PERSONAL PUZZLER: Living The Committed Christian Life

The Open Question:

What Would You Say To A Church Pastor
Who Is Proudly Gay
Who Speaks Proudly
Of What The He-God
Has Done
AND
Inspirationally
Of What The She-God Is Doing?

The American Gay Population Is Less Than 4%
Of The Total Population!
What Would You Say To A Heterosexual 
Bible-Thumping Pastor
Who Says That The Christian Church Would Die
Without The Gay Church Members/Musicians Who 
Presumptuously Live 
Unrepentantly
In Known Sin Before Almighty God?

How Would You Respond To The Charismatic Pastor
- With Immensely Convincing Oratorical Skills -
Who Says That
Loving, Living And Serving 
Are The Only Three Things
That A Modern Christian Is Required To Do?

What Of ...
Confession, Repentance, Obedience
Walking And Working In Faith?

What Of ... 
The Acquisition Of The Lord's
Meek And Gentle Spirit
Against Which There Is No Law?

What Of ...
The Aspiration Of Striving 
For To Achieve God's Glory?

What Of ...
The Renunciation Of Sin?

What Of ...
Living With The Hope
That Comes Of Faith That Works
Because Of Our Love Of The Lord Christ?

What About ...
Our Asking The Lord
For The Indwelling Of His Holy Spirit?

What About ... Denying Self?

What About ... 

• Temperate Living?
• Not Walking Wise In Our Own Eyes?
• Denying The Liar?
• Watching And Praying?
• Not Holding On To Temporal Things?
• Living To Send Up Riches To Glory?
• Asking The Lord To Cleanse Us Of All Unrighteousness?
• Wearing The Whole Armor Of God?
• Beatitude Living?
• Blessing God?

And ...

What About Thanking The Holy God 
For Our Blessings
Seen And Unseen
Known And Unknown
Unanticipated
Unappreciated
Unasked For
AND
Blessings Promised To Come?

Can We "Christians" Really Get All Of Our Lives
Into The Three Broad Categories Of:

Living

Loving

Serving

Without Following The Prescriptives Of The Living Word?

Remember:

If Something Does Not Have A Name
It Is Usually Rendered Unimportant!
AND
Just Saying Live, Love And Serve
Gives Us All The Opportunity 
To Forget To Remember
To Ignore
To Less Count
To Elevate
To Denigrate
To Gravitate
To Set Aside
To Glorify!

When You Know All That Is Required
You have No Excuse For Forgetfulness
Nor Disobedience!

Can A Committed Christian
Really Leave The Living Of His Life
To Man's Happenstance?

What Purpose Does Jesus Christ Serve 
In Your Life?

What Do YOU Say To All These Things?

The Apostle Paul Said:

Without The Law, I Would Not Know Sin.

I Say:

Without Our Closely Following
The Requirements For True Christian Living
We Will Fall For Any Thing
AND
Every Thing!

We Have Been Given A Blueprint
A Blueprint For Living Christ's Life
AND
If We Will Follow It Closely
We Will Survive Earth's Strife!

We Are To:

Read The Bible AND Pray
Watch
Work In Faith
Humble Ourselves
Deny The Adversary Every Which Way
Lift Up The Lord
Remove The Beam From Our Own Eyes
Get God's Eye Salve
Get God's Gold
Get God's White Linen
AND
Put Oil In Our Lamps
AND
Accept Provided Grace
Accept The Given Faith
AND
Accept Free Offer Of Salvation
Strive To Be Redeemed
AND
Leaning On Christ ... Endure The Struggle
AND
Let The Holy Spirit Lead!

We Are Also Called Upon To:

Entertain Strangers
Love The Lord
Love Our Brother As We Love Ourselves
Walk The Straight And Narrow Way
Let Our Heart Be Fertile Ground
Let Good Angels Influence Us To Do Good
Stand On The Rock Of Ages
Stand On The Promises Of God
Reach Out To Jesus
Let Jesus Hold Our Hand

AND ...
We Are Encouraged To:

Get Victory Over Sin Through Jesus
Go On The Narrow Road With Straight Walking
Use Soft Answers To Turn Away Wrath
Not Be A Fool
Be Wise Unto Salvation
Don't Indulge A Double Mind
AND
Live For The Lord
For, In This, Is Great Reward!

The Great Question
That Needs The Simple Answer
From A Spirit-Lead Conscience
Is

Does Just Living

Loving

And

Serving

- A Doctrine Of Fallen Man -

Serve The Purpose

In Your Call To Jesus Christ

- The Savior God -

Who Died

To Save You?

