spiritual milk
We're aware that our enemy knows the scriptures,
(he tried being clever with Jesus in the wilderness),
and if he saw the opportunity to contaminate
our milk from day one, don't you think he would have, remembering that he views us as far more than just individuals,
he knows we are the Body of Christ.
Can we be sure that tiny poisonous lies were not hidden, and sown into the sermons that we have trusted since day one?
(he tried being clever with Jesus in the wilderness),
and if he saw the opportunity to contaminate
our milk from day one, don't you think he would have, remembering that he views us as far more than just individuals,
he knows we are the Body of Christ.
Can we be sure that tiny poisonous lies were not hidden, and sown into the sermons that we have trusted since day one?
as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word 1 Peter 2:2 NKJV
1 Peter 2:2
desire the pure milk of the word NKJV
crave pure spiritual milk NIV
you should want to drink the pure milk which is God’s Word NLV
like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, AMP
Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, GNT
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk ESV
desire the pure milk of the word NKJV
crave pure spiritual milk NIV
you should want to drink the pure milk which is God’s Word NLV
like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, AMP
Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, GNT
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk ESV
The point is best made in the American Standard Version ASV
long for the spiritual milk which is without guile
Dictionary.com definition of guile "insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity".
What if a tiny amount of harmful contaminate had been 'sugar coated' and slipped into our spiritual diet unnoticed, in everything except what Jesus tells us are the greatest
and second greatest commandments..
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matt 22:37-40
We all agree on these two, but just about everything else has proved to be open to interpretation, the perfect
opportunity for Satan to exploit.
If we had attended a different church and denomination every Sunday throughout our Christian walk, we would have heard many different interpretations of the gospel, some slightly different, some not so slight.
Resulting in, and we've all heard you say it leaders....
"a united global church is desirable, but it will never happen in our life time, there are far too many difficulties,
it's impossible until Jesus returns,
lets focus on reaching the lost, instead"
All subliminal messages that we have all heard,
and they all support, promote and add up to,
this same accepted end belief,
global unity, 'it's impossible'.
THIS IS THE POISON IN OUR MILK
Made even more believable because we've all heard it, and are still hearing it from our previous knowledgeable generation,
who also drank the same contaminated milk,
as did the generation before them.
Tiny poisonous droplets of discord, carefully mixed in with our pure milk, since the very beginning of our walk with Jesus.
But is this belief what our spirit heard
the day we first believed.....
(before we drank the contaminated milk infected with guile)
Galatians 5:8-9 (NKJV)
This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
We know that this mistaken persuasion
has had hideous consequences in reaching the lost,
a good and proven strategy for Satan.
The point is best made in the American Standard Version ASV
long for the spiritual milk which is without guile
Dictionary.com definition of guile "insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity".
What if a tiny amount of harmful contaminate had been 'sugar coated' and slipped into our spiritual diet unnoticed, in everything except what Jesus tells us are the greatest
and second greatest commandments..
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matt 22:37-40
We all agree on these two, but just about everything else has proved to be open to interpretation, the perfect
opportunity for Satan to exploit.
If we had attended a different church and denomination every Sunday throughout our Christian walk, we would have heard many different interpretations of the gospel, some slightly different, some not so slight.
Resulting in, and we've all heard you say it leaders....
"a united global church is desirable, but it will never happen in our life time, there are far too many difficulties,
it's impossible until Jesus returns,
lets focus on reaching the lost, instead"
All subliminal messages that we have all heard,
and they all support, promote and add up to,
this same accepted end belief,
global unity, 'it's impossible'.
THIS IS THE POISON IN OUR MILK
Made even more believable because we've all heard it, and are still hearing it from our previous knowledgeable generation,
who also drank the same contaminated milk,
as did the generation before them.
Tiny poisonous droplets of discord, carefully mixed in with our pure milk, since the very beginning of our walk with Jesus.
But is this belief what our spirit heard
the day we first believed.....
(before we drank the contaminated milk infected with guile)
Galatians 5:8-9 (NKJV)
This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
We know that this mistaken persuasion
has had hideous consequences in reaching the lost,
a good and proven strategy for Satan.