Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit. (Hebrews 6:1-3 AV)
1. The Foundation of Jesus Christ must be layed first...
This foundation consists of receiving knowledge and understanding of six things...
(1) Sin
(2) Faith
(3) Water Baptism
(4) Holy Spirit
(5) Resurrection
(6) Judgment
2. Once the foundation of the doctrine of Christ is laid, a student must go on to learning new things of the LORD GOD according to His Grace and Will. No student can grow to perfection, by repeatedly learning the six principles of the doctrine of Christ.
Focusing over and over and over on the six things contained within the Foundation of Jeus Christ, prevents a Christian from growing to the place that the LORD GOD Wills. Many Christians become so focused on these six things, that their spiritual growth stops at that very place.
I am sure you all have witnessed, and maybe even experienced this same problem...
(1) Sin Focus - When a Christian keeps dwelling on the sins of themselves and the sins of others. Usually this results in condemnation, exclusion or backsliding.
(2) Faith Focus - When a Christian has a spiritual focus on his faith as an excuse to avoid the study of God's Word. This results in a Christian that is ineffective at evangelism, makes him susceptible to becoming confused and tricked into cults and being led by false teachers, and confuses young Christians with loose interpretations based on feelings rather than the Word of God.
(3) Water Baptism Focus - When a Christian focuses over and over on water baptism, they lose the big picture of God's Grace that allows salvation of a sinner. This results in a Christian leading many astray by bringing people to the waters for redemption and making them feel that their act protected them from damnation. In the midst of it all, the message of free and undeserved gift of the LORD GOD to give us salvation through His Grace is lost, which eventually leads to confusion among Christians between the differences of faith and works.
(4) Holy Spirit Focus - When a Christian focuses on the feelings of love, joy, peace, strength and all of the other emotions felt when the Holy Spirit is moving, and rejects the day to day walk with Christ in faith. This results in a spiritual being that relys on emotion and feelings, rather than then faithful belief in Jesus Christ and the study of Word of God.
(5) Resurrection Focus - When a Christian focuses on his resurrection to heaven. This results in a Christian that becomes so caught up with his reward, that he forgets to accomplish the Works that the LORD GOD has for Him to do while he is alive.
(6) Judgment Focus - When a Christian focuses excessively on the coming Judgment by Jesus Christ and the approaching Last Days. This results in apathy, fear, exclusion, separation, self focus, and a loss of credibility. All Christians can barely wait for the Last Days to be completed, and a New World governed by our Lord Jesus Christ to be established...It's an exciting and wonderful time to be alive....But there is so much work for the LORD GOD to do....and so few workers to do it...A Christian doing the works of GOD doesn't have time to focus on the ever afters right now!
Let's move on into perfection! When we have established our beliefs and our spiritual beings on the Foundation of Jesus Christ, then lets get going on learning the new and wonderful revelations that the LORD GOD Wills for us to know. Let's stop this focus on the things we know well about our faith, and push that envelope to a place where we can become PERFECT for our King and our God!
Bucker
1. The Foundation of Jesus Christ must be layed first...
This foundation consists of receiving knowledge and understanding of six things...
(1) Sin
(2) Faith
(3) Water Baptism
(4) Holy Spirit
(5) Resurrection
(6) Judgment
2. Once the foundation of the doctrine of Christ is laid, a student must go on to learning new things of the LORD GOD according to His Grace and Will. No student can grow to perfection, by repeatedly learning the six principles of the doctrine of Christ.
Focusing over and over and over on the six things contained within the Foundation of Jeus Christ, prevents a Christian from growing to the place that the LORD GOD Wills. Many Christians become so focused on these six things, that their spiritual growth stops at that very place.
I am sure you all have witnessed, and maybe even experienced this same problem...
(1) Sin Focus - When a Christian keeps dwelling on the sins of themselves and the sins of others. Usually this results in condemnation, exclusion or backsliding.
(2) Faith Focus - When a Christian has a spiritual focus on his faith as an excuse to avoid the study of God's Word. This results in a Christian that is ineffective at evangelism, makes him susceptible to becoming confused and tricked into cults and being led by false teachers, and confuses young Christians with loose interpretations based on feelings rather than the Word of God.
(3) Water Baptism Focus - When a Christian focuses over and over on water baptism, they lose the big picture of God's Grace that allows salvation of a sinner. This results in a Christian leading many astray by bringing people to the waters for redemption and making them feel that their act protected them from damnation. In the midst of it all, the message of free and undeserved gift of the LORD GOD to give us salvation through His Grace is lost, which eventually leads to confusion among Christians between the differences of faith and works.
