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Thursday,
September 4, 2008
Knowledge
1 Timothy 2:4-5 Who will have all men to
be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. (5) For there is one
God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (KJV)
Did you know that there are actually
people that get saved and walk with the Lord for a season but fall away
because they never come to a working knowledge of God and His plan of
salvation? Some get saved at some emotional religious service, you know
when the organ music is playing softly, every eye is closed, and the hand
goes up for the altar call, but in the end they thought that once saved was
always saved, and there wasn’t any need for further instruction except to
show up at a building every Sunday. Whether one wants to believe it or not,
that person you wanted to get saved or even yourself, need to realize that
your rebirth into the new realm of the Spirit is just the beginning. But
sad to say for some it is the beginning of the end as well because they
choose not to pursue spiritual things but rather fall back into the realm
of the flesh again.
Strong’s definition for
‘knowledge’:
1922
epignosis (ep-ig'-no-sis); from 1921; recognition, i.e. (by
implication) full discernment, acknowledgement: KJV-- (ac-) knowledge
(-ing, -ment).
Yeah, yeah, yeah, one mediator, simple,
Jesus, so what, can we move on to something more exciting. So simple, yet
so missed actually. While I hear so many talk of a man named Jesus, so few
have a working knowledge and I say working, something that actually gets
results of who they are in Christ, you know, that hidden man that worked in
Jesus of Nazareth is desiring to work in you as well. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
yet did you ever wonder why the enemy of God is described as antichrist?
Many acknowledge the man that walked this planet and their knowledge is one
after the flesh, but few go within the realm of the Spirit to see what is
beyond the veil of the flesh and located at the right hand of God ready to
give us a personal message straight from the Father Himself.
Hosea 4:6-7 My people are destroyed for
lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject
thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the
law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. (7) As they were
increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory
into shame. (KJV)
Pay close attention to the first word in
Hosea, ‘My’, because history has a tendency to repeat itself for those that
don’t know the truth, the only truth that will set them free. Case in point;
after watching a local program last night concerning a bunch of religious
people who were organizing a prayer vigil (one which involved of all things,
people of all faiths), immediately for me red flags were up and flying. The
Bible is crystal clear on the fact that it is one Lord and only one faith,
which needs to be according to His word based on hearing the voice of God
that will allow one access to His kingdom; while anything less will get
rejected. So while the people organizing this mess were all giddy and
excited, one has to wonder how effectual these so called prayers will be
when they have already contradicted the word of God by their so called ‘faiths’.
Remember what the Lord said would happen to those that add to His word as
well as take away from it? Without a working knowledge of Christ many in
essence end up doing both, leaving them rejected and unapproved of God.
Philippians 3:8-9 Yea doubtless, and I
count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ
Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do
count them but dung, that I may win Christ, (9) And be found in him, not
having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is
through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: (KJV)
Ever wonder why Paul suffered so much
opposition? Keep in mind that it was the enemy influencing the people
because Paul had chosen the knowledge of Christ which far excelled anything
or anyone else he had dealt with before. Whose mind are you operating in
today; is it your limited carnal one that is bound by sight, or is it the
unlimited mind of Christ which is renewed daily to see and understand the
things of His unlimited unending realm to those that choose to continue and
endure to the end?
Ephesians 3:3-5 How that by revelation he
made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, (4) Whereby,
when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) (5) Which
in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now
revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; (KJV)
When you really think about it, Jesus of
Nazareth wasn’t much of a mystery at all, heck all the townspeople knew he
was the son of Joseph a carpenter, Mary his mother as well as brothers and
sisters, quite common. The mystery is in the realm of the Spirit and few
come to a working knowledge of Christ, the hidden man within that was
leading and guiding this man on the path of life. This mystery, something
hidden from the carnal man but readily revealed to the spiritual man, is a
vital life giving knowledge from above that is needed for each and every
believer if they truly desire to make it to the end and do those things
that are pleasing to God. So before you get all giddy and jump up and down
because someone answered an altar call at your organization, be assured
they need to answer an altar call in the realm of the Spirit before there
will be any real growth and enlightenment, substance to their salvation.
Colossians 2:2-4 That their hearts might
be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full
assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God,
and of the Father, and of Christ; (3) In whom are hid all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge. (4) And this I say, lest any man should beguile you
with enticing words. (KJV)
You know, when going through your Bible
you may want to take note of the fact that when we see the word knowledge
and mystery, we see it is only made available through Christ, a spiritual
knowledge. When you see the word ‘all’ we have now tapped into a source
from above to give enlightenment to the things of the Spirit, the complete
package which makes the people complete in Christ.
Isaiah 5:13-14 Therefore my people are
gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable
men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. (14) Therefore
hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their
glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall
descend into it. (KJV)
Many are called, few are chosen, because
few choose spiritual over carnal. Unless one is born again they cannot see
into the realm of the Spirit; but do keep in mind that is just the
beginning not the ending as so many think and teach. I don’t care if you
got saved and had an experience with our Lord that got you into His realm,
now it is vital to stay there and walk according to His knowledge and not your
own any more. The question for today is ‘have you come to a personal
working knowledge of who you are in Christ, or are you following man’s
limited scripted versions of what they think is salvation’?
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