The Virtue of Wisdom

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by Austin

It's called, self proclamation. I have seen it before. It comes from separated personal identity, along with the thought that Jesus has chosen one above the another. The one who thinks he is special in the sight of the Lord above and beyond his fellow servants. It's what Paul described in his writings as; Can the hand say to the foot that I'm not part of the body, or the arm to the leg, or the head to shoulder. Are we not all Christ if Christ be in us?

I went through this syndrome when I was first filled with the Holy Ghost until my mentor in Jesus said one day, " If you think that your God's special little angel and that there is no one like you in His sight, then you better guess again, because your not.

Well that hurt my feelings and made me angry but, 39 years later, he was right, Jesus loves us all the same, because he suffered the same for all and let me add, even suffered for even more, who will never know.

:thumbsup

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by Austin

It's called, self proclamation. I have seen it before. It comes from separated personal identity, along with the thought that Jesus has chosen one above the another. The one who thinks he is special in the sight of the Lord above and beyond his fellow servants. It's what Paul described in his writings as; Can the hand say to the foot that I'm not part of the body, or the arm to the leg, or the head to shoulder. Are we not all Christ if Christ be in us?

I went through this syndrome when I was first filled with the Holy Ghost until my mentor in Jesus said one day, " If you think that your God's special little angel and that there is no one like you in His sight, then you better guess again, because your not...

Amen. I remember this. I think it is a central obstacle to Grace, and the Bible warns repeatedly about it for a reason. It's easy to get the Holy Spirit in former rain, and not being renewed, allow one's human nature, or satan, whatever, to immediately make it of no effect by misusing the Spirit to accuse.

This is who Christ means when He says, facetiously, "I didn't come to help the saved, but the lost." I get the double-identity thing, which prolly has some validity, Scripturally most of us are "double-minded" or have tendencies to this, and I think, at least in my case, it was a desire to not be my old self, but not knowing what self to be; our society is such that our kids often don't have anyone to look up to or emulate, or at least that is my story.

Bert, I look forward to what you might show me, but see that even a new college graduate who presumes to come teach professors, which I notice you doing on another thread, is just asking for it. You don't have anything to teach these men of God, which they are, and what you do have to teach them cannot be heard because of your attitude.

Have you seen some higher truth that you don't see them following? Surely, you do; you have just peeked around a veil, and seen perfection. But these people who have also seen that vision have a flock, and responsibilities that you are surely unaware of. See that any holier-than-thou (from your own lips) pontifications wouldn't be appreciated by a brand new convert.

I'm hardly the right guy to point this finger, but when you get some humility you might be qualified to post effectively, and when you get a flock you might presume to post to pastors here effectively. Peace.

[bertcarring]

You can always see the difference between the Lord and all else.

Even a blind man knew when Jesus was walking by.

lol

[bertcarring]

Well did he tell you to pick up your bed and walk when you shouldn't be carrying it.

He made me to see.

He did what?

Are there not 6 days he can heal on?

lol

lol

You christians are funny.

[bertcarring]

Here I have a Wisdom key for you.

Wisdom key #1

The less evil you do. The less evil you will have to go through.

[bertcarring]

Wisdom key #2

The more evil you do. The more evil you will have to go through.

[bertcarring]

Wisdom key #3

God does not accept sin. Never ever...no matter how many times they tell you he does.

[bertcarring]

Wisdom key #4

God does accept repentance from sin and forgiveness of sin...after it is made right.

[bertcarring]

Wisdom key #5

You reap what you have sowed. No matter what. After you say that little salvation prayer that they have you say to become born again and be saved...all those years of sowing evil does not magically disappear.

[bertcarring]

I love these Wisdom keys.

I got that off christian tv.