God is the Love
But God's love does not hinder us to study God's word
Some people have a sort of love and fellow****p that does not
endure the light of God's word. When we mention something
about churches and denominations, and compare with what the
Bible teaches about the Assembly of God, then a remarkable
phenomenon appears. Many become afraid and nervous and
point out that we shall love the assembly and not judge and
criticize. But what is it that they comprehend as criticism?
It is God's word!
"But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have
fellow****p with one another, and the blood of His Son Jesus
Christ cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:7. Most of those
who profess they are Christians do not walk in the light.
They are walking in the spiritual darkness of the church, and
are averse to light. As soon as someone mentions something
about churches and associations, and compares with what
the Bible teaches about the Assembly of God, then this false
love appears.
When we want to study what, the Bible teaches about the
Assembly of God, then they say that we judge and criticize.
What sort of love and fellow****p is it that wants to hinder us
to study God's word? Instead to being eager to keep the unity
of the Spirit in the bond of peace, as in Eph. 4:3, they want
to maintain the disunion and hold us Christians bound to
churches and denominations. They defend churches and
denominations and condemn the truth. What does this have
to do with the love of Christ? God is love, but God's love
does not hinder us to study God's word.
Have you indeed struggled in prayer before the Lord to get
the knowledge of the truth about the Assembly of God? This
has been my continuous prayer request for more than 40 years.
What I have written about churches and denominations and
about the Assembly of God, it is a study of the Bible and
answer to prayers, and not criticism. No honest one can take
offence at this, or become wounded of this.
Only the love to God's word can break down party walls and
overcome a conflict of opinion between us as Christians.
Those who do not love God's word, they neither love Jesus,
for he is God's word. John 1:1-14. Rev. 19:13.
"Love patiently endures, is kind; love is not envious; love
boasts not itself, is not puffed up; does not behave unbecomingly,
does not seek the things of itself, is not easily provoked, does
not impute evil; does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but
rejoices in the truth." 1 Cor. 13:4-6.
The false love of the great whore 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 truths "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 each other, but we do
not need to forgive and love Satan and defend his false
doctrines.
Allan Svensson
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