THE THINGS OF GOD : THE THINGS OF MEN Matthew 16:21 From that - TopicsExpress



          

THE THINGS OF GOD : THE THINGS OF MEN Matthew 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 16:22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence (stumbling block) unto me: for thou savourest (appreciate) not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. This scenario came after it has been affirmed that Jesus was the Christ, and immediately after, Jesus goes ahead to describe how He must suffer and die. This jarred the mind of the Disciples especially Peters, he just could not reconcile suffering and death with the Saviour, in his mind, if anything is to be ascribed or affiliated with the Christ, the Creator of the worlds, the Hope of Israel and the Nations, the Son of the Almighty, it would be Power, Splendour, Majesty and Authority, no way did it cross his mind that the Christ could or would suffer, be buffeted, spat upon, slapped and ridiculed and finally die a criminals death in the hand of those He created, it was way past his comprehension and assuming himself sane and correct by the law of his flesh undertook to rebuke Christ with the aim of probably bringing Him back to His senses. For this Christ calls him a satan, an opposer, one opposed to that which God wills, why? Because he was carnally minded, he had not the mind of Christ and of God, his opinions were crafted in the flesh, thinking all suffering evil, he saw things in mens perspective, he was a satan to Christ. Sadly, Alot, I dare say a majority of professing Christian carries this same character Peter had, that which hurt their flesh is wrong and evil and definitely not Gods will, and when their carnal appetites are satiated, their lust gratified, then God is blessing them even though they are firmly in the grip of the devil, christians still governed by the flesh, claiming to be spiritual but lacking spiritual consciousness and clinging to things carnal, it is impossible for them to reconcile Christianity and sufferings, hardships, loss, death, and anything ordinary worldly men call negative, they are great when the men call the great, they are rich when men call them rich, they are healthy when the doctor tells them they are, and they are wise when the world calls them so. You here them declare, it is Gods will that I be rich, live long, be healthy, be famous, get that job and so on and they back it up with twisted and misapplied Scriptures But the very Scriptures they quote, is written by men, spiritual men, who themselves like their Master, endured diverse hardships, suffered terribly, and many dying violently, and despite all these things, things that the carnal senses will revulse at, they rejoiced, they walked to their matyrs death beholding the Face of the Lamb, feeling nothing for the world but everything for their new Home and caring not for the crudeness of the transportation. They lived and died and like their Master left for us an example to live by, but instead of arming ourselves with the same mind they had, we abuse their legacies and words and falsely interpreting it to mean contrary to their plain lives. These christians deceive themselves, and the Deception is not from without, it is from within, the old man, the sinful nature they refuse to let go and are doing their best to spiritualize, their gods are their appetites, the truth of the Gospel is plain to them, but they substitute it for the lie of the flesh, clouds without water, men whose theology originates from the lust of their flesh, having not crucified the flesh and its passions, they want to proceed to Glory. Preposterous. But the Foundation of Christ still stands sure and He says in Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny (disown, think nothing of) himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Let us not be as satans to God, not recognizing and refusing to accept possibilities of His will because of our carnal mindedness, we must undertake to renew our minds by the study of the Word, the carnal mind is enmity to God, and the man that is led by the flesh will Die (Romans 8:6&7). Please do not misinterprete this piece to mean that whenever a christian possesses that which is envied by the world, then he is sinful, neither is it that when his lot and situation is despised by men, then he walks in Gods will, not at all. What by Gods Grace I have attempted, is to separate the believers mind from the principle of the world, he must care nothing of the opinion of the world, its standards and appraisal, he must live a crucified life, one surrendered to Gods will, no matter what it may be. In hardships we follow Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And established in our heart is the principle in the words in Matthew 26:39: O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: If the love of God for you as a believer is sure, you have nothing to fear, He will work in ALL things for your good even if at this time you cant comprehend it or see it, trust Him and only seek to do His pleasure 2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. To be spiritually minded is Life and Peace Let the mind of Christ Jesus be also in you.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 05:50:53 +0000

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