Pastor John,
I enjoyed the section from Chapter 3 of the Iron Kingdom book that you sent us.
It seems that one of the ways wicked men go about changing or “rewriting” history to their advantage is to rewrite or redefine the language that is currently in use.
Apostate believers redefined the language of the original gospel to support doctrines and theologies that could never stand on their own, and they do it to maintain power. However, innocent believers participate in and lend them the power that stems from having a sincere heart in Jesus, out of complete ignorance. The wicked go on to treat these sincere hearts in Christ as merchandise, or as fuel — the fuel needed to run the unholy machine called Christianity. In an effort to keep those honest-hearted believers and their God-given zeal and sincerity within the walls of the Christian religious system, Christian leaders will bestow upon these babes in Christ lofty titles or positions that new converts will struggle to abandon.
It is abuse! The spirit reigning over Christianity does whatever it takes to entice (and keep) the power that God gives to obedient believers inside the walls of the institution that disobedience to God built! And just as the spirits of this age are targeting the world’s youth, the spirit of Christianity is hunting the young in Christ, those who are full of zeal and sincerity but lack knowledge and discernment.
Thanks be to Jesus for truth, and for God’s call to the hearts of believers who CANNOT be satisfied inside that imposter—and who ultimately find their way out!
What an opportunity it is from God to be a light representing Christ on the outside of Christianity! It is a calling on the life of spirit-filled believers to live a holy life “in spirit and in truth” while having no affiliation with the heresy that is the religious system of Christianity. It is an opportunity to demonstrate that Christ in us is sufficient for all things! And there is no earthly material or procedure that can add to that.
It may seem scary to some to leave the thing that should be above suspicion- the Christian religious system. But life in spirit and truth, without sin, IN JESUS awaits outside, and it is full of LIFE that you can FEEL, without any of the form that you cannot!
Pastor John, it is as you have said so many times when responding to the oft-repeated question, “Where do you go once you leave Christianity?”
Your response: “If you have obeyed the Spirit of God speaking to your heart and come out, you are there!”
Amen!!
And I LOVE reading and understanding that Rome never fell. Christianity toppled (absorbed) Rome. She is alive and well today all over the world – but wearing a new hat. All roads STILL lead to Rome. Whew!
Thank you for your work.
Jerry