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Be Diligent
Hebrews Chapter 11 verse 6
Do not read this unless you have an open mind, as this may upset some people.
God used Moses to form the nation of Israel, setting up the priesthood for worship and Elders at the gate for civil government. Israel was under the Old Testment Law and God actively lead them. In time, the priesthood became corrupt and God used Samuel as His prophet. (A teacher of God's will) The people asked for a King, rejecting God (I Samuel 8:6-8).
Eventually they began to follow rabbis (Teachers) and made this a position in their religion. God sent His Christ to them, but the Israelites and their rabbis rejected God's Christ. To this day, they will not accept the Christ and God's plan for them, however (Romans 11:25-27) they will one day.
Christ established His new testment church using the Twelve Apostles (one sent for a purpose). The local church was to be set up much like a large family. Over seen by Elders (I Peter 5:1-3) for examples of Godly living and teaching and giving counsel (Titus 2:1-7). Believers were to treat each other with respect and care, and no one was to Lord it over anyone. (III John 9)
However over time, the church became corrupt, making many new overlord positions and ruling the believers. A position of Pope (papa), Matthew 23:9 (call no one Father in the spiritual sense) was set up and he acted much like a king. The Pope demanded total control over everything, the church, the government, and the people. He was to be the word of God to the point that the any common man who was caught reading or owning a Bible was disrespecting his position and would be condemned and even put to death.
Around 1600 AD, the reformed movement started. The reformers questioned the Pope and the corruption in His church. They were labeled heretics, hunted, and when caught, they were put to death. The reformers hoped to fix the corrupt church, but ended up forming a new church movement.
The reformers had problems like understanding salvation (Armeniansim vs Calvinism). They demanded to be strong leaders (much like a king) and made up the position of pastor by changing the word Shepherd in Ephesians 4:11 to Pastor, much like the Israelites did with the Rabbi. The Elders were to shepherd and teach the local believers (I Peter 5:1-3). These pastors wanted power over the church, the government, and the people (including non believers), completely disobeying Romans 13:1-7. Some even killed believers for baptizing new believers when they accepted Christ as Lord and Savior. (The baptizers did not believer that infant baptism was biblical).
About this time the printing press was invented and the reformers wanted to get their translations of the Bible out so that the common man could have and read a bible. Many of these bible translations change words and verses during the translating. Many of the reformers hated the Jewish people and change the Christ's given Hebrew name of Joshua to Jesus. Look up when the word Jesus was first used.
A new movement began based on baptizing new believers. So today we still have the Pope and his chruch, the reformers church, and the Baptist and their church.
Many of the Baptist churches still use the pastor (overlord) as a position in their church ignoring I Peter 5:1-3 and the teaching in Titus chapter 1 and I Timothy chapter 3. Some Baptist churches call young men with little or no experience, just coming out of a bible college to rule over their church and the true elders. Many of the untested young men do not understand eternal life and use just John 3:16 instead of the whole word of God. Does just understanding and believing as truth that Joshua died on the cross for man's sin get you eternal life? The word to believe in John 3:16 (pisteuo) has the meaning of clinging to or adhering to. We are told to teach Matthew 28:19-20 and let God do His' work (Hebrews 5:9 and John 14:23). Many do not teach how to worship God in Spirit (Acts 5:32) and Truth (II Peter 3:18). We need to study the word of God and not church doctrine, to truely worship God (John 4:23-24). Some teach we are to accept everyone into our fellowship. Please read verses such as Ephesians 5:5-7, III John 9-11. We have fellowship with believers (Psalms 119:63) who fear God and keep His commandments, while we ourselves fear God and keep our Lord's commandments. (I John 5:1-3) Most of these pastors will not teach the consequence of refusing to obey the Lord (I John 2:3-4). It seems that a big building (with its costly overhead) and a big crowd lead by a likeable salesman (with a large salary, running his church like a business needing a cash flow to operate), is the new model of a good church. When a person goes to college; do they need to pay a professor to teach and rule over them the rest of their lives? In the church, should not all the older qualified men be Elders? (I Timothy 3:1-7)? Is paying a man to be an overlord (Pastor) Biblical? (II Thessalonians 3:7-10)
Hebrews 5:11-13 show people who are not learning, while II Timothy 2:2 shows good teaching. The law and the Old Testament were giving to Israel and we can learn much about God and his plan from it, but we are not under the law (Romans 3:20) . The New Testament tells of Christ and his commandments (I Corinthians 14:37), and how to live, worship, and relate to our Lord in Spirit and Truth.
Fellow believers should care and help a new believer grow (II Peter 3:18) until he can stand with his own relationship with his Lord, and not have a pastor acting like a priest trying to stand between him and his Lord.
I ask you to turn from the wrong man made doctrines in many of our churches. Prepare to defend the Faith (I Peter 3:15), study and learn (and believe) the word of God for yourself (Matthew 23:10 and II Timothy 2:15), but also the warnings in Ephesians 5:5-6 and II Peter 3:16.
Please read Titus. This book shows how the church is to be conducted, how the believer should live, and God's part in salvation and sanctification (Titus 2:11-14) Read Romans Chapter 13 then Ephesians Chapter 5. If you understand what is being taught in these 2 chapters, you are on your way.
