My people perish for lack of knowledge. Many false teachers have arisen to settle people in their flesh. This is very popular and necessary for a "successful" ministry. But it is a ministry that avoids the cross.
Modern believers in the West are taught to avoid having to do anything to further their salvation for fear of trying to be saved by "works". They don't realize that we reap as WE have sown...not where God has sown. Being born again from above is an example of God sowing...NOT us. Going to God in order to purchase the full measure of grace is an example of US sowing to the Spirit in order that we might also reap of the Spirit. Notice the wicked servant in the parable sees the necessity of having God reap where WE have sown being vehemently resisted. The servant knew that God expected him to sow to the Spirit so that God could reap an eternal fruit...and he thought that it was HARD. So he buried his talent. This is very prevalent in modern churches.
Notice...
Matt. 25 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Today's believers are taught that the hard things are a gospel of works...so they will not seek the Lord for a full measure of grace. They remain with the initial talent which is subsequently buried in the religious posturing of the outer man. Who is wise to understand the warning of the Lord?
Do people realize that unless we go to the Lord for more grace we run the risk of losing everything to the one who has been faithful and productive in bearing fruit for his Lord?
Modern believers in the West are taught to avoid having to do anything to further their salvation for fear of trying to be saved by "works". They don't realize that we reap as WE have sown...not where God has sown. Being born again from above is an example of God sowing...NOT us. Going to God in order to purchase the full measure of grace is an example of US sowing to the Spirit in order that we might also reap of the Spirit. Notice the wicked servant in the parable sees the necessity of having God reap where WE have sown being vehemently resisted. The servant knew that God expected him to sow to the Spirit so that God could reap an eternal fruit...and he thought that it was HARD. So he buried his talent. This is very prevalent in modern churches.
Notice...
Matt. 25 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Today's believers are taught that the hard things are a gospel of works...so they will not seek the Lord for a full measure of grace. They remain with the initial talent which is subsequently buried in the religious posturing of the outer man. Who is wise to understand the warning of the Lord?
Do people realize that unless we go to the Lord for more grace we run the risk of losing everything to the one who has been faithful and productive in bearing fruit for his Lord?
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