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AMERICAN IDOLS

There are three areas where Christians have become stuck


regarding God's will, desires and purposes. In no
particular order let us look at them.
The frst American idol is support for the state of Israel.
Israel is fnished with respect to eschatology and has no
contribution for God's redemptive plan for the world.
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to
them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in
heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I
have commanded you; Christians have a clear mandate
and purpose for this age. and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Moral, economic and political support is not included in
these plans and wastes God's resources which should be
used for the advancement of God's kingdom.
The Hebrew today is the same as he was 2,000 years ago.
They reject the key, they reject the messiah. Jesus is the
key. Jesus is the door to our Father in heaven. You don't
get to your Father is heaven except through the Son from
the Father and the son proceeds the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said of the Hebrews of his day, John 8:47-49 He who
is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear,
because you are not of God." Then the Jews answered and
said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that you are a
Samaritan and have a demon?" Jesus answered, "I do not have
a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
In this dialogue Jesus is accused of having a demon, being a son of
the devil. Jesus replied that only those who were of God could hear
God's words. The Hebrews could not hear Gods words, John12:39
Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: John
12:40 "HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HARDENED THEIR
HEARTS, LEST THEY SHOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, LEST
THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS AND TURN,
SO THAT I SHOULD HEAL THEM."
John 5:22-24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word
and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not
come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. Of
course, the Hebrews did not honor the son, therefore they were not
then nor are they now honoring the Father.
John 14:6-7 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had
known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now
on you know Him and have seen Him."
Here the Messiah tells the Hebrews that no one can come to or
know God the Father except through the Son. Then as now the
Hebrew reject the Son, therefore they cannot come to the Father
in heaven. They have no point of contact under the new
covenant administration. Their father then as now is the devil.
As Jesus said in John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and
the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the
beginning, and abide not in the truth, because there is no truth
in him, When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a
liar and the father of it.
1Jn 5:10-13 He who believes in the Son of God has
the witness in himself; he who does not believe God
has made Him a liar, because he has not believed
the testimony that God has given of His Son. And
this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal
life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son
has life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have life. These things I have written to you who
believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may
know that you have eternal life, and that you may
continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Jesus himself kept the majority of Hebrews from
coming to him. John 12:40 He (Jesus) has blinded
their eyes, and hardened their hearts, that they
should not see with their eyes, nor understand with
their heart, and be converted, and I should heal
them.
2Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation; old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new. Does the new
creation, the Christian help the old? Yes, with the
Gospel. Beyond that they do not receive our support.
God himself rejected them. The spirit of God lives in
the Christian. Is God diferent now than He who
rejected them? No. same person, same God, same
purpose.
The Hebrew have a death culture along with others who
reject the son. The Muslims, Mormons, the Jehovah
witness, all reject the son as Deity and Divinity, therefore
their Father must be the devil. What has darkness to do
with light? To support Israel or any other anti Christs is to
support death.
1Th 5:5 You are all the children of light, and the children
of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Ephesians 5:8 For you were sometimes darkness, but now
are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 2Co 6:14
Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for
what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
and what communion hath light with darkness?
Christianity was established in America when the Pilgrims
arrived 400 years ago. In contrast Christians live and have
lived in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and Israel
for over 2,000 years. The international Christian church is
one body, one life form, the Presence of God on the earth.
International Christians deserve our support. We are
eternally co-heirs with them. They are the body of Christ,
the Bride of Christ as are we. Because we are one body
they deserve our support. Our support should not go to
the enemies of light. To bless Israel is a sin. God does no
bless sin. Support for Israel is a sin.
Luke 10:16 He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you
rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent
Me."
The second American idol is the worship of
the state. Governments are temporary the church is
eternal. Isaiah 40 says that the nations are but dust.
In contrast to the dust we call the state, the church is Gods
body, his temple, his bride, his dwelling place. The church
is the Presence of God on earth.
The church is permanent the state is temporary. Our
energies should be to protect the church. All governments
are appointed for a season by God. The book of Daniel
clearly tells us that all states are created by God. They rise
and fall under his authority. The USA has a shelf life as do
all other nations. They exist at His leisure. Dan 2:20-21
Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the name of
God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His.
And He changes the times and the seasons; He
removes kings and raises up kings; He gives
wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who
have understanding.
Dan 2:44 And in the days of these kings the God of
heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be
destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other
people; it shall break in pieces and consume all
these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Dan 2:45 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was
cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it
broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the
silver, and the goldthe great God has made
known to the king what will come to pass after
this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is
sure."
Jesus is the cornerstone of the Kingdom of God
which was established over 2,000 years ago and
which can never be defeated. It is God's body, the
church, the Presence of God on the earth, The
Word made fesh.
It is interesting to consider that the God of the Bible
who appoints governments is also the Spirit which
indwells all believers in every generation. You can
be sure that His church is equal to the appointed
tasks of each generation: victory over the world.
2Co 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads
us in triumph in Christ, and through us difuses
the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
The third American idol is the KJV bible-
onlyism. Do American Christians not know that most
Christians in the world don't speak English? How can they
be expected to understand 17
th
century English? Don't
most Christians know that God speaks with one voice in
every language under the sun?
There are many Bible translations to meet the many needs
of Christians at diferent levels of maturity, education and
understanding. God's voice speaks through all of them.
While it may be true that some translations more
accurately refect some Christian doctrines, which does not
mean the discerning reader cannot learn to walk in faithful
fellowship with our Redeemer.
Consider two men. One is a King James only guy who
reads, studies, hears but does not obey what he reads,
studies and hears. The other man is a NIV reader who
obeys and tries to live up to what he reads, studies and
hears.
Who is more righteousness? The one who hears and obeys.
It is not the Bible version it is the response to the Word
which matters. James 1:22 But be doers of the word,
and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James
1:25 ...this one will be blessed in what he does.
Blessings always follow obedience. Understanding
follows obedience.
Another KJV only issue is the walls it builds. It creates a
false standard of righteousness. The KJV only crowd claims
that those who do not use the KJV don't have the word of
God in its purity. This is a form of Phariseeism which is a
false standard of righteousness.
2Ti 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is proftable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the
man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped
for every good work.
These words were written by Paul. The Scripture he
is referring to is the Old Testament, Septuagint
Greek Bible. If one really wanted to follow the 'pure
word of God' it seems the diligent study of Greek
might be the right direction to pursue.
The Scripture is inspired not the translation. 1John
2:27 But the anointing which you have received
from Him abides in you, and you do not need that
anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches
you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a
lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in
Him.
The Spirit of God which dwells within us is He who
is Truth. The word of God, the Bible is truth. The
subjective Spirit meets the objective Bible and our
spirits know (understand) Truth.
These three American idols are brackish pools in the
side streams of Christianity. To remain focused on
side issues robs the church of the vitality of the
living Presence of the living God. 2Co 4:18 while we
do not look at the things which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen. For the things which are
seen are temporary, but the things which are not
seen are eternal. 2Co 2:14 Now thanks be to God
who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and
through us difuses the fragrance of His knowledge
in every place.

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