If a million people believe a wrong thing, is it still wrong? No doubt EVERYONE in these forums would say, Of course it is still wrong! And they would all be right.
Conversly, if absolutely no one believes a "right" thing, it is still right.
The Book we call a Bible is filled with right things. Some of those right things are believed by very few people. Many people don't believe them because they never saw them. Some don't believe because they misunderstand. Others don't believe because they "wrongly" interpret the right things. Many people are incorrectly taught.
But, regardless, in the end we will all be held accountable for what we believe and do about those "right" things.
One of the RIGHT things we are taught is to pray for one another. That is our brothers/sisters; fellow believers and followers of Jesus. We are to pray without ceasing. We are to FAST and PRAY.
Some say we are not to believe the Bible LITERALLY. Some say there is only one Interpretation of the Bible and all others are wrong. Some say we are to speak in tongues, while others say that was for another day.
Some say this-some say that! Do I need to go on? No. It is clear, that what we need to be praying about is Unity in the Body of Christ. ONLY when we come together in the simplist of basic principles will we as THE BODY OF CHRIST be able to do what we were REALLY called to do. Oh, and YES, we were ALL called to do it. Every believer who is a Disciple of Christ has been called by Jesus, Himself, to go out and reproduce himself.
No matter how you interpret or apply it Jesus is very clear in what He says and to whom He is speaking.
John 15:16: "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."
This is what Jesus is saying to ALL His disciples today. He chose US, and ordained us, or set us aside, specifically for this purpose. If you will read the entire 15th chapter you may be surprised at what you overlooked before.
And it doen't matter what "version" or translation of the Bible you use. Jesus is very clear. So it is vital for The Body to get together and in Unity pread the Gospel to those without Jesus.
It is long past time for airing our difference in public, and casting our Pearls before swine as it were. We are not to offend the unbelievers but to love them and to unify and present the Gospel message to them. They do not need to hear us argue about speaking in tongues and whether we can "name it and claim it" or which is the only "right" denomination to belong to. None of that matters as long as He is lost and without Jesus.
We MUST get them saved FIRST. We must unify in Spirit and resolve and purpose. We must fast and pray and support those who are doing it now.
We MUST. We will be held accountable for what we do.
Conversly, if absolutely no one believes a "right" thing, it is still right.
The Book we call a Bible is filled with right things. Some of those right things are believed by very few people. Many people don't believe them because they never saw them. Some don't believe because they misunderstand. Others don't believe because they "wrongly" interpret the right things. Many people are incorrectly taught.
But, regardless, in the end we will all be held accountable for what we believe and do about those "right" things.
One of the RIGHT things we are taught is to pray for one another. That is our brothers/sisters; fellow believers and followers of Jesus. We are to pray without ceasing. We are to FAST and PRAY.
Some say we are not to believe the Bible LITERALLY. Some say there is only one Interpretation of the Bible and all others are wrong. Some say we are to speak in tongues, while others say that was for another day.
Some say this-some say that! Do I need to go on? No. It is clear, that what we need to be praying about is Unity in the Body of Christ. ONLY when we come together in the simplist of basic principles will we as THE BODY OF CHRIST be able to do what we were REALLY called to do. Oh, and YES, we were ALL called to do it. Every believer who is a Disciple of Christ has been called by Jesus, Himself, to go out and reproduce himself.
No matter how you interpret or apply it Jesus is very clear in what He says and to whom He is speaking.
John 15:16: "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."
This is what Jesus is saying to ALL His disciples today. He chose US, and ordained us, or set us aside, specifically for this purpose. If you will read the entire 15th chapter you may be surprised at what you overlooked before.
And it doen't matter what "version" or translation of the Bible you use. Jesus is very clear. So it is vital for The Body to get together and in Unity pread the Gospel to those without Jesus.
It is long past time for airing our difference in public, and casting our Pearls before swine as it were. We are not to offend the unbelievers but to love them and to unify and present the Gospel message to them. They do not need to hear us argue about speaking in tongues and whether we can "name it and claim it" or which is the only "right" denomination to belong to. None of that matters as long as He is lost and without Jesus.
We MUST get them saved FIRST. We must unify in Spirit and resolve and purpose. We must fast and pray and support those who are doing it now.
We MUST. We will be held accountable for what we do.
