Part 7 – Do Not Be Deceived - The Greatest Enemies of Disciples of Christ
Part 7 – Do Not Be Deceived - The Greatest Enemies of Disciples of Christ
If we want to know who our greatest enemies are we need to look at Christ and see who His Greatest enemies were. He said the world will hate us as it Hated Him. To Know we must look at His life and find the answer. It might not be what we think it is. The whole world had not met Him so He is not talking about everyone in the world. So, what part of the world is He talking about. Is He talking about a geographic area, a certain race or tribe, was He referring about everyone in the whole wide world, lets look and see who hated Him.
WHO Hated Jesus
The chief Priests see scripture
Matthew 19:27, 20:19,
Luke 22:2, 22:66, 22:18
Mark 11:18, 14:1, 14:38, 14:63,
Luke 11:53, 14:47, 20:19, 22:2, 22:53, 22:56, 23:11
John 11:56, 18:3,
The Scribes
Matthew 19:27, 20:19,
Mark 11:18, 14:1, 14:38, 14:63
Luke 11:53, 14:47, 20:19, 22:2, 22:56, 23:11
John 8:3
Leaders of the people
Matthew 19:27
Luke 14:47
Pharisees
Matthew 22:1
Mark 3:6,
Luke 11:53
John 11:56, 18:3
Rulers
Matthew 22:18
Captains of the Temple
Luke 22”53
Elders
Mark 14:63
Luke 22:53, 22:56
High Priest
Mark 14:63
Herod
Luke 13:31, 23:11
Those in the synagogue
Luke 4:28
The council
Luke 22:56
Some jews
John 10:31
The world
John 15:18
Wow, do you see the pattern I see? Who hated Jesus the most? It was the church system of the previous age, the age, He was exposing and replacing and it will be the same for us. We, the true disciples of Christ that follow Him are their greatest threat because we bring Jesus. They cannot bring you to God, only Jesus can and they can not bring you to Jesus. Only true disciples of Christ are commissioned to do that. The can only replicate what they are and that is churchmen with their doctrines of men, their false christ's and holy spirit, in their buildings made by hands out of dead inanimate materials. .
Why do they hate Him and Us?
Matt 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
The church system of His time hated Him because HE exposed them as the fakes and hypocrites they were. The church system or our day hate us because we, the true disciples of Christ, that learn from His Spirit and do all he requires are EXPOSING THEM as He did those of the previous age. Church member christians are no threat, they laugh at the commands to “do not be deceived and test all things to see if they be of God” and blindly follow them.....And unfortunately scripture is right again, they both (all) will fall in a ditch. (the lake of fire).
Disciples are the only people that Jesus commissioned to make disciples for Him, and we are told to GO and make disciples, no scripture says sit and call people to you and stand in front of them and teach them your version of His doctrine. He says to GO to them and take His Spirit to them. Not bring them and give them your spirit. Men have it all wrong, it IS ALL ABOUT JESUS, not a building called “church”, not sitting and having men go to God for you, that ended at the cross and we have a new system based on the Spirit of Christ possessing His disciples, the Spirit of God that He shares through Christ with all HIS sons. Disciples of Christ and ONLY disciples of Christ make disciples of Christ, baptize them and teach them to do ALL that Christ requires of them. He will write their names in His book of life, which no other man can do. And He will set them free from the bondage that the church system puts them under. He will give them of His Spirit , which is the Holy Spirit of God and He will teach them all truth. He will expose the corrupt church system of man as He did at the end of the Last age. He will give them their citizenship in the kingdom of God, that allows them to regain their eternal life, that Adam had forfeited by his disobedience. He will give them their inheritance, the earth and the new earth, they will live with God and Christ and all the other sons of God on earth for ever, eternity.
Men use the name of Christ to bring simple minded folk to themselves. Which is actually bringing them to a false world with the false christs whose god is satan. Not Jesus Christ the Lord of this age.
Rom 16:17-19 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. 18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
They build massive kingdoms to themselves and Jesus name is just their bait. They do this to get the glory and honor for themselves, to live like the kings they assume they are, but they are thieves stealing your money, they are also stealing His glory and honor. Scripture is clear they have their reward here on earth, there is no reward for them at judgment, they will be told “Matt 7:23 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!' at the judgment just before they are cast into the lake of fire for destruction. Along with their father satan and ALL THAT FOLLOW THEM.
OF COURSE THEY WILL HATE US, WE ARE HERE TURNING OVER THEIR MONEY TABLES DESTROYING THEIR KINGDOMS AND PURIFYING THE NAME OF JESUS WHICH THEY CORRUPT. OUR COMPANY IS GROWING And WE ARE SCARING THEM, We are a real and present threat to them, we will destroy their whole reason for existing if the people will listen to and follow the truth, leaving them alone in their big empty monuments to themselves that they have built, with no one to steal from.
And yes it says the world will hate us but we are not destroying their lives, they just go on their merry way, making fun of us but not really being greatly inconvenienced by us. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Yes scripture has told us who will hate us because of His Name and why. We recognize this and are prepared for it even to the death if necessary because we like our Brother before us will RISE AGAIN as they are destroyed in the lake of fire. Will YOU JOIN WITH JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES?
Charles LaFoe
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