1. Alienated from the life of God
because of the hardening of the heart
The
second reason why we are alienated from the life of God and unable to bear
spiritual fruits it is because of the hardening and insensitivity of the heart,
because although we claim to know God, we do not glorify Him as God, nor are we
thankful, but we are futile in our thoughts, and our foolish hearts are
darkened. Professing to be wise, we became fools, and are changing the glory of
the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, birds, four-footed
animals and creeping things” (Romans 1:21-23).
So
how are we to glorify God? We are to glorify God in both the nature of the
first Adam and that of the last Adam as we have been duly instructed saying: “Or
do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you,
whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a
price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's” (1
Corinthians 6:19-20).
To
glorify God in our body necessitates that we do not desecrate or defiled our
human body because, from since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the
human body is not simply dust and to dust it shall return, but instead, we have
been reminded saying; “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?
Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot?
Certainly not! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body
with her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh."
And
so the admonition is, “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is
outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own
body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is
in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?” (1
Corinthians 6:15-19).
So
let us now think and walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise and consider
this for a moment, if sexual immorality, be it homosexuality, sodomy,
bestiality, adultery, fornication, all defiles the human body and deems it
unworthy to inherit the kingdom of God, I therefore beg to ask the question, what
will be the outcome of the human body, the temple of the Holy Spirit which has
been injected directly into the blood stream with aborted human fetuses in
order to mutate and facilitate whatever is in the vaccine with the human body,
whether it be aids viruses or all sorts of stem cells directly into the blood
stream?
Be
our own judge! For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But
when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned
with the world, the choice is ours to make and if we are not chastened it is
simply because we do not believe that sexual immorality is sin and that our
human body is indeed the temple of the Holy Spirit.
But
the scriptures categorically state; “Do you not know that you are the temple of
God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of
God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are”
(1
Corinthians 3:16-17).
So
then, the multimillion question to all professing believers in Jesus Christ is,
do you personally believe that, the Corona virus vaccines with whatever its
composition defies the temple of the Holy Spirit? The choice is for each
individual, for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that
each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has
done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we
persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in
your consciences.
Not
only are we to glorify God in our body which has become the temple of the Holy
Spirit, but we also have to glorify God in spirit which is being manifested:
a.
Through
praise
For we have been admonished
saying; “Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and
there be none to deliver: Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who
orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God." We glorify
God in spirit; through the inward man by continually offering the sacrifice of
praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name, and
allowing the word of Christ to dwell in us richly in all wisdom, teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with
grace in our hearts to the Lord” (Psalms 50:22-23;
Hebrews 13:15; Colossians 3:16).
We
glorify the Lord in spirit when we present ourselves before Him at His
appointed times (His Sabbath days) and adhering to the protocol which states: “Give
to the LORD, O families of the peoples; give to the LORD glory and strength. Give
to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come into His
courts. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all
the earth. Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns; the world also is
firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples
righteously" (1 Chronicles 16:28-31; Psalms 96: 7-10).
We
glorify God by being productive as stated by Jesus Who said; “If you abide in
Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be
done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you
will be My disciples” (John 15:7-8).
We
glorify God by rendering excellent quality service as we have been duly
admonished saying; “If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If
anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in
all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory
and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Therefore, whether you eat or drink,
or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Peter 4:11;
1Corinthians 10:31).
Last
but not least, we glorify God through suffering in the flesh and so we have
received the consolation saying; “If you are reproached for the name of Christ,
blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their
part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. But let none of you
suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's
matters. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let
him glorify God in this matter” (1 Peter 4:14-16).
And
so, in this critical and trying times our consolation is; “Beloved, do not
think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some
strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of
Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with
exceeding joy” (1Peter 4:12-13).
In every difficult situation the
faith of every believer is on trial, but in this we are to greatly rejoice,
though now for a little while, if need be, we have been grieved by various
trials, that the genuineness of our faith, being much more precious than gold
that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and
glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Therefore we do not lose heart. Even
though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by
day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a
far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the
things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things
which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
To be continued
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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