As Christians, do we negate the use of God's Word because the unredeemed reject, deny and oppose Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
It is my contention that the Gospel message is an offensive message to those that reject, deny and oppose God. I believe God's Word is either the power unto Salvation as it states or God's Word is errant.
I believe that God's Word is inerrant and authoratative. I recognize that those that greatly reject God(The Father, The Son[Jesus Christ] The Holy Spirit )would prefer absoultely no scripture posted at all. Once again, the message of the cross is offensive to those that are perishing. They view it as utter foolishness. God's Word commands the Christian to not be daunted by this and go forward with the Gospel message.
The spiritual battle that takes place on this website truly is not a battle between flesh and blood but rather between children of the light(Those In Christ) and the children of disobedience. God's Word confirms this spiritual battle and if as Christians we diminish or hamper the utilization of the sword of the Spirit, God's Word we are accountable to God for our own disobedience to His Word.
I believe firmly we are living in the latter days and that as Soldiers of Christ we must have firm resolve to state the Gospel message of Jesus Christ regardless if it offends those that reject, deny and oppose God.
A Passage from, The Christian Warrior by Isaac Ambrose(1502-1664)
EPH 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Statement of the Doctrine to be Handled
1. All God's peple must be warriors.
1. All God's people must be warriors.
The wicked refuse to engage in this war. Instead of fighting the Lord's battles, they take up arms on the enemy's side. They spend their time in chambering and wantonness, in idleness and carnal security. They are altogether ignorant of Satan's assaults and of their own danger. Oh, that their eyes were opened to see their perilous condition! Oh, that such men knew their danger in time to escape it! They are not the Lord's soldiers, but the devil's revilellers. They will not fight against Satan, and Satan will not disturb their sleep. So they are in convenant with death and hell.
All the people of God, from first to last, are, and must be, engaged in this spiritual warfare, and can say, "We do not war against the flesh; 'the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, " 2 Corinthians 10:4. Such has been the language of the saints in all ages; they were all in the war, even the most holy of them all. Job, Moses and Aaron, Lot and David, the Patriarchs and the Prophets. All had their fiery trials. And so those under the gospel: Peter was winnowed, Paul was buffeted, and even Christ himself was led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Must all God's people war with devils? Then consider what religion will cost you. The Christian soldier must endure hardness. Saints must be winnowed, buffeted, tried, and tempted. Wars and dangers shall be their portion. And through much tribulation must they enter into the kingdom of God. See how Paul is in labors, in stripes, in prisons, in deaths. He was always in perils wherever he went. Christianity will cost you much here and save you forever. Than be a Christian that you may be a conqueror.
Are we to fight against sin and Satan, the world, and the flesh? Then, courage, Christians! Be not dismayed. Are you afraid of the formidable enemies? Go forth in the strength of the Lord God and He will put all your enemies shortly under your feet. Satan's fiery darts and all your trials shall do you good, and be to you as waves to the ark, as the whale to Jonah, as the fire that brightens the iron, as the mill grinds the wheat, or as the fire that separates the dross from the gold. Do you feel your spirits sharpened, your pride subdued, your flesh cooled, every lust mortified, and every grace invigorated by these temptations and trials? Tell me, are you not roused to make earnest and ardent prayers by these war's and conflicts? Are not Satan's temptations like bellows to blow the fire of devotion in your soul, and like a hedge of thorns to keep you from going astray? Oh, vain men! Be not afraid of the war, but enlist into the armies of Christ, and fight valiantly under the banner of the cross. It is an honarable war; Christ invites you to it, and promises to cover your head in the day of battle and to crown you in the end. And what more would you have? "Put on the whole armor of God, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might, and He is engaged to give you the victory."
End of passage from, The Christian Warrior by Isaac Ambrose(1592-1664)
The full title of Isaac Ambrose's book is, The Christian Warrior-Wrestling with Sin, Satan, the World, and the Flesh.
II TIMOTHY 2:3
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
II TIMOTHY 2:4
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Father God, may I and my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ be about the business of doing your Kingdom work. May we not forsake from our duties, our allegiance to the Spotless Lamb of God, that shed His precious blood to set the captives free! Lord, I pray that as soldiers of Christ we may boldly proclaim God's Word until our breath is stilled and body dies! Father God, the days are short and there is not time for slumber. Revive us my Lord! Send down latter day rain upon us, to awaken us to our duty as bondservants of Christ! I pray Father God that ChristianForum may come under complete submission and the control of your perfect will. I pray these things in the name above all names, Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. Amen.