Personal Puzzler: PASTOR: Willing Skilled And Able

Willing, Skilled And Able
Are Pastors!

Ordination By The Big Church HQ
Is Not 
The Point!

They Preach
Attempt To Preach
Almost Succeed In Preaching
The Good News Of The Coming Kingdom!

Of Course ...

You Would Understand That With Names Such As Theirs
There Is Going To Be Drama
Problems
Maybe Even Some
FUN!?!

Pastor Willing Is Not Skilled!
Pastor Skilled Is Not Able
AND
Pastor Able Is Neither Willing 
NOR
Skilled!

I Do Not Profess To Know How It Is Possible
BUT
Things Get Complicated After That:

Pastor Willing
- Though Lacking In Skill -
Is Full of Faith
AND
He Truly Loves The Word
AND
The Word's Word!
He Loves Him Some Jesus
AND
He Is Ready
- Notice Or Not -
To Preach
AND
Teach 
That Holy Word!

Pastor Skilled Is Ahh Umm ... Skillful
An Able Raconteur
To The Point That His Storytelling
Turns snruT
The Word of God
Into Fables!
Hebrews 13:8 Is Often Muttered
When He Walks By
AND
Things Often Get Ugly
When He Is At The Sacred Desk
The Podium
On The Altar
AND
Well, Ahh
Just About Any Time He Opens Wide 
His Mouth!
Able Is Not A Descriptive
To Be Ascribed To Pastor Skilled!

As For Pastor Able ...

Good Old Pastor Able!
He Knows The Word Of God!
You Can Ask Him Anything!
Only Problem ...
Well, The Problems Were ...
Look ... It Is Like This:

Pastor Able Knows God's Word - No Argument
BUT
He Has Not Got One Iota of Skill 
When It Comes To Teaching
AND
Preaching The Word Of God
AND
Because He Lacks The Requisite Skills
He Has Become Somewhat 
Decidedly 
Well ... Unwilling 
To The Point Of Refusing
To Serve In The Lord's Ripe
- For Harvest -
Fields!

Something Has To Give!

Your Assignment
- Should You Choose To Accept It -
Is To Fix
FIX 
These Pastors
Using Their Various Strengths 
To Help Each Become 
Better Stewards 
For Their Master!

How Can We Get A Worthy Pastor
Out Of These Three?

By The Way ...

The Church Down The Street 
Has Put Out An Announcement
Asking For One Pastor Who 
Is Willing, Skilled AND Able!

Here's Your Opportunity
To Find A Pastor
To
"Fit The Bill!"

They Desire A Pastor Who:

• Believes AND Preaches AND Teaches Victory Over Sin Is Possible In Christ
• Reverences The Holy God
• Is Zealous For The Preserved Word Of God
• Honestly Preaches Of Hell AND Damnation
• Intimately Knows The True AND Living God
• Sets Not Himself On A Stratified Layer Above The Holy People
• Lives Not On Rarified Air, and 
• Preaches From The King James Bible - NO EXCEPTIONS!

The Straight Word IS Our Watch Word!

• No Writers Of Popular Theology Need Apply
• No Pastors With Groupies Need Apply
• If You Need An Armed Body Guard - Do Not Apply
• If You Need An Annual Holy Land Trip -  Do Not Apply
• If You Need A Big Ride - Do Not Apply
• If You Are A Ten Commandment Man With Commandment Two Removed AND Commandment 10 Is Split In Two - Do Not Apply

Our Church Is Not A 501 (C) 3 Not-For-Profit
BUT 
Is 1 John 5:7 Compliant!
Truth - In Love - Is Spoken Here!

If You Call Sin By Its Name - Apply!
If You Have A Personal Relationship With Jesus Christ - Apply!
If 1 John 1:9  Is True To You - Apply!
AND
Please
If You Have Been Forgiven Of Any Past Indiscretions
Do Not Hide Behind A Lie!
Come Clean
AND
Say What The Lord - In Mercy - Has Done For You
AND
Perhaps
You Can A Sinning-Soul Edify
AND
Point Towards God's Grace! - APPLY!
God Forgives AND So Do We!

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The Ball Is In Your Court!
Get The Church An Able Skilled And Willing Pastor
Or
A Skilled Willing And Able Pastor
Or
A Skilled Able And Willing Pastor
Or 
A Willing Able And Skilled Pastor
Or
Just That For Which They Asked:

A Pastor

Who Is

Willing, Skilled 

And

Able!

