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Belong To One Another
Posted On 07/11/2008 22:29:42 by nowisee
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18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own craftiness";[a] 20 and again, "The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."[b] 21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours: 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come-all are yours. 23 And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
Let no one deceive himself?
Isn't that an interesting statement?
We can decieve ourselves!
When Paul say's Let no one deceive himself and If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.......He gives us a clue of what the heart of the issue is!!!!{no pun intended} Our Hearts can decieve us into believing we are really something and that we have all the answers.
Pride will tell us that we have something that NO ONE else has......hence we get puffed up.
Pride will tell you that you have the inside track to God!!!
One of the more deceptive ways that I have seen this is under the umbrella of people's so called close relationship with God.
More and more I am seeing the Bible taking a back seat to peoples feelings or emotions in what "THE SPIRIT" is telling them.
How many times have you heard someone say "I just want this group to be open to the Spirit's leading?
Now I always want to be open to the Spirits leading.......if it is in fact the Spirits leading.
But it always concerns me when we start replacing the teaching of God's word with our feelings of what the Spirit is leading us to do.
It comes like this:
Well I don't want to have a Bible teaching time, because I don't want to be locked in to a concrete format!!!!!!
OF TEACHING GOD'S WORD?
So rather than lock ourselves into something that will change our lives GAR-O-NTEED!
I want to depend on MY Keen insight into what the Spirit is telling ME for the people who are attending the Study.
Hence the Word of God is no longer the center of our get together........Peoples special "feelings" or "relationships" replace it with a "Support Group" where the supposed Spirit can move!
Apart from His Word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Suttle and deceptive isn't it?
This is just one example of how we can decieve ourselves into believing that our relationship with God is "special" and those who would want to keep the focus on Gods Word aren't following the leading of the Spirit.
Yet 1 Tim 4:16 says:
16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.Where do the Scriptures say continue in a "Spirit filled"or "Christ centered" Support Group so that God can change Peoples lives?
Paul Reminds us in this passage that pride can lead us to follow man's wisdom!!!{if not someone elses.....our own....yikes}
Paul reminds us that we all have a common relationship with Christ and while we are all different parts of His body, no one is more special than the others!!! Including ourselves!
We are all part of one body and we should not exalt ourselves or others at the expence of Christ and the rest of His Body!!!!!
After all:
21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours: 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come-all are yours. 23 And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
We all belong to one another............The things that are so magnificent about you.....IS MY PROPERTY and I AM YOURS.
But anything that is worth anything in me was given to me by Him.
To Him be the Glory
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