In our previous message, we shared some thoughts and scriptures about being led by the Spirit as an individual. Now we will share some thoughts on being
Led by the Spirit as a Corporate Body
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| In loving memory of my father Robert Louis (Bob) Padgett July 28, 1931-May 22, 2023 |
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The Church at Corinth is a pattern of a corporate group of believers who were NOT led by the Spirit when they came together corporately. They were led by the flesh. We call that the "Corinthian spirit." The believers at Corinth were born again, baptized with the Holy Ghost, and had every gift in operation. But they had no maturity about them. They had charisma but not character. In 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, Paul says:
In effect, the believers in Corinth, when they assembled together, wanted to be seen and heard. I have witnessed that same Corinthian spirit on numerous occasions. They exercised the vocal gifts to an excess, but it was primarily motivated by the flesh. Their gatherings approached chaos, with no order or harmony in what was brought forth. Peter said,
When the Lord, through Moses, sent the ninth plague upon Egypt (the plague of darkness),
We do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we get to the meeting! The movings of the Holy Ghost cannot be predetermined or duplicated and are like tomorrow's wind ... yet unborn. Just before the day of Pentecost, how much time did Peter spend in planning and rehearsing his sermon?
Those verses speak of the spontaneity that should exist within corporate gatherings. From 1969-1980 we were part of a New Testament house church. We had no one who had been to a seminary or Bible college, no paid ministries, no written program, no podium, never passed a collection plate, never knew what songs we would sing, and in general never knew who was going to teach or preach. We came close, during the "heyday" of that church, to being led by the Spirit.
We have believed for 48 years that there should be fresh revelation in every gathering of believers. The tradition of some charismatic leaders is to preplan every meeting, including what songs to sing and when, and who is to be the scheduled speaker. That certainly creates a very predictable situation. Unfortunately, such gatherings may easily miss that which the Lord wants to say. We strongly recommend that each elder be prepared to share a word at each and every meeting. Then, if the inspiration of the Holy Ghost is there, one or more elders can easily speak forth that word. By this we do NOT mean to imply that only elders can speak during a meeting. In general, the smaller the number of believers present, the more each believer should have freedom to speak. With larger numbers of believers, it is generally more in the will of the Lord for more mature believers to speak.
Around 6 a.m. on April 11, 2004, the Lord gave me a dream. In the end times, "your old men shall dream dreams" (Joel 2:28). In the dream I was sitting in a rather large assembly of charismatic Christians. I did not know anyone at that gathering. At the beginning of the meeting a woman stood up and gave an impassioned, personal plea for spiritual help. I do not remember the specifics of her request other than it was a heart-felt cry for someone, anyone, to help her in her situation. When she finished, there was silence in the assembly for what seemed like a long time, although in reality it was probably no more than one or two minutes. One or two minutes of silence in a charismatic assembly seems like a very long time! The silence seemed to indicate that either no one knew how to help her or that no one wanted to be bothered. At that point, sensing that I could and should help the woman, I stood up, carrying my Bible, and walked toward the front of the large room where the believers had assembled, looking for whoever was "in charge" of the meeting. Since I did not know any of the believers who were present, I had difficulty locating the "elder in charge," although I believed it was one of three men that I saw. One of those three men then went over to a raised platform where a number of musicians were seated. So I went over to that man and told him that "I have the word of the Lord for this assembly." The word was directly related to the woman's plea for spiritual help. The musicians had already started playing so I had difficulty hearing the man's response to me, particularly since he spoke in a rather low voice. So I repeated that "I have the word of the Lord." Again, the man (elder in charge?) said something to me in a low voice. I could hear that he mentioned my name. He said, "Mr. Padgett, we cannot allow you to speak." An interesting question is how did the man "in charge" know my name? I had never met any of those people in my dream. Then I woke up from the dream. When I woke up, I immediately received the interpretation of the dream. The woman who had made the impassioned plea for spiritual help represents the body of Christ. It is significant that in my dream NO ONE actually helped the woman! Again, in my dream, the Lord did have a word that would address the woman's sufferings and bondage, but the "religious system" did not allow the word to come forth. That dream was literally fulfilled in reality a few weeks later! The woman's plea for help and deliverance from her bondage and sufferings reminds me of the time of Moses.
