Listening when sin gives you lie after lie

May 21, 2007

Joel Akin

 Word of God. The Word of God is true to excel. It is the one thing which has withstood the lie of sin. But how did men do it? After all if I struggle with sin, and I do, then how can I say to someone who is fighting sin that I am not happy with them? For example if Paul had come back to this age and started telling Christians most of them would go to hell would I listen to  them? I would compare my own life with them and say "I was just like them at their age." But what if God were to say that I was just like Paul at their age. As in I was burdened by the law of Christ and not the law of God?

Lets say the law of God is the Paul of this age. The law is needed for men to see they are bound for hell. Each man who is alive on earth is hurt by sin. Yet men do not care. They are bound by sin in their heart and they are bound by men in their desire. And so the wall of men is the wall created by men to overcome the law.

So if God seems me as Paul when I was young then why is it I failed? And to answer that is to say that I was like Paul only in the sense of desire to serve. I had a longing to put God first and that was with me in college and in my youth. I wanted God to guide and so I went into things that aided me in my quest. And those were in communications.

Yet what if I had preached to people and told them most of them were bound for hell but all confessed Jesus as Lord. Would you speak with them as a sinner or as a Christian to a fellow believer? For if a person goes to a conference of Christian youth most go there not because they have to but because they have a yearning to hear the truth. And so if a man named Paul preaches hell and brimstone then he must know the leading of the spirit of God. But what if the spirit is small and the spirit isn't of God but of confusion? What if the Lord isn't interested in the spirit of lie after lie?

What if the lie of the spirit of destroy, destroy, destroy, is the spirit which is of control? And what if that is the spirit which is trying to usurp the power of the Lord? For if God knows that I have overcome by prayer yet most do not speak of this. Most confess that Jesus is king and Lord but they do not see him as Lord of Lords. They see him as someone who accepts a person but then can't hold on to them. And such a person must be careful for if they judge the Lord then they judge God. For in a way the power of Paul was to go to the men of his age. And if his age were of the creature that simply meant they were Gentile blood. Gentile blood were those who were creature natured. And that meant they were men of desire and lust. And that was the man and woman that God sent Paul to reach. Men who had the desire of the flesh. Men whom Jesus saw as those who were of the dog. And that was men who had fallen from the line of pure blood.

Now most don't understand that Gentile is the people that were natured but grafted into the blood of Christ. They were not royal blood but nature of sin blood.

To understand the Gentile we must realize that God has kept this hidden because we who are of flesh do not wish to know what the dog meant. The dog was not sin but Satan. He was king of the flies and that was the Beezelbuub nature of the lie. A lie was the flect and the sin was the flecture. A flecture is a science term which refers to a chink in space. A chink in space is not referring to people but to the nature of space and space became a well from which gravity was carried. It could spin up and out as in a whirlpool nature sending out flectures. These flectures would wrap a home or house or name into them and carry them into the weight of the well. And that meant they were spirits who held the flect and the flect was of the name of the lie.

Now this is science at its deepest and life at its worst. To put it into perspective it would be as if a spider held a trap door. You would enter into the realm of the spider. The trap door would open and a spider would pop out. The only difference is that sin held the trap and the door was of things God had made. And that meant there were things in the door and that was the life we were part of. And that part of us were the steals of sin. He put us and our nature into the door and that was the call to those around us that we were part of the story of life. It was true but we also were like the Prostitute who calls out "Come and enjoy life. I have it here." And so we would submit to the desire of the flesh and sin would carry us to our doom. And that door of life lead to hell.

So God created a way out and that was a li or a lay. And it was based on desire of sex but in a pure way. Instead of our line of life coming from sex with sin the line came from a pure relationship as created by God. So Abraham was joined to Sarah and she was his line of love. And that line carried down to Christ and to men. And Christ, though not part of the blood was part of the line of men. And it was the part of the story where Jesus joined us in the chorus of life.

