THE FAITH OF A LITTLE CHILD : PART ONE
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Last Updated : July 23, 2006
My Personal Witnessing Endeavors, False Accusations, Why
Some People Resist, Why I Share God's Word, Book Of Books,
Recognizing Our Limitations, Desiring To Know More, Online
Bible Assistant, Computers For His Glory, A Lifetime Study
Of God's Word, False Gods Of Self, Ego And Pride, Become As
Fools To Learn, Kick Against Pricks, Law Or Spirit?, Paul's
Pharisaical Blindness, Paul's Transformation, New Wine In
New Bottles, King Solomon's Final Advice, Snare Of Worldly
Wisdom, Doctrinal Net Of The Pharisees, Depth Of God's
Wisdom And His Unfathomable Ways, Born-Again Experience,
Faith Of A Little Child, Blind Faith, Trust In His Word And
God's Care, Jesus Christ The True Rock And Stumbling Stone
As some of my regular readers know, I have a tendency to
uplift the Lord and share His Word whenever, and wherever,
the opportunity arises. Besides passing out Gospel tracts on
the street whenever I am out, undoubtedly, my primary means
of witnessing is via our online ministry; however, because
the Internet is not the perfect medium for expressing one's
thoughts and feelings, sometimes my motivations are called
into question, and even misinterpreted. It seems that some
people erroneously assume that the main reason why I am so
forthright in my evangelical endeavors, is because, in my
pride, I want to boast of my own spirituality, and impress
people with my knowledge of the Bible.
To be quite frank, this assumption is the furthest thing
from the truth; and may the Lord forgive me if I have ever
yielded to such a temptation, and such vanity; although I
honestly don't believe that I have. It seems to me that one
of the reasons why some of these people make this silly
accusation against me, as well as against other Christians,
is because they are looking for any valid excuse, and any
justification, (at least valid in their own minds), in order
to legitimize their resistance against the conviction, and
against the truth of God's Spirit, which is often conveyed
through ministries such as this one. This subtle tactic is
nothing new. As we read in the Gospel of John:
"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth
the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the
light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are
wrought in God." John 3:19-21, KJV
Speaking from my heart, what really motivates me to share
God's Word, what really primes the pump of my personal zeal
to impart His Word to others, is the simple fact that I have
complete trust, and unquestionable faith, in the powerful,
liberating, and life-changing truths which it reveals. In my
mind, there is nothing like the Bible. No other book even
comes close to the magnificence of the Holy Scriptures. For
me personally, the Bible is indeed the 'Book of books'. It
contains every solution to the myriad of life's problems; it
reveals the deepest secrets of the heart; and most important
of all, it offers us the keys to true happiness, spiritual
well-being and Eternal Life. There is no other collection of
historical documents, or any modern work of man for that
matter, which can boast of these attributes. Is it any
wonder then that King David was inspired to write in part:
"...for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."
Psalms 138:2b, KJV
In truth, God's Word stands above all, without exception.
While many people have been blessed, inspired and motivated
by this ministry, every now and then, someone will comment
to me, either while we are in private Internet chat, or else
by way of an email message, that they feel a certain degree
of inadequacy when it comes to their personal knowledge of
the Word of God. This perception they have of themselves, is
sometimes due to the fact that I can so easily share the
Word of God with them, with very little apparent effort on
my part. I just start talking, or typing, and the verses
just begin to flow through my mind.
Such was the case this morning. After a brief Internet chat,
a certain hungry, little sheep left a message on my screen,
in which he honestly and humbly admitted that his knowledge
of the Bible wasn't what he had thought it to be, or what he
would like it to be. Such honesty is not only admirable, but
it also reveals the heart of a true seeker; and such people
will be rewarded by the Lord due to their hunger to know His
Word. I will be sharing more on this topic in a moment.
To set the record straight, let me reiterate the fact that I
am by no means any kind of a spiritual giant. While it is
true that I have memorized a number of Bible verses over the
years, (and have probably forgotten just as many as I have
learned), I still require the daily assistance of my 'Online
Bible' computer program while I am engaged in online chat,
while I am responding to email messages, and particularly
while I am working on a new article or series. This great
little program is my constant companion, and I don't doubt
that the person who wrote it will someday be greatly blessed
in Heaven for having made such a wonderful tool available to
fellow Christians. While Satan's children may use computer
technology for destructive, ungodly and evil purposes, the
Children of Light wisely use this same technology for God's
glory, by reaching out to the spiritually hungry and lost of
the world, in order to bring them to the saving knowledge of
the Good News of Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. As
the Apostle Paul was inspired to write:
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do
all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31, KJV
Although it should be rather obvious, allow me to also add
that all of the information you find written in my articles,
is not something which I learned overnight. We all know that
learning is a slow continual process which occurs throughout
one's lifetime. It should come as no surprise to you then,
that it has taken me literally years of seriously studying
God's Word, in order to grasp the things which I understand
today; and I continue to refine my ideas and beliefs as the
Lord reveals more truth to me through His Word, as I am able
to receive it. Furthermore, allow me to humbly admit, that
what I understand today is still so very little, and does
not give me any reason to boast of some personal greatness.
