get NO CREDIT.

The Holy Trinity (God in three persons, yet ONE GOD) is also a mystery that true Christians accept. There are many things that man cannot fully comprehend nor understand and that is why true Christians have the GIFT OF FAITH. Notice faith is a gift, not something that you muster up.

Ancient Christianity is the same “yesterday, today, and forever”. The true ancient Christian doctrines of “baptism”, the “Holy Trinity”, “Communion”, etc are supernatural doctrines and works. Man cannot add anything to these. In early America many English Protestants changed these doctrines and said that they must be “reasonable”. Most denominations do not practice these doctrines nor accept them through faith properly. They have over-dissected using human reason and logic.

Some who claim to be Christian talk about being “lead by the Spirit” but ignore proper doctrine. The Holy Spirit will never point you to anything but Jesus Christ and His word - proper teachings. Many get paranoid when you be begin to talk about doctrine but the Apostle Paul warns:

“I urge you brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching [doctrine KJV] you have learned. KEEP AWAY FROM THEM. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, BUT THEIR OWN APPETITES. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naïve people.” (Romans 16:17-18)

Also, the Apostle Paul instructs St. Timothy:

“Watch your life and your DOCTRINE CLOSELY. Preserve in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” (1st Timothy 4:16)

One major false doctrine in the church today is people praying to the Holy Spirit all the time and waiting for some sign or signal to come. Actually, though the Holy Spirit is completely God we find no place in the entire Bible of Jesus asking us to pray to the Holy Spirit or ask Him to give us signs such as little clues and whispers.

Though we can in fact pray to the person of the Holy Spirit, we also need to recognize what the true work of the Holy Spirit is in our lives. We worship God in fullness, the Holy Trinity.

Jesus tells us just exactly what the TRUE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS. Notice how clear He is;

“But when he, the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. HE WILL NOT SPEAK ON HIS OWN (or of Himself); HE WILL SPEAK ONLY WHAT HE HEARS, and will tell you of what is to come (the Book of Revelation had not yet been written). HE WILL BRING GLORY TO ME BY TAKING WHAT IS MINE AND MAKING IT KNOWN TO YOU. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is MINE and make it known to you.” (John 16:12-15)

The Work of the Holy Spirit is to point us to Jesus Christ

So the work of the Holy Spirit points us to our only true Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, and to nothing else! Today, even many “mature” Christians find themselves fighting against their human intellect. Also, our emotions consume the best of us. This is actually important. These types of struggles show that you are in fact “growing in the Spirit”. The Holy Spirit will point us to sound teaching, “sound doctrine” which is found not in our emotions or seeking for signs but in the CLEAR WORD OF GOD. Notice what Apostle Paul tells St. Titus:

“You must teach what is in accord with SOUND DOCTRINE.” (Titus 1:16)

You cannot properly obey without proper knowledge:

Yahweh says; “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”. (Hosea 4:6)

And what is this “proper knowledge?” It is in fact the knowledge of God, the true Gospel Message. Notice again what Yahweh says to the prophet Jeremiah;

“This is what the LORD says; Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD.” (Jeremiah 9:13-24)

And in the New Testament Apostle Paul states; “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” (1st Cor. 1:31; 2nd Cor. 10:17) And just where do we find this proper knowledge? Jesus tells us;

Jesus said;”…If you HOLD TO MY TEACHING [DOCTRINE], YOU ARE REALLY MY DISCIPLES. Then you will KNOW THE TRUTH, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32)

The prophet Isaiah spoke of a time when the Holy Scriptures would truly be open for our understanding in Isaiah chapter twenty-nine. Notice….

“In that day the deaf WILL HEAR THE WORDS OF THE SCROLL, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.” (Isaiah 29:18)

What happens after this?

“Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who complained WILL ACCEPT INSTRUCTION [DOCTRINE KJV].” (Isaiah 29:24)

Again, true faith “comes through hearing” not emotion. Hearing what? THE WORD OF GOD! (Romans 10:17)

You will continue to Learn & Grow

As humans we will always “fall short” of perfection. Apostle Peter had to be corrected throughout his life by Apostle Paul yet God allowed him to write sections of the New Testament.

You will find that you deal with emotional issues - anger etc. throughout your Christian life…this means you’re growing. The Christian who says; “I no longer get angry or upset wrongfully” is a delusional thinker.

To truly “walk in the Spirit” is to be obedient to “sound doctrine” and that is only found in God’s WORD, not in how you may feel, or even what you may be thinking.

I have sadly heard some “Christian” teachers make statements like; “Those who get upset at troubles do not fully understand the sacrifice of Christ.” Wow! Where to begin. Number one, no philosopher or theologian (or Christian author) fully comprehends the sacrifice on the cross. Number two, I never met a “perfect Christian” who never wrongfully gets upset.

Sadly, from many years of working in different churches I have seen the wrath of false teachings and legalism. The stress that these false doctrines place on people has even lead to suicide. Be careful fellow Christian. This is why the Apostle Paul warns young St. Timothy; “Let there not be many teachers.” (In other words, teaching Scripture is a special calling.) All teachers will be held accountable as to how they handled the Word of God. We are commanded to search the Scriptures for our Truth (Acts 17:11; 2nd Timothy 3:16-17).

Please take some time out to study God’s word with us here at “The Shepherds Way” & “Nugget of Truth”.

Praise God! Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords!

Eric William King (March 5th 2021)

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  1. Nugget of TruthMarch 6, 2021 at 10:10 AM

    Sadly, from many years of working in different churches I have seen the wrath of false teachings and legalism. The stress that these false doctrines place on people has even lead to suicide. Be careful fellow Christian. This is why the Apostle Paul warns young St. Timothy; “Let there not be many teachers.” (In other words, teaching Scripture is s special calling.) All teachers will be held accountable as to how they handed the Word of God. We are commanded to search the Scriptures for our Truth (Acts 17:11; 2nd Timothy 3:16-17). ~ Eric William King

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