Have You Been to WWPF Lately?

[theoldpaths]

Paul wrote of some who were enemies of the cross of Christ - he didn't say they were enemies of Christ, but enemies of the CROSS of Christ.

Jesus said, if any man will follow me, let him DENY HIMSELF and take up his cross daily and follow him.

Paul said, I die daily.

Paul understood that the flesh and the Spirit war against each other and that to give the Spirit the upper hand, one had to die daily and to get renewed in the Holy Ghost and to walk in the Spirit so that one would NOT fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Paul said, they that are Christ's, they that belong to him, true Christians, have crucified their flesh with the affections and lusts thereof. If you want to know a true christian, one that belongs to him, it is those who have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts thereof and walk in the Spirit.

You shall know them by their fruit, either they will manifest the fruit of the Spirit or the works of the flesh.

Now, the early Catholics were in the faith, but they departed from the faith - they gave heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. Why were they not able to overcome them? The scriptures give us a clue...

The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own LUSTS shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears and shall turn their ears away from the truth and shall be turned unto fables.

They started in the truth and were able to endure sound doctrine for a while, but eventually they could no longer endure sound doctrine. Why is that? They did not crucify their flesh with the affections and lusts thereof. Apparently they thought that they could live for God without crucifying their flesh. They thought they could live for God AND satisfy their flesh with the affections and lusts.

Now living that way in a true apostolic church will cause one to repent over and over again, but eventually, they will grow tired of that and so after their own LUSTS shall they depart from the faith and get their own teachers who will tickle their ears. They will turn their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables - fiction - the inventions of men.

Why do people WANT to watch TV? Why is it? Is it not to satisfy the lusts of the flesh and the lust of the eye? Why is it that some cannot resist the temptation to fulfill the lust of the flesh and eye and to watch tv while others have no problem with it? Is it because that some deny themselves and take up their cross daily and crucify their flesh with the affections and lusts thereof? What is significant about the cross? That is where Jesus' flesh was crucified.

Those who will not deny themselves daily and take up their cross and crucify their flesh with the affections and lusts thereof will continue to find themselves fulfilling the affection and lust of their flesh and will find themselves constantly repenting; especially in a true apostolic church that preaches and teaches sound doctrine. Eventually, they will repent and line up, or they will grow tired and look for a church with a pastor who will preach/teach something that is more to their liking - the liking of the lusts and affections of their flesh that is.

They will begin to make excuses and to JUSTIFY their actions. Interesting how they compare tv to the internet, while the other group that has no problems not watching tv can use the internet with no problem and not need tv; however they can not say the same.

The interesting thing when the kingdom of Israel split was that when Jeroboam rebelled against the God-given authority of Reheboam, Jeroboam put away the Levites out of Israel. He disfellowshipped them. He put away, God's ordained priesthood and came up with his own way. But everyone whose heart sought after God, left Israel and went to Judah and Jerusalem. When Jeroboam realized that during the time of worship,
Israel might go back to Jerusalem, he created a substitute and told them it was too much for them to go to Jerusalem - it was TOO HARD for them.

Kinda reminds me of speaking evil of the way of truth.