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YOU SAID: “YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THE BIBLE, BUT WHO THAT WAS GREAT IN GOD WAS FAULTLESS?”
To be “faultless” according to God’s Word, is to be blameless (i.e. upright). Read the following passages: “And they [Zachariah & Elizabeth] were both righteous before God, walking in ALL the commandments and ordinances of the Lord BLAMELESS.” (Luke 1:6).
“An elder/bishop then MUST BE BLAMELESS, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach” (1 Timothy 3:2)
“Wherefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found of him in peace, without spot, and BLAMELESS (2 Peter 3:14). “Now to Him [JESUS] who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you FAULTLESS before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,” (Jude 1:24)
Someone who is faultless/blameless is righteous. They do not practice sin, because Jesus has set them free from sin. And He whom the Son sets free is free indeed. They have TRUE freedom in Christ, freedom from SIN. Sin does not rule over them…Christ does. And because Christ rules their mind and heart, He produces His good fruit in their life. No one should be able to look at the life of a born again Christian and be able to find a SERIOUS/GROSS fault in their life. But instead, good fruit should be found, to testify of their repentance, conversion, and belief/trust/obedience to the Gospel. This is God’s will for ALL saints, especially ELDERS/PASTORS.
As wonderful as David was, he was not born again…because Christ had not come yet and given the Holy Spirit. David’s heart was not circumcised by the Holy Spirit, although he saw prophetically into the future when God would do this in the New Covenant. David committed adultery and murdered Bathsheba’s husband…because he was not born again and he was in rebellion at that time. It makes no sense for a NEW COVENANT CHRISTIAN (who is allegedly born again) to REACH INTO THE PAST, INTO DAVID’S LIFE, and say “David sinned! So it’s okay if my bishop sins too!” NO….it’s not okay if a “bishop” teams up with the world and throws a “holy” convocation, because God has given elders a HIGHER STANDARD and a HIGHER CALLING than David. David was called to keep the Old Covenant…but Christians have been given JESUS, the NEW COVENANT, and the HOLY SPIRIT. And to whom much is given, MUCH is required. So you cannot reach into the past, into the life of David, Samson, Solomon, or Moses and say “they sinned! So it’s okay if my bishop sins too!” Naw beloved…we’re in a NEW Covenant with a HIGHER standard. People who claim to be “bishops” MUST be blameless/faultless (1 Tim 3 & Titus 1:6-9).
--“Are you faultless?”
Absolutely. I don’t have any skeletons in the closet or any dirt under my rug. No one can point at my life and accuse me of practicing sin.
--“Are you working out YOUR OWN SALVATION so that you won't be overcome by the same things that you're accusing the Bishop or anyone else of?”
Of course. But even if I were a low down dirty heathen, Glen Staples would still be a wolf, and TOP would still be teaming up with the world at this ‘holy’ convocation in violation of God’s Word. You do not want to face the hypocrisy of Glen Staples and TOP, so you are trying to deflect the issue by assuming that I’m “doing dirt.” I’ve seen this tactic before. You don’t want to face the main issue. You are in denial.
YOU SAID: “WE ARE NOT TO BE OF THE WORLD, BUT WHO IS GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD IF WE DON'T GO INTO IT?”
Firstly, Glen Staples and TOP aren’t going into the world to share the Gospel with the lost…they are bringing the world into the church and giving them a platform to speak error out of their depraved mind and heart. If you, Glen Staples, and the rest of TOP were TRULY interested in sharing the Gospel with the lost, you would do it GOD’S WAY. But you show that you’re not actually interested in witnessing to the lost, because you’re doing things YOUR way and going against God’s Word, which shows that you guys are not led by God’s Spirit, and this “holy” convocation is not a work of the Holy Spirit. It is a work of man’s hands, designed to increase Glen Staples’ listening audience, and put more money in his pocket. Learn how to discern the religious pimp game when you see it.
Secondly, nowhere in the Scriptures did God tell the saints to “save the world.” Jesus said that only a few would enter the narrow gate and walk down the narrow path to Eternal Life. This notion of “saving the world” is a pipe dream. It aint gonna happen. That is not God’s will. God’s will is to save a few OUT of the world. Not bring the world INTO the congregation and let them get in the pulpit! That is apostasy.
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