Not only that, but I am fully aware of the fact, that if I
were so foolish as to set myself up on a pedestal, or to
allow others to do this to me, and didn't try to discourage
it, God would quickly humble me, and perhaps even bring an
abrupt end to this ministry. Our God is a very jealous God,
and He will not have any other gods before Him; particularly
not the false gods of self, pride and ego, which in a sense,
can be even worse, and perhaps even more destructive than
the pagan gods which were worshipped by the ancients:
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me...Thou shalt not
bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy
God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of
them that hate me;" Exodus 20:3,5, KJV
"For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose
name is Jealous, is a jealous God:" Exodus 34:14, KJV
The Apostle Paul offers some very sound advice for those
people who, because they have filled their minds and hearts
with Earthly wisdom, foolishly become lifted up in their own
pride and vanity. He tells them that if they truly desire to
become wise, then they must forsake their worldly wisdom, as
well as their pride, and basically become fools. In other
words, Paul is stating that they must be willing to accept
the fact that, like a fool, they really don't know anything
of true eternal value. Therefore, they must start all over,
in order to learn the true wisdom which only comes through a
dedicated study of, and adherence to, God's Word:
"Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the
disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom
of this world?" 1 Corinthians 1:20, KJV
"Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to
be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be
wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.
For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own
craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the
wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men.
For all things are yours;" 1 Corinthians 3:18-21, KJV
"Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of
the truth." 2 Timothy 3:7, KJV
"...we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth
up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he
knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to
know." 1 Corinthians 8:1b-2, KJV
In fact, as Paul also tells us, this is precisely what he
personally had to do, after his life-changing encounter with
the Lord that fateful day on the road to Damascus. If Paul's
understanding had been correct, and had his heart really been
right with God, he would never have begun his persecution of
the early Christian church. That is why when the Lord smote
Paul on his horse that day, He told him that it was hard for
him to kick against the pricks; which was a reference to the
Spirit of God jabbing at Paul's own heart, just as a rider
would poke his animal with an iron goad in order to get it
to move. In other words, similar to a beast of burden which
stubbornly resists its rider, Paul was also resisting the
Will of his one true Master, because his pride, his Jewish
background, and the knowledge he had gained over the years
as a Pharisee, was more important to him that the truth of
God's Word. As Paul would later write to the brethren at
Rome, he had the Law, such as circumcision, but he didn't
have the Spirit:
"And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am
Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick
against the pricks." Acts 9:5, KJV
"For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is
that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is
a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of
the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose
praise is not of men, but of God." Romans 2:28-29, KJV
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God." Romans 8:14, KJV
Following his conversion, not only did Paul have to renounce
his prestigious position as a Pharisee of the Pharisees, and
whatever affluent lifestyle may have been associated with
it, but he also had to admit to himself that much of what he
had been taught as a dedicated Pharisee, and disciple of his
teacher, Gamaliel, was now worthless to him, because his
understanding was based upon his self-righteous zeal and
blind pride, which had resulted in his faulty interpretation
of the Scriptures. Paul realized that he was dead wrong. He
knew that he had to begin anew from scratch. In the verses
which follow, Paul describes his background for us, and then
reveals his new perspective following his conversion:
"But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees,
and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men
and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the
hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question."
Acts 23:6, KJV
"I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in
Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of
Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the
law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all
are this day." Acts 22:3, KJV
"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,"
Philippians 3:8, KJV
In agreement with his own words, Saul had indeed become a
new creature, with a new understanding of the Scriptures,
and a new outlook on life, following his spiritual
transformation into the new man, Paul:
"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
Romans 12:2, KJV
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become
new." 2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV
Just as Jesus Himself had taught, new wine, or new doctrine,
cannot be poured into old bottles; thus, the Apostle Paul
had to be willing to forsake the old wine of his former
teachers, and become a new, more flexible bottle, in order
that he might be able to accept, with childlike faith, the
new wine of the Spirit which would soon be revealed to him
by the Lord Himself, through personal revelation:
"Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the
bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles
perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are
preserved." Matthew 9:17, KJV
"For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it,
but by the revelation of Jesus Christ."
