Isms

The world is so full of isms.

Paul the Apostle says," study to show thyself approved".

Where is the ism in this statement?

'Thyself' updated from King James era common language means yourself. Paul never explained who you were to try and please. The outward example of this though is being practiced in the people of this day approving or disapproving of people they install in there churches to be the leaders and pastors. The bigger the assembly the more credential they require yet I have noticed that many if not all the highly credentialed men or women have some glaring flaws.

For instance they can't seem to get out of there heads to preach anti-self pro God sermons.

Why?

I speculate because they find the Apostle Paul's Me-isms more palatable than Jesus service to God message.

Paul should have said,Study that you may be a better servant to God. The only approval that any man needs is the Father's who is in Heaven. When we get his approval we know it and none can take his approval away.

If God has decided to be pleased with someone whats it to the rest of the world to say otherwise.

In defense of Paul the Apostle I will say however that it pleased the Father that so many should and I mean truthfully so many should be forever saved to spend forever in paradise with him.

To this I have to say Amen and to note also that this is the amazing Grace of God and God making his sovereignty fact. Making the word's of his Son Jesus dominant in two ways.

Jesus says "another you would follow but me you will not follow". The only way you would follow any other would be if he was an extraordinary person of uprightness and righteousness. One who was plainly blessed by God and in whom was no guile and who you could tell beyond any shadow of doubt that every desire of the man's heart was to follow God. Paul fits that bill perfectly.

I see today a tremendous number of people following nearly to a tee what Paul taught especially in the areas concerning the old testament. Paul says; we are out from under the law. Not. At any rate the words of the Son are full filled by men following these principles. Blessed is the Son Jesus in whom it pleases the Father to full fill his every word.

Second. Jesus says that all blasphemes are forgiven thee. Paul clearly is preaching the opposite of what Jesus preached. Jesus said "I came not to put aside the law and the prophets but to full fill them".

Again the amazing grace and sovereignty of God reigns supreme here. So many people were saved that in some cities Paul visited even half of the population received Jesus forgiveness in a short few day's . I ain't talking about little ol' bitty cities either but the centers of business of their time. Tens of thousands of people. Amazing. Wow what a blessing. Could you imagine if a modern day evangelist went in and preached and say half of Duluth Minn. was saved in a day. that would be 40 to 50 thousand people. I have a hard time imagining it but I do believe it.
Was that Paul and his blasphemes or was it The God of Heaven the Father of the Son,Jesus by the Holy spirit. It was The most high God of course using Paul as his vessel. No matter the thorn in Paul's side nor his imperfections of any kind.

I don't know about other people or Evangelist's but I dream and day dream about being such a vessel as that. I hope I could reach out my hand and ask any one if they would believe that they could be healed by God that they would be.

I also have some other things I want to air out about modern day evangelists concerning healing but that is for another article. Maybe next one.