PERSONAL PUZZLER : A Fractionated God!? + PRAYER: Lord, Please Bless My Walk

I Dressed And Left
For Work Today
BUT
Only Went Halfway!
I Clocked In
AND
I Earned My Pay
AND
At The End Said:

Lord, What A Blessed Day!

I Kept This Up
For Many A Day
Glorying
In Anticipation
Of A Shopping Spree
AND
Rested Each Night
Full Of Hope
Of My Earned Rewards
Oh, Soooo Pleasantly!

In The Fullness Of Time
I Drew The Check That Is Mine
AND
Hurriedly Went Off
To Cash It
BUT
There Was Waiting For Me A Shock
For There Had Been
No Beneficial Time On The Clock
AND
My Un-Earnings Showed
Upon Me A Blot
AND
What I Deserved
Is Exactly What I Got!

NOTHING!

Nothing
IS Exactly What
Each Faithless Man Will Receive
Of The Glories
That God
For His Faithful Children Has Prepared
For There Will Be No Glory-Payments Made
For Non-Work Done While Vacationing
Comfortably
On The Clock
In The Cool And In The Shade!

But ... WHY?!

YOU Actually Dare
To Ask Why?!?!

Yes, I DO!

I Sing The Songs!
I Read The Word!
I Teach The Bible Class!
I Walk Among The Herd!
I Pray!
I Sometimes Stray
But I Am Human
Without A Doubt
And I Never Forget
That Jesus Christ IS Real
And I Never Fear His Name To Talk About!

Sounds Good!

BUT ...

You Fornicate!
You Adulterate!
You Steal!
You Lie!
You Lift Up Your Self!
You Don't Put God Into Your Heart
But Place Him On The What-Not's Bottom Shelf!

You Turn Up For Work
But You Know Not The Product Line
AND
You Sell Others A Bill Of Goods!
You Don't Show Them That Almighty God
Can The Human Heart Refashion
AND
To Himself Have It Ever Incline!
You Serve Yourself
AND
For The World You Repine
AND
Running After Fool's Gold
You Act Quite Asinine!

Your Talking Has No Walking
AND
Even If You Walked Straight
In Front Of Men
In The Face Of God
Your Walk Has A Clear And Damning Fault!
You Are A Faithless Steward!
You Work Without Faith And Belief
AND
You Live By Outward Appearance
Which Only Mere Men
- To Truth Blinded -
Will Believe!

In Man's Workplace
You May Have Someone
Clock In Your Time Card
Or You May Show Up For Work
And Sweat
By Looking In The Face Mirror Hard!
You May Deceive The Earthly Pay Master
BUT
Not The Eternal God
AND
All Such Attempts Will
- Unrepented -
Receive The Salary Of The Fraud!

If God Is The Lord
Serve Him!
If The Fraud Is Your Lord
Serve Him!
BUT ...
Please Do Not Believe
It Is Possible
To Straddle
Heaven And Hell
For That, Beloved
Is The Mark
Of How Old Satan Fell!

Self Service
In
God's Service
Is
An Impossibility
AND
All
Who Attempt It
Will Drink Of 
The Fire And Brimstone Shandy!

You Sinned
So Repent
AND
Ask To Be Converted
AND
Ask For The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit
AND
Walk Faithful
- Not As One Unstable -
For God IS The Rock Of Our Salvation
AND
In Him
We Can From Sin
Walk Away Able And Stable!

Body Conversion

Without Soul Conversion

Avails A Man Nothing

Save Condemnation

In The Day

Of Christ's Glorious Appearing!

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A Man 

Attempting To Fool God 

Shows A Fool 

Fooling Himself!

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With God

It Is All In 

Or

Everything Out!

For

Some Of This

And

Some Of That

Results

In A Lucifer-like Rout!

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God Does Not Do Fractions!

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PRAYER:

Oh, God Divine

Repentance Is Mine

Accept It

For In Jesus' Name

I Give It!

Help Me

By Faith

To Walk Straight

With Assurance

Towards Heaven's Pearly Gates

And Bless Me

So That I Will Have The Right

To Walk Through It!

Have Mercy, Lord, On Me

For In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Plead!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

PERSONAL PUZZLER: The Mercy Of God

God's Grace

AND

Mercy

Gives Me

Provision

Position

Possession

AND 

Living Hope

AND

One Day

If 

In Him

I Stand Firm

AND

Endure

To Mortal Life's End

I, Too

With All The Faithful

Of All The Ages

Shall

Receive

The Commendation Of

"Well Done, Good & Faithful Servant!"

"Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!"

Immortality

Everlasting Life

A White Linen Robe Of Christ's Righteous

A Victor's Palm

A New Name

AND

An Everlasting Kingdom Gold Crown!

And Yet ...

It Has Been Said:

Let Us Break Down This Quotation To Get To The Real Truth For Only A Person Who Does Not Have A True Picture Of The Living Holy Eternal God Will Accept This Statement!

My Dictionary Study:

Conceive:      Appreciate; Apprehend; Envisage; Grasp
Appalling:      Astounding; Unnerving; Awful;
Strangeness:  Abnormal; Singular; Inexplicable; Odd
Mercy:           Blessing; Generosity, Gentleness; Lenience; Unmerited Favor

My Bible Says:

Let Us, Therefore, As King James Bible Believers - Not Elevating Self And Its Concepts - Make The Above Quotation Personal To Our Journey With Jesus Christ BECAUSE There Is Nothing Strange In The Love Of God:

Mortal Man
That I Am
Full Of Shame
Oft' In Disgrace
I Cannot Appreciate

The Astoundingly 

Inexplicable

Blessings Of Grace 
Of 
The Eternal God
Which I Shall
One Day
In The Resurrection
Of The Just
Behold
As An Overcomer
Of
The Evil One
In Jesus' Name!

PERSONAL PUZZLER: U-Turns Allowed!

The Following Is A Plan
A Path
A Map
A Journey
A Lamp
A Light
A Wick
A Stick

Some Will Choose The Way!
Some Will Deal With The Devil!
Some Will Want An Attorney!
All Will Deal With The Judge!
Some Will Deal With The King - No Jury!
Many Will Deal With The Executioner
Who Will Act With Fury
Upon Those Who Reject
Jesus Priest
Who Left Glory
To Become The Accursed
The Least
To Teach The Lost
How To Become Liberated
From Satan aka Lord Fleece!

Take A Finger Walk!
Utilize A Think Tack!
You May Explore
BUT 
You Don't Have To
Open Every Door!

If You Are A Believer
Well And Good!

If You Escaped The Deceiver
Was It Because On Christ You Knowingly Stood?

If You Are Looking For The Leader
Try Jesus The Good
BUT
Know That Whichever Path You Take
It Involves A Flood!

Look Into James' Bible AND Learn!
Learn From Your  James' Bible AND Live!
Live For The Lord!
Cut Satan's False Attachment Cords!
Choose To Walk Toward The Lord
With Whom
In Whom
By Whom
There Is Great Reward
AND
Choose To Ignore
False Claims Of Christian Doom And Gloom
AND
Through The Faith Of Jesus Christ
Radiantly Bloom!


Step 1: Thoughtfully Read Every BLUE Line

Step 2: Choose Either To Incline Or To Recline

Step 3: ChooseF Either To Confine Your Actions Or To Define Your Position

Step 4: Choose Either To Conflate Or To Inflate

Step 5: Choose ONE Line Each Of A or B:

A. 
Learn
Licks
Lead
Lean

B. 
Licks To Learn
Learn To Lead
Lead To Licks
Lean Toward
Lean On

Step 6: Build A Ladder
That Will Not Break When Shaken
That Will Not Fall Though Folded

AND

Start Walking
Acknowledging That:

• Mistakes And Accidents Happen
• Malice Sneaks In
• Pride Is A Passion

AND

• Covetousness Is A Sin!

U-TURNS ARE ALLOWED!


Choose Your Choice And Give Hope A Voice:

There Is No Limit To The Number Of Choices You May Make!

• Loving The Lord ... BUT Looking
• Looking For The Lord ... AND Learning
• Learning Of The Lord ... YET Leaning
• Leaning On The Lord ... AND Losing
• Losing For The Lord ... BUT Winning
• Winning For The Lord ... BUT Failing
• Failing Because Of The Lord ... BUT Rising
• Rising Because Of The Lord ... YET Living
• Living For The Lord ... AND Looking
• Looking For The Lord ... AND Waiting
• Waiting For The Lord ... AND Amen!

Your Walk Is Your Own!

Your Destination Is Yours Alone!

By Prayer

You Can Get Jesus Christ

On Your Personal Telephone

And Remember

That With Jesus Christ

You Will Not Walk Alone!