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Are
our Opinions more important than Gods
Words? Are our opinions in-line with
the Holy Scriptures? Do our mouths speak useless
words, that are about as useful as a car
with no engine? Are our minds and
hearts focused on the words of God or
are they vain imaginations that we create
with-in our own minds? Do we accept a
Jesus that the scriptures talk about, or
do we create a Jesus that we are
comfortable with?
The following MSN dictionary term is the
exact item that I am aiming at regarding
the teaching (The Dangers of Our
Opinions).
MSN Dictionary
(Definition - Opinion) personal
view: the view
somebody takes about an issue,
especially when it is based solely on
personal judgment.
Mankind's personal opinions (views &
judgments) that does not stay in-line
with Gods Holy Words and his
commandments, through out history has
caused many of sins and evils in this
world that all started with Eve being
lied to by the serpent. And with
the start of sin, and due to mankind's
personal opinions & beliefs, selfish,
divorce, lying, idolatry, murder,
covertness, wars and so much more evils
has been done. Personal opinions
can and has led billions of people to
Hell (The Lake of Fire) on judgment day!
In
Society we find that people have many
different opinions about many different
things. That is especially true
regarding Christian Communities and
varies types of Churches, independent & Denominations. Many of them do
not understand the scriptures, including
and not limited to Evangelist, Pastors,
Elders, and Deacons.
Many do not agree with one another on
doctrine. And many of them are
caught up into many heresies such as
Liberalism, The
Cult of Modern Evangelism and such.
We have One Bible,
One God, One Jesus and One Holy Spirit.
But yet there are many different
churches that has many different
beliefs, opinions and ideas about the
bible. And that my friend is why there
are so much division in the Body of
Christ. That is because many say; my
opinion or belief is.....! Instead of
referring to and understanding
the Holy Scriptures! And then
there are many who intentionally reject
the scriptures! They just
pick and choose what to accept & reject.
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Our Opinions Angers God-
One of the
most major problems of the churches
in today's times, is that they do
not fear the Lord God! Nor do
the church leaders of today teaches
the churches to both Love and Fear
our Lord!
As it is
written;
Matthew 10:28 And do not fear those
who kill the body but cannot kill
the soul. But rather fear Him who is
able to destroy both soul and body
in hell. NKJV
And even John
WARNED
the people and
the church leaders of his day by
showing us all a really good reason
why we should fear God, and that is
because of the wrath of God!
As it is
written when John spoke to the
church leaders of his days;
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the
Pharisees and Sadducees coming to
his baptism, he said to them,
"Brood of vipers! Who warned you to
flee from the wrath to come?
NKJV
Its amazing how some things just
never seems to change! Mankind
has learned nothing from history. Many church leaders of today do not
take heed to the warnings that The
Prophets, John, Jesus, The Disciples
and the Apostles has given to the
church leaders through Gods Holy
Words. And with that in return
neither will the congregations take
heed to the warnings concerning Gods
Wrath and Judgments. And that
is why there are so many false
doctrines being taught in the
churches of today!
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Example of Jews Angering God
(Exodus
32) - We must be
careful as not to anger God by
going by our own opinion and
will instead of Gods will and
Holy Words! Look at what
God did when the Jews turned to
their own will and wicked ways
by losing faith, creating he
Golden Calf and doing all sorts
of evils while Moses was up in
the mountain with God (See
Exodus 32).
For those who would not come
back to our Lord, The Levis
killed them (3000 in all) and
those who did come back to the
Lord, their names were taken out
of his book, and he gave them
plagues and will further punish
them for turning to other idols.
And later in the scriptures God
also killed Aaron for his part
in creating and worshipping the
Golden Calf. This
punishment could happen to any
one of us that goes our own way
and thinks that our opinions are
more important than Gods Holy
Words!
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David Angers God with his own
ideas and opinions by
Giving into Temptation
(Coveting/Adultery/Murder) (2
Samuel 11 & 12) - Because
David, lusted (He Coveted &
Committed Adultery) after
another mans wife, he was part
of a murder (Planning It) by
placing Bathsheba's Husband
(Uriah) on the front battle
lines so he would be killed,
In today's times that is called
premeditated murder and he would
get at least 20 years in prison
for that. So instead of
him serving Jail time, God
punished him. And this was
done that any child that was
born through Bathsheba later
died. Unfortunately
Bathsheba has to suffer because
of the sins of David. The
punishment for David could
happen to any one of us that
goes our own ways and our own
opinions!
