Anatomy of Grace #5 - Wrods doen’t mater?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.

"a"...One little letter inserted in a line of Scripture has produced a belief system that takes the Oneness of a Triune God - monotheism to polytheism - where Christ is a "little" god, and the Father is the Big God. 

What the Scriptures state is significant! When we add, take away or leave out context, the Holy Spirit power of Scripture is lost and replaced with the adversary's deceptive, evil schemes. Consider this passage:

"For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For money is a root of all sorts of evil! 1 Timothy 6:7-10 

 

I hope you caught the mistake...I will return to that...but a lot of folks believe the Bible teaches how this verse reads...as misquoted by me.

Sadly, many folks believe God hates money, and those that are rich He disdains! On the contrary, God Loves His creation...wretched, invisible, famous, handsome, ugly or whatever, no matter the economic level, God loves humans! 

Money is a neutral, a thing, and most of us like it, and to be honest, I wish I possessed more of it! The problem comes when I lose contentment where I am at and believe the lie that more money will bring me contentment. If I find myself there, I will begin to long to have it! This is how the Scripture states it: 

"For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil" 

 

Much of the world, and many in "Churchianity" believe God favors the poor because of manipulated Scriptures: "Blessed are the poor in spirit" "For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;"

 

Neither of these Scriptures are referring to economics only; though money is seen here, the issue is God does not exalt and honor what this world honors. Jesus, and those who trust and follow Him clearly have a heart for economically poor and weak or are what the proud of this world think are worthless. God desires us always to remember the "have nots" of this world when we serve Him.* 

This is one of the most used tactics of the adversary in the HW&P movement. They manipulate Scripture so it will fit their lusts for money, fame, and comfort. A clear example is when we are told to ask in "Jesus' name" ** it is treated as the magic ingredient to get what we want. This pattern continues with words like "Claim" or "Boldly", all in context communicating that when we ask our Lord for anything that is in His will, we can have confidence that we will get an answer. Remember…NO is an answer!

 

In Eternity, how many things will we see clearly and discover that when God said "no" He actually protected us from harm or sin? Prayer is an unbelievable privilege given by a Sovereign God to His creation, it is not a way to manipulate God, or a power we hold over God. Remember, the adversary misquoted Scripture to the Author of Scripture; his arrogance knows no limit!    

The So What!

 

When you talk to your "Abba" (Papa – intimacy) do you also remember Who He is? (Sovereign, All-Powerful, Holy GOD) Does prayer make you feel powerful or confident? Do you try to answer (manipulate) your own prayers?

 

Next, we will look at - 3. A "me first" mentality, 4. A path that leads to doubting God. 5. A faith that demands God perform.  

* Galatians 2:10

** John 14:13–14, 1 John 5:14–15