Then God released Moses, whom He had been preparing for 40 years, and sent him to be used as the human deliverer for His people. But God never released Moses until the people cried out to God. Why did it take the Israelites 400 years before they cried out to God? At least four generations had grown up in bondage and never knew there was a better way! They thought their life of suffering and bondage was "normal" UNTIL the suffering became unbearable.
The Lord also reminded me of a "Lay Witness Mission" I attended in the mid 1970's in a Methodist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania. On Sunday mornings, instead of a "sermon" the leader of the Lay Witness Mission usually gave his/her personal testimony of how the Lord had apprehended him/her. Everyone was seated that morning as we sang the hymn right before the time for the "sermon." The hymn was, "To God Be the Glory." As the congregation sang the second verse of that hymn, a few of the members of that local Methodist Church stood up, raised their hands into the air, and started praising the Lord. More did the same, such that at least half of the people were standing, arms upraised, and praising the Lord. I remember sensing the very strong presence of the Lord. When the hymn was over, the coordinator took that service right back into the normal routine. He stood up and gave his personal testimony of how the Lord had apprehended him. I remember that I groaned in my spirit. The Holy Spirit was beginning to move in that Methodist Church but the coordinator quenched the Spirit by going right back into the usual routine. We will never know what we missed that morning!
The same thing happened in my dream Easter morning, April 11, 2004. The Lord wanted to do something in that meeting, but the elder in charge took the meeting right back into the usual routine. The musicians started playing their three fast songs, which is somewhat customary in our charismatic meetings. Just like the Israelites in Exodus 2, the people of God don't know there is a better way, a way that is truly led by the Holy Spirit. There is nothing more scary than the Holy Ghost beginning to take over and the person who has been in charge suddenly not knowing what will happen next. If we know what is going to happen next, then we are most likely NOT being led by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, if we know what is going to happen next, we don't need the Holy Spirit in our meetings. This same spontaneity is reflected in 1 Corinthians 14:29-30.
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. This verse is somewhat amazing in that very few charismatic churches have one prophet, much less two or three! Does this reflect how far we have fallen? Do the local churches see the need for two or three prophets? We are not talking about those who have a gift of prophecy.
We strongly recommend that believers pray fervently that the Lord will raise up one or more true prophets in your midst. Then after the Lord grants your request, ask for His grace that you can accept what the prophets say.
A good verse that applies both to being led by the Spirit as an individual and corporately is,
A galley with oars is one that is being led by man. Man does the rowing and thus controls both the direction and the speed of the ship. A galley without oars means that man has no part in the guiding of the ship. The Holy Spirit is the guide! A gallant ship speaks of someone who has acquired a "name" in the body of Christ ... someone who is well known to men, but not approved by God. When we are truly led by the Spirit, we have no oars to propel the galley, neither is there any gallant ship to sail across the rivers and streams. Praise the Lord!
I am sure that some pastors would say, "But brother, we believe that we are being led by the Spirit when we plan our services ... what songs we will sing and who will be the scheduled speaker." I am certainly not in any position to say that you are wrong. However, when any pastor preplans the agenda for any gathering of believers, there is NO room left for the spontaneity of the Holy Spirit to move in that meeting. The Holy Spirit MUST have the freedom to move upon whomever He desires to say or do whatever He desires to bring forth at that moment in time. We must ALWAYS be alert to recognize God's leading in our midst. Without this sensitive awareness, churches, like individuals, can easily lose the focus of their mission and develop a false sense of self-worth and sufficiency. Jesus said,
Now some might say, "But brother, if we allow that kind of spontaneity in our meetings, we would have chaos!" If that is true then you are not teaching the people the right things ... things such as the centrality and supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ, how to hear the voice of the Lord for yourself, the fear of God, and if any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God. Certainly, order can and should be maintained during the flow of the Spirit.
