10/05/21 NOT MY IMAGINATION, ALL OF THIS IS IN HIS WORD

10/05/21 NOT MY IMAGINATION, ALL OF THIS IS IN HIS WORD
(especially important for any Christian that wants to serve God)

God was not joking when He said that the church should be of one mind. This is especially true of those who seek to serve God in ministry. In fact, that is why Christians are not fit for ministry until they have been Sanctified Entirely by being Baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire.

WE ARE SOUGHT in order to be Saved.
Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.
WE ARE SAVED in order to be Sanctified Entirely.
He gave Himself that He might redeem us from all iniquity AND TO SANCTIFY unto himself a distinctive people, zealous of good works.
Remember, Jesus saves the lost and sanctifies the believers.
WE ARE SANCTIFIED ENTIRELY in order to Serve
Jesus told the disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they were endued with power and Baptized with the Holy Spirit; who purified their hearts, then go into all the world.

Carnal Christians are not fit to serve God in ministry. God's plan from the beginning was to cleanse the sinner from his sins and purify the believer, even as Christ is pure.

Self must die.
Believers must die to self.
Believers must be dead to the devil.
Believers must be dead to the world and worldliness.
There is no room in ministry for arguing or an argumentative spirit.
There is no room in ministry for divisiveness, which comes from pride, haughtiness, arrogance.
There is no room in ministry for touchiness, suspicion, gossip or any unChristlikeness.

Jesus did not die and rise again and send His Holy Spirit in order for people to perform carnal religious service, promote self and start their own religion or present a false message of division, jealousy, anger, arrogance.

We are called to be His servants, His ministers, His ambassadors, His messengers.
We are called to be conformed to His image.
We are called to do His work in His way by the power of His Spirit, as followers of Jesus.

No believer should seek or accept a place of ministry unless and until they are crucified with Christ, raised in the power of His resurrection, walking in the Holy Spirit, having one mind with the body, submissive to Biblical leadership.

There should not only be no outward division, their should be total unity among fellow believers and Christian co-workers, as well as eager submission to spiritual leaders ship.

If you do not have these qualities, you are not fit to serve God. You should be at an altar of prayer, surrendering to God and rise only when you can walk with the mind of Christ, in oneness with your church leaders.

(I could have given the appropriate passages, but I am hoping you will remember them when you read the statements or you will find them for yourself. If you have any questions, let me know, I will tell you where God's word tells us these things).