HisAngel
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- Apr 22, 2009
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So I got a revolation today. My entire life if I said anything outside of the typical accepted tradition of most Christians in ear shot of someone who had religion miles wide and inches deep they would condemn me, beat me with their Bible, and take it as their job to try to bend my mind to their view of the world. It pretty much forced every new thing God taught me to stay inside of me, and I wouldn't share unless I trusted the person.
I forgot why I didn't share, because I was so little when it started, I just remembered it was easier not to. Recently I started sharing again. I thought Christian forums would be a great way to keep my mind sharp, because I know so few people in my new location. My world was getting too small and I don't like what that begins to happen to me when I feel cornered, so I tried to expand my world, and found out just how legalistic, traditionalist, and down right nailed shut the ears of the church have become.
I posted in love, and became attacked. They twisted my words, twisted the Bible, and if the Bible blantantly disagreed with them, they put their fingers in their ears and sang a ditty to drown me out. They got right down to cursing me. I was appauled.
I shut that door so I would no longer be influenced, and when I prayed over the wounds, I was trying hard to ignore, Jesus reminded me of all those that challenged Him, told Him He delivered demons by the prince of demons, and reminded me of how frustrated He got with them. He was willing to die for them, but they cursed Him for stupid reason. I remembered, the words He used such as blind guides, vipers, and hypocrites. Suddenly I understood where that frustration came from. Their ears were shut, they had unteachable spirits, and though the son of God tried to correct them, they would have nothing of it.
When I woke up this morning the Holy Spirit spoke into my spirit, "He who has ears to hear let Him hear." I finally understood that phrase. Why everytime Jesus had something new for the church He used it, because traditionalists were so cruel and unteachable. Why John the revolator did the same. I am sure he was stung by them too.
This is another reason love has died. We would rather worship tradition rather than the lamb. Romans 1 talks about worshiping the creation rather than the creator and God giving them over. I always thought of that as worshipping the earth, but now I see it could also be applied to worshipping the theology that God created rather than God Himself.
When will we ever learn?
I forgot why I didn't share, because I was so little when it started, I just remembered it was easier not to. Recently I started sharing again. I thought Christian forums would be a great way to keep my mind sharp, because I know so few people in my new location. My world was getting too small and I don't like what that begins to happen to me when I feel cornered, so I tried to expand my world, and found out just how legalistic, traditionalist, and down right nailed shut the ears of the church have become.
I posted in love, and became attacked. They twisted my words, twisted the Bible, and if the Bible blantantly disagreed with them, they put their fingers in their ears and sang a ditty to drown me out. They got right down to cursing me. I was appauled.
I shut that door so I would no longer be influenced, and when I prayed over the wounds, I was trying hard to ignore, Jesus reminded me of all those that challenged Him, told Him He delivered demons by the prince of demons, and reminded me of how frustrated He got with them. He was willing to die for them, but they cursed Him for stupid reason. I remembered, the words He used such as blind guides, vipers, and hypocrites. Suddenly I understood where that frustration came from. Their ears were shut, they had unteachable spirits, and though the son of God tried to correct them, they would have nothing of it.
When I woke up this morning the Holy Spirit spoke into my spirit, "He who has ears to hear let Him hear." I finally understood that phrase. Why everytime Jesus had something new for the church He used it, because traditionalists were so cruel and unteachable. Why John the revolator did the same. I am sure he was stung by them too.
This is another reason love has died. We would rather worship tradition rather than the lamb. Romans 1 talks about worshiping the creation rather than the creator and God giving them over. I always thought of that as worshipping the earth, but now I see it could also be applied to worshipping the theology that God created rather than God Himself.
When will we ever learn?