Part of the difficulty is that we have been thoroughly trained and conditioned as to how our gatherings should evolve. Everyone has read all of the books, listened to all of the tapes, watched all of the videos, and heard all of the teachers and preachers. Not the least problem is all of the "How To" teachings and writings ... how to be born again, how to be healed, how to be delivered, how to receive a financial blessing, etc. We are an "I know that" people. We also have a tendency to revel in revelation, rather than in the Author of that revelation. But,
The following is extracted from the June 2005, monthly newsletter, written by our good friend, Marion Fretwell, who was solid in the Lord. The title of the article is "Pentecost."
During the Exodus, every day brought fresh manna from the sovereign hand of God. The Church must have fresh manna, fresh revelation, every day or we will starve. The Church cannot progress on leftovers from previous visitations. Transformation comes only in the light of the present glory and revelation of Jesus Christ.
A good brother named Merle Maupin was almost 102 years young when he went to be with the Lord about 15 years ago. He had been given a rather unique ministry of playing the piano in the Spirit. He would open up the Bible, read some scripture, and then play those verses on the piano. He never knew the notes that he was going to play and he could never repeat what he had just played. But the clear move of the Spirit through him was like a breath of fresh air moving through the trees. That is the way that all ministry in the congregation should operate.
Structure, organization, and control are much easier, much more manageable, and much more predictable if we stick with the traditional denominational or charismatic format. That also helps to keep more money coming in. In reality, it compromises or trades more money for the life of the Spirit. If the Lord establishes something, the Lord also provides the wherewithal. This principle applies on an individual level as well as a corporate level. The traditional format also tends to keep more believers comfortable, because far too many believers do NOT want to be stirred up. We like the tradition, the routine, the fixed format. Change is very difficult for us people, but sadly, we may miss out on the life flow of the Spirit.
Please note that Jesus promised, in Matthew 16, that He will build His Church. He did NOT say that you or I will build His Church. He did NOT say that the pastor will build His Church. We all need to be ever mindful ... that the LORD is in control! The big question is ... Are the church leaders of today willing to let go of THEIR control and let the Holy Spirit have His way, producing spontaneity and a freshness and originality in that which is brought forth to glorify the Lord?
We are talking about a big change ... a transformation. What we have spoken is radical to many. But we see no other way to true restoration. It takes an adjustment to our way of thinking ... like Peter walking on the water. What it takes ... is faith.
But that is all consistent with God's ways. He chooses what man rejects.
We challenge each and every believer who has heard this word to seriously be before the Lord to see whether these things are so or not. May the God of all grace be gracious unto us as we make our decisions.
The Church at Corinth is a pattern of a corporate group of believers who were NOT led by the Spirit when they came together corporately. They were led by the flesh. We call that the "Corinthian spirit." The believers at Corinth were born again, baptized with the Holy Ghost, and had every gift in operation. But they had no maturity about them. They had charisma but not character. In 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, Paul says:
1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
In effect, the believers in Corinth, when they assembled together, wanted to be seen and heard. I have witnessed that same Corinthian spirit on numerous occasions. They exercised the vocal gifts to an excess, but it was primarily motivated by the flesh. Their gatherings approached chaos, with no order or harmony in what was brought forth. Peter said,
If any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:11
When the Lord, through Moses, sent the ninth plague upon Egypt (the plague of darkness),
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither. Exodus 10:24-26
We do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we get to the meeting! The movings of the Holy Ghost cannot be predetermined or duplicated and are like tomorrow's wind ... yet unborn. Just before the day of Pentecost, how much time did Peter spend in planning and rehearsing his sermon?
Those verses speak of the spontaneity that should exist within corporate gatherings. From 1969-1980 we were part of a New Testament house church. We had no one who had been to a seminary or Bible college, no paid ministries, no written program, no podium, never passed a collection plate, never knew what songs we would sing, and in general never knew who was going to teach or preach. We came close, during the "heyday" of that church, to being led by the Spirit.
