A message from the Lord

Rev · #1 01-08-2008, 03:14 PM

John wrote and said.....

(Joh 21:21) Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
(Joh 21:22) Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

Jesus said, Peter what I want this man to do is really none of your business, but you need to get your eyes on me and keep them there.

How many preachers have stood in front of their church and said, you need to get your eyes off of man and keep them on the Lord. Do we preach and then not practice what we preach ourselves?

Whatever another man does, "what is that to thee"?

If a group of men want to pull out of any organization "what is that to thee"?

God will do the judging about who is right and who is wrong. I guarantee you that there will be men that God will judge and condemn in the UPC, and the Tulsa group. "What is that to thee"?

dizzyde · #2 01-08-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rev

John wrote and said.....

(Joh 21:21) Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
(Joh 21:22) Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

Jesus said, Peter what I want this man to do is really none of your business, but you need to get your eyes on me and keep them there.

How many preachers have stood in front of their church and said, you need to get your eyes off of man and keep them on the Lord. Do we preach and then not practice what we preach ourselves?

Whatever another man does, "what is that to thee"?

If a group of men want to pull out of any organization "what is that to thee"?

God will do the judging about who is right and who is wrong. I guarantee you that there will be men that God will judge and condemn in the UPC, and the Tulsa group. "What is that to thee"?

Well, if all churches could get this vision, and get their eyes off what everybody else is doing, or not doing, and focus on their own local assembly, I think that the church as a whole (no matter what organization, or non-organization they do/don't belong to) would be absolutely amazed at what could be achieved. At what levels of revival and evangelism could be reached.

Elizabeth · #3 01-08-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dizzyde

Well, if all churches could get this vision, and get their eyes off what everybody else is doing, or not doing, and focus on their own local assembly, I think that the church as a whole (no matter what organization, or non-organization they do/don't belong to) would be absolutely amazed at what could be achieved. At what levels of revival and evangelism could be reached.

Good words! I agree--at some point dwelling on such things only hinders what we need to be doing for the kingdom.

Besides it gets a little depressing after awhile.

Bro-Larry · #4 01-08-2008, 04:19 PM

I think you are right, Rev.

dizzyde · #5 01-08-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeanie

Good words! I agree--at some point dwelling on such things only hinders what we need to be doing for the kingdom.

Besides it gets a little depressing after awhile.

I agree Jeanie, it gets very depressing. It just seems such a waste to spend so much time and effort fighting each other, rather trying to reach the world.

I guess the ones who can't see this, really believe that those who don't believe exactly as they do (either way), are the lost. Sad.

Rev · #6 01-09-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dizzyde

Well, if all churches could get this vision, and get their eyes off what everybody else is doing, or not doing, and focus on their own local assembly, I think that the church as a whole (no matter what organization, or non-organization they do/don't belong to) would be absolutely amazed at what could be achieved. At what levels of revival and evangelism could be reached.

Well said!