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Biblical Concept Of A Pilgrim by Chidiog(f): 8:43am On Apr 21, 2023 |
Drug. 12:5-7, revealed the context of worship as revealed to Moses. From the time of Joshua (Josh. 18:1) we see the establishment of the Ark of tabernacle in shiloh, where all the tribe of Israel are to go for worship of the almighty God; until David brought it back to Zion (2Sam6:17). Solomon finally placed the Ark inside the Jerusalem Temple (2 chr.5:2-3) thereby turning Jerusalem into a pilgrimage site till the time of Jesus Christ,(Luke 2:41-49). Not many of us will be opportune to go to pilgrimage in Jerusalem, but all of us worship in churches. |
Re: Biblical Concept Of A Pilgrim by Kobojunkie: 4:40pm On Apr 21, 2023 |
Chidiog:Jesus Christ never asked anyone to build churches in His name or as symbols of what you call Jerusalem, so why pretend there is some connection between the two? As Jesus Christ Himself told you in His sermons, God Himself destroyed Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago, and said it would remain desolate until the time of the resurrection. So don't that the idea of your churches taking the place of God's Jerusalem makes a mockery of God? |
Re: Biblical Concept Of A Pilgrim by Kobojunkie: 9:03pm On Apr 22, 2023 |
Chidiog, are you certain that you are born-again? Man was born flesh and blood from his mother's womb. Jesus Christ told you this in His Gospel, affirming what God said in the beginning when He pointed out that man was made from the clay of this earth, not spirit - Genesis 2 vs 6 - 7. So in order to become a citizen of the Kingdom of God, a Kingdom where only those who are born of spirit can gain access, a first step in becoming a Son of God and eventually a partaker in the blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of God, one must first be born-again. And as broken down carefully in His Gospel by Jesus Christ, one must first be born-again before one can then become a citizen of the Kingdom of God. 1 There was a man named Nicodemus, one of the Pharisees. He was an important Jewish leader.○ Born of Water — Is an acknowledgment of the message spread by John the Baptist whose call for repentance as found in Matthew 3 vs 2 Jesus Christ was reiterated beginning at the start of His own Kingdom mission, "Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand" found in Matthew 4 vs 7 & Mark 1 vs 15. As John explained in his conversation with the Pharisees, to be born of water — baptized — there is a need for repentance, a visible transition from following God's Old Law of Moses to following God's New agreement of peace —Jesus Christ. In verse 8 of the passage below, John instructs the Pharisees to change their hearts and show by the way that they live that they have in fact changed from following the Old Way to following the New way — Jesus Christ. 7 Many Pharisees and Sadducees came to where John was baptizing people. When John saw them, he said, “You are all snakes! Who warned you to run from God’s judgment that is coming?Suffice to say, the kind of repentance God desires is not simply an abandoning of one's sinful ways but more importantly, an abandoning of the hold the Old Law had on one to embrace instead a full commitment to following and abiding by the direct teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ alone. Once one is baptized in water after this, one is said to have concluded the work of obedience necessary for one to be Born of water. ○ Born of Spirit(Eternal Life) - In John 3 vs 16, Jesus Christ elucidated that all those who believe in Him will receive Eternal Life in place of the condemnation of Death which they formerly lived under as a result of God's judgment against sinners of Old - Deuteronomy 30 vs 15 - 20. The Spirit of Eternal life, the spirit those who are in fact born again are born of, as described by Jesus Christ in the context of John 3 vs 1 - 21 is not a passive spirit. Rather, He is an uncontrollable invasion of those of the individual who is born of Him — a possession so to speak. This can be vividly seen in what Jesus Christ said of those who are born of the Spirit of Life in John 3 vs 5 - 8 7 A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”In the above passage, Jesus Christ equally describes the Spirit of Eternal life as living water on the inside of those who drink from Him again implying that one does not get a passive spirit but a conscious spirit wielding power inside of them when born of Spirit. The born-again process is clearly not of the mind but of acts of obedience and also of invasion by the controlling power of the Spirit of Eternal Life who then guides one into the Kingdom of God where eventually — if one continues in submission and obedience — one is able to become a son of God, moving on to attain righteous by seeking first the Kingdom of God(holiness) and God's righteousness as commanded by Jesus Christ. However, none of this will be possible if one is not first born-again. So, ask yourself today, are you born-again? Can you confirm today that the Spirit of Eternal life has invaded your person and is actively working in you pushing you in whichever direction He chooses? or are you pretending to be born again in order to fit into the religious circles of men? |
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