genesis315.org » The Cross http://genesis315.org Genesis 3:15 - The Promise Revealed Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:07:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Would Paul Recognize This Church? http://genesis315.org/the-cross/would-paul-recognize-this-church.php http://genesis315.org/the-cross/would-paul-recognize-this-church.php#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:05:01 +0000 Ambe http://genesis315.org/?p=369 As I read Galatians I can’t help but see the Apostle Paul is ready digging into these Christians backsides. Inside of a ChurchIf you didn’t notice it before, the intro is only five short verses unlike the other epistles. In the verse six he starts in on them with how he is marveled on how soon they have separated themselves for the gospel of Christ that he gave them in it most simplest form. Paul tells them that they have been bewitched and he wants the names of these persons. He calls them fools a few times which really lets us know that he isn’t playing with them. And I guess he has that right, because he started the church.

As for us, if the Apostle Paul came to America and saw us, he would go off? Look at us; the first thing you see is black, white, brown, & all other types of race divisions churches.

I believe that Pastor Paul’s first Holy Ghost filled sermon would just convict us like you have never seen before. I for one am getting a little tried of the Black & White Agendas. Can we get into the Christ Agenda? Would it be okay if we stopped with the all the race talk in the church and talk about how the Blood of Christ can heal all wounds?

Now as for his 11:00 service; All this leaven that we have allowed in the church all in the name of filling the pews. Filling the offering plate is more like it. Yeah that’s right I said it, the majority of these so called preacher are just money-changers. And you do remember what Jesus did to the table of the money-changers? We have so many preachers talking about prospering in the name of the Lord. When all they mean is having a bunch of stuff in our name. Now don’t get me wrong my wish list is very pricey. I personal have about a five million dollar wish list. But on that Great Getting’ Up Morning, I will happily leave all that behind to be with my Jesus. If you forgot Paul wrote four epistles from prison; Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians, and Philippians and I’ll put dime to donuts that he wasn’t thinking about money, a new chariot, nice raiment, or a summer home in Egypt. Paul probably heard from one of the other apostles that the Lord Jesus said, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and He will add all these things to you.”

Galatians 3: 29 call us heirs in Christ to the Promise. And that promise is redemption. This is the greatest of all treasures. To know that the Spirit of the Most High Lord GOD lives in us, because we place our faith in Christ and Him Crucified. Now these are riches beyond what the eye has see, 1 Corinthians 2: 9- 16.

The three o’clock service would just hurt folk feelings, and I do mean Church Folk. Ephesians 5: 21- 33 would make a lot of wife look at their husbands funny and husband would have a bad case of rocks in their jaws. See if we started acting like we had some Godly sense, if we started to get all that Hell out of our homes, stop thinking the other one is the enemy, start just loving on each other like the sweetheart we want other people to think we are, and stop thinking of how the other one hurt you. YEAH! We cause all that hell in our house (who man or woman) both. You had a bad day, so now come home and have a blessed night. Your spouse is supposed to be your source of earthly pleasure. The church refuses to talk about a man’s place and a woman’s place. First thing we all must do is ‘play our position‘. Stop doing what you are not suppose to be doing. Husband’s position is to work, out the house and in the house. 2 Thessalonian 3: 10, “Don’t work, don’t eat.” How simply is that? Sisters you are the helpmeet, not the help make. And just so you know woman is the first gift of God to man and the second is grace. Receive that.

There are many other sermons Pastor Paul would have to preach and teach on, but if we can just get these few up underneath us we would not be such of a joke to the world. Yeah, they are looking at us and they are listening to us. They have no idea that they are in darkness but they are sure looking at us like we have the light of the world around us. The Bible isn’t for them, it’s for us. The only word for a sinner is repent. The rest is for the teaching and equipping of us, The Saints.

And as we leave the One & Only Church of the Lord Jesus, Paul would greet each one of us with the love of Christ and ask us, “So what is the deal with the young and the music? Do they really know what HOLY means?”

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]]> http://genesis315.org/the-cross/would-paul-recognize-this-church.php/feed 0 Does the Cross Offend http://genesis315.org/the-cross/does-the-cross-offend.php http://genesis315.org/the-cross/does-the-cross-offend.php#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:00:05 +0000 Ambe http://genesis315.org/?p=314 If you really think about it, the Cross of Christ shows us that we could not possible save ourselves. Romans 3: 21-31 spells out how we are justified by faith. We can not do anything other than accept what Christ Jesus did for us at the Cross of Calvary. He paid the price of the Sin Debt that we owed to GOD.

Abraham was known as the Altar Builder, because he was a sinner. Yes, the Patriarch Abraham, the Father of Faith was a sinner. Why do you think he built so many altars because he was so good? He believed that God was able to preform and that belief called Faith was reckoned to him for righteousness.

The question is; Does the Cross of Christ offend you? None of our church attendance adds to your salvation. We have a book shelf full of Christ centered books, nothing. We go to revivals, conventions, missionary meeting all of this merit us nothing at the Throne of GOD. You can call yourself Dr. Bishop Apostle and have 100,000 members at your church, and this holds no weight when you are at the Cross. Jesus came to save all that would humble themselves at that Ole Rugged Cross.

The question still stands; Does Christ & Him Crucified make you feel helpless towards your own means of Salvation?

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]]> http://genesis315.org/the-cross/does-the-cross-offend.php/feed 0 Another Christ Pt3 http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt3.php http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt3.php#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:00:31 +0000 Ambe http://genesis315.org/?p=198 The Holy Spirit spoke to my heart while reading The Acts of the Apostles, that He wanted my generation and the one behind me in His Church. Meaning: He wants all the resources that we are putting towards the building of a secular system with a churchlike look to stop, immediately. And build a church based on the Message of the Cross without any pervious or distortion. God wants the gospel preached that will sweeps in the lost souls and builds the saints. Now I can take this Word and go from church to church, state to state and get a following of millions. But there is one small flaw, this is not new. This is what God wanted from the beginning. But if you are too lazy to read, you would think I got a new revelation from up on high. And if I had two or three of the ‘elders’ with name recognition, there would be no stopping me.

