The Secret of my joy: I am not here to achieve the bullet points of the man who died upon the Cross with Christ Jesus. I have born again for reasons greater than the intense, personal desires and happiness profile of that expired man. I have been born again by spirit for God’s powerful purpose and the opportunity to daily, choose that Will, that Plan, God’s Plan over my own.
All men are born of Water, few are born again by Fire, this is the rebirth, being born again that confuses the mind of religious scholars but is self evident even to youth. Thank you Mothers for delivering these children of which I was once one to have the opportunity to live for this temporary existence or experience the rebirth as heaven born, adopted, transformed, seed of God’s Forgiveness, Hope and Redemption for in Christ Jesus upon that Cross.
What does it mean to be born of the Fire Baptism that most denominations misunderstand? Well, without it we cannot even call ourselves the Sons of God, be sealed for eternity, stand against the Dominion of God’s defeated enemies, share in Christ’s inheritance, be a member of the Body and Bride of Christ. We can’t even have Spiritual Site without which the parables of Christ’s ministry confounded the smartest among men, giving sight to the blind, healing to the sick and everlasting life to those who believe.
There are no denominations in heaven yet we swear by them here. That’s outrageous yet we will ponder our greatest arguments to involve ourselves in endless argument for self righteousness against the STARK truths of the Gospel. Many follow faiths that claim, “special revelation”, opened eyes and the understanding knowledge of the gods, just as Eve experienced when she ate of God’s Forbidden Fruit. This is nothing new but a recommissioning of the enemy’s deception subtlety in the Garden. Yet men go about attempting in argument and additional scripture to somehow convince the world, when they themselves have not been sealed by the Holy Spirit’s Baptism by Fire.
Let us look at the symbolic misunderstanding surrounding even the Water baptism. I say symbolic because John the Baptist was baptizing across the Jordan before the coming of Messiah, therefore symbolism was all that was established. Water Baptism symbolizes the Death with Christ on the Cross and taking our sins upon Him into Death, as being plunged under the water symbolizes. Then being raised to eternal life in rebirth rising from the water as Christ Jesus was risen, conquering death and cleansing us from our sin by taking it into death with him. It remains symbolic yet denominations will attempt to exclude new believers from rebirth by making the symbol the replacement for the actual rebirth in the Holy Spirit.
There is the definition of replacement theology. That is any doctrine that replaces the Gospel message for any other doctrine. God’s Word is clear that if anyone comes preaching another doctrine whether angel of man, they are ANATHEMA to God. So if your denomination, which doesn’t exist in heaven is REPLACING God’s Word with their own doctrine where are they in the War with God? Secondly, be born again admits us to the Adoption by God in Christ Jesus, the everlasting Life we were promised for believing on Him. Without the Holy Spirit’s baptism by FIRE, being born again as heavenly being, we cannot be part of the Body of Christ. Think on that Churches self proclaiming they are experts and gatekeepers of Faith are using Replacement theology to supposed open those gates that they themselves have found denied.
Knowing Christ Jesus, abiding/enduring in HIM and having HIS Spirit living with my heart is the only evidence and recognition of my salvation and non symbolic but rather real rebirth into the Kingdom Of Heaven, the Eternal Family adoption, joint heirship, Son of God that he promised I may choose to become. In fact God’s Word tells us to work out our salvation in Fear and Trembling. That does not at all resemble the lies of Once Saved Always Saved human surety we are sold in denominational faith. Let us remember that although denominational faiths swear allegiance to the same God, through the Same Spirit and same faith they spend their yearly time trying to convert/SAVE each other or convince though theological argument those who they believe are LOST to God.
None of that is my job. The salvation of each person I meet is beyond my power, job or authority. They may only be called by Spirit to salvation, empowered in the indwelling of the Holy Spirits Fire Baptism and sealed for eternal life by that interaction. I am nothing other than experiencing the enormous experience of being the broken cup that shared the cool water of God’s Gospel that sponsored their own voyage to God’s offer of Grace. But joyous that remains to think that when I go into a group of people I don’t go alone but indwelt by the Sword and the Spirit of God’s Word, the discerner of Heart’s, Mind’s and intention’s. My arguments, power or instruments are not useless a twenty second best on the list of my toolset. God knows their hearts, minds and intentions. HE knows what they need to hear in order to have sponsored life action to come to Him in faith. My job is to trust HIM and love them enough to share the Gospel message.
Is your Rebirth symbolic or real? You will know them by their fruits Jesus said and also frighteningly told us that without them He would not know us, remaining in the sins of the man who should have died upon the Cross with Jesus. Without the HOLY Spirit’s indwelling I got nothing. I got no salvation, no power, no proof, no fruits and I never really either understood or took seriously the VERILY, VERILY of Jesus’ ministry. When someone is sent in my path, I get the gift of God. He is sending them/me that I may share His Word of Love, giving them the gift of opportunity at Grace. I know God’s Will through His Word Therefore I know He wants all to come to the Knowledge of the Truth. May I then assume that He has brought each of us together to produce that outcome? Of course, why else would they meet a knucklehead, broken cup Pastor like me?