When
God gave us the 10 Commandments,
and The Lord's
Prayer, the Word of Salvation via the
Gospel Message, through Jesus Christ, and the Gift
of the Holy Spirit when we accept Christ as our Head....Our
Lord......He pretty much gave us all we need to live our temporary
lives here on earth. Of added value, as warnings, we were given the
prophets in the Old Testament which were given prophecy that covered
our time and beyond. Mankind..... throughout the ages since God revealed
Himself to them....has strived for personal power and gain, making
something complicated out of that which is simple and pure....faith in
Jesus Christ....the only door to eternity because He was worthy to pay
the price. There is no church on
earth today which has a door that can offer what Christ
did....alone....on the cross. Man is constantly trying to take his
piece of glory for himself....put himself as something important in
the midst of the door to salvation.
That mankind believes
that they can define God is the pinnacle of arrogance....and the
antithesis of meek and humble. It is enough for me that
God has defined who I am (a lost dead sinner), and has provided a
Sacrificial Lamb (Jesus Christ) to provide the means and the focus for
my eternal life and personal homeward journey of redemption and
self discovery within God. All glory belongs to God.
The first Believers
did not have even have the Bible....they had the words of the prophets
as recorded and placed in their gathering places, and as heard via
family memorizations....and the words of Jesus Christ as heard in
person, and as recorded by His Apostles, and spread by word of mouth.
After Christ was sacrificed they also had direct access to the Holy
Spirit and the words the Apostles wrote down, inspired of God. In time
many of these words were put together in the Bible.....not all the
words written were included....but enough.....because we truly have
The Holy Spirit within us as our teacher.
In hard times to
come.....if I am unable to gather together with others (church)....I
will still have my Bible. If I lose my Bible....I will still have the
Holy Spirit....and that wonderful Gift....I will never lose!!!! It
is my Leader, my Teacher, and my Guide. It will bring me back home,
an eternity in harmony, enjoyment and service to my Father. In the
mean time....wherever I am, the presence of the Holy Spirit will be
there also, I can worship, I can learn of, I can serve, and I can love
JHVH, thanks to my faith in Jesus Christ. There is no higher
authority here on earth than the Holy Spirit. All who have that Holy
Spirit have that authority and can be used by God to accomplish
anything that God needs to be done....if they have submitted their
will entirely to be under His.