ROMANS 1:16
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
It is my contention that the Gospel message is an offensive message to those that reject, deny and oppose God. I believe God's Word is either the power unto Salvation as it states or God's Word is errant.
I believe that God's Word is inerrant and authoratative. I recognize that those that greatly reject God(The Father, The Son[Jesus Christ] The Holy Spirit )would prefer absoultely no scripture posted at all. Once again, the message of the cross is offensive to those that are perishing. They view it as utter foolishness. God's Word commands the Christian to not be daunted by this and go forward with the Gospel message.
The spiritual battle that takes place on this website truly is not a battle between flesh and blood but rather between children of the light(Those In Christ) and the children of disobedience. God's Word confirms this spiritual battle and if as Christians we diminish or hamper the utilization of the sword of the Spirit, God's Word we are accountable to God for our own disobedience to His Word.
I believe firmly we are living in the latter days and that as Soldiers of Christ we must have firm resolve to state the Gospel message of Jesus Christ regardless if it offends those that reject, deny and oppose God.
A Passage from, The Christian Warrior by Isaac Ambrose(1502-1664)
EPH 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Statement of the Doctrine to be Handled
1. All God's peple must be warriors.
1. All God's people must be warriors.
The wicked refuse to engage in this war. Instead of fighting the Lord's battles, they take up arms on the enemy's side. They spend their time in chambering and wantonness, in idleness and carnal security. They are altogether ignorant of Satan's assaults and of their own danger. Oh, that their eyes were opened to see their perilous condition! Oh, that such men knew their danger in time to escape it! They are not the Lord's soldiers, but the devil's revilellers. They will not fight against Satan, and Satan will not disturb their sleep. So they are in convenant with death and hell.
All the people of God, from first to last, are, and must be, engaged in this spiritual warfare, and can say, "We do not war against the flesh; 'the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, " 2 Corinthians 10:4. Such has been the language of the saints in all ages; they were all in the war, even the most holy of them all. Job, Moses and Aaron, Lot and David, the Patriarchs and the Prophets. All had their fiery trials. And so those under the gospel: Peter was winnowed, Paul was buffeted, and even Christ himself was led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Must all God's people war with devils? Then consider what religion will cost you. The Christian soldier must endure hardness. Saints must be winnowed, buffeted, tried, and tempted. Wars and dangers shall be their portion. And through much tribulation must they enter into the kingdom of God. See how Paul is in labors, in stripes, in prisons, in deaths. He was always in perils wherever he went. Christianity will cost you much here and save you forever. Than be a Christian that you may be a conqueror.
Are we to fight against sin and Satan, the world, and the flesh? Then, courage, Christians! Be not dismayed. Are you afraid of the formidable enemies? Go forth in the strength of the Lord God and He will put all your enemies shortly under your feet. Satan's fiery darts and all your trials shall do you good, and be to you as waves to the ark, as the whale to Jonah, as the fire that brightens the iron, as the mill grinds the wheat, or as the fire that separates the dross from the gold. Do you feel your spirits sharpened, your pride subdued, your flesh cooled, every lust mortified, and every grace invigorated by these temptations and trials? Tell me, are you not roused to make earnest and ardent prayers by these war's and conflicts? Are not Satan's temptations like bellows to blow the fire of devotion in your soul, and like a hedge of thorns to keep you from going astray? Oh, vain men! Be not afraid of the war, but enlist into the armies of Christ, and fight valiantly under the banner of the cross. It is an honarable war; Christ invites you to it, and promises to cover your head in the day of battle and to crown you in the end. And what more would you have? "Put on the whole armor of God, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might, and He is engaged to give you the victory."
End of passage from, The Christian Warrior by Isaac Ambrose(1592-1664)
The full title of Isaac Ambrose's book is, The Christian Warrior-Wrestling with Sin, Satan, the World, and the Flesh.
II TIMOTHY 2:3
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
II TIMOTHY 2:4
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Father God, may I and my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ be about the business of doing your Kingdom work. May we not forsake from our duties, our allegiance to the Spotless Lamb of God, that shed His precious blood to set the captives free! Lord, I pray that as soldiers of Christ we may boldly proclaim God's Word until our breath is stilled and body dies! Father God, the days are short and there is not time for slumber. Revive us my Lord! Send down latter day rain upon us, to awaken us to our duty as bondservants of Christ! I pray Father God that ChristianForum may come under complete submission and the control of your perfect will. I pray these things in the name above all names, Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. Amen.
ROMANS 1:16
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
