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The Flood: Who Remembers?

 

The Sitting Pastors Can Sit No More!

God is fulfilling a wonderful prophecy in this new millennium:

"I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding."

These ministers are raised up, not so much by the training of literary institutions, as by the Spirit of God. Their motivation determines their credentials, not their position or education in formal institutions. Their motivation is to enable others to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Jeremiah was presented with this sacred charge, in these words: "If you will take the precious from the vile.. you will stand before me."

Malachi repeats this requirement for the priest, the minister, referring to Levi as symbol of true pastors. To paraphrase Malachi 2:5-7 simply: God's covenant was with him of life and peace. The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips. Levi walked with God in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. The priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of God.

The cleansing of the ministry -- clearly the work of God alone -- is the single most important event we will ever witness. By this experience, the church will have opportunity to break out from the spell of preponderance with sin and the general torpor which characterizes the experience of many. While some are in a spirit of torpor, we know there are others upon whom the Spirit of God will fall. This separation will occur in our midst in a most wonderful manner. The Spirit will be falling upon some, while others remain occluded in their vision by their torpor, unable to perceive the work of God!

It is a solemn work that will be done, and only God can persuade us to see our need of exactly what is needed. This is necessary for the work of God to progress. Those ministers who will remain standing in the way will give way to those who will arise among the people to offer fresh provender from the throne of God for the famished and starving sheep who've been corralled dumbly and unresistingly to their places in church with virtually nothing to show for their experience of years. The monotony of our religious services must be broken up. All who love God's Kingdom will feel the woe on us as a people, and strive to understand what can be done to revive and refresh the human race!

Are there struggles in this process of God's work? Yes. Many people see the human race striving for God's grace, pleading for fitness, coming out of the dark and rejoicing, only to suffer keener anguish and sorrow as darkness settles again upon them. By repeated attempts, they finally come to a position of light which is thenceforth maintained and this is our great object as ministers of God, whatever you may call us. Are we subjected to fiery tests and defeats? Of course, but the fact remains that some will come to the front as truth becomes more precious then any other commodity! This is the experience of the reformed pastors. Call a man what you will, but the name "pastor" has meaning only if it is used with intelligence and if the pastor understands this role in God's plan and accepts it.

© Copyright Jonathan Tucker

 

The Early Records of History: Evidence of The Flood?

Why have sea shell fossils been found in the Carpathian Mountains? Why did the last Ice Age end so abruptly? Is there any scientific evidence that in the last four billion years that the Earth-World has had one or more anomalous polar-axial perturbations?

What would be the consequences of, say, a polar-axial perturbation of the Earth-World of 1/8-1/4 degree latitude towards the South Pole as we know it today? Would the Indian Ocean splash into Russia in the localized sense if such an anomalous axial perturbation occurred today? What would happen to Antarctica?

Should one suppose that the "fact" of the "Flood" would be unreasonable in the absence of an answer or should we core the poles and examine environmental and climate science before jumping to conclusions about some of the most ancient reports in written history?

I suppose the modern free press would make the supposition rather than wait for the evidence. Shall I repose the question?

© Copyright Anonymous