We have believed for 48 years that there should be fresh revelation in every gathering of believers. The tradition of some charismatic leaders is to preplan every meeting, including what songs to sing and when, and who is to be the scheduled speaker. That certainly creates a very predictable situation. Unfortunately, such gatherings may easily miss that which the Lord wants to say. We strongly recommend that each elder be prepared to share a word at each and every meeting. Then, if the inspiration of the Holy Ghost is there, one or more elders can easily speak forth that word. By this we do NOT mean to imply that only elders can speak during a meeting. In general, the smaller the number of believers present, the more each believer should have freedom to speak. With larger numbers of believers, it is generally more in the will of the Lord for more mature believers to speak.
Around 6 a.m. on April 11, 2004, the Lord gave me a dream. In the end times, "your old men shall dream dreams" (Joel 2:28). In the dream I was sitting in a rather large assembly of charismatic Christians. I did not know anyone at that gathering. At the beginning of the meeting a woman stood up and gave an impassioned, personal plea for spiritual help. I do not remember the specifics of her request other than it was a heart-felt cry for someone, anyone, to help her in her situation. When she finished, there was silence in the assembly for what seemed like a long time, although in reality it was probably no more than one or two minutes. One or two minutes of silence in a charismatic assembly seems like a very long time! The silence seemed to indicate that either no one knew how to help her or that no one wanted to be bothered. At that point, sensing that I could and should help the woman, I stood up, carrying my Bible, and walked toward the front of the large room where the believers had assembled, looking for whoever was "in charge" of the meeting. Since I did not know any of the believers who were present, I had difficulty locating the "elder in charge," although I believed it was one of three men that I saw. One of those three men then went over to a raised platform where a number of musicians were seated. So I went over to that man and told him that "I have the word of the Lord for this assembly." The word was directly related to the woman's plea for spiritual help. The musicians had already started playing so I had difficulty hearing the man's response to me, particularly since he spoke in a rather low voice. So I repeated that "I have the word of the Lord." Again, the man (elder in charge?) said something to me in a low voice. I could hear that he mentioned my name. He said, "Mr. Padgett, we cannot allow you to speak." An interesting question is how did the man "in charge" know my name? I had never met any of those people in my dream. Then I woke up from the dream. When I woke up, I immediately received the interpretation of the dream. The woman who had made the impassioned plea for spiritual help represents the body of Christ. It is significant that in my dream NO ONE actually helped the woman! Again, in my dream, the Lord did have a word that would address the woman's sufferings and bondage, but the "religious system" did not allow the word to come forth. That dream was literally fulfilled in reality a few weeks later! The woman's plea for help and deliverance from her bondage and sufferings reminds me of the time of Moses.
23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.Exodus 2:23-25
Then God released Moses, whom He had been preparing for 40 years, and sent him to be used as the human deliverer for His people. But God never released Moses until the people cried out to God. Why did it take the Israelites 400 years before they cried out to God? At least four generations had grown up in bondage and never knew there was a better way! They thought their life of suffering and bondage was "normal" UNTIL the suffering became unbearable.
The Lord also reminded me of a "Lay Witness Mission" I attended in the mid 1970's in a Methodist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania. On Sunday mornings, instead of a "sermon" the leader of the Lay Witness Mission usually gave his/her personal testimony of how the Lord had apprehended him/her. Everyone was seated that morning as we sang the hymn right before the time for the "sermon." The hymn was, "To God Be the Glory." As the congregation sang the second verse of that hymn, a few of the members of that local Methodist Church stood up, raised their hands into the air, and started praising the Lord. More did the same, such that at least half of the people were standing, arms upraised, and praising the Lord. I remember sensing the very strong presence of the Lord. When the hymn was over, the coordinator took that service right back into the normal routine. He stood up and gave his personal testimony of how the Lord had apprehended him. I remember that I groaned in my spirit. The Holy Spirit was beginning to move in that Methodist Church but the coordinator quenched the Spirit by going right back into the usual routine. We will never know what we missed that morning!
