Dearly
Beloved,
There
are many reasons why we nod our heads in amazement of happenings around us, but
there is only one of such we can share in common with the Lord Jesus; when we
nod in response to the carnal/earthly
state of the souls of believers. The answer to the following question(s)
can help us ascertain if a believer is earthly-minded
(carnal) or truth-minded (spiritual):
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Is his attitude to GOD’S WILL likable to that of David
or Saul?
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Is his commitment to the issue of his spiritual inheritance (eternal salvation) likable
to that of Jacob or Esau? Heb. 2:3/5:9
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Is his response to the light (daily
commandments) that heaven is beaming in
his generation likable to that of Adam
or Jesus?
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Is he ready for the life-long-training of seeking to live by things-that-are-not-seen,
or does he rather trust in his cerebral senses? 2Cor. 4:18
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Is he journeying with a limited understanding or goal of making it to heaven (angel’s primary abode) or with a quickened understanding that should end him in the father (man’s primary
abode)? Jn. 14:3
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Is his lifestyle
(use of time and resources) costly enough to give an interpretation of Christ’s
faith and God’s Love to posterity, like we saw in Apostle Paul and John? Or,
like it’s been the case with many believers, is it going to further veil men to
these blessed experiences in God?
Every
carnal believer who chooses to be sincere with God would know where he stands,
and can begin by forsaking his
unapproved rights – every righteousness that isn’t revealed by the father
(Matt. 16:17/Rom. 1:17). The unfortunate life of the young rich ruler confirms
that ANYTHING ELSE IS ACTUALLY COSTLIER!
The
bible is the story of the soul! The human spirit died in Eden, was raised back
after Christ’s resurrection, and even afterwards, it would always need the soul
(the middle-man) to manifest the divine life that the Holy Spirit is routing
through it. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE WORLD,
THE SUBJECT AND PHENOMENON THAT JESUS AND HIS HOLY APOSTLES DESCRIBED AS “THE
SALVATION OF THE SOUL” CAN’T BE TAUGHT BY ANY ACADEMIC INSTITUTION ON EARTH
BECAUSE IT ORIGINATED FROM GOD’S DEPTHS!
The
Lord desires that this syllabus would find its way into the curriculum of our
bible schools and our churches and has therefore stepped up the voltage of
light that should raise priestly
apostles, priestly prophets, priestly evangelists, priestly pastors and priestly teachers with adequate eyes
(judgements) to build God’s habitation (Eph. 4:11-13)
We
saw TWO TREES in Eden, but heaven
awaits a company of men who will walk
from believing to obedience (Rom. 10:16/16:26d/Heb. 5:9)
and from THE EPISTLES to THE PARABLES OF
JESUS. Their walk would expire that evil tree in Genesis 2:17 and leave
only ONE TREE – the tree of life in
Revelations 22:2, Glory!
The
present perils and contradictions on earth, and the disorderliness within and
without the church are but reactions and distractions to God's ongoing plan to corporately wrought salvation in men and through men (1Pet. 1:19/Rev. 12-10)
1Pet. 1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
Rev. 12:10 …Now is come salvation,
and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the
power of his Christ…
The unimaginable pain
of Rev. 21:4 which the Lord earnestly desires to spare us from, as He unveils The World of Truth is that of knowing
we came so close to “BEING OWNED BY GOD”
and “OWNING GOD" (Eph. 1:17a/Jn. 17:21-23/Rev. 21:3), but fell short
of it, despite having the unfortunate examples of the young rich ruler and of the
Jews.
The
Lord is doing everything in His Glorious Power to establish believers with His Good Light – FAITH, and His Perfect
Light – LOVE;
such that should ultimately cause us to become heavenly citizens of the
world to come (Rev. 21:1-2/10-11/23), rather than being earthly citizens in the world to come
(Rev. 21:24). Selah!
Blessings!
Tayo Fasan
