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[Apostasy] Preacher ... Have You Forgot Something?
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John Henry
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Mar 17, 2005 06:02 PST
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Preacher ... Have You Forgot Something?
Now the disciples had FORGOTTEN to take bread . . . --Mark 8:14
Aside from the parallel of a preacher forgetting to take the
BREAD of life, Jesus used this incident (8:15), in which the disciples
forgot the bread, to warn and teach them of something else about which they
might have forgotten. “LEAVEN!”
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Take heed, beware of the LEAVEN of the Pharisees . .
. --Mark 8:15
Take heed and beware of the LEAVEN of the Pharisees and of the
pharisees . . .
--Matt. 16:6
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the
leaven of bread, but of the DOCTRINE of the pharisees [hypocrisy] and of
the Sadducees [unbelief]. --Matt. 16:12
Beware ye the LEAVEN of the Pharisees, which is HYPOCRISY . .
. --Luke 12:1
Twentieth century, independent, fundamental Baptists have been
exposed to much more than the disciples, when it comes to being wary of the
Pharisees and Sadducees of our day. After all we have seen and heard of
much more hypocrisy and unbelief than the disciples had yet to experience.
The brethren of today, for the most part, understand the doctrine of the
Pharisees and the Sadducees (not that many of them ever do much about it
any more). The doctrines of hypocrisy (Pharisees) and unbelief (Sadducees)
are nothing new.
The Leaven of Herod
And he charged them saying, Take heed, beware . . . of the
LEAVEN OF HEROD. -- Mark 8:15
Yes, preacher, you have forgotten something. You have
forgotten, or perhaps, you never knew of the leaven of Herod. You have
forgotten that it was Herod that sought to destroy the young Christ child
(Matt. 2:13). You have forgotten that Herod is unpredictable and able to be
influenced by the imps of hell as he was in John the Baptist’s case (Matt.
14:3). You have forgotten that the Pharisees took counsel with the
Herodians to destroy Christ (Mark 3:6). You have forgotten that it was
Herod and “his men, who set Christ at nought and mocked him (Luke 23:11).
You forgot that Herod stretches forth his hands to vex the church (Acts
12:1). Yes, preacher, you’ve forgotten that even with Herod’s leaven, a
little leaven leaveneth the whole lump of government.
Entanglement
. . . the same day Pilate and Herod were MADE FRIENDS TOGETHER
. . . --Luke 23:12
Only because of his hatred for Christ and Christianity did
Herod decide to join the U.N. and become more entangled with a foreign
government than he already was. And you have forgotten that. Oh, you
probably thought that the Herodians were only worldly people. You had not
realized how politically that they were involved and entangled.
What we do not see, in the Gospels nor the Book of Acts, are
Christian Herodians nor Herodian, Christian churches joined to the state.
It is not until the seven churches of Revelation that we do see such a
marriage union. The reason for such a union? Certain churches were not wary
of the leaven of Herod.
Now, here we are in the 21st century. We have two headed
(Christ and government) monster churches, incorporated under the laws and
policies of their respective states. By being incorporated, these churches
have agreed to abide by these laws and policies (which they were not
obligated to prior to incorporation) under penalty of law. You say that you
are not abiding by such policies and laws. Then, you are breaking the law
and your incorporation pledge. You must also answer Herod’s questions and
fill out Herod’s forms.
Pastor, did you know that, by law the highest leader of your
church is not you, unless you are the only trustee. It is your trustees
that are the leadership, who are recognized by Herod. Do you know by law
that you are required to keep accurate records, hold periodic business
meetings, and hand over your records, if Herod wants to see them. You must
also open your doors to whatever inspector Herod wants to send your way.
The nasty part of it all is that you have agreed to it all by incorporating
in the first place. Yes, pastor you’ve forgotten somethingthe LEAVEN of HEROD!
