The Berean vs The Pharisee; The Sequel of DOCTRINE Matters. #kingjamesbible
1 Corinthians 2:1
“And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.”
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1 Corinthians 2:2
“For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”
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Acts 17:11
“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
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Acts 7:51
“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.”
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DOCTRINE MATTERS. Be a good BEREAN (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Brother Cameron whom I used as the first CASE STUDY in the Study, "Doctrine Matters." Sent me the following Email which must be submitted as a SEQUEL:
Quote:
Dear Brother
I just watched and read the newest video and study of Brother Randy ( DOCTRINE Matters. Be a good BEREAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA0YrRas_qo
and
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2024/08/i-also-learned-lot-from-my-atheist.html ).
Amen! Praise God! Thank you, dear Brother,
I'm humbled, blessed and grateful to be working with you all.
I noticed that you mentioned in the video that at some point you wanted to reply to me that I was getting all hung up on a few words, that I was becoming a Pharisee, but then you had a check in your spirit by the Spirit of truth not to do so, that that little word goes down a rabbit hole and he would be chasing after evil.
I'm aware that because of my gifted mind, others might get the impression that I would be a person who would want to show off my intellectual excellency and that I would be a Pharisee, a hyper legal person caught in legalism, not a labourer together with God (not in relationship with God), not having the mind of Christ, and therefore not a spiritual Christian.
But as you perfectly point out, a good Berean (Acts 17:10-12) is not at all the same as a Pharisee (John 8, Acts 7).
A good Berean is open to believe in the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and therefore to receive the Spirit of God (Romans 8:9), to open up to the spiritual teaching of the Bible (1 Corinthians 2:13-14), while a Pharisee is not (John 8, Acts 7), because a good Berean has received the love of the truth and therefore will seek the word of God in truth and sincerity and with true humility (this is the fruit of the Spirit as in Galatians 5:22), while a Pharisee has not received the love of the truth and does not seek the word of God in truth and sincerity but instead puts on a voluntary humility (Colossians 2:18-23), a pretended humility, which is will worship and a show of wisdom (worship of self-will and a show of self-wisdom). That is the legalism of the Pharisees.
"1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
I too am not declaring a teaching of Scripture by an authority of intellectual excellency or academic degree but really only based on that I know Jesus Christ and him crucified, which is that I believe in the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
And all I write is to the glory of the Lord with the intent to serve the equipment and edification of the saints, as a guide and light to the lost, and a rebuke of the workers of iniquity and a defence against the devices of Satan.
At this point I would also like to share that I too have spiritual experiences and do not deny having them.
Therefore, I would like to share here a spiritual vision I had shared previously only with Brother Randy.
I had this vision after the Tale of 2 Christians
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FvOCKpEsKE&t=28s ).
Quote:
"Since the Tale of 2 Christians and especially since my colleague, after reading the Tale of 2 Christians, wrote me that he doesn't understand "living by the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ", the emotional sufferings I wrote you about were accompanied by a sense of having a dark cloud cast over me that vexed my soul.
When I wrote and sent you my notes regarding the mystery given to Paul by Jesus Christ and regarding James 2 (July 11, 2024), this dark cloud disappeared. And when I woke up the next morning, I saw a very strong and clear image in my mind:
I saw two yellow-amber serpent eyes piercing out of a deep darkness, staring with hatred towards us saints. The hatred was so pure and so strong that it seemed almost palpable.
It was immediately clear to me that Satan absolutely hates us being saved by grace through faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, that we live by the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that this dark cloud I sensed was a spiritual attack to hinder a deeper understanding of the faith, which however had failed."
Also, today just when looking at this vast amount of false teachings, heaps and piles and mountains of it, that there is on the internet, I realize again how blessed I am to have met you Brethren.
Endquote
God bless you abundantly.
Your fellow servant of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cameron
Dear Brother
I just watched and read the newest video and study of Brother Randy ( DOCTRINE Matters. Be a good BEREAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA0YrRas_qo
and
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2024/08/i-also-learned-lot-from-my-atheist.html ).
Amen! Praise God! Thank you, dear Brother,
I'm humbled, blessed and grateful to be working with you all.
I noticed that you mentioned in the video that at some point you wanted to reply to me that I was getting all hung up on a few words, that I was becoming a Pharisee, but then you had a check in your spirit by the Spirit of truth not to do so, that that little word goes down a rabbit hole and he would be chasing after evil.
I'm aware that because of my gifted mind, others might get the impression that I would be a person who would want to show off my intellectual excellency and that I would be a Pharisee, a hyper legal person caught in legalism, not a labourer together with God (not in relationship with God), not having the mind of Christ, and therefore not a spiritual Christian.
