Mark, Why Are You All Religious Suddenly?

Mark_18 · 07-04-2008, 09:16 AM

Mark, why are you all religious suddenly? What makes you believe this stuff?

Once you're formed enough in His image that is shown by Jesus, your mind and heart are conditioned so that - when you look at how you can be biased TOWARD or AGAINST proving the Lord and the bible's teaching to yourself, or you can be UNBIASED - you realize that being unbiased is now the same as being biased towards proving Jesus and the bible's teachings. Unbiased answers based on provable, and true testing, line up perfectly with the answers that are found by taking the bible and applying it to your life, and asking for and trusting in the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The faith that seams foolish does lead to the intellect to prove your faith fruitful. God tells in the bible how we need to have the faith of a child. How we must not think we are wise. By humbling yourself and not assuming you are wise, you open the way for wisdom to keep coming. Love is wisdom. God is love. Anything not of God, is the lack of each. Properly interpreted scripture, by the lead of the Holy Spirit, never causes lovelessness. The Holy Spirit is the manifestation of God's love in your being. You need it in you to pour it out and share it. By sharing it you come to wisdom as God's blessing to you because He favours men who do His work. Spread His love, and glorify Him. Not just spreading love, but spreading love in HIS name for HIS glory. When you do that - you have, and can keep increasing in - supernatural assistance, as a child of God, doing His unstoppable work.

I want to say I'm no longer a "believer" - I'm a "knower". There is no mistaking the hand of God once you know enough. It's not just something else. Another thing. It is more real. At this point, it's like waking up from a dream. You KNOW it is more real and everything in the dream was only based on what you see now, but was more hazy, less under control, and simply known to be missing the functions that are part of actual life that you are now awakened to. Ecstasy comes upon you when you realize you are finally waking up. You were blind, but now you see. You were lost, but now you're found. When scriptures left and right align with this reality, and you experience divine intervention and supernatural things including the spiritual gifts, and all this aligns with the bible's words perfectly in thousands of ways throughout your life, it is a constant reproof that you are building a real relationship with the living God almighty.

I've just explained some powerful spiritual truths, that are proof, but if you are not in the Spirit, lead by God, you will miss out on much of what was revealed by those words. You will not have first hand experience until you reach out and TAKE first hand experience. It's offered to everyone. If you study my explanations, however and where you have to, give some hypotheticals and assumptions that I know what I'm talking about, you can then take that "assumed" message and match it up against other, known wisdom, wherever you may look, and if you can confirm it, you can then move those hypotheticals you gave me, closer into what you know as truth, and go from there. That may provide a starting point for you to come to some spiritual understanding and find the living truth. That goes for my words but mostly the bible. My words are filtered by my interpretation and flawed, but the word of God is perfect. It's divinely designed to actively work in a person that is repentant, surrendered, humbled, and yielded to God. When you confess Jesus is Lord, it's more than words. When it's meant, it is the start of a supernatural work of God.

Good is good. Bad is bad.

univac · 07-04-2008, 09:29 AM

From milk to solid food Amen

God bless Mark

smellycat · 07-04-2008, 09:31 AM

good post,

Dusty · 07-04-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark_18

Mark, why are you all religious suddenly? What makes you believe this stuff?

Once you're formed enough in His image that is shown by Jesus, your mind and heart are conditioned so that - when you look at how you can be biased TOWARD or AGAINST proving the Lord and the bible's teaching to yourself, or you can be UNBIASED - you realize that being unbiased is now the same as being biased towards proving Jesus and the bible's teachings. Unbiased answers based on provable, and true testing, line up perfectly with the answers that are found by taking the bible and applying it to your life, and asking for and trusting in the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The faith that seams foolish does lead to the intellect to prove your faith fruitful. God tells in the bible how we need to have the faith of a child. How we must not think we are wise. By humbling yourself and not assuming you are wise, you open the way for wisdom to keep coming. Love is wisdom. God is love. Anything not of God, is the lack of each. Properly interpreted scripture, by the lead of the Holy Spirit, never causes lovelessness. The Holy Spirit is the manifestation of God's love in your being. You need it in you to pour it out and share it. By sharing it you come to wisdom as God's blessing to you because He favours men who do His work. Spread His love, and glorify Him. Not just spreading love, but spreading love in HIS name for HIS glory. When you do that - you have, and can keep increasing in - supernatural assistance, as a child of God, doing His unstoppable work.

I want to say I'm no longer a "believer" - I'm a "knower". There is no mistaking the hand of God once you know enough. It's not just something else. Another thing. It is more real. At this point, it's like waking up from a dream. You KNOW it is more real and everything in the dream was only based on what you see now, but was more hazy, less under control, and simply known to be missing the functions that are part of actual life that you are now awakened to. Ecstasy comes upon you when you realize you are finally waking up. You were blind, but now you see. You were lost, but now you're found. When scriptures left and right align with this reality, and you experience divine intervention and supernatural things including the spiritual gifts, and all this aligns with the bible's words perfectly in thousands of ways throughout your life, it is a constant reproof that you are building a real relationship with the living God almighty.

