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To: Alamo-Girl

I disagree He will send them back in to stay. To minister and to teach momentarily, but not for good. And the synagogues in Jesus’ day were a whole lot different than the Catholic churches of today. I cannot imagine them letting in Paul or any of the other Apostles to teach a Gospel contrary to Catholic teaching.

Here we are, believers born again and filled with the Spirit, just as the believers were then and see how they treat us when we come telling the truth in His name. They cannot bear it and gnash their teeth and practically foam at the mouth to be told what we know in our hearts and have been given witness to by the Spirit.

This sums it up and this is what they cannot bear:

The way is lonely and goes on until there is no longer even a trace of a footprint to follow— but only the voice saying, “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19).

Very few are willing to do what it takes to follow Jesus. They just cannot do it...safer to stay inside “the church” or their religion than it is to come out and be sent who knows where by the Spirit. If they only knew how thrilling it is to live this way. But it is not for the faint of heart.

I really love the testimony of this lady, a former nun, who left and was born again. She is precisely the type of believer I would like to know. Full of the Spirit of the Lord, but with humor and joie de vivre!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOR3JuQuvqo

God wants people who are not afraid to stand up and proclaim His name and speak truth no matter what!

God bless you,
jodyel


356 posted on 09/19/2013 8:09:10 PM PDT by jodyel
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To: jodyel
Very few are willing to do what it takes to follow Jesus. They just cannot do it...safer to stay inside “the church” or their religion than it is to come out and be sent who knows where by the Spirit. If they only knew how thrilling it is to live this way. But it is not for the faint of heart.

Truly said. I love this life in the pasture, but as you say it is not for everyone. Some are more comfortable in the pen:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. - John 10:1-5

May God bless you, dear sister in Christ!

359 posted on 09/19/2013 8:20:46 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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