General PREACHING AND TEACHING

[LeeB]

Preaching and teaching are NOT THE SAME THING. Preaching is to announce or proclaim, Strongs G2784. I Compare it to the headline in a news paper, “Man bites Dog”. The headline is vague because it does not contain the who, what, where, when, how and why or a complete account of the facts. Teaching is to instruct, inform with facts and answers all the questions . This is Strongs G1321. Now the preaching and teaching of spiritual things is only possible with people who have the Holy Spirit of the Father, 1 Corinthians 2:14 . The Spirit will not preach or teach lies but only the truth of God, 1 John 2:21 . God hates lies and God does not lie. God will not compromise with His truth. If all of the truth were only ten things and you have only 9 of them with the tenth being a lie, God considers all to be a lie because NO LIE IS OF THE TRUTH. Teaching is only possible by Gods revelation of His truth to those who have His Holy Spirit. Teaching is the story after the headline in the newspaper containing the answers to all the questions. Both the teaching and the preaching are in the complete control of God through Jesus to those with Gods Spirit.

So the God is the owner, editor and chief of the Holy Spirit newspaper and Jesus is like the news boy on the corner , “Man Bites Dog, extra, extra, read all about it” and the saints get this newspaper free because Jesus paid for our subscription. The Apostles and prophets are the reporters who write the story and to all the saints then comes the Spiritual information they need. There is no man teaching here, only the Spirit of the Father edits all the words written or spoken words, inspiring both, with only the truth given to those who read or hear the stories in Gods Holy Spirit newspaper. Even if the saints speak or write Gods truth it will still be the Spirit that gives the understanding so as to have all saints know exactly the same things and be in total agreement. Amos 3:3 , 1 Corinthians 1:10 . In the world all organized churches with a structure of leadership modeled after the first century church are behind the times, they did not get the latest edition of the Holy Spirit newspaper. “Extra, extra, read all about . God removes men because of lies and deception, takes their place.” Have you heard the news?

 

[LeeB]

Another analogy about teaching. If you went to a piano concert to hear one of the great pianists of all time who played so beautifully it brings you to tears. After the concert would you go up on stage and thank the piano ? God is the Spiritual musician, He plays the music and we need to hear it but today the world is full of deception that distorts this music and people can’t hear. To overcome this problem God eliminated men who distort His music and plays to a select group of His own choosing. Those in this group hear the music and cry tears of joy in its message.
Satan uses men and women of the world to give people bad music but since the Spirit of God is not in them they like this music, it is all they can know, all they have. Unless God calls and chooses a person they will never hear His music. Even if someone is converted with the Holy Spirit they can only share their experience with the music in fellowship with others that also hear the music. This does not make this someone better or elevated above the others who hear because that would be like thanking the piano. I can preach, that is that I can tell other saints about a revelation God gives me, but the understanding still comes from God both to me and the others. Why is it that some go out and debate Gods truth with unconverted deceived people thinking that by their words they are going to persuade them to change their minds ? I view this as intruding into the business that is Gods only for only God is capable of truly changing minds. This attempt by a man is nothing more than giving what is holy unto dogs or casting your pearls before swine who then turn and rent you. The true gospel being preached to the world is the very last sign Jesus gave before the end comes. If the gospel had been preached all along how could it be a sign? The true gospel message has not been preached publicly by appointed Apostles since John died and since that time great lies and deceptions have taken its place. 2 Peter 2:2 , the Apostles knew about the deceptions to come and were preparing the church to survive without them because they were all going to die , 2 Peter 1:12-15 , John reminded the church of their anointing of the Spirit and that they needed no man to teach them, 1 John 2:27 . The saints learn from each others revelations, the same way as the prophets of old, Jesus and the Apostles. God receives the glory. We do want to create elitism among the brethren. We do not want to elevate any of the brethren above their station to intrude into things that belong to God only. Is this not what the world does? I thought saints were to come out of the worlds ways. I can’t prove or teach these things to the church but I can share my revelation understanding with the church, then the Holy Spirit does the rest. I have followed the Apostle Johns admonition, you have no need that any man teach you, I trust the anointing and no man.

 

[LeeB]

1 Corinthians 2:13-14 , 1 Corinthians 3:6 , 1 Corinthians 2:4 What Paul is saying is that the holy spirit of the Father through Christ the mediator is how God teaches. One must have the Holy Spirit to understand spiritual truth. Saints will actually hear a voice in their minds or consciousness, an inner voice not their own, this voice is Christ. The preaching of the truth by Paul or Apollos could only be understood by those who have the spirit of God because it is Gods spirit that gives the increase or makes possible the understanding of what was preached. This is why John said, 1 John 2:27 , and Jesus in John 6:45 , Ephesians 4:21 , 1 Thessalonians 2:13. This is why I am so insistent in reminding you that men get in the way of the teaching of Gods spirit through Christ and usurp these roles of the Father and son claiming in effect to be another mediator between you and God. If they do not actually make this claim you yourselves view him this way if you would be honest with yourself. This is how great heresies have entered all the churches by these men creeping in unawares causing many to no longer earnestly contend in the faith entrusted to the saints. Eliminate the man and establish your covenant with God and Christ.

 

[Outcast]

Great posts LeeB. I've witnessed the reverence, obedience, and loyalty to a man who claims to have truth not found in scripture.