(4) Holy Spirit Focus - When a Christian focuses on the feelings of love, joy, peace, strength and all of the other emotions felt when the Holy Spirit is moving, and rejects the day to day walk with Christ in faith. This results in a spiritual being that relys on emotion and feelings, rather than then faithful belief in Jesus Christ and the study of Word of God.
(5) Resurrection Focus - When a Christian focuses on his resurrection to heaven. This results in a Christian that becomes so caught up with his reward, that he forgets to accomplish the Works that the LORD GOD has for Him to do while he is alive.
(6) Judgment Focus - When a Christian focuses excessively on the coming Judgment by Jesus Christ and the approaching Last Days. This results in apathy, fear, exclusion, separation, self focus, and a loss of credibility. All Christians can barely wait for the Last Days to be completed, and a New World governed by our Lord Jesus Christ to be established...It's an exciting and wonderful time to be alive....But there is so much work for the LORD GOD to do....and so few workers to do it...A Christian doing the works of GOD doesn't have time to focus on the ever afters right now!
Let's move on into perfection! When we have established our beliefs and our spiritual beings on the Foundation of Jesus Christ, then lets get going on learning the new and wonderful revelations that the LORD GOD Wills for us to know. Let's stop this focus on the things we know well about our faith, and push that envelope to a place where we can become PERFECT for our King and our God!
Bucker
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Dear brother what do we move on to? Please help me...
I'm a Apostolic believer like yourself...
Elder Myron L. Fields
itsmyrun@aim.com
Elder Fields,
Steady, steady, steady we walk forward toward Him, as He moves us to new understandings of His Word, Will and Ways.
Our focus must stay on Him and his Word, completely, and avoid the sideward glances toward the popular religious stances today.
It is vital that the Men of God continue to grow and build upon the solid foundation of Jesus Christ.
That is exactly our focus with our ministry at Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians...to provide food for Christians who are hungry for the Word of God.
He has blessed us with wonderful studies. Many strong Christian leaders have been filled, as a result, and then returned to their congregations and shared the food with others.
We are currently blessed by a new study called The Word on the Mountain ( http://www.guidedbiblestudies.com/004walk.htm ) which is focused on Jesus Christ's Sermon on the Mount. It is not a standard focus, but a deeper experience, where many of the foundation learnings are brought together into a enlightened combo that is very satisifying and helpful to those seeking a closer walk with Him. We invite you to check this study out, and experience the deeper journey that He is guiding you toward.
The Word of God is wonderful, and fills both the child and the man. Where one drinks milk, the other chews the meat of the perfect Word, provided for all. It's time for those who have grown and established a foundation to Christ, to move on perfecting through study of his Word, and implementation of His Will and Way in our lives.
God's blessings on your journey,
David "Bucker" Becker
I am currently doing the mountain study- which is eye opening and awesome by the way!
Reading this blog reminds me AGAIN that I'm stuck- which is so frustrating!
"Sin Focus - When a Christian keeps dwelling on the sins of themselves and the sins of others. Usually this results in condemnation, exclusion or backsliding."
This describes part of my problem. I concentrate so much on how I have messed up that I feel crippled! I am so apart from where I want to be, that I do feel excluded, but I'm pretty sure it's my interpretation of the situation, (which I constantly remind myself). That it's not an actual exclusion.
My focus seems to be on what I'm not instead of what I am. So reading this blog helped explain why I've been feeling this way.
I'm just going to keep plugging along until I get it! From the mountain study I know that studying the Bible and His Word is one way of getting up the mountain to hear what God has to tell me. I will study His Word and through your inspired work to get off this plain of stagnation and get up that mountain!
Climbin,
I am so glad you are studying with us!
Every good Christian who is walking forward has at one time or another stopped and lost their focus. It is our human nature...we want our relationship with Jesus Christ to be so perfect, and we realize it is our inadequacies that get in the way, so we try to fix them. Unfortunately, when we try to fix them, we usually focus on the things that screw us up even more.
Your doing just what you need to be doing. Study his Word, and place your focus on His Word alone. Don't worry about the little things, or the big things...when you are focused on Him, it all comes together.
I guess when you get down to it...all of our revisits to the first principles of the doctrine of Jesus Christ puts us in a really comfortable place that we are familiar with. It's when we have to struggle with new mysteries and master new thoughts that we feel inadequate and self focused.
Keep climbing that mountain! I hope that we are feeding you well the things that He Will you to know.
God's Blessings,
David "Bucker" Becker
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