Thread: And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch!!
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And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch!!
Posted : 10 Sep, 2013 12:51 PM
�Rooted Up�
We read in Mat 15:13-14, �But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.�
With those words, the Son of God declares that it is the duty of God�s servants to oppose every doctrine that sets itself in opposition to Christ. The destruction of heresy is a matter of certainty. God�s truth shall prevail (Mat 16:18). All who teach that which is in opposition to Christ, his gospel, and his glory are to be forsaken by us! His standing command is, �Come out from among them!�
Without question, these stern words may be applied to individuals, to all who profess faith in Christ and are numbered with his people in this world. If our religion is not wholly of God, if our faith is not a God given faith, if our salvation is not a God wrought salvation, it shall be rooted up! It will come to an end. And that end will be everlasting destruction! �No matter how fair the flower, if the Father hath not planted it, its doom is sealed: It shall not be pruned, but �rooted up.��
(C.H. Spurgeon). It will be rooted up by the trials of providence (Mat 13:21), by the temptations of Satan (Mat 13:22), and by the preaching of the truth (Joh 6:66).
But, primarily, our Lord was talking about those who teach and preach another gospel. The disciples were shocked that the Lord had spoken bluntly to the Pharisees, and had offended them. But the Master shows us that he intended to offend them. He shows us that those who teach �for doctrines the commandments of men� are people to whom we are to show no mercy or kindness. It mattered nothing to him that they were planted in high office, if his Father had not planted them. It mattered nothing to him how highly esteemed they were in their own eyes or in the eyes of men.
Those who are the enemies of the cross are the enemies of men�s souls (Php 3:18-19). And those who are the enemies of our God must be accounted by us as our enemies. God commands us to love our enemies and pray for those who despitefully use us; but we are not to love and pray for his enemies (2Ch 19:2; Psa 139:21-22). God�s servants must expose, denounce, and condemn them and their doctrine. God�s people must forsake them (Rev 18:4; 2Co 6:14 to 2Co 7:1). The Master�s word is, �Let them alone.� If we submit ourselves and our families to the counsel of the ungodly and the doctrines of antichrist, our blood and the blood of our children, and of all who are influenced by us will be upon our own heads. It is never right to follow the blind into a ditch!
God will overthrow that doctrine that opposes him, and those who preach it. Babylon must and shall fall. By Babylon, I mean the religion of this world, Arminian, freewill, works religion. The weapons of our warfare, by which we must oppose Babylon, are spiritual, not carnal. We fight the forces of evil in this world, as our Lord did here, not with the sword, or even the ballot box, but with the gospel (2Co 10:4-5).
And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch!!
Posted : 10 Sep, 2013 03:39 PM
SALVATION IS 100% FREE BUT HEAVENLY REWARDS ARE 100% EARNED:
Hebrews 11:1,6: Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see....And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He **REWARDS those who earnestly seek Him!!
Ephesians 6:8: Serve wholeheartedly , as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will **REWARD everyone for what ever good he does!.Revelation 22:12 Jesus says, �Behold I am coming soon! My **REWARD is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done!�
Matthew 16:27: Jesus says, �The Son of Man is going to come in His Father's glory with His angels and THEN He will **REWARD each person according to what he has done!�
2 Corinthians 5:9,10: We make it our goal to please Him... for we must all appear before the Judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
1 Corinthians 3:13-15: His work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. If what he has built survives , he will receive his **REWARD. If it is burned up he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
Colossians 3:23-25: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, siince you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a **REWARD. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
Win Heavenly CROWNS:
I Corinthians 9:24-27: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes in to strict training. They do it to get a **CROWN that will not last; but we do it to get a **CROWN THAT WILL LAST FOREVER! Therefore, I do not run like a man running aimlessly. I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize!
2 John 1:8: Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be **REWARDED fully!. Revelation 3:11: Jesus says, �I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your **CROWN!�
2 Timothy 4:7,8: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the **CROWN of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,will award to me on that day�and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing!
The **CROWN of Life for those who persevere under trials and persecution:
James 1:12: Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the **CROWN OF LIFE that God has promised to those who love Him!
Revelation 2:10 Jesus says, �Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer... Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the **CROWN OF LIFE!�
Matthew 5:11,12: Jesus says, �Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, beacuase great is your **REWARD in heaven!�
Hebrews 10:32-36: Remember those earlier days after you had received the Light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of sufferin. Sometimes you were publicaly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly **REWARDED. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you receive what He has promised!
And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch!!
Posted : 10 Sep, 2013 06:16 PM
John 5:30�I can of mine own self do nothing:as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek [not mine own will], but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
John 6:38�For I came down from heaven, not to do [mine own will], but the will of him that sent me
And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch!!
Posted : 10 Sep, 2013 08:10 PM
I agree whole heartily with Don Foster. Sadly I have lost friends� at work when I have spoken against gay marriage. I work with 5 different Muslims all who pray to the East at their pointed times and I to walk a straight walk because I let everyone know I am Messianic. My sister dates a Jehovah's Witness and when we do talk �religion��90% of my Family rejected me 20 years ago (still rejected because of Y-shua) I make friendly who I can of my people and tell them Y-shua is our Messiah� there is one conversation I always lead back to�.:Y-shua is 100% G-d, Y-shus is 100% Man, Y-shua died on the cross for all man, Salvation is only through Him, the Bible (all 66 books is inerrant, infallible, Y-shua rose from the dead, Y-shua is coming back again. I love what Y-shua did with the woman at the well. She wanted to start a theological argument, saying we worship on this mountain, but you Jews worship on that mountain. Y-shua simply told here they will be a day when we worship in spirit and in truth. Then she ran off and said I have meant the Messiah (my prophase). Getting people to Y-shua is what it is all about everything else is stupid!!! Point to Y-shua they either accept Him or they don�t � most likely you will be reject too!!! if you hold true to doctrine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch!!
Posted : 15 Sep, 2013 08:33 AM
"He shows us that those who teach �for doctrines the commandments of men� are people to whom we are to show no mercy or kindness."
Really? You're supposed to show mercy to everyone, gently teaching those that oppose themselves in case God grants them repentance, even "false prophets". And God did show mercy to the pharisees, Jesus basically pleaded with them to repent and believe. They had been rejecting Him through their entire history, and it was only when they rejected Him in person that He rejected them. But before that, He ate with them at least several times, and even some of the pharisees believed, even those who were believing and teaching false doctrine. And apart from all of that, even if Jesus did not show mercy and kindness to them, and did cast final judgment upon them, YOU ARE NOT JESUS. And again, apart from even THAT, what the pharisees were doing was hypocritical and vain reinterpretation of the commandments of God, NOT vain disputes over definitions of faith, or what free will is, or who the elect are. IF anyone here says, "Oh, it's ok to commit murder as long as you pay an indulgence first", THEN you might be able to condemn them under the conditions in that verse.
Luke 9
53And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? 55But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
1 Timothy 2
2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Matthew 5
38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. 41And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