The same thing happened in my dream Easter morning, April 11, 2004. The Lord wanted to do something in that meeting, but the elder in charge took the meeting right back into the usual routine. The musicians started playing their three fast songs, which is somewhat customary in our charismatic meetings. Just like the Israelites in Exodus 2, the people of God don't know there is a better way, a way that is truly led by the Holy Spirit. There is nothing more scary than the Holy Ghost beginning to take over and the person who has been in charge suddenly not knowing what will happen next. If we know what is going to happen next, then we are most likely NOT being led by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, if we know what is going to happen next, we don't need the Holy Spirit in our meetings. This same spontaneity is reflected in 1 Corinthians 14:29-30.
29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. This verse is somewhat amazing in that very few charismatic churches have one prophet, much less two or three! Does this reflect how far we have fallen? Do the local churches see the need for two or three prophets? We are not talking about those who have a gift of prophecy.
We strongly recommend that believers pray fervently that the Lord will raise up one or more true prophets in your midst. Then after the Lord grants your request, ask for His grace that you can accept what the prophets say.
A good verse that applies both to being led by the Spirit as an individual and corporately is,
But there [in Zion] the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. Isaiah 33:21
A galley with oars is one that is being led by man. Man does the rowing and thus controls both the direction and the speed of the ship. A galley without oars means that man has no part in the guiding of the ship. The Holy Spirit is the guide! A gallant ship speaks of someone who has acquired a "name" in the body of Christ ... someone who is well known to men, but not approved by God. When we are truly led by the Spirit, we have no oars to propel the galley, neither is there any gallant ship to sail across the rivers and streams. Praise the Lord!
I am sure that some pastors would say, "But brother, we believe that we are being led by the Spirit when we plan our services ... what songs we will sing and who will be the scheduled speaker." I am certainly not in any position to say that you are wrong. However, when any pastor preplans the agenda for any gathering of believers, there is NO room left for the spontaneity of the Holy Spirit to move in that meeting. The Holy Spirit MUST have the freedom to move upon whomever He desires to say or do whatever He desires to bring forth at that moment in time. We must ALWAYS be alert to recognize God's leading in our midst. Without this sensitive awareness, churches, like individuals, can easily lose the focus of their mission and develop a false sense of self-worth and sufficiency. Jesus said,
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 3:8
Now some might say, "But brother, if we allow that kind of spontaneity in our meetings, we would have chaos!" If that is true then you are not teaching the people the right things ... things such as the centrality and supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ, how to hear the voice of the Lord for yourself, the fear of God, and if any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God. Certainly, order can and should be maintained during the flow of the Spirit.
Part of the difficulty is that we have been thoroughly trained and conditioned as to how our gatherings should evolve. Everyone has read all of the books, listened to all of the tapes, watched all of the videos, and heard all of the teachers and preachers. Not the least problem is all of the "How To" teachings and writings ... how to be born again, how to be healed, how to be delivered, how to receive a financial blessing, etc. We are an "I know that" people. We also have a tendency to revel in revelation, rather than in the Author of that revelation. But,
... if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought.1 Corinthians 8:2
The following is extracted from the June 2005, monthly newsletter, written by our good friend, Marion Fretwell, who was solid in the Lord. The title of the article is "Pentecost."
