Comments on: Open Letter: Forsake Not the Assembling

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 28 May 2017 06:33:28 +0000

In reply to David A.

HEBREWS 10:25 and HEBREWS 13:10-14 Judaism rejected the Lord and their house was left desolate. True believers in the Holy One were to keep meeting OUTSIDE Judaism bearing the Lord’s reproach. The Holy City Above is our home! Likewise “Jezebel” ( Babylon – Roman Catholicism ) was given time to repent but did not – forsake her and her harlot daughters to humbly FOLLOW THE HOLY ONE. LOVE THE LAMB OF GOD while loving our fellow believers who will also come out before long! Omnipotent and Omnipresent LOVE will do it 100%!

By: David A

David A — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:05:14 +0000

Hi Chip, all I know is that the Lord has called the women, His bride into the wilderness, so he can protect and teach Her. The days grow darker and so few have heeded the call,
” come out of her “My” people”. They dont hear His voice or refuse to listen, yet they claim to be His. Christ is right all men are wrong. My father knows me and I know my Father.

In All His Love

By: Maria Wade

Maria Wade — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:04:31 +0000

There is also the Greek of the word “forsake” which means “to turn your back on”. We have not “turned our back” on believers’ assembly because we don’t attend church. Rather, we pray more for it and them.

By: sherry

sherry — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:04:02 +0000

In reply to Mary. Bless you Mary.Praise the Lord that He has given you food for the soul and peace that surpasses all understanding.I walked away from the only church I ever knew because of an abusive pastor and I have grown closer to the Lord in the process.I have no regrets.

By: Brian Mines

Brian Mines — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:57:36 +0000

That Scripture in Hebrews never bothers me, so the meaning of it must be something other than what some people think that it is. I have no sense of conviction of being wrong through not doing what it appears to be saying what I should do. Since I left the Church where I was experiencing the presence of the Spirit of Jezebel, I now have such a much closer relationship with the Lord, and a sense of release from a spiritual bondage. When I think about that Scripture in Hebrews, what always comes to my mind is about Jesus coming in a vision to Ananias to tell him to go to minister to Paul. (Acts 9: 10-17) I don’t really understand why this Scripture comes to my mind, but it could be that the Lord is saying to me that I don’t have to be a member in some fellowship gathering to be ministered to by Him and to be ministering to Him and for Him.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:45:34 +0000

Hi Chip, I do not think that it matters where you meet [assemble] as long as the Lord Jesus is in control. This only comes from humility, [blessed are the poor in spirit], and obedience. These are topics that aren’t touched on much now days.
Structure has wasted a lot of our time and leads to fractures in the body. No I do not support the “Nicolaitans” and I have seen as much lack of growth and discipleship in the alternatives.
The answer is to humble ourselves and walk in obedience to the Lord Jesus as He walked before the Father. Then it won’t matter where we fellowship because He will be with us.

Regards, Eddy

Read Andrew Murray, ” The School of Obedience” & “Humility, the Beauty of Holiness.”

By: Mario C. Alleckna

Mario C. Alleckna — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:30:26 +0000

Thank you Chip. I feel inspired again. A very important issue because so many leaders have used the guilt trip approach on believers when it comes to our attendance and our money. As Clif pointed out,”we ARE the church.” Allow me to share the vision the Lord gave me after I became increasingly discontent with the pastor-couple of a ministry that my wife, Pauline, and I had helped plant. (Church plant, if you will.) This, I believe, also explains why so many other ministries today have “gone off the deep end”.
In the vision I heard the Lord call all of us, who were part of the planting, to a meeting. I saw a boardroom, with the Lord sitting at the head of the table (I could not see Him, but knew He was there), while everyone else was sitting around the oval shaped table. “I have chosen you to start a ministry”, He said. Everyone was so excited and humbled that the Lord would choose us. “Do not worry, we will continue to regularly meet, as I am helping you with this ministry”, the Lord explained. Two years (or so) later, after having gone through several seminars, read some, by our pastors suggested books, and watched Karl George’s video series on how to run a “professional” church, we had another meeting with the Lord. This time in the vision our pastor spoke out, telling God how we didn’t need to meet anymore because we had “learned”, through our own hard efforts and studies, how to run the church.”
This was the beginning of becoming “seeker-sensitive”, and with pastors excitedly pushing for Rick Warren’s 40 Days of purpose.

Through an over-eagerness to do the work and to please God (Martha working up a storm in the kitchen while Mary sits at His feet), leaders have taken control of (highjacked) something that was never theirs to begin with. It is doomed to fail! The Lord taught me that there are two types of discontentment; one is fuelled by pride resulting in a critical spirit; the other is holy discontentment, which is God-fuelled uneasiness with the status quo.

Blessings, and All 4 Jesus!
Mario

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:56:23 +0000

In reply to Clif.

SO VERY VERY TRUE!This is what the Lord has put on my heart to study and ponder on,the very explanation you just gave.Thanx
for your insight and understanding of God’s word.I truly don’t feel alone and what I’m realizing is real and not my own thinking.In the past I’ve been sooo confused,but not anymore.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:01:38 +0000

In reply to Pandora Brinker. SO VERY TRUE!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:49:25 +0000

In reply to Clare Kaegi-Watts. I'm thankful to read your post.I prayed for several years for the Lord to show me truth of what I was being taught in the church I attended.I still truly love the people that attend this church,but so much of it is wrong.My spirit stayed grieved with how people were treated and neglected by leadership and there where too many people rubbing elbows to get what they wanted and outright wrong doing from the pastor.Most people just look the other way and ignore it all,no matter who or how many gets hurt.My family and I had all we could take,so we left and never looked for another fellowship because the people there are like family to us and we could not ignore that.We are still in the wilderness with Christ and I thank Him that He pulled us out of a system that is not biblical.Our eyes and ears have been opened and we've been set free,but I am treated by others as being wrong and confused,but I know the truth.After being out I see so much of it that is so false,even more now than before.