The Point is that our own
opinion, ideas, emotions and
such can get us into allot of
trouble with God! :(
God didn't spare the Jewish
People in receiving his Wrath
and Judgments!
He Will Not Spare the Christians
just punishment that goes by
their own Opinions either!
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Opinions Causes Sin Among Christians
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Opinions Against
The Body of Christ - As it is written:
Romans 12:16 Be of
the same mind toward one another. Do not
set your mind on high things, but
associate with the humble.
Do not be
wise in your own opinion.
NKJV There are many divisions in
the denominations & Independent
Churches regarding baptism,
justification, sanctification,
election and predestination just to
name a few of the disagreements
because of their own varies opinion,
and beliefs. And some will act
like the Pentecostal. is better than
the Baptist or the Baptist better
than the Pentecostal, or the
Methodist Better than the rest of
them and so on. For one they
seem to create their own ideas and
understandings of the Holy
Scriptures instead of believing and
trusting in our Lord Jesus Christ
and the power of God to teach them
the Holy Scriptures. That
takes many years and can not be done
through man made education my
friend. All though Biblical
education that "IS" inline with the
Holy Scriptures does help. But
the person doing the studying "Must
Be Born Again" or they will never
understand the Holy Scriptures!
No one can understand the Holy
Scriptures unless they are Born
Again through the spirit of Our Lord
Jesus Christ. And that my
friend is the power of God (Of the
Cross). And even with that, no
one can take just one chapter or
verse and get the complete
understanding of the subject that
they are studying. When a
certain subject is being studying,
we must take all of the Holy
Scriptures that is related to that
subject before we can actually
understand the meanings of the Holy
Scriptures. For example; on
Tithing, The Sabbath etc should be
studied in its entirety before it is
taught on. And only a Slight
few Pastors, and Teachers of the
Holy Words actually does that.
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Opinions Causes False Doctrines!
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(Currently Working on this Teaching)
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Opinions Causes False Religions!
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Matthew 16:24-27
Then Jesus said to His disciples,
"If anyone desires
to come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and
follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to
save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for My sake will find it.
26 For what profit is it to a man if
he gains the whole world, and loses his
own soul? Or what will a man give in
exchange for his soul? NKJV
The so-called health, wealth and
prosperity teachings is just one of many
dangers that shows how personal opinions
can be dangerous and even causes us to
lose our souls! Or what about what Paul
said?
Read 1st Corinthians 4 for the entire
picture. 1
Corinthians 4:11
To the present
hour we both hunger and thirst, and we
are poorly clothed, and beaten, and
homeless. 12 And we labor, working with
our own hands. Being reviled, we bless;
being persecuted, we endure; NKJV
And as he said 1 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore I urge
you, imitate me NKJV
Those who has a different mind set other than
the scriptures are worldly, carnal
minded and non-spiritual with out faith
and with out substance. Their thinking are
futile, and even foolishness to God. As
it is written:
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally
minded is death, but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace. 7 Because the
carnal mind is enmity against God;
for it is not subject to the law of God,
nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those
who are in the flesh cannot please God.
NKJV
We
must always have our hearts, minds and
souls focused on the things of God
instead of the things of this world. No
one who knows the truth has ever said
that following Jesus was going to be
easy, nor will it ever be. As Jesus
said; Matthew 10:22
And you will be
hated by all for My name's sake. But
he who endures to the end will be saved.
NKJV
Our Opinions Causes Relationship
Problems
Having different opinions that are not
inline with scriptures and the will of
God causes all kinds of problems for us
as well in regards to our family,
relatives, friends, coworkers and others. Having different opinions out
side of the scriptures has been known to
cause wars, divorces, economy and
company failures as we are seeing at the
moment. Having opinions out side of the
scriptures also causes moral decay,
dysfunctional families, messed up kids,
job layoffs, high crime, homosexuality and so much
more. Not to mention that having
opinions out side of the scriptures
leads many to hell as well as bringing us
false Evangelist, Pastors and Teachers
that makes many people twice the sons of hell
as they are.