Galatians 1:12, KJV
King Solomon, who according to the Bible was one of the
wisest men to have ever lived upon the face of the Earth,
summed up his thoughts regarding the obtaining of worldly
wisdom and knowledge, when he wrote the following lines:
"And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making
many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of
the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole
duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment,
with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it
be evil." Ecclesiastes 12:12-14, KJV
Imagine that. One of the wisest and richest men the world
has ever known, who was greatly admired by his peers because
of his excellent counsel, encapsulated the sum of his life-
long learning process in that one magnificent phrase: 'Fear
God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty
of man.' Unlike vain men of our modern day who strive to
exalt human intelligence and knowledge with their unique
phrases, axioms, and many books filled with great swelling
words of man's wisdom and accomplishments; this noble king
was willing to humble himself and basically say 'If you
really want to be smart, then obey God, keep His Rules, and
you will do well'. Can you imagine a college professor, or
the president of a country saying such a thing today? Well,
in essence, Solomon was both; because he was the leader of
his country, and a great scholar as well.
In their Epistles, Peter, Paul and Jude warn us to beware of
those corrupt men, who speak great swelling words of man's
wisdom and philosophy, (which included both scientific and
religious reasoning), in order that they might lead God's
children astray from the truth of His Word, and the path of
righteousness, and into the subtle net of deception and sin:
"For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they
allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much
wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live
in error." 2 Peter 2:18, KJV
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain
deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of
the world, and not after Christ." Colossians 2:8, KJV
"These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own
lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having
men's persons in admiration because of advantage."
Jude 1:16, KJV
Jesus also accused the self-righteous Scribes and Pharisees
of these very same sins. In fact, the Lord stated that once
they lure their victims into their doctrinal net with their
impressive speeches, their eloquent teaching and their long
prayers, they then convert them into children of hell even
worse than themselves. So much man worship, and so little of
the true Spirit of God! Consider the following verses:
"Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees...How is it
that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you
concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how
that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of
the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."
Matthew 16:6, 11-12, KJV
"And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the
scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love
salutations in the marketplaces, And the chief seats in the
synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Which devour
widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these
shall receive greater damnation." Mark 12:38-40, KJV
"Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on
him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him,
lest they should be put out of the synagogue: For they loved
the praise of men more than the praise of God."
John 12:42-43, KJV
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is
made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than
yourselves." Matthew 23:15, KJV
In contrast to the vain, worldly and deceptive wisdom and
doctrines of men, while discussing the profundity and wonder
of God's Wisdom and Divine Purposes, which far surpass our
limited human wisdom and understanding, the Apostle Paul was
inspired to write the following to the brethren in Rome:
"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge
of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways
past finding out!" Romans 11:33, KJV
In writing the previous words, perhaps Paul was reminded of
the following verses from the Old Testament, where we also
find the Prophet Isaiah writing under the inspiration of
God's Spirit:
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher
than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my
thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9, KJV
Returning to King Solomon, it is undoubtedly because of this
very same reason, that is, because he obviously recognized
the supremacy of the Lord's Wisdom and Divine Purposes, that
in his book of Proverbs, he instructs us to not trust in our
own wisdom or human rationale, but to place our faith, our
trust, our very confidence, solely in the Lord. If we do,
Solomon tells us, He will indeed direct our every step, and
ultimately, the course of our lives. In fact, Isaiah takes
it a step further by telling us that if we do trust in the
Lord, it will bring peace to our lives, such as we have
never known before:
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6, KJV
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed
on thee: because he trusteth in thee." (Isaiah 26:3)
"And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This
is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand,
and when ye turn to the left." (Isaiah 30:21)
So as can be clearly seen, when it comes to God's Wisdom,
and understanding His Ways, we are all like little children.
The best thing that we can each do, is to forsake our silly
pride, our stubbornness, and our preconceived ideas of what
we think is right, and humbly take the Hand of our Heavenly
Father, and allow Him to lead the way. That is why in the
Gospels, Jesus tells us that we must have the faith of a
little child in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The
Lord said:
"...Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and
become as little children, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3b, KJV
"...Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid
them not: for of such is the kingdom of God."
Mark 10:14b, KJV
From the Scriptures, we know that not everyone understood
what Jesus meant when He uttered these cryptic words. One
such man was the Pharisee, and secret follower, Nicodemus.
As I explain in other articles, such as in 'The Born-Again
Experience: Now Or Later?', Nicodemus came to the Lord by
night, (possibly because he feared the opinions of his
contemporaries, as was common at that time), and asked of
Jesus, exactly what He had meant by the above statements.
In John chapter three we read:
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be
born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his
mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily,
I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which
is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must
be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou
hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it
cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born
of the Spirit." John 3:3-8, KJV
Thus we see that to 'be converted, and become as little
children', requires that we be born again in a spiritual
sense. But there is more to this that what meets the eye;
and I don't doubt that Jesus knew this full well. Exactly
what is the faith of a little child like? Well, for one
thing, he obeys his parents, even though in his young mind,
he may not fully understand why they are telling him to do
something. That little child has full faith in his parents.
