Thursday, August 6, 2015

Our faith stands in the power of God

Enticing words of man's wisdom…. 

We get so caught up in the words of mankind and their supposed wisdom.  I couldn't speak eloquently not even if my life depended upon my doing so. I have little to NO charisma, that special charm some people seem to ooze so that others are drawn to liking them even if logic tells them they've no real reason to do so. I've met eloquent people and for the most part they intimidate me because of their ability to speak in ways I can't fathom ever speaking. I've met people that by a mere glance I'm all but captivated by their charisma and it amazes me. We all know these sorts of people, and some of us are those sorts of people but bottom line- that ability to speak eloquently and the ability to charm people in a special way is not necessarily from God.  We like to believe the pastors, preachers, ministers, priests and so on and so forth who have been blessed with these gifts all have them from God and are being used for His will, but the truth is, the majority are probably NOT using their gifts for God's will but for their own.  No, I will NEVER judge them ALL or condemn ANY of them, that's not my place. What I think I'm trying to say here is we that we need to be very, very careful of falling into the trap of eloquence and charisma thinking these men and women are God's just because they have those qualities in abundance.  There are preachers who gain great followings preaching FALSE religion. Their untruths are so sugar coated that people don't even want to think for a moment they could be following someone who is deceiving them.   Do we WANT truth?  If we want truth and not someone to sooth our ears, and make us feel good then God will give us truth. If we simply want to hold fast to something that will appease our conscience the devil has all sorts of lies set up to do just that. 

Paul said this…

1Co 2:1  And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
1Co 2:2  For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
1Co 2:3  And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
1Co 2:4  And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1Co 2:5  That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

He was with them in WEAKNESS, he was with them in FEAR, he was with them in much TREMBLING, he spoke NO enticing words of man's wisdom, this is the truth. 

The SPIRIT and POWER OF GOD- this is truth, not our wisdom, not in our attributes whatever they may be!

Our faith needs to stand ONLY in the power of GOD and no other.
Our faith needs to stand when we have NO man to preach to us of worldly wisdom.
We need to hear the words of the SPIRIT not man's words!

The power of GOD.

Mat_22:29  Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Luk_22:69  Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

Rom_1:16  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

1Co_1:18  For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Co_1:24  But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

2Co_13:4  For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

2Ti 1:8  Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God

1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4  To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5  Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

THE POWER OF GOD- JESUS CHRIST-THE GOSPEL-SALVATION IN OUR SAVIOR!  The power of GOD- JESUS!

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