Weekly Messages
March 14-20, 2004
The
Word and the World
by Dr. 'Tayo
Brown
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that
friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever
therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God”
James 4: 4
Friends, we need to reiterate the need for the present
Church to completely severe herself from anything that is of
the world. We are a called out generation, a peculiar
people. We are not of this world though we are in the world.
Jesus prayed for us in John 17: 15-16 that the Father should
keep us from the evil that is in this world rather than to
be taken out of the world for then the whole world will be
submerged in darkness and bitterness for we are the salt and
the light of the world. Jesus said and lo I come and the
prince of this world has nothing in me.
When the Lord spiritually x-ray our lives can he find
worldly things in us. Do not be deceived, our God is not
mocked for whatsoever a man sows that he will reap. Paul
said the world is crucified unto me and I unto the world.
Enough of practicing one good to the exclusion of another
for every kingdom divided against itself shall not stand.
If truly we had experience salvation the of God in our
spirit we should allow the same to manifest in our soul and
body. We do not just want to preach salvation, morality, and
Christian responsibility to the exclusion of experience. You
cannot serve God and mammon. The word of God commands to
come out from among the world and to be separate. The world
will only create spots and blemishes to our garments of
salvation but thanks be to God for the blood of Jesus that
cleanses us from all sin. We are not to love the world
neither any thing that is in the world . We are to love and
delight in the WORD OF GOD instead.
Pure religion is to visit the fatherless and the widow in
their affliction, and to keep ourselves UNSPOTTED from the
world let’s continually receive the engrafted word of God
that will save our souls.
GRA
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Are We Friends or Enemies of God? - Just Look in the Mirror
“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof:
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever” 1 John
2: 17.
There is no doubt about it that this world will pass away
and the lust in the world but those who are doing the will
of God will abide for ever. What is the will of God” The
word of God is the will of God.
The bible does not say that those who are going to Church
or those who are calling Jesus Lord nor those who are
preaching and performing miracles will abide forever BUT
ONLY THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE WILL OF GOD. Are you doing
God’s will? Do you even know His will ? Get into the word
and out of the world today and begin to Do the will of God
and you will abide forever
GRA
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Parting Thoughts...
The saints are flocking to the movie theaters. Does this
scare you? People wonder, “There’s supposed to be something
wrong with that?” Consider the fact that the stars of most
pictures blaspheme God and break all His commandments. They
fornicate, murder, lust, steal, commit adultery, envy, hate,
even to a sickening degree. How can a born again saint of
God be entertained by this? One individual responded “It’s
not that you’re entertained by those things, you just ignore
those things and enjoy the movie” but you know sin can be
enjoyed for a season. In Heb 11: 24, Moses chose to suffer
affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a season. Make your choice.
GRA
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