No Slayer! I am
not saying a person can lose
their salvation by being deceived! But? Seeings how you brought it up? A
deceived person cannot
lose, that which they
never had! It is the
same, as in the parable of the talents. One never "misses", that which one never uses! That is, until one wonders that
how, being a Christian, am "I still feeling so
hungry!" "Things, are not getting better!" "Am I really making the DIFFERENCE, our Heavenly Father wants FROM me?"
(don't go away....Be back in awhile
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1 Corinthians 12
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
(NOT to be confused with the "GIFT of the Holy Spirit!)
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
(Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
(this IS the INVISIBLE GOD! From whence comes God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit)
7 But the
manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
(questionably, the "medical/psychological/sociological/scientific/archeological" professions?)
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But
"COVET EARNESTLY" the
BEST gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
We ALL are born into a
darkened world! Every one one of us, since the "garden of Eden incident!"
(fast forward to 2018/today)
And, we ALL have
darkened minds! Some more, some less! Yet, at best, we only use 10% of our grey matter. Leaving a whole
lot of room and space for
unconscious, sub conscious, cognizant, sleeping, dreaming, involuntary "quirkinesses" (itchings, scratchings, muscles twitchings/crampings/tenseness, eye movements, etc. which are "keys of reading" one's "body language.")
FROM these involuntary, sub-conscious actions and REACTIONS, to various sources of stimulus. Whether it be from reading, or writing, or "rithmatic"
)), doing "puzzles", watching T.V., listening to someone speaking, listening to music, playing music, or interacting in conversation/s, in a group, or one on one.
SOME of this "quirkiness", is THE INVISIBLE GOD, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirits'
"Protectionism!"
MOST, however? Is not!
The "saved believer" asks "WHY?!!?" "I HAVE GIVEN MY LIFE TO CHRIST!"
Please!
PLEASE! Read and Meditate, and "think EARNESTLY", on EVERY SINGLE WORD in prayer that Jesus is speaking UNTO The Father, in John 17!
Take notice how many times, Jesus thanks the Father for giving those whom He gave UNTO the Son!
Take notice how many times Jesus said that He was in the Father, and the Father is in Him!
Take notice that
NOT ONCE, did Jesus say He
WAS/IS the Father!
THIS, is where "traditions of man" created this "void", that oh so many sheeps, and teachers/preachers/pastors, have striven in growing, planting, watering, "spiritual roots!" Everyone should realize: "
YOU CAN'T GROW ROOTS IN A VOID!"
"There's NOTHING THERE!" But? The
"INSTEAD Of Christ", or,
"INSTEAD Of GOD" who would exalt himself above the Father's Throne would cause one to "believe" one can!
WHO ELSE, besides "weak minded flesh man", would
ALLOW the "stealing" of High Priest and Kinsmen Redeemer
TO The Father, AND GOD, to BECOME: "I'm not ONLY Jesus!" "I'm the Father TOO!" "AND GOD AS WELL!" "AND?" "THE HOLY SPIRIT TOO!" "YOU NEED NOT SEEK ANY FURTHER!" ""I'VE DECEIVED THE WHOLE WORLD WITH THIS LINE!" "COME TO ME!" "I AM YOUR ALL IN ALL!" "ONE STOP SHOPPING!" "BETTER HURRY UP THOUGH!" "NOT GOING TO BE AROUND LONG!" Well? He's got that last sentence right! He AIN'T gonna be around much longer! he KNOWS THAT! The poor sheep don't though! "I'M THE ONE WHO CAUSED THE CESSATION DOCTRINES, THE RAPTURE THEORIES, THE INERRANCY DOCTRINES!" "I'M THE ONE WHO CAUSED YOUR LOVE TO WAX COLD, AND GAVE YOU ITCHY EARS!" "I AM APOSTASY!" "I'M THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO BE LOCKED AWAY IN THE ABYSSS!" "HAVE A LITTLE SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, WOULD YA?"
See What this "INSTEAD Of CHRIST" has done? it has convinced the "sheep", that "when you give yourself to the Son? you have given yourself to the Father, and to GOD as well!
(Rats!!....Life issues.....
again!....Just when I was gettin' on a roll!....Go figure, eh?) (almost 24 hours...yet again)
You see, "Apostasy", and "traditions of men", can be described in the
"Seen", world, for a similar result in the
"Unseen" world. Like a "glacier", it moves and grows. Pushing itself forward with such force and permanency, as to
"carve, cut, erode, and level" a
"landscape", to the point, that not many (at this present time) have,
any knowledge of, or,
"Precisely Remembers" what the
"original landscape" WAS! Or even, should one wish to attempt, the monumental
undertaking of
"restoring?" (then)
HOW?
Most all believers, believe that Jesus, is the "TRUTH", the "LIFE", and the "WAY!" Notice, the
"WAY?" NOT, the
"DESTINATION!" "The WAY" TO the/His/our "Father", in, and through the "GOVERNMENT", that is "On the shoulders" of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, during this current "Earth/Heaven" age, or "generation", it has been referred to as well, in the Bible.
One could liken what was just written, like Jesus, is the "way", that is
"WIDE!" For, such is God's
love for
all His children! And, not coincidentally,
those, that the
Father "gave TO" Christ! It's when the
Father starts wanting "those parts" of each individual believer that
"belong TO HIM" In Christ, is when
"THE WAY", starts becoming more narrow! Via this "vetting process", each individual believer
"MUST volunteer" themselves, in the
"Undertaking of!" Few, (even) find
This "way!" (these days)
And "fewer STILL", are the individual believers, that have been "vetted BY the Father", who are "Chosen" to be Priests, TO, the MOST HIGH GOD! (Thank
GOD, for
"HIS Remnant!)
I am not a soliciter of John Calvin, nor, what one would consider a "Calvinist." But, "along the way" during my own personal "vetting process", there were more then several "points", of Calvin, that
"really Rang True", in my heart, and in my spirit! I leave it to you, in the "fingering out" which one/s they were. As individual results, will more then likely vary from mine own experience/s.
(sorry it took so long in the replying of your post, Slayer...Just that "good things?"....Take time!...Hafta be patient! [as well, as a] patient!
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