I've just explained some powerful spiritual truths, that are proof, but if you are not in the Spirit, lead by God, you will miss out on much of what was revealed by those words. You will not have first hand experience until you reach out and TAKE first hand experience. It's offered to everyone. If you study my explanations, however and where you have to, give some hypotheticals and assumptions that I know what I'm talking about, you can then take that "assumed" message and match it up against other, known wisdom, wherever you may look, and if you can confirm it, you can then move those hypotheticals you gave me, closer into what you know as truth, and go from there. That may provide a starting point for you to come to some spiritual understanding and find the living truth. That goes for my words but mostly the bible. My words are filtered by my interpretation and flawed, but the word of God is perfect. It's divinely designed to actively work in a person that is repentant, surrendered, humbled, and yielded to God. When you confess Jesus is Lord, it's more than words. When it's meant, it is the start of a supernatural work of God.

Good is good. Bad is bad.

This is worth quoting again and again. Mark , you are , through Jesus Christ , an incredible young man. I have seen so much spiritual growth in you dear one and am so proud of you . One never knows the calling of God but to me it looks like some day you will be in the ministry. Keep on the path of righteousness and don't let any one sway you different.

Print this out and have it some where, where you can read it often because of course you are going to have all kinds of attacks but standing up for Jesus and what He is doing in your life is the only way. He will see you through and knows every thing about you and knows the road you will be travelling but with Him at the head all else will be at the tail.

You my brother will be perfected as silver is refined in the fire and God will see His reflection in you. God has mighty works for you. Stick close to Him and you will never regret your decision. He is your rock , your strong tower a very refuge that you can run into.

God bless you Mark. I am so proud of you.

Mark_18 · 07-04-2008, 12:17 PM

Thank you Dusty.

Regarding my writings:

Discovering the reality of God involves discovering how small, blind and foolish we really are. So let this here be a waiver regarding my writings, stating that I do not think myself to be wise, and there is no just reason to believe high-headedness of me, even if my writing appears to display such an attitude. There is always a degree of selfishness and pride in a man, but I want to assure you that I've taken up a constant action of lessening such ungodliness. Also, I acknowledge that any and all good there may be in me, love I may give, and wisdom I may have, is God. Glory be completely to the Lord Jesus if you learn anything from my writings.

Dusty · 07-04-2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark_18

Thank you Dusty.

Regarding my writings:

Discovering the reality of God involves discovering how small, blind and foolish we really are. So let this here be a waiver regarding my writings, stating that I do not think myself to be wise, and there is no just reason to believe high-headedness of me, even if my writing appears to display such an attitude. There is always a degree of selfishness and pride in a man, but I want to assure you that I've taken up a constant action of lessening such ungodliness. Also, I acknowledge that any and all good there may be in me, love I may give, and wisdom I may have, is God. Glory be completely to the Lord Jesus if you learn anything from my writings.

Yes , Mark we must give all the glory and honour to our God . He deserves all the praise . He is worthy to be praised. We must decrease so He can increase.

forgivenWretch · 07-04-2008, 12:31 PM

Boanerges · 07-04-2008, 12:54 PM

As we abide in the vine we grow, blossom and bear fruit- you my friend are beginning to bear fruit for the kingdom to God's glory.

Mark_18 · 07-04-2008, 12:58 PM

I did ask God to use me completely and to make up for time I wasted. Hmmm, why didn't I truly believe that He was actually considering what I asked for?

I believe a certain amount of unbelief is natural when you don't have the foresight and intellect to see His plan for you. That's where the "faith leading to intellect and intellect leading to faith" comes in again. Reciprocal work from one to the other, using whatever you got, is part of the work of God in your life when you ask Him and seek Him.

So our lack of intellect and foresight are keeping our faith back, because we rely on our own minds. Let's learn to rely on the truths in the word, and that faith will turn into intellect into faith into intellect...etc... but don't expect to always understand, you will come to points where faith is all you'll have.

worshipper · 07-04-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark_18

I want to say I'm no longer a "believer" - I'm a "knower". There is no mistaking the hand of God once you know enough. It's not just something else. Another thing. It is more real. At this point, it's like waking up from a dream. You KNOW it is more real and everything in the dream was only based on what you see now, but was more hazy, less under control, and simply known to be missing the functions that are part of actual life that you are now awakened to. Ecstasy comes upon you when you realize you are finally waking up. You were blind, but now you see. You were lost, but now you're found.

preach it brother!!! When Jesus touched the blind man, he didn't "just believe" that he was healed...the man may not have understood WHY he was healed or HOW he was healed but he KNEW the WHO...knowing Jesus is the best thing...this reminds me of a classic praise and worship song "Knowing You" by Graham Kendrick.

All I once held dear, built my life upon
All this world reveres, and wars to own
All I once thought gain I have counted loss
Spent and worthless now, compared to this

Knowing you, Jesus
Knowing you, there is no greater thing
You're my all, you're the best
You're my joy, my righteousness
And I love you, Lord

Now my heart's desire is to know you more
To be found in you and known as yours
To possess by faith what I could not earn
All-surpassing gift of righteousness

Oh, to know the power of your risen life
And to know You in Your sufferings
To become like you in your death, my Lord
So with you to live and never die

Graham Kendrick Copyright © 1993 Make Way Music,
The Official Graham Kendrick Website All rights reserved.
International copyright secured. Used by permission.

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