Why is it that in today's churches, there is much darkness in them as in the world? Has the world (and its lusts) made its way into the place where people think God dwells?
2Cr 6:14-18 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. "Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. "And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty.
Today there is lawlessness, darkness, idol worshiping, people that proclaim to be believers but their life is much different during the week...
Paul goes on to say; "Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the
temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND
WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE."
What makes someone the temple of the living God?
1Cr 3:16-17 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.
The Spirit of God must dwell in you to be the temple of the living God!
So if todays churches are walking in darkness and we know that light and dark can not dwell together, do you think most people that are in church are a possessor of the Holy Spirit? Well...before we make a judgment on this subject the first question you might want to ask is "How does someone come to obtain the Holy Spirit?" Is it by asking Jesus into your heart? By believing with all your heart mind and soul? Is it just by faith?...
What does Jesus say in the Bible how one must obtain His Spirit? Remember, God gives us the answers. We must be disciples and ask questions - seek them out - and when we come to a door, start knocking...
God's word trumps any pastors word no matter if he went to seminary for 50 years. If you are taught by mans wisdom, you will only gain mans wisdom. Jesus says you will be taught by His Spirit. Mans wisdom is different then Gods.
1Cr 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
We will look at how man is to receive God's Spirit and see if this is why churches are failing today - because they lack the keys to obtaining eternal life!