An old friend of ours, Howard A. Goss by name, received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost in 1902. It was just after the outpouring in Topeka, Kansas. He told us of how he couldn't speak in English for several days. When he would go to the grocery store, he would have to point at things. He couldn't tell them what he wanted.Brother Goss told Pearl and me about some of the meetings they had in those days. People would go out into towns, rent a hall, and start holding meetings. There was not much need to advertise - the Holy Ghost did that. Folks came from far and near to see what was taking place. They were seldom disappointed - the miracles of healing, and other manifestations of the Power of God were very convincing - and CONVICTING.As long as the young people were at a loss to know what to do, and when to do it, God took over and did things the right way. He knew when to do what, and how to do it.But little by little, men began to "LEARN HOW" to do things, and the Holy Ghost backed off and let them "do it."Revival fires burned for several years, however, and in 1913 Brother Goss and a few other men organized the Assemblies of God movement. There was a need, they thought, for a more orderly method of getting the Gospel out. There were some of the brethren who were doing things which were not correct in the sight of most of the brethren. And there could be strength in numbers. More could be accomplished for the Lord.There are folks today who doubt the wisdom of the move those men made back there. God alone REALLY knows.The Assemblies of God was split almost as soon as it was born. Bitterness was the result, which remains today.
During the Exodus, every day brought fresh manna from the sovereign hand of God. The Church must have fresh manna, fresh revelation, every day or we will starve. The Church cannot progress on leftovers from previous visitations. Transformation comes only in the light of the present glory and revelation of Jesus Christ.
A good brother named Merle Maupin was almost 102 years young when he went to be with the Lord about 15 years ago. He had been given a rather unique ministry of playing the piano in the Spirit. He would open up the Bible, read some scripture, and then play those verses on the piano. He never knew the notes that he was going to play and he could never repeat what he had just played. But the clear move of the Spirit through him was like a breath of fresh air moving through the trees. That is the way that all ministry in the congregation should operate.
Structure, organization, and control are much easier, much more manageable, and much more predictable if we stick with the traditional denominational or charismatic format. That also helps to keep more money coming in. In reality, it compromises or trades more money for the life of the Spirit. If the Lord establishes something, the Lord also provides the wherewithal. This principle applies on an individual level as well as a corporate level. The traditional format also tends to keep more believers comfortable, because far too many believers do NOT want to be stirred up. We like the tradition, the routine, the fixed format. Change is very difficult for us people, but sadly, we may miss out on the life flow of the Spirit.
Please note that Jesus promised, in Matthew 16, that He will build His Church. He did NOT say that you or I will build His Church. He did NOT say that the pastor will build His Church. We all need to be ever mindful ... that the LORD is in control! The big question is ... Are the church leaders of today willing to let go of THEIR control and let the Holy Spirit have His way, producing spontaneity and a freshness and originality in that which is brought forth to glorify the Lord?
We are talking about a big change ... a transformation. What we have spoken is radical to many. But we see no other way to true restoration. It takes an adjustment to our way of thinking ... like Peter walking on the water. What it takes ... is faith.
Frank Bartleman, in a book called "Another Flame Rolls In," has written of the mighty, spontaneous working of the Holy Spirit in the 1906 Azusa Street revival. That author says:
The spirit of singing among God's people was like a harp spontaneously flowing in the midst of His people. In fact it was the very breath of God, played on human strings or human vocal cords. The notes were humanly impossible. It was indeed singing in the Spirit. We had no pope or hierarchy. We were brethren. We had no human program. The Lord Himself was leading.There was no priest class. These things have come in later with the apostatizing of the movement. We did not have a platform. All were on a level.Ministers were servants according to the true meaning of the word. We did not honor man after their advantage in means or education. We honored them for their God-given gifts.The place was never closed or empty. People came there to meet with God.
He was there.Hence a continuous meeting went on.The religious ego preached its own funeral service quickly.No subjects or sermons were announced ahead of time.There were no special speakers for such an hour. All were spontaneous speakers. All were anointed of the Spirit. All wanted to hear God (and not man). We were delivered from ecclesiastical systems. We wanted God. In honor we preferred one another. When God spoke we all obeyed. It seemed a fearful thing to hinder or grieve the Spirit. He was in His Holy temple.
But that is all consistent with God's ways. He chooses what man rejects.
We challenge each and every believer who has heard this word to seriously be before the Lord to see whether these things are so or not. May the God of all grace be gracious unto us as we make our decisions.
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