May God richly bless you,
An Old Christian
Hebrews Chapter 11 verse 6
Do not read this unless you have an open mind, as this may upset some people.
God used Moses to form the nation of Israel, setting up the priesthood for worship and Elders at the gate for civil government. Israel was under the Old Testment Law and God actively lead them. In time, the priesthood became corrupt and God used Samuel as His prophet. (A teacher of God's will) The people asked for a King, rejecting God (I Samuel 8:6-8).
Eventually they began to follow rabbis (Teachers) and made this a position in their religion. God sent His Christ to them, but the Israelites and their rabbis rejected God's Christ. To this day, they will not accept the Christ and God's plan for them, however (Romans 11:25-27) they will one day.
Christ established His new testment church using the Twelve Apostles (one sent for a purpose). The local church was to be set up much like a large family. Over seen by Elders (I Peter 5:1-3) for examples of Godly living and teaching and giving counsel (Titus 2:1-7). Believers were to treat each other with respect and care, and no one was to Lord it over anyone. (III John 9)
However over time, the church became corrupt, making many new overlord positions and ruling the believers. A position of Pope (papa), Matthew 23:9 (call no one Father in the spiritual sense) was set up and he acted much like a king. The Pope demanded total control over everything, the church, the government, and the people. He was to be the word of God to the point that the any common man who was caught reading or owning a Bible was disrespecting his position and would be condemned and even put to death.
Around 1600 AD, the reformed movement started. The reformers questioned the Pope and the corruption in His church. They were labeled heretics, hunted, and when caught, they were put to death. The reformers hoped to fix the corrupt church, but ended up forming a new church movement.
The reformers had problems like understanding salvation (Armeniansim vs Calvinism). They demanded to be strong leaders (much like a king) and made up the position of pastor by changing the word Shepherd in Ephesians 4:11 to Pastor, much like the Israelites did with the Rabbi. The Elders were to shepherd and teach the local believers (I Peter 5:1-3). These pastors wanted power over the church, the government, and the people (including non believers), completely disobeying Romans 13:1-7. Some even killed believers for baptizing new believers when they accepted Christ as Lord and Savior. (The baptizers did not believer that infant baptism was biblical).
About this time the printing press was invented and the reformers wanted to get their translations of the Bible out so that the common man could have and read a bible. Many of these bible translations change words and verses during the translating. Many of the reformers hated the Jewish people and change the Christ's given Hebrew name of Joshua to Jesus. Look up when the word Jesus was first used.
A new movement began based on baptizing new believers. So today we still have the Pope and his chruch, the reformers church, and the Baptist and their church.
Many of the Baptist churches still use the pastor (overlord) as a position in their church ignoring I Peter 5:1-3 and the teaching in Titus chapter 1 and I Timothy chapter 3. Some Baptist churches call young men with little or no experience, just coming out of a bible college to rule over their church and the true elders. Many of the untested young men do not understand eternal life and use just John 3:16 instead of the whole word of God. Does just understanding and believing as truth that Joshua died on the cross for man's sin get you eternal life? The word to believe in John 3:16 (pisteuo) has the meaning of clinging to or adhering to. We are told to teach Matthew 28:19-20 and let God do His' work (Hebrews 5:9 and John 14:23). Many do not teach how to worship God in Spirit (Acts 5:32) and Truth (II Peter 3:18). We need to study the word of God and not church doctrine, to truely worship God (John 4:23-24). Some teach we are to accept everyone into our fellowship. Please read verses such as Ephesians 5:5-7, III John 9-11. We have fellowship with believers (Psalms 119:63) who fear God and keep His commandments, while we ourselves fear God and keep our Lord's commandments. (I John 5:1-3) Most of these pastors will not teach the consequence of refusing to obey the Lord (I John 2:3-4). It seems that a big building (with its costly overhead) and a big crowd lead by a likeable salesman (with a large salary, running his church like a business needing a cash flow to operate), is the new model of a good church. When a person goes to college; do they need to pay a professor to teach and rule over them the rest of their lives? In the church, should not all the older qualified men be Elders? (I Timothy 3:1-7)? Is paying a man to be an overlord (Pastor) Biblical? (II Thessalonians 3:7-10)
Hebrews 5:11-13 show people who are not learning, while II Timothy 2:2 shows good teaching. The law and the Old Testament were giving to Israel and we can learn much about God and his plan from it, but we are not under the law (Romans 3:20) . The New Testament tells of Christ and his commandments (I Corinthians 14:37), and how to live, worship, and relate to our Lord in Spirit and Truth.
Fellow believers should care and help a new believer grow (II Peter 3:18) until he can stand with his own relationship with his Lord, and not have a pastor acting like a priest trying to stand between him and his Lord.
I ask you to turn from the wrong man made doctrines in many of our churches. Prepare to defend the Faith (I Peter 3:15), study and learn (and believe) the word of God for yourself (Matthew 23:10 and II Timothy 2:15), but also the warnings in Ephesians 5:5-6 and II Peter 3:16.
Please read Titus. This book shows how the church is to be conducted, how the believer should live, and God's part in salvation and sanctification (Titus 2:11-14) Read Romans Chapter 13 then Ephesians Chapter 5. If you understand what is being taught in these 2 chapters, you are on your way.
May God richly bless you,
An Old Christian