The Apostle Paul tied all this together with a double-knotted rope. “If a man or an angel preaches another gospel let them be anathema.” And he repeated, “Let them be anathema.” With the second knot he added, “I am not seeking the favor of men but for God Who called me, period.”, verses 8-10. The Apostle is using strong language not just to drive home his point but to wake the reader up on how serious the gospel is. God will not accept us without the remission of our sins. The only way ours are forgiven are when Christ Jesus places our sins under the mercy seatwith His Blood sprinkle on top. If you really read and study this epistle you will find that Paul is talking to them as if they know better. Chapter 3 verses 1-3, the Apostle Paul talks to them like their father Paul, “Have you lose your divine minds? How did you in such a short time forget Jesus Christ, you know the One they crucified for your sins? Who’s lies have you been listening to? Tell me their names! Are you crazy! Have you lose your divine minds? Listen, the same way you got saved, is the same way you stay saved, period.

Galatians is a green switch, bare-legged whipping from a loving father to children that know better. Galatians is also for us that know better. Christ did the work and finished it, that’s why it’s called ‘The Finished Work of The Cross’. Jesus did all the work and just like any labor intensive work, you don’t sit down until you’re finished, right? Where is our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ right now?
To Be Continued

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]]> http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt3.php/feed 0 Another Christ Pt2 http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt2.php http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt2.php#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:00:01 +0000 Ambe http://genesis315.org/?p=194 Justification by Faith and Reconciliation to God through the Finished Work of the Cross are the two major doctrines of Christianity. Romans 3: 21-31 explains the Doctrines of Justification By Faith and Romans 5 details the Doctrine of Reconciliation. Reconciliation happens once we have been justified. Justified means we have been found in right standing with God and are acquitted of all charges as a sinner. Believe it or not, once you understand these doctrines your Christian Walk can begin. Yes, these are deep but no deeper than knowing about you favorite sports team and their stats. You read about your favorite movie and television star and know about their ins and out of their life or knowing about you favorite singer and who they are sleeping with and all the words they sing. You took your time to focus on them, take the same time and focus on the Lord Jesus. Or doesn’t He deserve your time?

Now if you already have some gospel in you but the mentioning of these two doctrines caught you off guard then you have another Christ. If you think your righteousness comes from your works then you have another Christ. If you think God is some cosmic sugar daddy waiting for you to call on the name of Jesus so He can work for you then you have another Christ. If you think the Bible is a magic lamp and Jesus is the Jeanie then you definitely have another Christ. First off, GOD is the creator and God all by Himself. He breathed one time into Adam’s nostrils and all mankind has been going off that one mighty breath, every since. The Lord Jesus is God the creator and our Saviour because of His Atoning Work of the Cross. The Holy Spirit is so powerful that we can not blasphemy against Him, period. Now with all that said you don’t need a library full of books, all you need is the Bible and the Holy Spirit, Who is the inspired author, to help you understand its meaning.

The chief and main reason why we are so easily turned from the meaning of the Bible is because we won’t take the time and read. We would rather read other books written by high profile men and women of God. Thinking they have a lock on getting revelations from God. The same way God can talk to them He can talk to us. All we have to do is to be ready and sensitive to the Voice of God. There are not that many new revelations out there but there the old ones wrapped-up in a new package. But if you don’t read the Word you will think it’s new.
To Be Continued

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]]> http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt2.php/feed 0 Another Christ Pt1 http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt1.php http://genesis315.org/the-cross/another-christ-pt1.php#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:00:44 +0000 Ambe http://genesis315.org/?p=192 Galatians 1: 6-10
Galatians was written to a young church that had been convinced by Judaizers that keeping the Laws of Moses was the only way to be a true Christian. This is a lie from the pit of Hell. The Lord Jesus said Himself, “ Ye must be born-again.” The Lord’s Death on the Cross exhausted the Law. First, we must understand that the idea of Salvation is to stand Justification and Righteousness before a thrice Holy God. All the Law can and did was to show us that we are sinners, period. In fact, Grace is at a higher standard than the Law. Law says, “Do not kill.” Grace says, “Love the one that does not love you.” Example: An officer of the law on the side of a highway with the posted speed limit 65 mph has a radar gun. They allow everybody doing 70 mph grace but pulls the one vehicle doing 72 mph. Why? The officer of the law has the reason but doesn’t need one, the speed limit is 65 mph. They can pull you or I over for doing 66 mph, they have the law behind them. Now here’s grace, you see the officer and you know your speed was about 70 mph and if you get one more ticket your rates will go through the roof. You have just been Saved By Grace.

This is what Paul is telling the Christians at Galatia and us, for that matter. Paul was amazed that they forgot this simple fact. Now are you ready, Paul would be livid to see us, the Church of NOW. I mean we actually have the Bible, we can get it in King James Version, New King James Version, American Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible, New International Version, etc. We have the internet with the Bible at our finger tips. We have commentaries written by men and women of God that give the Word is the simplest form. And we still have the nerve not to know about the Message of the Cross. Yes, the Bible is the story of the Cross; the story of a slay lamb for the sins of mankind. From the Fall of Adam and Eve the Bible is a slow and beautiful build to that day they crucified my Jesus. If I might be so bold as to say the Bible and the Christians belief system can be summed up in about 25 to 26 words Galatia 1: 4, it just depends of what version you have.
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