--by Herb Evans
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Now
the disciples had <i>FORGOTTEN</i> to take bread . . . --Mark 8:14<br>
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<b>
Aside from the parallel of a preacher forgetting to take the BREAD of
life, Jesus used this incident (8:15), in which the disciples forgot the
bread, to warn and teach them of something else about which they might
have forgotten. “LEAVEN!”<br>
<br>
<div align="center">The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees<br>
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Take
heed, beware of the LEAVEN of the Pharisees . . . --Mark
8:15<br>
<br>
Take
heed and beware of the <i>LEAVEN</i> of the Pharisees and of the
pharisees . . . <br>
--Matt. 16:6 <br>
<br>
Then
understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the <i>DOCTRINE </i>of the pharisees [hypocrisy] and of the
Sadducees [unbelief]. --Matt. 16:12 <br>
<br>
Beware
ye the <i>LEAVEN</i> of the Pharisees, which is <i>HYPOCRISY</i> . .
. --Luke 12:1<br>
<br>
Twentieth century, independent, fundamental Baptists have been exposed to
much more than the disciples, when it comes to being wary of the
Pharisees and Sadducees of our day. After all we have seen and
heard of much more hypocrisy and unbelief than the disciples had yet to
experience. The brethren of today, for the most part, understand the
doctrine of the Pharisees and the Sadducees (not that many of them ever
do much about it any more). The doctrines of hypocrisy (Pharisees) and
unbelief (Sadducees) are nothing new.<br>
<br>
<div align="center">The Leaven of Herod<br>
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And he
charged them saying, Take heed, beware . . . of the<i> LEAVEN
OF HEROD</i>. -- Mark 8:15<br>
<br>
Yes,
preacher, you have forgotten something. You have forgotten, or perhaps,
you never knew of the leaven of Herod. You have forgotten that it was
Herod that sought to destroy the young Christ child (Matt. 2:13). You
have forgotten that Herod is unpredictable and able to be influenced by
the imps of hell as he was in John the Baptist’s case (Matt. 14:3). You
have forgotten that the Pharisees took counsel with the Herodians to
destroy Christ (Mark 3:6). You have forgotten that it was Herod and “his
men, who set Christ at nought and mocked him (Luke 23:11). You forgot
that Herod stretches forth his hands to vex the church (Acts 12:1). Yes,
preacher, you’ve forgotten that even with Herod’s leaven, a little leaven
leaveneth the whole lump of government.<br>
<br>
<div align="center">Entanglement<br>
</div>
<u> <br>
</u> .
. . the same day Pilate and Herod were <i>MADE FRIENDS TOGETHER</i> . .
. --Luke 23:12<br>
<br>
Only
because of his hatred for Christ and Christianity did Herod decide to
join the U.N. and become more entangled with a foreign government than he
already was. And you have forgotten that. Oh, you probably thought that
the Herodians were only worldly people. You had not realized how
politically that they were involved and entangled.<br>
What
we do not see, in the Gospels nor the Book of Acts, are Christian
Herodians nor Herodian, Christian churches joined to the state. It is not
until the seven churches of Revelation that we do see such a marriage
union. The reason for such a union? Certain churches were not wary of the
leaven of Herod.<br>
Now,
here we are in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. We have two headed (Christ
and government) monster churches, incorporated under the laws and
policies of their respective states. By being incorporated, these
churches have agreed to abide by these laws and policies (which they were
not obligated to prior to incorporation) under penalty of law. You say
that you are not abiding by such policies and laws. Then, you are
breaking the law and your incorporation pledge. You must also answer
Herod’s questions and fill out Herod’s forms.<br>
Pastor, did you know that, by law the highest leader of your church is
not you, unless you are the only trustee. It is your trustees that are
the leadership, who are recognized by Herod. Do you know by law
that you are required to keep accurate records, hold periodic business
meetings, and hand over your records, if Herod wants to see them.
You must also open your doors to whatever inspector Herod wants to send
your way. The nasty part of it all is that you have agreed to it all by
incorporating in the first place. Yes, pastor you’ve forgotten
somethingthe <i>LEAVEN</i> of <i>HEROD</i>!<br>
<br>
--by Herb Evans<br>
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