Yes I am using a broad brush with you, but do you see the hidden Word? The spiritual Word? The Hidden Manna?
Yes I admit I have attacked man's versions of the Bible, BUT I love the Word of God.
Not the letter but the spirit of the Word.
Not the outer hull, the chaff, but the kernel within.The Bible it self in 2 Corinthians 3 calls it
the letter that killeth,
the ministration of death, are you offended because I am paraphrasing God’s Word? 6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 7But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
The letter that killeth has its place, or God would of not ordained it, it separates the overcomers from the great multitude that no man can number.
Many quote the scripture Matt 7:13-15 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. KJV
A narrow way to me is to approach God’s Word with no, I mean no preconceived bias.
Many are so afraid that someone will "spiritualize" away something in the Word of God, realizing not you are "carnalizing" away the Word of our Lord, for, said Jesus, "the words that I speak unto you, they ARE SPIRIT, and they ARE LIFE" (Jn. 6:63). Spiritual intelligence is the rarest of all spiritual things - and the least valued.
In God's sight it is the only true wealth. How rare has true spiritual understanding become! The trouble with God's people today is with their ears and eyes. Like the Pharisees of Jesus' day they insist that they DO hear and they DO see. But they do not understand. Neither do they know. Two worlds exist all about us - the natural world and the spiritual world. The natural realm is the realm of man, but the spiritual realm is the realm of God. The carnal mind CANNOT understand the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, for they are SPIRITUALLY discerned. The greatest need among the saints today is for God to send forth into our hearts the spirit of wisdom and revelation to dispel the darkness of the natural mind, religious carnal mind; that ever hangs as a veil about us, that lie may reveal to our wondering eyes those supernal things that pertain to HIS REALM.
John 16: 12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Notice the only true source to lead and guide you into all truth. Nothing mention about religion here…
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I am looking for the life in your understanding, all I see is you are offended the deeper we go. What does the following verses mean to you?
1 Peter 2: 6 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.
Romans 9: 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Are you searching for the new wine of revelation or do you only see God's acts? Jesus said I am the
way the truth and the life. Let me take a little deeper.
Psalm 103:7
He made known his
ways unto Moses, his
acts unto the children of Israel.
Moses knew God in
way that the Children of Israel could only see though a veil face; (we are speaking of God's glory here) not like the children of Israel who knew only God’s acts. The blind lead the blind in religion today; they know only the acts…
And how am I following man?
First of all your judging me. I dont beleive in religions, traditions, denominations or any other man made fairy tales Colossians 2:8 makes it evident to let no one deceive you but the simple and plain fact is that you have countlessly through many rude comments attacked the word of god by calling it a dead letter or the letter that killeth. Its not my fault that man corrupted it and i suggest that you get off your tangent and start following god instead of man.