Can anyone see how that God knows the heart of the lost? How this is shown in the visitation of Adam; does the Bible say that Adam called on God and that he came to him and that Adam repented and that God granted forgiveness? NO. The Bible says of the man that he saw his nakedness and was ashamed, he tried to cover this with his own hands and it was futile, he hid from God when he heard his voice, nowhere does it say that the first man asked God to forgive him, but we do see God teaching the first man, we do see the first man hearing God's word and we do know that he believed because he taught his sons the proper way of approaching the Throne of Grace.
Does anyone else see this picture? We can expound on it on and on and on from the Sovereign Grace perspective, but from the perspective of man having a 'free-will' how far can we go? To the covering made by adam and one with seams to rip and tear, one made of natural material that would rot and fade away, the garment given to adam in the picture of the slain substitute, what does it speak to us of? Of that Garment provided by the God of Grace, by his will the garment is seamless, the garment is approved of his hand to cover man's nakedness, the garment is now manifested in the face of Jesus Christ; did adam believe, the fact that he taught his children is a 'fruit of the Spirit' is it not?
Everywhere preachers are crying out for God's people to stand in the gaps, but nowhere are they seeming to point them to those gaps; Everywhere they are looking for quick 10-15 minute sermons with wise catch phrases, to produce lasting and immortal fame among men; but they will not proclaim the word of God when he gives them utterance, nor keep their mouths shut when he has not. But then they will spend 30-45 minutes begging and pleading the lost to come to the altar of mercy, when they have not even been brought to the altar of judgement, when the covering provided by man has not even been torn away, when they have not even seen the nakedness by which they stand before God, they expect all to step forward under his own power to be covered, when the word sin will not even be mentioned but is discarded for a more socially acceptable term, when the Blood of the Lamb of God will not even be spoken of because of fear of frightening the children, if they are even in the assembly at all and have not yet been removed to a 'nursery' far away from the preaching and teaching of God's word.
When one will open his mouth because of the fire in his bones they cry that he is judgemental and trying to ursurp the place of God. When one will open his mouth and talk incessantly about unbiblical principles and doctrines that permit men to remain in thier lost condition for lack of conviction men applaud him and beg him to continue in his speech, when men come in and preach the righteousness of God, they brand him unlearned, angry and contentious and bid him close his mouth, when if they knew God they would know he cannot close his mouth when God has opened it, and cannot open it when God has closed it. They teach that men are able to do what ever they please, the doctrine of the church is of no importance, they speak of the spilling of the Blood rather than the shedding or the pouring, anything that men will not learn it was intentional, but much more an after thought, anything that men may not have to inspect thier own hearts, that thier consciences can become seared through with a hot iron that they may continue to support the church and the ministry, yet speak evil of the poor and weak in thier communities; rather they cry unto the Lord:
4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
We are in that day; the seven women are representative of the churches the one they do take a hold of is the husband, for he is one, and one man; the redeemer, but they will have none of his bread, none of his covering garments, but only the desire to be called by his name that their reproach may be taken away, see how they disdain his bread, that which came down from the father, see how they discard his garment and favor that given to them of man, see how they desire his name that their reproach in this world would be removed, yet the spiritual things that are better are held in contempt? Can we no longer discern scripture because we fear the hurtful words of those who disagree with us? Can we no longer preach from the conviction of the heart what the Word of God teaches because we have made truth to be nonexistent, because we have in our lusts of the flesh entered back into the desire of this world and now we only want to hear the kind sweet things of God, but desire the 'doctrine' which will cut the sinner to the bone (who is the same as all others) for we are yet sinners, our difference is we are now not among the lost, but our flesh is still under the curse, yea, we have no stomach to eat of his bread, we have no taste to wear his apparel, but we desire his name. This is enough, when the Lord brings the showers they pour, and the earth drinks thereof; all of life is sustained when he witholds the shower, the earth becomes hard, brittle, dry and unfruitful.
Bro. Dallas
[ May 04, 2003, 02:03 AM: Message edited by: Frogman ]
Does anyone else see this picture? We can expound on it on and on and on from the Sovereign Grace perspective, but from the perspective of man having a 'free-will' how far can we go? To the covering made by adam and one with seams to rip and tear, one made of natural material that would rot and fade away, the garment given to adam in the picture of the slain substitute, what does it speak to us of? Of that Garment provided by the God of Grace, by his will the garment is seamless, the garment is approved of his hand to cover man's nakedness, the garment is now manifested in the face of Jesus Christ; did adam believe, the fact that he taught his children is a 'fruit of the Spirit' is it not?
Everywhere preachers are crying out for God's people to stand in the gaps, but nowhere are they seeming to point them to those gaps; Everywhere they are looking for quick 10-15 minute sermons with wise catch phrases, to produce lasting and immortal fame among men; but they will not proclaim the word of God when he gives them utterance, nor keep their mouths shut when he has not. But then they will spend 30-45 minutes begging and pleading the lost to come to the altar of mercy, when they have not even been brought to the altar of judgement, when the covering provided by man has not even been torn away, when they have not even seen the nakedness by which they stand before God, they expect all to step forward under his own power to be covered, when the word sin will not even be mentioned but is discarded for a more socially acceptable term, when the Blood of the Lamb of God will not even be spoken of because of fear of frightening the children, if they are even in the assembly at all and have not yet been removed to a 'nursery' far away from the preaching and teaching of God's word.
When one will open his mouth because of the fire in his bones they cry that he is judgemental and trying to ursurp the place of God. When one will open his mouth and talk incessantly about unbiblical principles and doctrines that permit men to remain in thier lost condition for lack of conviction men applaud him and beg him to continue in his speech, when men come in and preach the righteousness of God, they brand him unlearned, angry and contentious and bid him close his mouth, when if they knew God they would know he cannot close his mouth when God has opened it, and cannot open it when God has closed it. They teach that men are able to do what ever they please, the doctrine of the church is of no importance, they speak of the spilling of the Blood rather than the shedding or the pouring, anything that men will not learn it was intentional, but much more an after thought, anything that men may not have to inspect thier own hearts, that thier consciences can become seared through with a hot iron that they may continue to support the church and the ministry, yet speak evil of the poor and weak in thier communities; rather they cry unto the Lord:
4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
We are in that day; the seven women are representative of the churches the one they do take a hold of is the husband, for he is one, and one man; the redeemer, but they will have none of his bread, none of his covering garments, but only the desire to be called by his name that their reproach may be taken away, see how they disdain his bread, that which came down from the father, see how they discard his garment and favor that given to them of man, see how they desire his name that their reproach in this world would be removed, yet the spiritual things that are better are held in contempt? Can we no longer discern scripture because we fear the hurtful words of those who disagree with us? Can we no longer preach from the conviction of the heart what the Word of God teaches because we have made truth to be nonexistent, because we have in our lusts of the flesh entered back into the desire of this world and now we only want to hear the kind sweet things of God, but desire the 'doctrine' which will cut the sinner to the bone (who is the same as all others) for we are yet sinners, our difference is we are now not among the lost, but our flesh is still under the curse, yea, we have no stomach to eat of his bread, we have no taste to wear his apparel, but we desire his name. This is enough, when the Lord brings the showers they pour, and the earth drinks thereof; all of life is sustained when he witholds the shower, the earth becomes hard, brittle, dry and unfruitful.
Bro. Dallas
[ May 04, 2003, 02:03 AM: Message edited by: Frogman ]
