Two sorts of love
Some people's opinion is that my articles are loveless, but I am
only delighted and thankful for that criticism. I am thankful to
the Lord that they cannot find the sort of love in my articles that
they are looking for.
Some people can be very kindly and have a correct language and
self-imposed wor****p, but that is no sign of a Christian love. Please,
read Rom. 16:17-18 and Col. 2:18-23. We can read in Luke 11:37-54
how Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. Surely
they thought that Jesus could have been more kindly with them, for
they had in all cases given him a meal food. But it is not possible
to bribe Jesus, he says the truth yet.
A sure sign for a Christian love is the love to the Lord and his word.
Jesus is the Word, and if we do not love God's word, then we neither
love Jesus. John 1:1-14. Jesus says in Matt. 10:37-39, "He that loveth
father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth
son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh
not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that
findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake
shall find it."
If we have the love of Christ, then we also love the Body of Christ
and are longing for seeing it be built-up according to the pattern.
What is the pattern of God's temple? It is all that the Bible teaches
about the Body of Christ, or God's temple. Eph. 4th Chapter and
Hebr. 8th Chapter. And we receive thankfully the teaching the
apostle Paul gives us in 2 Cor. 6:14-18. But then we are accused
of being severe and loveless, just because we want to follow
God's word and do not believe what they preach in the churches.
In 1 Cor. 13:4-6 we can read how the true love is. "Charity
suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth
not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly;
seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth."
The false love of the great whore (Rev. 17th and 18th Chapter)
is on the contrary. In the harlot-love, there are impatience,
contrariness and enviousness. The harlot-love is impolite and
self-seeking. It keeps watch of its own church, its own
denomination. And it is an obstacle for the rising and the
edification of the Body of Christ. The harlot-love is suspicious
and has a grudge against supposed injuries. It does not rejoice
in the truth, but in unrighteousness it suppresses the truth and
demand that people shall follow church traditions instead of
obeying God's word.
If we must keep silent with some bible truth "for the sake of love"
and for not to disturb the fellow****p, then it is not any Christian
fellow****p. The Christian fellow****p becomes stronger the more
radical God's words are preached.
God's word teaches us to forgive and love one another, but we
do not need to forgive and love the devil. We must resist the devil
and combat him with the weapon that God has given us. Eph.
6:10-18. James 4:7. We must also resist and combat the tools
that the devil uses to divide and enslave the Christians. By the
power of God's word we can with frankness unmask and attack
churches and denominations, and help people to be free from
there.
Some ones have pointed out to me that we must distinguish
between the believing and the churches to which they belong, and
not to condemn the members along with the church system. But
the problem is that the church members are not willing to leave
church. They cannot see the difference between people and churches.
They feel as one with the church to which they belong, and they
cannot distinguish between a point at issue and a personal attack.
When I mention anything about the doctrine of the church, they
apprehend it as an attack against themselves. At once they cry
out, do not judge!
Those who are so quick to give prominence to that we shall not
judge, what are they doing? They defend the religious fraud and
condemn the truth! It does not give evidence of love to Jesus or
to the Body of Christ. They have no teaching to give regarding
the Body of Christ and they explain nothing. Nevertheless, they
are willingly to determine and command and pretend that they
know anything.
What I have written here is not any condemnation over anyone,
and there are no honest Christians who feel hurt or take offence
at this. This is eagerly awaited and releasing truths for God's
people. I want to help people to be free from the religious
harlot-being. The truth will set them free. But it is not enough
that we read or listen to the truth, we must also acknowledge
the truth and act according to the truth.
If we have an honest longing for being free from church tradition
thinking, then we can be free because God listens to our prayers
and the Holy Spirit reveals the truth of the Body of Christ.
Allan Svensson
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