“They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.” (John 16:2 KJV)
Okay, class, we're getting to the heart of it all right here and now.
They shall put you out of the synagogues! What does that mean?
656. aposunagwgov aposunagogos ap-os-oon-ag’-o-gos; from 575 and 4864; excommunicated:— (put) out of the synagogue(-s).
Let me put it another way, that you will get! YOU WILL NOT BE WELCOME IN THE CHURCH! YOU WILL NOT FIT IN! YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU ARE NOT WORTHY, OR YOU BELIEVE DIFFERENTLY, OR YOU DON'T DANCE TO THEIR TUNE!
Jesus warns us that there is going to come a time when people will kill us thinking that they are doing the work of God!
We're not talking about Muslims here, and we aren't talking about the worldly or the wicked! We're talking about the pretend Christians who are filling our churches today. We're talking about the pretend righteous who will one day attack everything we believe and try to kill us because we are making their false beliefs look bad.
Now, I know that many of you don't want to look at it that way, but to me, our Lord's warning is in black and white. Some might say that his instructions were only for the disciples and not applicable to us; however, I think we have established in our study that all of these words that Jesus speaks in this Scripture are meant for us also!
So, in the final measure of things, it is not the wicked and the worldly that will bring us down, but members of our own family of God.
Some of you may want to put a bag over your head and think that it is not going to come. But I have got to tell you something that is very, very important...
I am in a little different situation than the rest of you. I am boldly declaring and teaching the Word of God in a very public manner, away from the churches. The persecution that has come to me as a result of this has always been, but in the last couple of years, a very marked increase has come to me. It has escalated from name calling, and now developing into threats upon me and my family. The word wicked, cultist, and many ugly names is often used to describe the things I teach.
So, maybe you can understand why I am very quick to defend my teachings. This is so important! I am in the forefront, and it may not be happening to you yet! BUT IT WILL COME TO YOU! The things I suffer and must deal with by the church folk who are attacking me, will surely come down the pike to you also!
The sad thing is that when they attack me, they have a church lesson the next Sunday extolling themselves and their strong stance against me in the name of God. How can this be? I teach only the things of the Word of God? Why do the churches think I am wicked?
BECAUSE I TEACH THE WORD OF GOD! The churches are becoming more corrupt every day with the teachings of Lucifer and man mixed up into their doctrine! NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY! I'm not saying all churches are that way, but many are, and many more churches are falling daily! YOU MUST BE AWARE OF THIS and watch for trouble to come to you! You must enter into a fellowship of Believers that does not corrupt or pollute or water down the Word of God! IT'S THAT IMPORTANT.
In the end, it is what I have been preaching to you guys since we have been together! STUDY THE WORD OF GOD! KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND WHY YOU BELIEVE IT! DON'T LET ANY INSTITUTION OR ANY POWER OR ANY PERSON TAKE THAT BELIEF AWAY FROM YOU!
I yearn for church. I want to be a part of a greater fellowship of people that believe the things I do, and put the Word of God and the Lord Jesus Christ in their focus completely. I can't find such a church, and I am sad.
But, God is taking care of me another way. He has given me a fellowship of Believers in this classroom, that has removed some of that sadness. Together we are studying the Word of God deeply, and trying to apply it to our lives as we support each other and make sure we stay focused on the path of our Lord.
What is a church? Today, class, I would like for you to tell me what a church is to you? For those of you that do not have a church, does this fellowship help or hurt that loss? For those of you who do belong to a church and attend weekly, does this fellowship help or hurt that participation? Is there anyway or anything that our classroom fellowship can do to replace some of the things lost because some are unable to have a church? If we were physically able to gather together, how would our fellowship blossom and how would our fellowship change and how would our fellowship be hurt?
Looking forward to your answers.
David "Bucker" Becker
Okay, class, we're getting to the heart of it all right here and now.
They shall put you out of the synagogues! What does that mean?
656. aposunagwgov aposunagogos ap-os-oon-ag’-o-gos; from 575 and 4864; excommunicated:— (put) out of the synagogue(-s).
Let me put it another way, that you will get! YOU WILL NOT BE WELCOME IN THE CHURCH! YOU WILL NOT FIT IN! YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU ARE NOT WORTHY, OR YOU BELIEVE DIFFERENTLY, OR YOU DON'T DANCE TO THEIR TUNE!
Jesus warns us that there is going to come a time when people will kill us thinking that they are doing the work of God!
We're not talking about Muslims here, and we aren't talking about the worldly or the wicked! We're talking about the pretend Christians who are filling our churches today. We're talking about the pretend righteous who will one day attack everything we believe and try to kill us because we are making their false beliefs look bad.
Now, I know that many of you don't want to look at it that way, but to me, our Lord's warning is in black and white. Some might say that his instructions were only for the disciples and not applicable to us; however, I think we have established in our study that all of these words that Jesus speaks in this Scripture are meant for us also!
So, in the final measure of things, it is not the wicked and the worldly that will bring us down, but members of our own family of God.
Some of you may want to put a bag over your head and think that it is not going to come. But I have got to tell you something that is very, very important...
I am in a little different situation than the rest of you. I am boldly declaring and teaching the Word of God in a very public manner, away from the churches. The persecution that has come to me as a result of this has always been, but in the last couple of years, a very marked increase has come to me. It has escalated from name calling, and now developing into threats upon me and my family. The word wicked, cultist, and many ugly names is often used to describe the things I teach.
So, maybe you can understand why I am very quick to defend my teachings. This is so important! I am in the forefront, and it may not be happening to you yet! BUT IT WILL COME TO YOU! The things I suffer and must deal with by the church folk who are attacking me, will surely come down the pike to you also!
The sad thing is that when they attack me, they have a church lesson the next Sunday extolling themselves and their strong stance against me in the name of God. How can this be? I teach only the things of the Word of God? Why do the churches think I am wicked?
BECAUSE I TEACH THE WORD OF GOD! The churches are becoming more corrupt every day with the teachings of Lucifer and man mixed up into their doctrine! NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY! I'm not saying all churches are that way, but many are, and many more churches are falling daily! YOU MUST BE AWARE OF THIS and watch for trouble to come to you! You must enter into a fellowship of Believers that does not corrupt or pollute or water down the Word of God! IT'S THAT IMPORTANT.
In the end, it is what I have been preaching to you guys since we have been together! STUDY THE WORD OF GOD! KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND WHY YOU BELIEVE IT! DON'T LET ANY INSTITUTION OR ANY POWER OR ANY PERSON TAKE THAT BELIEF AWAY FROM YOU!
I yearn for church. I want to be a part of a greater fellowship of people that believe the things I do, and put the Word of God and the Lord Jesus Christ in their focus completely. I can't find such a church, and I am sad.
But, God is taking care of me another way. He has given me a fellowship of Believers in this classroom, that has removed some of that sadness. Together we are studying the Word of God deeply, and trying to apply it to our lives as we support each other and make sure we stay focused on the path of our Lord.
What is a church? Today, class, I would like for you to tell me what a church is to you? For those of you that do not have a church, does this fellowship help or hurt that loss? For those of you who do belong to a church and attend weekly, does this fellowship help or hurt that participation? Is there anyway or anything that our classroom fellowship can do to replace some of the things lost because some are unable to have a church? If we were physically able to gather together, how would our fellowship blossom and how would our fellowship change and how would our fellowship be hurt?
Looking forward to your answers.
David "Bucker" Becker
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