Post by Les Brewer on May 1, 2012 11:59:46 GMT
WALK IN TRUTH
Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;
and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved. Matthew 24:11-13 WNT
Beware of false ecumenicalism within the Kingdom of God. To tolerate other’s beliefs is Christian, but to embrace and unify with them is heresy. I see no Prophet in the real sense and definition of the word and office today. If there is one, I have not met them or seen their work. I know many people whom have the title of Prophet, but do not have an Old Testament administration of the gifts that the office entails.
LET ME PROPHESY THAT THERE IS COMING A GREAT DIVIDE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST BECAUSE OF APOSTASY
I fear some of my brethren have chosen the path of apostasy not heeding the practical and sound teaching of the word of God. Many have given way to experiential mysticism. Abandoning biblical doctrine which instruct us in the faith which was contended for by the saints.
Second guessing someone’s heart or motives is what the bible calls judging. However, Jesus told us that we can inspect fruit, I know this is not a popular concept even within the body of Christ. How do I know this? Because I can see, hear, and think. I see, hear, and think about what is going on in the kingdom of God. I see many false prophets in the body of Christ today. Why do I say this:
Because they replace soundness with misinterpretations of scripture, allowing dreams and visions to override the pragmatic word that will truly liberate, enhance, and eternally change the center of the soul. These are compromisers whom draw attention to themselves and their so-called superior spirituality.
They promise freedom but then become domineering when their particular brand of spirituality is called to the biblical carpet of doctrinal scrutiny. They cannot stand up to the test of the biblical acid test of the whole counsel of God’s word in theme or in teaching. These are they which will not receive the fact the holy canon is complete and there is no new truths to find outside of the perimeters of the word of the sixty-six books of the bible.
They have a mixture of Christianity and Paganism, or Christianity and Political Science, or Christianity and Mysticism, or Christianity and Social Science; but whatever the mix; it is occult activity which is blatantly condemned by biblical doctrine. We are called to be Christian and pledge no allegiance to any other God, Political Party, or Social Science. Within the confines of the word of God is already engrafted an ideology; which when learned, applied, and practiced will be the solution to many ills of humanity.
We will find what is truly existential concerning the reality of living in this earth suit. We will find that we will care for our neighbor because we will love him as ourselves, we will love our earth because God commissioned us to care for it, we will find that we will treat our animals with loving care because they are God’s creation. We will set aside our prejudice and hatred and embrace our difference and appreciate our equality. We will hold hands in unity according to the word of God and not the philosophy of man, we will walk in the Spirit of God, and not a pseudo-spirit of the devil.
We will find a common denominator in the Lord Jesus Christ and a common bond that cannot be severed as long as we hold tightly to the hand of Jesus. The lack of prayer and bible study is the problem and the source of so much apostasy in out age.
Unfortunately many have been subdued by spirits within the body of Christ that inspires them to teach other doctrines; denying the explicit prophetic doctrines of Jesus, the Old Testament Prophets, and the Apostles. Believing they know an esoteric truth about the next epic move of God in the Kingdom of God.
I declare to you that I am of the tribe of the lion of Judah. My allegiance to God’s word, and another I will not receive false doctrine or the proponents of it, though they have a title, a degree, or they be an angel claiming to know some secret; which I cannot find to substantiate with the word, let them all be deemed liars and God’s word be the sovereign truth. I stand by the standard of God’s unadulterated word, it declares truth concerning the times past, the times present, and the times future. If I myself or another declares anything different we misrepresent the word of God and the God of the word.
He is God, I am not, he knows the end from the beginning. I do not! I am nothing without Christ!
I did not call myself an apostle; Jesus did, but not in the sense and definition of the first century office.
I cannot write new doctrine from direct revelation of the Holy Spirit. I am an apostle in the sense and office of one whom is sent. When the Lord appeared to me in a vision, he spoke these words to me “ I have called you to be an apostle and I am sending you to the nations”. However, it was ten years before God opened doors to go into many different foreign countries to preach, teach, worship, and do works of benevolence. This kind of vision did not take away from the word of God and did not add to the word of God. Why? Because I was told I would be sent to the nations of which I have! Not to preach a new gospel but to preach and teach the already established gospel.
I see no place where the gospel does away with the offices of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, or Teacher. But these offices are different from the offices which where in the Old Testament. I believe God does have Prophets which are witnesses of God’s will and have revelation, but that revelation or vision will not take away from established truth.
Today many are embracing aberrant and abominable lifestyles within the kingdom of God and calling it the will of God when these lifestyles and doctrines stand in blatant opposition to the word, will, and ways of God. Many are outright sinning, because they have been seduced by lying spirits, who are anointing them with another gospel. All Sins are punishable by the righteous judgment of God. Don’t take my word for it, read it for yourself. One cannot continue in habitual sins of any kind and think they are on their way to heaven.
9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, NLT, Second Edition - 1st Corinthians 6:9
10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching. NLT, Second Edition - 1st Tim 1:10
If one wants to cut this part out of the bible one might as well burn the whole book, but be warned those who don’t heed its warnings will face the judgment of God’s wrath for sin. it’s a time to beware of false prophets:
(1) But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be teachers of falsehood among you also, who will cunningly introduce fatal divisions, disowning even the Sovereign Lord who has redeemed them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction.
(2) And in their immoral ways they will have many eager disciples, through whom religion will be brought into disrepute.
(3) Thirsting for riches, they will trade on you with their canting talk. From of old their judgement has been working itself out, and their destruction has not been slumbering.
(4) For God did not spare angels when they had sinned, but hurling them down to Hell consigned them to caves of darkness, keeping them in readiness for judgement. 2 Peter 2:1-4 WNT
Brethren keep the faith by determining to study the word of God learning to rightly divide its truth and by praying for super sensitive discernment and the faith will keep you trekking upon the pathway of righteousness. May God open your eyes to any deceptions, or false prophets whom are trying to influence you with unsound, unbiblical, and unholy doctrines designed to lead you into the path of apostasy and forever be damned.
Shalom and Agape,
Apostle Ray Ritchie ( Emissary of the Faith )
