Now what I have found is that many have been following a false sense of humility relying on a time of a season to supposedly showing Christ's love when in fact they're hypocrites at it's highest. I'm seeing many speak about how they love Christ but will walk right by that brother or sister that's hungry and homeless and will not help cause not one fiber in their body have the love of Christ.
Now lets get a understanding of this word exemplification then we are going to dive into this and hopefully change the minds and hearts of our people to truly follow Christ.
Unlike ostension, which is the act of showing or pointing to a sample, exemplification is possession of a property plus reference to its label. For example, if a color sample has the property labelled 'green', then the color sample exemplifies green. Basically, possession of a property amounts to being referred to by its label.
Exemplification means using examples to explain, convince, or amuse. Lending interest and information to writing, exemplification is one of the most common and effective ways to developing ideas. Examples may be developed also by displaying a character that has been characterized by a sample of something that is to be exemplified through direct action.
So when we look to these religious institutions we can't find where the mind of Christ is being exemplified but shows how they are enemies of the cross. Phl 3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
Note: Paul stated that he have often spoke about the walk of many and how they are walking contrary to Christ and here he's now to the point of tears. Now notice that he stated that they are the enemies of the cross and not of Christ in which they have a form of selfish love for Christ but they don't want the cross. Lets see what this word cross means that these hypocrites don't want no part of but they so love Christ.
Cross: Greek 4716
σταυρός
Pronunciation
stow-ros'
from the base of 2476; a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ:--cross.
Note: Now if you look closely at the meaning of the word cross what stands out is self- denial and atonement. So what did Christ said about this Mar 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mar 8:35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Note: Now this word cross in this precept is tied to the meaning exposure to death considering in vs 35 he's speaking of ones life but at the same time one must not consider his life like how these institutions has place the people in a mind set, saying and teaching get your blessing get your break through sow your seed to get your miracle and the people not seeing that this leads to selfishness and being self centered not considering those that are in a worst situation then they are but Christ said if you lose your life for him and the gospel you shall save his life.
Note: Now this has a two fold meaning but I'm going to focus on one which is denying self, giving up your own interests your own selfish desires and selfishness not looking to be bless just for yourself but look to put a smile on someone else face which will further the gospel. You have them that say O I help this person or that person ok what about that sister that is raising them kids on her own or that brother that's caught up in the street you're walking in sin. Lets see what the precept say Jam 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Jam 2:9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Note: It's funny how these people have set people they will help and some they won't even look at they don't want the cross of Christ. What did Christ said he came to do but you will have these hypocrites looking down on brothers that is doing what they won't do. Let's see how this works and answer the question what Christ came to do. Mat 9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Mat 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Note: So you mean to tell me in-spite of what these hypocrites think, Christ continued to display that selfish love for even those that was not part of the click.
These people don't know what it means to die to self when all they talk about is what blessing they are waiting for or they're believing god for a miracle and they won't even use or take what they got to help another 1Jo 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Note: People would rather throw away their old things then rather give it to some one less fortunate. They have a freezer full of meat but can't feed that family that is less fortunate. They have more then enough but walk right by that brother sitting on the ground with his cup asking for money for food and they pass right by not knowing that they just did it to Christ Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Note: What did Christ said they are going into everlasting punishment? That's right that sister or brother you won't lend a helping hand to you have done it to Christ. You don't have no love in your heart.
You have those that say I feed the hungry or I help those in need. That don't mean you have love in your heart cause you display a false humility. Lets see what the precept says about this 1Cr 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Note: You would think cause a person bestow all their goods to feed the poor and give themselves to be burned that these people got love that's so far from the truth.
Now lets see what exemplify love. 1Cr 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Cr 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
1Cr 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1Cr 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Note: So if I do all those good things but if I envy what I did for the poor profits me nothing, if I ack unseemly I'm not exemplifying love, if I rejoice in lawlessness and not in truth everything I've done was in vain. So cause you have a soup kitchen at your church or a food pantry don't mean nothing if you're walking in complete error this goes back to having love for the father. So this means your heart isn't right no matter how much you think your doing.
Now how are we to present ourselves. Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Note: We are told to present our bodies as a living sacrifice in which sacrifice means Greek 2380
θύω
Pronunciation
thoo'-o
a primary verb; properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke), i.e. (by implication) to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose):--kill, (do) sacrifice, slay.
This meaning is saying in other words to offer yourself
Note: Look at the phrase ( slaughter for any purpose). Do you see these so called preachers giving themselves to help a sister raise those boys that she's raising own her own. What about help that brother that has lost his way and restore values back into that brother. What about clothing a sister mind so no unrighteous man won't come along to undress her body? What about becoming what she need in the home having no desire of ever sleeping with the sister now thats where the next word in the precept comes into play and that word is holy. So you see these false humility followers is not exemplifying the cross but rather are enemies cause they don't walk out the mind of Christ. Phl 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
So now ask yourself what mind did Christ have. This precept is one example of many Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it
Note: Christ gave himself. Which means at all levels he became available to the people to aid in any situation. You wont find this mind set among these hypocrites today because Phl 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) their god is their selfishness and they mind earthly things. All they are focus on is their blessing. Their new house, car, husband, wife, shoes, clothes ext... This makes them enemies of the cross cause they want Christ but they don't want to give up themselves they won't deny their wants for another to have they are hypocrites and don't know Christ nor his word. They will not sacrifice themselves like Christ did so others can live. They are all about what they can get. I'm going to end this here cause I can keep going on and on about how these fake false humility followers are so far of from the mind of Christ and selfish love for they people of the Most High rather saved or not. Shalom
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