But as you perfectly point out, a good Berean (Acts 17:10-12) is not at all the same as a Pharisee (John 8, Acts 7).
A good Berean is open to believe in the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and therefore to receive the Spirit of God (Romans 8:9), to open up to the spiritual teaching of the Bible (1 Corinthians 2:13-14), while a Pharisee is not (John 8, Acts 7), because a good Berean has received the love of the truth and therefore will seek the word of God in truth and sincerity and with true humility (this is the fruit of the Spirit as in Galatians 5:22), while a Pharisee has not received the love of the truth and does not seek the word of God in truth and sincerity but instead puts on a voluntary humility (Colossians 2:18-23), a pretended humility, which is will worship and a show of wisdom (worship of self-will and a show of self-wisdom). That is the legalism of the Pharisees.
The Pharisees were caught in their carnal mind, so in their minds they really were in enmity against God (Romans 8:7-9). And therefore the Pharisees, when Jesus (John 8) or Stephen (Acts 7) told them the truth, ended up in so much anger that they were gnashing their teeth (Acts 7), coming at Jesus wanting to stone him (John 8:58-59), and actually stoned Stephen to death (Acts 7:57-58).
We see here this stark contrast in the reaction of the Bereans versus the reaction of the Pharisee when presented with the truth of the word of God.
When I exert scrutiny on writings of Brother Randy or other Brethren, as a good Berean would do, I do so in loving kindness. However, I am not in for a petty tit for tat. I'm ready and completely at peace to pull out of a joint study and also to say goodbye and completely walk away from Brother Randy or other Brethren any day for the sake of my and their conscience if I realized that they closed up to doctrine.
When I exert scrutiny on writings of Brother Randy or other Brethren, as a good Berean would do, I do so in loving kindness. However, I am not in for a petty tit for tat. I'm ready and completely at peace to pull out of a joint study and also to say goodbye and completely walk away from Brother Randy or other Brethren any day for the sake of my and their conscience if I realized that they closed up to doctrine.
I expect the other Brethren to correct me just as well if I am in error with doctrine.
As I also previously wrote to another Brother, I write it here again, that while there is no denying of my academic background as a scientist and certain intellectual faculties of me, it is as Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 2:1-2:
As I also previously wrote to another Brother, I write it here again, that while there is no denying of my academic background as a scientist and certain intellectual faculties of me, it is as Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 2:1-2:
"1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
I too am not declaring a teaching of Scripture by an authority of intellectual excellency or academic degree but really only based on that I know Jesus Christ and him crucified, which is that I believe in the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
Yes, the Lord is using me and my faculties, just as He is using the other Saints who all have different gifts.
And I am always aware and take care NOT to create my own doctrine, NOT to impose myself on Scripture, but I submit myself to Scripture, trying to learn what it is teaching me.
And I am always aware and take care NOT to create my own doctrine, NOT to impose myself on Scripture, but I submit myself to Scripture, trying to learn what it is teaching me.
And all I write is to the glory of the Lord with the intent to serve the equipment and edification of the saints, as a guide and light to the lost, and a rebuke of the workers of iniquity and a defence against the devices of Satan.
At this point I would also like to share that I too have spiritual experiences and do not deny having them.
Therefore, I would like to share here a spiritual vision I had shared previously only with Brother Randy.
I had this vision after the Tale of 2 Christians
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FvOCKpEsKE&t=28s ).
Quote:
"Since the Tale of 2 Christians and especially since my colleague, after reading the Tale of 2 Christians, wrote me that he doesn't understand "living by the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ", the emotional sufferings I wrote you about were accompanied by a sense of having a dark cloud cast over me that vexed my soul.
When I wrote and sent you my notes regarding the mystery given to Paul by Jesus Christ and regarding James 2 (July 11, 2024), this dark cloud disappeared. And when I woke up the next morning, I saw a very strong and clear image in my mind:
I saw two yellow-amber serpent eyes piercing out of a deep darkness, staring with hatred towards us saints. The hatred was so pure and so strong that it seemed almost palpable.
It was immediately clear to me that Satan absolutely hates us being saved by grace through faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, that we live by the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that this dark cloud I sensed was a spiritual attack to hinder a deeper understanding of the faith, which however had failed."
Also, today just when looking at this vast amount of false teachings, heaps and piles and mountains of it, that there is on the internet, I realize again how blessed I am to have met you Brethren.
Endquote
God bless you abundantly.
Your fellow servant of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cameron
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