Now a lie holds the power of the one who sends it. And if we as men believe in sin then we know that the lie is real. And if men who are of Christ preach that most of those who are Christ oriented are going to hell then they are basing their theology on lie and not love. For some it is hard to understand but they have to remember there really is grace. And if a Christian does have knowledge they can help others grow. If a Christian is simple in faith or understanding they can help others mature by prayer. I am simple in some ways but deep in others. I do correct but I try not to chastise. Correction is where you hear a lie or a false word. It could be as simple as someone saying something that is wrong. People do tend to get Moses and Noah mixed up and that is a simple misunderstanding. But it can confuse others so I have been know to try to teach the teacher and that is when trouble arrives on the wings. For teachers go to the pastor and the pastor looks at you and says "Who are you" and you feel like a fool. So in most situations you can say "Is it Noah or Moses" and they can say "I think its Noah who built the Red Sea to cross on his ark." And of course the father will laugh because it becomes a sort of joke in Heaven but not on earth. For people really do say things out of context because they heard it on the truth of others. So eventually they'll get it right but letting them learn is the part of the story where you try to keep quiet if you are a visitor.

Now here is the thing which is based on life. For if Jesus were to appear and hear teachers teaching things that were incomplete he wouldn't be angry. But it is when he hears a man teach that men who have turned their life over to him who are going to hell that he speaks up. I know of such a man and his name is Paul. He is young but I wept because I wondered "Who am I?" For if I were there and struggling to understand why I fell to a lie and the preacher said "No one will invite me back after I finish" but he never asked why it could be because he chastised youth. And they are often like children. And like children they carry a weight called the guilt of lie and if a young man like them puts a millstone around their neck called "You are probably going to end up in hell" then that becomes a millstone so big they just walk away from God.

Now I didn't finish hearing the whole sermon. I told the Lord I could not bear it. I could not hear it all. For if I heard after 20 minutes the start of direction as to how to live a fulfilling life I might say "He's on the right path." But instead he said "You must life a righteous life" and that was all I heard that spoke to how to do it. That is like saying "You must live with Christ but righteously." And so the wall goes up with Christ as a battle ground and it is Christ vs youth and soul vs lie and lie is the sin spirit which tells men they are to teach others they are hell bound.

Jesus spoke of it more then once and it is part of scripture. I won't try to dissuade you that I am not a believer in hell. I know it is real. But what I also know is God doesn't intend for us to keep preaching week after week after week for the rest of eternity on it. Some are called to teach basic theology and others make a mess of it.

So lets say hell is for experts who know how to teach it with gentleness. We don't do that. We expect the world to know they are on the way to hell. We alienate the entire universe with our arrogance. We think "Once saved then perfected in faith" and that isn't the case. It takes years of sacrifice and knowledge to grow. And if it were not so I would tell you. For I pray daily and I know I am a sinner saved by grace. I know I am on my way to Heaven but I didn't know it. I spent years wondering. Because I sinned each and every day? Maybe. But I searched for a way to hear God. And that my friend is the key to life and to overcoming the lie. There is no way you can find Jesus as Lord except you are guided. And there is no way Jesus would lead you to anyone but the father who is God. And that lead takes us into the depth of a relationship. And that relationship is the key to fighting sin.

Now here is the point. I grew up in Christian circles all my life. There is rarely a service when we were not asked if we were Christian. It is a spirit which is not of God. Now that might not make sense so let me explain it. Imagine that you have a service filled with Christians who come week after week. You pray and seek God for answers. You find that God is real and once you are in His hand you are a Christian. You don't need a pastor or preacher or evangelist or anyone asking you constantly "Are you a Christian." Yet we have taken it to the point of near insanity because we think if we see someone doing something not on our sanctified list they can't be a Christian. And so if a Christian is looking in the books called theology it might be there he learns of the occult. Now the occult is a word we fear because it speaks of demons and doctrines of devils. And yet it is in scripture as a way of helping us fight. The occult is the term for spirit warfare. And that is where some libraries put those type of books. After all if it sayings "Fighting demonology" then where would you put it? Some might say "In Christian book sections" but that would be religion. For there are few libraries who carry "Christian only" sections. They carry it under religion because there are hundreds who write with Christian titles but they don't have any concept of Christ. So lets just say that which determines a Christian book is determined by the heart of the writer.

So if you want to see truth in this story then ask God for help. And therein lies our confusion. For we are taught to call for the elders and the elders are those of spiritual maturity. And if a man is called an elder he is a stalwart tree and one which must have the truth. And so we then face a delemma close to what we face in our own walk with God. For if we turn to men for answers then we must face the fact that men cannot answer the soul cry of the heart of man. For we weep with those who suffer and yet if I am a man I become like other men. But if I am one who speaks a truth and that goes back to how this started, then I must speak with life. If I am struggling with sin does that make me evil? Ask Daniel. He fought with sin and with evil even as he was writing. He had to obey the Lord in each footnote. And that meant he had to carry the pain of not knowing his work was really going to be saved. Imagine it is nearly 3000 years ago and you can't say you are a Christian. You don't know if God is listening. All you can do is pray because an evil spirit called the Prince of Persia is hindering you. And you can't hear God. It isn't the normal state of affairs but sin wanted you and you fought with him and he is like the Prince of Persia. He hinders and he stops and he lies and you pray and pray and pray until you are turning in circles. For the earth is turning in a way it hasn't in years. For prayer is so powerful that it can trim the rotation of the earth by as much as a minute. So if men know this they can't say why. But if there is a prayer of a man on earth who cannot get a clear answer the rotation of the earth wouldn't just slow down but stop.

