Heresy Hunters vs the Holy Spirit

HERESY HUNTERS vs THE HOLY SPIRIT     (# 14)

Paul often exposed the false teachings of Jews who were determined to impose their “commandments of men” on his converts. That was step # one. Step # two was pointing his injured converts back to Jesus. Heresy hunters also expose many false teachings, mostly within the charismatic and Word Faith religions. But they never point their audiences back to Jesus!

Why don’t h-hunters point their audiences back to Jesus? The answer is both simple and sad…. it doesn’t occur to them to do so! Jesus is not their “first love”. They serve a faraway Jesus. They are not branches (Jesus: “You are the branches”) abiding , primarily, in the vine (Jesus: “I am the true vine”). How do I know? Their speech gives them away….

In their Q&A session – a panel of eight cessationists/h-hunters (see #13) – it was 45 minutes into the 58 minute session before someone  mentioned the name of Jesus! (Jesus: “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”) H-hunters point their audiences to their first love, their religion!

Paul didn’t want his converts obsessed with false religion and false religionists; he simply wanted to set them free. Once free, Paul pointed them to Jesus. FB friends, I likewise don’t want to fill your heads and hearts with religion and religionists. I simply want you to be set free. Then, step # two, I point you back to your “first love”. I urge you to make Paul’s Center (the Lord Jesus) your Center.

I truly ache for many (most?) of my FB friends who are content to live out the remainder of their christianity at a fraction of their potential. Jesus said of His Father, “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.” Without full submission to Christ’s Sent-one, the Holy Spirit, you will bear little fruit, not much fruit. The Father will not be glorified.

I, your FB friend, point you, again and again and again, back to Jesus. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! It’s all about Jesus! Amen?