*please check it out...it is short and good. We look at priests and those leaders that are seen as pharisee and we can immediately relate. Check this out
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went. 30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and lthe prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
We see these pharisetical preachers on tv and we hear about the guys that send the offering plate around twice during the service at church. We hear about "say these words and you are saved" churches and we see people claim that if you buy their book it will give you a better life. We hear preaching about God's blessings and how He will give us health and wealth. God is all about prosperity and healing those people in the crusades to show on tv but we never hear much feedback about the people that were healed. We hear "Come just as you are and where you stand and God will accept you without change" messages. There is so much and whenever I read that blog I realized what this all was about. These pharisetical people that are hollaring all of these things are just like the leaders of Jesus time. Jesus is the stumbling block for them and they are causing other people to fall into this huge crevasse which only God can deliver them from. As I read it I saw how ministers make a mockery of the name of Christ by saying this false gospel. The blog was right... prostitues and tax collectors, sinners of every kind will go before those priests and preachers and teachers that are pharisetical.
Behold, the Lamb of God
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
So with that we have to look at the truth in the word before us, if the sinners that are down trodden are the ones that are part of His kingdom before the priests and leaders...what does that mean? It seems that humbleness and realization that we, ourselves, are depraved and only have the right to teach things to others because God gives us that ability. We are only saved because we repent and give our life to Christ. The gospel in a nutshell is "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." "Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand!" How do you repent when everything is about yourself? When you see everything wrong with other people but you are on your high horse how will you understand this. So with this I honestly say this, very few leaders in churches completely teach this and most people you will see on tv do not. If they are false and do not truly have the Holy Spirit in them, it seems what that scripture is saying is that they are not saved. Do not be deceived by the words coming from their mouths, for in the end we will hear those with messages that tickle our ears and we will hear from wolves dressed in sheeps clothing. We must turn to ourselves though. What is this repentance about? What needs to happen to be saved? How do the prostitutes come first and the other sinners? It is because they are humbled in the sight of the Lord where they see through the Holy Spirits conviction the way God sees them, helpless and full of sins of every kind. Because of this we realize we must fall face down before God and plead to Christ to make us new and turn away from our life before. We must deny ourselves and make Christ our representative to God. We may be the chief of sinners but if we realize that and give it to God and repent He will in turn save us and give us the Holy Spirit that will change our lives. Jesus is on the thrown right now at the right hand of God, meaning He is king. He is Messiah, He is the one that took our sin on His shoulders. What that means for everyone is that you can come out of that seperation from God when you repent and ask Jesus to take over and be king over your life and you are able to serve Him right now. Some kind of realization must occur for everyone to see that we are never good enough for God and only through His Son are we able to get to God. This blog is long...however the message is amazing. I hope it helps......
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