by Tomas M. Barrameda II
(Author of "Jesus, The Liberator [A Biblical perspective of Liberation Theology for the 21st Century]" )
(Author of "Jesus, The Liberator [A Biblical perspective of Liberation Theology for the 21st Century]" )
November 5. 2015
Our present Christianity has an abundance of imperfections although compared to earlier years, we may say most Christians are much better than before. In order to improve on the present, we need to see what makes our present Christianity not the way it should be as described in the Holy Bible.
Today, I will highlight at least one of those "misunderstandings" currently practiced. It occurred to me that Christians are having difficulties becoming spiritually matured not only because many don't read and understand the substance of the Scriptures, but also because Man has been blinded by worldly things, especially those those which please the senses. Let me be more specific. In the bible, it is written: "How lovely is your temple, O Lord, of the armies of heaven." ( Psalm 84:1 ). But that was from the Old Testament. So today, a lot of people think of this message as referring to the church buildings which are being improved on an ongoing basis.
The New Testament reveals St. Paul saying that we, the genuine Christians who believe and strive to obey, represent God's Temple by faith. ( 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17 / 1 Cor. 6:19 )
When Jesus said: The Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17: 20-21), he was referring to humans being temples of God. Thus, the aim of Man should be to be God's Temple. As God's temple, we therefore have to give more importance to each believer in Jesus Christ. What we are witnessing at present, when a great majority of people seem to be losing faith in God and in His teachings, and their practical lives have become evidences of love for money, power, fame, vices, pleasures, and wicked ways to satisfy their avarice and various godless desires, is the opposite of the Kingdom of God in the making. That is because lives have become founded on the "misunderstanding" of God's Temple on Earth.
In the near future, there should be a turning of trend towards victory in the spiritual battlefield between genuine Spiritual Leaders and fake ones whose concern is to deceive people about the Kingdom of God.
Jesus, The Liberator, will succeed in the formation of more and more genuine spiritual leaders who will build on obedient disciples by the power of His Words. We will then increase in number exponentially 2 to the 33rd power = 8.5 billion, where the 33rd power is approximately the age of Jesus when he was crucified to death, and 2 can mean God and Me. But I am sure there are more genuine Spiritual Warriors of Jesus in this world. Thus, progress towards establishing such a foundation in practical living will be much faster.
How would I know that you are God's temple in the present ? We are blessed by a "third" eye. Our two physical eyeballs are meant to see whatever or whoever. The 3rd has an ability to discern. You are a temple of God when I see in you the practical life of obedience to God's teachings, a consistent manifestation of Jesus alive in you.
(To Be Continued )
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In the near future, there should be a turning of trend towards victory in the spiritual battlefield between genuine Spiritual Leaders and fake ones whose concern is to deceive people about the Kingdom of God.
Jesus, The Liberator, will succeed in the formation of more and more genuine spiritual leaders who will build on obedient disciples by the power of His Words. We will then increase in number exponentially 2 to the 33rd power = 8.5 billion, where the 33rd power is approximately the age of Jesus when he was crucified to death, and 2 can mean God and Me. But I am sure there are more genuine Spiritual Warriors of Jesus in this world. Thus, progress towards establishing such a foundation in practical living will be much faster.
How would I know that you are God's temple in the present ? We are blessed by a "third" eye. Our two physical eyeballs are meant to see whatever or whoever. The 3rd has an ability to discern. You are a temple of God when I see in you the practical life of obedience to God's teachings, a consistent manifestation of Jesus alive in you.
(To Be Continued )
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