[Beard]

COOPER
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Originally Posted by Beard View Post
Amen Jebs brother....
the cross must be taken up by the believer in order to follow Jesus...

They can try to explain it away, but the Lord said in Luke 12 to "sell that ye have" in order to provide for yourself treasure in the heavens...and yes, it is truly an act of the will, for one must will to do so since it does not automatically happen to a believer...

The same chapter that Jesus instructed his disciples to "sell" that they had is the same chapter that provides the reason and necessity for a believer to do so. However, the believer must be led of the Holy Ghost in these things and not some man made organization, but to the kingdom of God. If believers are not led of the Spirit of God, they are not sons of God to begin with. This is for the one's that want to follow the Lord by taking up their cross....this is not understood in this present day, but has been polluted by charlatans who are hired hirelings rather than true leaders...

The first thing is a squabble over inheritance....the man requested Jesus to be a judge in the matter of his losing his natural inheritance...
"12:13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." (Luke 12:13-15). A man's life is not measured in material possessions...this is the way the world judges..seeking after money rather than God.

What is this man's sin in the scripture listed below? Why is his soul required of him?
Again, what was his sin? Take a look at it below:

12:16 "And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." (Luke 12:16-21).

What is this man's sin? He did not commit adultery...he did not blaspheme the Holy Ghost...but his soul was required of him. Is it because that he was rich toward self and not rich toward God. It is a sobering thought of one's life and balance sheet...

live like a bum?
God will provide for this believer who has entered into faith in God...." But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Luke 12:31).

12:33 "Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth." (Luke 12:33). Notice, the Lord did not say, if you desire to sell that ye have, you can have this or that? or "If you want to sell that ye have...?" The Lord simply stated "Sell that ye have..." Pretty straight forward....

As a matter of truth, there is only one mention of a hundred fold blessing in the Word of God:
"And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life." (Matthew 19:29).

Again, a believer must be led of the Holy Ghost in these things and not by self, otherwise, it can be disastrous.
Have you sold All that you have? How much money did you make and who got it?

Good question Coop....

Yes, I did sell all possessions in 1978
I made a little over $20,000 a year at the time in the insurance business
I gave to the ministry of Ray Strange who lived in Alexandria, LA at the time..