And if God could not hear he would have to stop the earth so he could get close. And if he still couldn't hear he would stop the universe so he could hear. And if he still couldn't hear he would listen with all his might. And that should be enough. But lets suppose there were tigers or bears or lions in the way. And they were growling. That alone would irritate the Lord so much he would stop the lions in their tracks until they were as pussy cats and they would not utter a murmur. And so it would go until God had one thing he wanted; a man who prayed like Daniel. And so God would let me pray until I had overcome. And I did. And I fought with sin and I won. I still fight with the lie but that is not the super lie of sin.

Now the fortune of this story is that I care for those Baptist youth which Paul preached to. I heard his heart and he wanted repentance. He had it. They had repented. Now they wanted to know "What do I do next?" And that was something he had no answered in the first half of his sermon. And that is what closes the lie and keeps sin down to a low breath. One that keeps him as silent as you can imagine. For in the secret Paul sought was the story of life. He didn't know that Jesus loved those Baptist youth and they were on his list of people to befriend. They were and are powerful men waiting for a soul to speak to them of hope and things of hope. They needed it more then they needed a voice telling them they were more then likely to end in failure and in hell. That was the voice of an evil prophet. Not one worth heeding. And if that offends those who read it then know this; I have the mind of the Lord in this. I sought God in prayer with tears and supplication. I haven't ceased wondering about it because I saw it as a man who is sent to the hospital for help. He is sent to the law and the law says ""I don't have help for you. But if you want to be healed then get out of the hospital now." And that is the voice of a prophet who condemns youth without knowing them.

And that is the voice of the Lord who says that God will judge a man for his heart. And that is the voice of those who are in prison and in sorrow and in suffering. They need a voice to give them hope. And so though most won't know it Jesus plans to come and help them. If they have committed murder he will help them by restoring them to a place where they can aid. For the life of that one they killed will be brought back so they too can have hope. And if they were a killer killed by the state then God will deliver them to the hole in the ground until they repent of their sin. But remember this "Hell was made for the devil and his angels". It isn't the Lord who sends Christian men there even if they have failed Him. Sin is a spirit that confuses and befuddles until they don't know up from down. But in the lane of hope there is a choice which is given to those in the broadway. It is this "You are in the current. The cur rent is the price you are paying for being part of the flow. The flow is part of sin and sin is waiting with outstretched arms, like a spider, to suck you dry. But God is waiting at the narrow way. And the narrow way is a heart cry to those passing by "I'm hear. Hold up your arms and I'll throw you a life preserver."

You are not dead you are alive. But sin has told you that you were dead. He told you, even as Christian, you are on the way to hell. And that isn't just Paul who said that but others who are Christ men. They think if you are in the flow you are dead to Christ. But sometimes God sends men into the maw of the lions den in order to prove he is God. And don't say it can't be. Say instead "I'm willing to go where you ask me to go so I might encourage the youth of the Lord." And if you can encourage them then do so. If you struggle with their weakness then don't bother. It is their heart and their cry to know that someone sees it and knows it and wants help. A voice crying in the wilderness tells us to repent and men seek that out. But once they are repented of their sin and are baptized in the river then its time to carry on. And that means in growth. And the church doesn't seem to get it. And that my friends is about to change.

And if I say how I will answer that the super lie called the Spider has found his net is breaking. And when it breaks loose the Holy Spirit will arrive and take charge. And you can bet it is going to be a time to repent and change heart focus from death to life. And that simply means He who is Holy knows the Christ who is of youth and does want them to be free of sin. Yet he can't charge them with hell if they have Christ. He can only add one thing "Give them hope". And so I who am a man say "Have hope. You are on the right path. You are doing what you are called to do."

And that is the key to seeing that the door to life is wide open and the way is broad to those who are in Christ. It was only your vision which was blurred before.