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Kinds Of Spiritual Garments by Nobody: 1:17pm On Apr 10, 2015 |
[quote]The differentiation between different people is best understood from the point of view of garments. Garments depict status in spirit. The scriptures have a different types of garments refered to. for example, the possibility of being clothed with 'our habitation from heaven'2nd cor 5:1. also there are many references concerning garments being as white as snow. these are garments adorning believers. White garments, in the old testament adorned the priesthood as a show of righteousness. they spiritually,symbolize our status with God. There are also numerous references to the garment of humility, and in the first chapter of proverbs, honor of parents is refered to as ornamental on the obedient. The priests in the Israelite temple adorned themselves with different frocks, ornamented by what was a likeness of fruits, and the fruits of the holy spirit , like humility, are refered to as garments.It therefore follows that these garments, spiritual in nature, are also fruits of the work of the Spirit of God in Us, starting with the first grace we received, of conviction by the Spirit of God. The garments can therefore be refered to as depiction of the grace of God as we are gradually transformed by his Spirit. We do grow in grace; 2nd peter 3:18. The fuctions of the garments are as our physical garments. they are protective, which is also in reference to the angelic protection accorded to all, from the elements and there is a type of garment for war/ combat ; Eph chapter 6. This armoury is the culmination of the grace of God over our lives. There is another kind of dressing, the we need to be ware of. There are wolves dressed in sheep clothing. Believers are refered to as sheep and therefore a wolf dressed as a sheep is a masquerader. the description also depicts mischief(1Tim 4:1). The first step in unclothing these mischief is in the basics. If it is a sheep, the the grace of God availed as described above should enable them give forth fruit worthy of their alleged repentance . It therefore follows that a mismatch between the type of tree and the type of fruit it is bearing should raise eyebrows. Growth in the grace and the resultant power is of course gradual and space should be given and therefore this distinction should not stand on its own. Neither should it be ignored. The lord delt with these kind of people. In his teaching he called himself a true shepherd, and juxtaposed the simile with a false shepherd, that in actual sense was a thief. These are both two kinds of people who want to associate themselves with the flock. One is sympathetic, and wills to feed, protect and care, while the other is mischievous, like a hunter, is looking for merchandise, food and his association leads to destruction(the thief comes not but to kill, to steal and to destroy). This is true of even these times , where there are some shepherds, and some thieves masquerading as shepherd. They all, like in the parable, are calling out to the sheep, and some sheep are responding to the call of the thieves, to their hurt. Within Christs realm were those he called 'rulers of the people' who out of their ill intention opposed Christ and his teachings. the paradox is that they too claimed to be ministers of the same God whose Son, they later crucified. Thats a classic example of the works of darkness hidden in church and purporting to be works of light. It is for this reason that a warning is given that the devil transforms himself into an angel of light, and his messengers into ministers of righteousness(2nd cor 11:14,15). Judas escariot perfomed an award winning discipleship role, even going forth with the other eleven when Jesus sent them two by two. This just proves the extent of involvement that these messengers of the devil can go too, and Christ must have kept this masquerading disciple as a lesson for us. Like Judas they will betray you to the snares of the devil with a kiss, and they come as both members of the congregation, like Judas, or shepherds, like the priests set up the accusations and cried out, " crucify Him." Like the rulers of Israel in the times of Jesus, these are false teachers which are liable to come against any congregation(2nd peter 2:1) and through their knowledge of the laws of God and the curses of the law(rom 4:15), will search out the Christians liberty through the Grace availed by Christ in order to bring them into bondage(Gal 2:4) These are led by demons whose knowledge of the word is used to accuse the people of God. That is why Christ is an advocate for us before God, to counter these mischievous accusations. As shepherds or just members of the fellowship,by use of Gods word they emphasize on condemnation, or the curse of the law and its works, as opposed to the Grace of God through His Son . This is because for one, they have no experience of this grace. They are not sons of God And therefore the light of the word of God is non-existent in them. for this reason the works of the law- do this or that to be righteous, or you are cursed because you have not done this is not only beneficial to their mischievous cause but it is their weapon of choice, which i must say seems to be working well. In such congregations are members who are not sure of their salvation, of low self esteem and wouldn't even rebuke the lowest caste of demons for their paths due to feelings of unworthiness. These masqueraders successfully break the amour off the bodies of the christians through these smooth disarming tactics and leave them open for their ravenous intentions over the flock. These are more than just ravening wolves, they are serpents whose tongues are poisonous and deadly. ( All Scriptural reference is to the Authorized King James Version of the bible.) http://sheep-talk..com/2012/01/garments-clothes-differentiation.html 1 Like |
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