He has an inner confidence which tells him that they will
not ask him to do something which will bring harm to his
being. Faith in their word, is basically synonymous with
faith in their love for him. If he cannot trust in their
love for him, which guarantees his protection, then neither
will he be able to trust in their word. Can you see that?
In the case of very young children, they accept the words of
their parents as absolute truth in their lives. If mommy or
daddy says that something is true, then it must be true;
after all, they ought to know, right? Sadly, in our modern
day, due to serious compromise by some parents, even by some
Christian parents, this kind of childlike 'blind faith' has
had a detrimental effect on the lives of many children. It
has resulted in the widespread belief in Santa Claus, the
Easter Bunny, and a host of other pagan beliefs, traditions
and practices which are contrary to the Word of God; and
someday, the Lord will hold those parents accountable for
their irresponsible actions and weak faith.
Just like these young children who place their faith in
their parents, we must do likewise when it comes to our
Heavenly Father and His holy Word. While we may not always
be able to understand everything with our carnal minds and
human understanding, and while we may sometimes not know or
see where He is leading us along life's rugged road, we must
still accept His Word as absolute, immutable truth, and take
His Hand by faith. We must believe that He loves us so much,
that He will not allow anything to happen to us, unless He
knows that it is for our own good, and that it will result
in good fruit in our lives in the end. A few verses which I
quote in some of my other articles include the following:
"The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear
him, and delivereth them." Psalms 34:7, KJV
"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee:
he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
Psalms 55:22, KJV
"A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy
right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee."
Psalms 91:7, KJV
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one
of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of
your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of
more value than many sparrows." Luke 12:6-7, KJV
"And we know that all things work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose." Romans 8:28, KJV
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
1 Peter 5:7, KJV
"...for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee." Hebrews 13:5b, KJV
To expand a little further upon this idea of accepting God's
Plan and Purpose for our lives by faith, allow me to ask you
a question: What is the most important truth of the entire
Bible which our Heavenly Father calls upon us all to accept?
It is that Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God, who
died for the sins of the world, in order that we might be
reconciled to God, and thus inherit Eternal Life. Sadly, as
it was prophesied some 2,750 years ago by Isaiah, it was
this very truth which the Jewish religious Elders of old
rejected; and thus they were offended by, or stumbled upon
Christ, the True Rock from Heaven. Jesus Himself, as well as
Peter and Paul, all referred back to Isaiah's prophecy in
their teachings, as we see by the following verses. Please
note that Paul even clarifies for us that during the time
that the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness, it
was Christ the Living Rock who followed them; the very same
Rock who they, and their descendants, would eventually
reject:
"And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank
of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was
Christ." 1 Corinthians 10:4, KJV
"And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of
stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of
Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and
be broken, and be snared, and be taken."
Isaiah 8:14-15, KJV
"And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me."
Matthew 11:6, KJV
"Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become
the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is
marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The
kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a
nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever
shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever
it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the
chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they
perceived that he spake of them." Matthew 21:42-45, KJV
"But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,
hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore?
Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the
works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and
rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be
ashamed." Romans 9:31-33, KJV
"If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom
coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men,
but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones,
are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer
up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I
lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he
that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you
therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which
be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the
same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of
stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble
at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were
appointed." 1 Peter 2:3-8, KJV
From the High Priest, Caiaphas, to the hardened Pharisee,
Saul, the Jewish leadership did indeed reject their Messiah
when He arrived. Why did this happen to them? Notice that
Peter tells us that 'they were appointed'. As I also discuss
in 'Is God A Racist?', Paul explains to us in Romans chapter
eleven, that God allowed this rejection by the Jews in order
to bring about the Salvation of the Gentile world; a process
which has been ongoing to this very day. He writes:
"I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God
forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto
the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy...For I would
not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery,
lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness
in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the
Gentiles be come in." Romans 11:11, 25, KJV
As I explain in the aforementioned article, once the full
harvest of Gentile souls has been brought into the Lord's
symbolic garners, or granaries, being as we are referred to
as wheat in the Scriptures, then the Lord will concentrate
His efforts on redeeming a remnant of the seed of Israel as
well. As I explain in 'The Woman In The Wilderness And The
144,000', it is my current belief that this small remnant of
saved Jews may be the 144,000 sealed servants of the Lord
mentioned in the Book of Revelation.
As we continue our discussion in part two, we will take a
look at such topics as when knowledge keeps us from the
truth, the ignorance of the Jews, no righteousness by the
law, misguided knowledge and religious zeal, deception of
the Apostle Paul, building on the right foundation, the herd
mentality and political correctness, Endtime apostasy, God
rewards the hungry, the source of truth and the importance
of God's Word, being cleansed by the Word, asking in faith,
the Spirit of Truth, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, liberated
through the Word, and destroying the old in order to build
the new. I trust that you will join me.
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