While being of the utmost importance in this age of the church it is perhaps the most neglected .
In part because of the misconceptions and quite a lot of lazy thinking and teaching about the subject .
The premise that all born again chiodren of God are automatically in the bride being one of them . Based upon that ONE verse " the church which is His bride".
But the saying one swallow does not make a summer can equally apply to one verse does not make or prove a doctrine .
But rather we must look at " all scripture.".
To becBORN again qualifies us to " run the race" much like in the Olympics. It does not win us " the prize".
Every true born child of God is called to that " high calling" but it is our response and commitment to it for it is not exposure to truth that changes a person but our response to it .
Judas Iscariot never changed but out of the other 11 disciples only Peter James and John walked so closely with the Lord they saw and heard and did tnings the others did not . Yet the opportunity for all was the same .
They were all in the body and walked with the Lord but for whatever reason did not follow as closely as the three .
All were called 'few' were chosen .
It is a high calling . John the Baptist only considered himself " a friend of the groom" .
And at a marriage you have the bride and groom then friends etc who attend but still are not the bride .
The five foolish virgins were barred from thec" marriage" because of thrur false expectations and were found in consequence not " ready" . Did not the Lord tell His disciples " be ye also ready ."?
The five foolish we're not found ready and we're barred from the marriage " I know you not" unrecognisable as the bride. The wicked are barred from the KINGDOM with the words " I NEVER knew you".
Let us not be found not ready. all 10 virgins were asleep when the cry came " the bridegroom comes!"
But there were 5 who despite being found asleep we're still ready.
While being of the utmost importance in this age of the church it is perhaps the most neglected .
In part because of the misconceptions and quite a lot of lazy thinking and teaching about the subject .
The premise that all born again chiodren of God are automatically in the bride being one of them . Based upon that ONE verse " the church which is His bride".
But the saying one swallow does not make a summer can equally apply to one verse does not make or prove a doctrine .
But rather we must look at " all scripture.".
To becBORN again qualifies us to " run the race" much like in the Olympics. It does not win us " the prize".
Every true born child of God is called to that " high calling" but it is our response and commitment to it for it is not exposure to truth that changes a person but our response to it .
Judas Iscariot never changed but out of the other 11 disciples only Peter James and John walked so closely with the Lord they saw and heard and did tnings the others did not . Yet the opportunity for all was the same .
They were all in the body and walked with the Lord but for whatever reason did not follow as closely as the three .
All were called 'few' were chosen .
It is a high calling . John the Baptist only considered himself " a friend of the groom" .
And at a marriage you have the bride and groom then friends etc who attend but still are not the bride .
The five foolish virgins were barred from thec" marriage" because of thrur false expectations and were found in consequence not " ready" . Did not the Lord tell His disciples " be ye also ready ."?
The five foolish we're not found ready and we're barred from the marriage " I know you not" unrecognisable as the bride. The wicked are barred from the KINGDOM with the words " I NEVER knew you".
Let us not be found not ready. all 10 virgins were asleep when the cry came " the bridegroom comes!"
But there were 5 who despite being found asleep we're still ready.
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