Opposition to Jesus, means.oppostion to us.

Confronting Jesus. You know sometimes we had to confront things. But right here in the Book of John Chapter 11 we see Jesus makes a decision 2 challenge the Jewish authorities the high priest all of the Sanhedrin Court. It's never and enjoyable thing to confront wrong and it is true that the way we do it should be considered. But something terribly wrong sometimes has to be dealt with in our churches with our brethren. Or our sisters in today's Church. More and more churches I have noticed are full 

Of people attending and some even in Bible School Bible studies. Some Churches real small have half of their congregation leaning towards a totally different set of doctrines other than the one they're attending. If we're faced with a situation like this there needs to be a sit-down meeting to discuss these issues. Before the church can go on any further. I have been absolutely amazed at what I found and some of these small churches. Now let me say I do love and have learned to love these people dearly. But most of the ones I have in mind cannot tell me why they are attending the church that they are. After teaching them for months and months how about salvation plus does not exist. When you read Ephesians Galatians Hebrews on and on, you see that Christ dying for you once is enough. And in most of those Epistles the apostles were speaking to their Jewish brethren who had become Christians. But many in the congregations wanted to carry past doctrines from the Jewish synagogues into the Christian church. Well I'm going to be blunt people today in our nation of the United States, are horribly doing the same thing. I'm not complaining about denominations here I'm just saying that if you're born again you can go boldly Before the Throne of God with your petitions without having to go through any man to do it for you. That is good news not bad news. There is some that believe what I just said to be correct, but then they think you had to validate your salvation by speaking in unknown tongues. Here's an example hablando baba baba baba baba baba baba. Did anyone understand that is there an interpreter out there that can tell me what that is. Please people stop playing religion. I do not need to speak in tongues to validate my salvation it is nowhere written in the scriptures. When I chose the denomination that I'm in, it's because their beliefs as far as I'm concerned are more in line with the reality of the scripture. And as long as I'm on this planet in this body I need to be led by the Holy Spirit and have the Liberty to tell the truth. Now what does this have to do with what I started talkin about Jesus in this lesson? It's because Jesus made a decision to confront the Jewish authorities by raising the Dead in Galilee. When Jesus raised a person from the dead in Galilee that was kind of sort of okay. So when he raises someone within 2 miles of the walls of Jerusalem this got The religious leaders attention. How Could these Jewish leaders deny the resurrections when they were so close to the center of the Jewish domain? Well they couldn't and if I went very much farther in the story we will find that this kind of thing is what ultimately led to the crucifixion of Jesus. When Pharisees reported Lazarus being raised from the dead the high priest call the Sanhedrin Court into session immediately. Here's their quote, what are we going to do since this man does many signs? If we let him continue in this way everybody will believe in him! Then the Romans will come and remove both our place and our nation you can find this in the Book of John chapter 11 verses 47 and 48 they were concerned about their place first, then their Nation if they didn't do something to stop Jesus they feared a revolution against Rome, which to them would result only in defeat for the nation and their removal from Power. Okay I could go on further and further but the whole store and purpose of me mentioning this was to say that either we're born again and the Holy Spirit in dwells us and leads us,what to do or not.  we do not need to be ugly about these things that I had before hand mentioned yet I see so much fear in church leadership as to the results of Liberty to speak the truth. We have to have these things ironed out immediately in some little churches even if it means the possible demise or should we say end of the organization. If Jesus can face death, if the apostles faced death and the shedding of their blood, then we need not worry over the doctrinal differences just set them straight. nobody's going to kill you for it. but you must liberate your congregation if the Holy Spirit be not hindered. then you can worship in one mind and one Accord and free up the Holy Spirit to do his work to grow your church. Not to those this does not apply I do understand. But these are issues that I have actually taught under for a few years and have seen absolutely nothing addressed. anything that's done must be done in much prayer. Bathed in prayer. just a little short blog I hope you understand God bless. PS. expect push back, Jesus did.