Churchwork
08-03-2006, 03:18 PM
Unchangeable Flesh
Do you ever get frustrated why, with your new life and your new spirit and having the kingdom of God inside you and a foretaste of the millennial kingdom and the new city, that you are just still unable to reach the unsaved. This is expected. Why? It is because if God is unable to change them and their flesh, how in heavens name would you expect to be able to do so? They do not have God's life, nor the uncreated life of God, eternal life. These people unregenerated in your sphere of influence who you would love to see saved, can't be saved, because they don't want to be saved, and you can't keep catering to their flesh either because God can't change their flesh either. Christ died for and condemned sin to death, and we have been judged with Him in His death so that sins are forgiven and the power of sin is put to nought. Nonbelievers do not understand this at all because they don't even think they are sinning or being selfish (soulish). They will have pride, but not think it is pride at all.
So if I could impart one thing, stop appealing to others' flesh. Do not cast what is holy unto dogs. You need, though, to have them ask but one question of themselves perhaps once a year as a reminder, "have I come to the cross as a helpless sinner and received Jesus as Lord and Savior?". If they can answer affirmatively they ought to know then they are saved.
For all those pigs in the church that are also not saved, they are in a heap of mess because they think they are saved already. Again, there is nothing you can do with them either. They are so fargone, just leave them be.
Carnal Christians whom believe in Christ, ought to realize that they are no less fleshly than the unregenerated and will have no part in God's rewards of his kingdom. We even not fellowship with them either, but be cause out of the fellowship settings because, their carnality is infecting the church. By doing this we are not saying they are unsaved, only that they may be doing something so wrong, that it must be stopped instantly as it reflects badly on the church. If you do not think this is a viable action to take, then how are you standing up for Christ when breaking bread on the Lord's Day? Here a person is participating in some vile action, while you break bread with him. No. Action must be taken.
So if I could impart one thing, stop appealing to others' flesh. Do not cast what is holy unto dogs. You need, though, to have them ask but one question of themselves perhaps once a year as a reminder, "have I come to the cross as a helpless sinner and received Jesus as Lord and Savior?". If they can answer affirmatively they ought to know then they are saved.
For all those pigs in the church that are also not saved, they are in a heap of mess because they think they are saved already. Again, there is nothing you can do with them either. They are so fargone, just leave them be.
Carnal Christians whom believe in Christ, ought to realize that they are no less fleshly than the unregenerated and will have no part in God's rewards of his kingdom. We even not fellowship with them either, but be cause out of the fellowship settings because, their carnality is infecting the church. By doing this we are not saying they are unsaved, only that they may be doing something so wrong, that it must be stopped instantly as it reflects badly on the church. If you do not think this is a viable action to take, then how are you standing up for Christ when breaking bread on the Lord's Day? Here a person is participating in some vile action, while you break bread with him. No. Action must be taken.
Do you ever get frustrated why, with your new life and your new spirit and having the kingdom of God inside you and a foretaste of the millennial kingdom and the new city, that you are just still unable to reach the unsaved. This is expected. Why? It is because if God is unable to change them and their flesh, how in heavens name would you expect to be able to do so? They do not have God's life, nor the uncreated life of God, eternal life. These people unregenerated in your sphere of influence who you would love to see saved, can't be saved, because they don't want to be saved, and you can't keep catering to their flesh either because God can't change their flesh either. Christ died for and condemned sin to death, and we have been judged with Him in His death so that sins are forgiven and the power of sin is put to nought. Nonbelievers do not understand this at all because they don't even think they are sinning or being selfish (soulish). They will have pride, but not think it is pride at all.
So if I could impart one thing, stop appealing to others' flesh. Do not cast what is holy unto dogs. You need, though, to have them ask but one question of themselves perhaps once a year as a reminder, "have I come to the cross as a helpless sinner and received Jesus as Lord and Savior?". If they can answer affirmatively they ought to know then they are saved.
For all those pigs in the church that are also not saved, they are in a heap of mess because they think they are saved already. Again, there is nothing you can do with them either. They are so fargone, just leave them be.
Carnal Christians whom believe in Christ, ought to realize that they are no less fleshly than the unregenerated and will have no part in God's rewards of his kingdom. We even not fellowship with them either, but be cause out of the fellowship settings because, their carnality is infecting the church. By doing this we are not saying they are unsaved, only that they may be doing something so wrong, that it must be stopped instantly as it reflects badly on the church. If you do not think this is a viable action to take, then how are you standing up for Christ when breaking bread on the Lord's Day? Here a person is participating in some vile action, while you break bread with him. No. Action must be taken.
So if I could impart one thing, stop appealing to others' flesh. Do not cast what is holy unto dogs. You need, though, to have them ask but one question of themselves perhaps once a year as a reminder, "have I come to the cross as a helpless sinner and received Jesus as Lord and Savior?". If they can answer affirmatively they ought to know then they are saved.
For all those pigs in the church that are also not saved, they are in a heap of mess because they think they are saved already. Again, there is nothing you can do with them either. They are so fargone, just leave them be.
Carnal Christians whom believe in Christ, ought to realize that they are no less fleshly than the unregenerated and will have no part in God's rewards of his kingdom. We even not fellowship with them either, but be cause out of the fellowship settings because, their carnality is infecting the church. By doing this we are not saying they are unsaved, only that they may be doing something so wrong, that it must be stopped instantly as it reflects badly on the church. If you do not think this is a viable action to take, then how are you standing up for Christ when breaking bread on the Lord's Day? Here a person is participating in some vile action, while you break bread with him. No. Action must be taken.