YOU BE THE JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
After a feud with a fellow shipmate, regarding his error in
hanging over the side of the deck, he disregarded orders from
authorities who told him, "Stay away from the
edge." Whether of rebellion
against authority, fun and games, or plain stupidity,
this fellow refused to obey the orders; He would neither
listen to nor follow the rules of the ship.
The hour came when his reckless fun instantly turned into his
most frightening day. Were I judging him, I would've
smiled, laughed, waved and yelled, 'I told you so!' when he
slipped off the deck, into the ocean of darkness. He was my
shipmate. My job was to help ALL who were of the vessel, especially
in a life-threatening situation.
I quickly tossed him a lifeline. He should grab
hold, but I was in no position to force him to grasp it;
the CHOICE was up to him. I yelled out, "Grab the
rope, mate!" but to spite himself, out of pride,
he yelled back, "I'm no mate of yours; All you do is bark
rules and orders, and since I'm offended by you, I'll catch the
next boat."
His CHOICE was his. Our choice is OURS. Carefully
consider the Contextual Holiness of God, without the
commentary of denominational theory. Our souls are at
stake, facing Eternal Damnation, if we follow and adhere to the deceptive
theories taught by preachers of denominational doctrines.
Such pastors are the Wolves in sheep's clothing, mentioned
MANY times over in our Scriptural WARNINGS.
We're to STUDY the Bible, SEEK Understanding of the
Word, become to TRULY KNOW God, and SHOW ourselves APPROVED
unto Him by incorporating the Principles of His Word INTO EVERY
aspect of our daily lives. We're told to judge ourselves;
not in comparison with others, but in accordance with the Contextual
Word of God. In other words, we should ask ourselves, Am I doing
what the Word says to do? Am I doing what the Word says
NOT to do? Am I keeping MY end of God's
Covenant that I agreed to? Have I EVER even TAKEN
the VOW to LOVE, HONOR AND OBEY
God's Covenant? Am I being Godly? Does God SMILE When
He looks at me? Can God even BEAR to look in my direction?
If we don't judge our thoughts, speech and actions through the
eyes of GOD, we can easily deceive ourselves. We
usually consider ourselves good ole boys and nice young
ladies, and through our eyes, we'll never see
things God's Way; but we should TRY to look at ourselves AS
GOD SEES US. As long as our bodies breathe, we remain
subject to Satan's random attacks. Deception is one
of his favorite weapons. We should not allow our own
flesh to deceive us into thinking we're OK with God, and for
sure don't let some hired preacher-man convince us
that we're on the Right Road, because They will
switch the signs. What does the Word of God say?
Satan is the slickest gangster on the face of this
earth, and he transforms his slickest demons into 'lovable,
trusting PASTORS' who make their living teaching FALSEHOODS,
cleverly DISGUISED AS 'The Word of God'.
Take your orders from the Great Commanding Officer in Heaven, and
"Don't lean over the edge." If, by haps, you've
already FALLEN into the murky waters of False Denominational
Doctrines, then "Grab the rope, mates!" The
LIFELINE is within the CONTEXTUAL Word of
God. You Be The Judge.
Copyright Feb. 27, 2004 ~ R0107 ~
BoldnessInChrist Ministry
JoeMcDaniel ~ P.O. Box 414 ~ Marion, AR
72364