The Word of God DIVIDES!

The Word of God DIVIDES!

Many cry…. ‘Unity, Unity!’, but is that what Jesus really came to bring?

The Word Of God DIVIDES! Yes, He brought DIVISION!!!

I know many of you right now are thinking, ‘Blasphemous!’, but this is true. I urge you to check out Matt 10, along with Heb 4:12... As well as the whole of the gospels. There is unity with the BODY, Yes!!! But NOT with the WORLD or the things of this world!

So you’re probably like, ‘What about Unity??’ So lets pin this down first…

God’s Word unifies those that are following Jesus Christ… the genuine Christians… those that are in relationship with Jesus personally. Being in a ‘church system’ isn’t relationship… this is religion and to be highly cautioned against. Talking with other ‘Christians’ after a ‘service’ or during a ‘home church’ meeting, doesn’t qualify as unity either.

The Unity Christ brings is one of Spirit! … which can and is expressed in personal relationships with others, but its not at all this ‘one hour fling thing’ that happens once a week… it is sweet, sweet fellowship that is a Divine connection between Spirits that is instantaneous… seriously instantaneous! If its ever happened to you, then you know what I’m talking about! Jesus unifies His Body… His Body is One! He unifies us in Spirit first and foremost, which will always parlay into a genuine lifelong brother/sisterhood…. We truly are a family!

God does NOT unify religious sects… He does NOT bring together ‘denominations’. Most ’churches’ today are ‘Babylonian Churches’ who’s people many times are only seeking to gain a ’religious kingdom’ here on earth! God has NO part in any other kingdom other than HIS KINGDOM.

Jesus didn’t come to bring peace to the world, He came to SWING A SWORD! He’s dividing His people from the World! And He’s separating the Humble from the Proud!!! Jesus DIVIDES the Religious from the Genuine! The SINNER from the RIGHTEOUS!

We that are in Christ have been made Righteous
because of what Jesus has done and
our responding in Faith to Him and His Gospel.

Those of the World have nothing in common with those that are in Christ!

Question:
So why do many of us think that we are to ‘tip toe’ or ‘walk on eggshells’ in order to ‘muffle’ the Truth of the One we say we love so much simply to avoid the offense of others??

Answer:
Because we have been taught this ‘ecumenical mindset‘ of ‘friendship Christianity‘ (a byproduct of religious thinking) that we are in no wise to attempt or accidentally ‘rock the boat’ or ‘ruffle feathers’…

Heaven forbid we do such a thing!
‘Heaven Forbid???’ Rather, Heaven DID!

We are to be just like our Rabbi, Jesus. Jesus constantly and consistently spoke forth the Truth of the Father, which was led and directed by the Holy Spirit. The Work of the Holy Spirit hasn’t changed… He has the same purpose now as He did then. And He is ‘trying’ to get us to realize that we are to be submitting to His lead every moment rather than us resting in the leading of our past religious experiences and dogmas. Our submission to Him is to be in
ALL THINGS! This is what I believe Paul is hinting at in

1 Thes. 5:17, “Pray Without Ceasing”

When we are in constant communion with Him, it is then that we walk out a Holy Spirit led life that is free of worry or distress! His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

If we are doing or not doing something because we are afraid or concerned of what others may think, perceive or say… or how they may react… if we are trying to manipulate the situation in any way, then we are preserving self… whether it be our ’self’ or someone else’s ’self.’ Our ONLY motivation is to come from the HOLY SPIRIT, who is THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST! All other motivations are self driven and self preserving. We are to deny ourselves, not preserve (save) ourselves.

Now before some people get the idea that I’m saying we are to blast everyone we meet with a ‘turn or burn’ message where very little or no love is present… please know that is NOT what I’m saying! If someone is led of the Lord then LOVE WILL BE AT THE FOREFRONT… AS WELL AS TRUTH! For those that have come out of ‘American Christendom’ (myself included) many of us have had a very bad habit of putting one of these over and above the other… which in turn offsets the Gospel presentation and can even offset the Gospel itself. We NEED to speak the TRUTH! We NEED to speak in LOVE! We NEED to do this SIMULTANEOUSLY!!

How??

BY BEING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS EVERYDAY, EVERY MOMENT… JESUS IS FAITHFUL TO LEAD THOSE HE’S IN RELATIONSHIP WITH.

How?

BY HIS SPIRIT!

Dividing is NOT our job… our job is to Follow Jesus, which will automatically divide us from the world and the world from us.

Division happens when individuals are offended. It should not be because we get offended, but because others get offended at our lifestyle in Jesus. We shouldn’t be getting offended… we don’t have that right, we are to be humble. Even God said to a prophet of old, ‘they are not rejecting you, but they are rather rejecting Me’. The world (including the religious) WILL separate themselves automatically from those IN CHRIST. LIGHT HAS NO FELLOWSHIP WITH DARKNESS.

What’s offensive to them is the Cross of Jesus, especially when spoken directly to them in Word and Deed of a true believer.

‘Love the Lord your God with All your Heart, with All your Soul, with All your Mind and with All your Strength.’

‘Deny yourself and take up your cross’…

‘Come out from among them and be ye separate‘…

‘If you love me, then you’ll keep my commandments’…

‘Be ye Holy as I am Holy’…

‘Love your enemies’…

‘Repent and Believe the Gospel!’

The hardened heart… the prideful heart… cannot stand to hear or see such things. These Words above either raise hatred in the heart of the stubborn or they break the heart of the prideful man who has had enough. The Word of God CUTS! IT WILL PRICK THE HEARTS OF ALL MEN! -- EITHER UNTO LIFE OR UNTO DEATH!

This is the DIVIDE!

2 Cor 2:14-16 “But thanks be to God, who in the Messiah constantly leads us in a triumphal procession and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of what it means to know him! For to God we are the aroma of the Messiah, both among these being saved and among those being lost; to the latter, we are the SMELL OF DEATH leading only to MORE DEATH; but to the former, we are the SWEET SMELL OF LIFE leading to MORE LIFE…”

Jesus did not come to bring peace, but He came to swing a Sword! (Matt 10) That Sword is the Word of God! (Heb 4:12) He Speaks life to them that are humble. But to the proud… it reeks of Judgment and Condemnation… DEATH. The proud in turn just get lost in more and more pride, anger and bitterness until hopefully they see their despair and cry out to Jesus in repentance… because otherwise their end is UTTER DIVISION (separation for eternity), the Wrath of God and hell, which will be a just judgment for those that reject such a precious and priceless gift of Life in Christ.

Darkness will ALWAYS flee from the Light!
And may the Light of Christ SHINE for ALL to see!!!