Go and feed them. You don't turn goats into sheep!
Initially posted here:
https://www.facebook.com/sing.f.lau/posts/2070998570051
October 2, 2011
FEED... FEED... FEED My lambs, My sheep;
NOT make... make... make sheep for Me!
"He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou
knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
"He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou
knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
"And he said unto him, Lord, thou
knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed
my sheep."
The sheep are already there by My work, I
send you to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed them.
But SO MANY of you don't even understand this simple command... you think I command you to go and maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake sheep through your preaching!
Oh, them deceived and deluded gospel
regenerationists! Why aren't they content with the noble work of feeding
Christ's sheep?
Why must they insist their role in the divine
work of regeneration, that their preaching is the prerequisite catalyst for the
Holy Spirit to execute His work of quickening the dead in trespasses and sins?
Why must they usurp God's divine work of
giving eternal life? See Less
What was the ministry of John the Baptist?
What was his job description?
Luke 1
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt
go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his
people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God;
whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in
spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
A. With respect to the Lord:
1. To prepare His ways... announcing his coming,
and getting His people ready for Him.
- 'And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he
saith, Behold the Lamb of God!'
B. With respect to the Lord's people:
1. TO GIVE knowledge of salvation unto His
people...
- His ministry has respect to the Lord's
people only. It is irrelevant to all others.
- To GIVE knowledge of salvation, i.e. they
may know the truth of their salvation by God's free grace in Christ Jesus.
- To GIVE knowledge of salvation to those
whom God has already bestowed salvation by His free grace. The knowledge of
salvation is relevant only to such. They need to know it.
- To GIVE knowledge of salvation... OBVIOUSLY
to those ALREADY spiritually quickened, not to those still in their state of
sin and death. Knowledge of salvation is foolishness to the perishing, but to
them that are saved, the knowledge of salvation is good news of God's power of
saving them.
- No sane man gives knowledge of anything to
the dead! BUT many preachers insist that their ministry as giving knowledge of
salvation to the dead... so that believing they may be regenerated by the
Spirit.
2. TO give light to them that sit in
darkness...
- The Lord's people sit in darkness... not
the same as the dead and rotting in darkness! Sitting in darkness: in the
darkness of ignorance, bondage, superstition, etc. Ignorant of the glorious
work of salvation for them by the free grace of God.
- Only those who God has quickened is able to
receive the light to be delivered to them.
- To the rest, the light of the knowledge of
salvation is just foolishness and great offense.
- Light is for the living... people whom
Christ has saved and quickened. Such need light, even the light of the
knowledge of their salvation.
- I have never seen a sane man trying to give
light to the dead! But there are many preachers who insist that their ministry
is to give light to the dead in trespasses and sin... IN ORDER that such be
quickened through the agency of the light they give out!
3. To guide our feet into the way of peace
- The way of peace is to be reconciled to the
truth of the matter... humbly acknowledging and receiving the truth of our
salvation by the free and sovereign grace of God in Jesus Christ.
- To be reconciled to the truth of our
salvation by God's free and sovereign grace through the finished work of Jesus
Christ is peace, comfort, hope, assurance for His people.
- Only the feet of the living can be guided
into the way of peace. The living ARE ALREADY there... preachers are sent to
guide such into the way of peace!
- 'The way of peace' is already established
by the free grace of God in His people. The preaching of the truth of their salvation
guide them into that peace.
- So MANY preachers see themselves as going
to the dead so that their preaching may become the instrument to bring the dead
to life! What delusion and self-conceit!
There will always be gospel regenerationists
deceiving the Lord's people, and being deceived themselves!