As
it is written;
Matthew 23:15
"Woe to you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For
you travel land and sea to win one
proselyte, and when he is won, you
make him twice as much a son of hell as
yourselves. NKJV The
scribes, teachers of the law, Pharisees
and the Sadducees were Church Leaders of
those days. Things do not change much
over time do they? Mankind has
learned nothing from history or the
scriptures, yet they claim they are of
God and yet they do not know who God
even is.
Other Opinions
I have heard some who say that their
God would never send people to hell.
They are right, their god couldn't send
any one to hell cause their god DOES NOT
EXISTS! Their god is a figment of their
imagination. And that the Bible states
is Idolatry!
Exodus 20:3
"You shall have no other gods before Me.
NKJV
And then others will make Jesus out to
be like a Love Hippy from the 1960's!
And yet it is written; Other References
>> (Genesis
19:12-14; Luke 10:13-15)
Matthew 11:20-24
Then He
(JESUS)
began to rebuke the cities in which most
of His mighty works had been done,
because they did not repent: 21 "Woe to
you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!
For if the mighty works which were done
in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say to
you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre
and Sidon in the day of judgment than
for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, who are
exalted to heaven, will be brought down
to Hades; for if the mighty works which
were done in you had been done in Sodom,
it would have remained until this day.
24 But I say to you that it shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom in
the day of judgment than for you."
NKJV
And then others has the opinions and
Phrase "Once Saved Always Saved". (Another
Dangerous Unbiblical Opinion)
And yet it is written; Matthew 10:22
And you will be
hated by all for My name's sake. But
he who endures to the end will be saved.
NKJV Many so called-Christians do not endure
until the end. Many fall away from the
faith even the ones that go to church
regularly. Those Christians "DO" lose
their salvation! :(
As it is written;
Mark 4:16
These likewise are
the ones sown on stony ground who, when
they hear the word, immediately receive
it with gladness; 17 and they have no
root in themselves, and so endure only
for a time. Afterward, when tribulation
or persecution arises for the word's
sake, immediately they stumble.
NKJV
And others has the opinions, "I am a
good person", I do not murder, etc. God
will allow me into heaven because I am a
good person etc. If this is you, then
take the
Good Person Test to see if you are a
good person.
And yet it is written;
Matthew 19:17
So He (JESUS)
said to him, "Why
do you call Me good? No one is good but
One, that is, God................."
NKJV And as Paul said;
Romans 3:10 As it
is written: "There is none righteous ,
no, not one; 11 There is none who
understands; There is none who seeks
after God. 12 They have all turned
aside; They have together become
unprofitable; There is none who does
good, no, not one." NKJV
So
who is good? Are there anyone who
is good? Even Jesus him self said
he is not good either. Only God is
good!
And others has the Unbiblical Opinions,
"That Jesus wants us all to be rich" and
yet Jesus said;
Luke 6:24
But woe to you who are rich , For you
have received your consolation.
NKJV And Jesus said;
Mark 10:25
It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for a rich man to enter the kingdom
of God." NKJV And Jesus said to
the rich young ruler;
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said
to him, "If you want to be perfect, go,
sell what you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven;
and come, follow Me." NKJV
Jesus did
not mean that no rich man will ever
enter the kingdom of God. He meant that
only the rich who puts their hope and
trust in money, and material things
instead of putting their hope and Trust
in Him (JESUS). Those are the ones that
Jesus was referring to that will not enter the
kingdom of heaven!
Most rich people (not all rich people)
becomes rich out of greed, stepping on
many toes, and doing all kinds of evil
to become Rich and after they are rich,
most of them are not humble and do not
love God. But rather most of them
loves money and power.
As
Jesus said;
Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve
two masters; for either he will hate the
one and love the other, or else he will
be loyal to the one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
NKJV Its the Love of Money that
produces evil in many ways. And the
love of power goes right along with that
as well!
According to MSN
Dictionary and Easton's Bible
Dictionary; MAMMON; Means Wealth
& Riches.
The
Whole Point of all of this, is to make
sure that your opinions always line up
with scriptures, If you are a Born Again
Christian
john 3:1-8! |
