Why they are led astray?
Hebrews 8:11 KJV
No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another,
‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least
of them to the greatest
Why are Christians led astray? In most parts, it is due to the lack of understanding
of what pertains the new covenant. Why the new covenant? Many really have not
been taught to understand the reason why God wanted a new covenant.
For instance if you were to ask many why a new covenant? They will say, it was for
the sins of man to be taken care of. This is true for the Master said,
“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins......Matthew 26:28 KJV” but more importantly is the Christian
been made to understand the greater purpose in all of this.
There was a greater purpose but that could only be fulfilled after Him dying for
you.
Why then the new covenant?
God was tired of ceremonial religion. Actually, He was never interested in
ceremonial observances from the get go but had to bear with it because He was
dealing with men with a corrupted nature. He knew that, He understood that so
He had to bear with that in the days of old so as to bring His eternal dream to pass.
You the Christian is that dream. You are supposed to be that dream.
Please understand this, no matter how much the veterinary doctor learns about a
dog, no matter the volume of knowledge he acquires on a dog, he or she can never
know the dog the way the dog know itself. Why? Because he or she is not and can
never be a dog. He can learn by observation, by study and try to even get into the
mind and emotions of the animal but can never know the dog as the dog know
itself.
This is how far religion could take a man, this is how far it could take the Rabbi’s
of old but God was looking for a generation of creatures who could know Him as
He know Himself. This is the nucleus of Christianity. This is what is all about.
Like in the dog case, God knew that this could only be achieved by giving man the
God life; this could only be achieved by man partaking of the divine nature so the
Master said
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.... John 17:3 KJV”
This is what eternal life is all about, its knowing God. It’s not a mental Knowing.
It’s knowledge of communion, knowledge based on fellowship.
The problem of many Christians is that they think we are still in the Old
Testament and want others to know God for them. They want their ministers to
know God for them and hence some have become zombies going with everything
taught from the Pulpit. Why? Because it sounds nice, it’s appealing. It sounds like
what God will say. The question is, did He say so?
Every Christian has eternal life and that gives you the capacity to know and
understand spiritual mysteries. It’s for every Christian. Am I down playing the
importance of Men of God? Never, for I myself am a man of God. Men of God
have a very important and vital role in this. Depending on the Grace of the office a
man or woman of God holds, He may unveil mysteries, train or teach you but
when it comes to understanding mysteries, it is for every Christian.
This is why when any mystery is unveiled to you, you have to compare with
scriptures yourself to access its validity because you now have what it takes to
understand mysteries and it’s for every Christian. The only thing is that, the ability
to understand grows as you grow spiritually.
You can’t hold God accountable now that you have received His life. The problem
really is that many Christians are busy with this world. They love the things in this
world more than their eternal destinies and this spiritual laziness leads them into
gulping anything appealing to their senses. Christians ought to be like the brethren
at Berea. The Bible says,
“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the
word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether
those things were so......Acts 17:11KJV”
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