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THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA /REVELATION 2 - 3

Copyright November 20, 2007

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CHAPTER 17 (2 of 10)

OBEDIENCE, BEING ONE WITH GOD

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What Jesus learned as the Son of Man, He passed on to us, through His "holy apostles and prophets" in the New Testament. The “eyes” of some who call themselves Christians have been so blinded by the drive to fulfill some or all of their own ambitions and desires rather than all and only God's that they have a poor perception of the depth of what God requires of us to receive eternal life. The majority of Christians, 90% more or less, are so blinded, because of their own will, that they miss the depth of what God requires of us in their daily reading and study of the scriptures that is IF they even make the effort to read and study. The shallow believers think they understand what they read, but in reality, they are blind and without light. I'm not talking about religious folk who have never been born-again by God’s Spirit, I'm talking about true, everyday, born again believers, Christians, but who are Lukewarm in their effort to live for Christ, and resist the Holy Spirit wanting to improve and perfect them.

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I was also blind about the Extreme Depth of the Relationship and Fellowship God wants us to have with Him, but now I can truly see, and with this sight has come a unity and oneness with Jesus, and the Father that very few Believers ever experience; yet, it is within the reach of every one of us, if only we will seek the revealing of the “Depth” of this from God, then receive it, and run with it pursue it with all our Heart, Mind, and Strength (Mark 12:30) the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus. The Depth of the Relationship and Fellowship with God that He wants us to have with Him is a dying to self desires and ambitions so that others might live. What “others?” Those who are without Christ and dead in trespasses and sin; but not only they, the brethren also who are too carnal minded and disobedient to discern they are? We are commanded to be an example of the “depth” that God expects of us for one another. 

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Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12)

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Although Paul wrote 1 Timothy 4:12 to Timothy, God requires no less of ALL who profess to be “Christian,” followers of Jesus and His example. The Lord has shown me, that there are sinners who will never give their lives to Jesus, unless we as an individual are the example of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection that God wants to use to lead them unto repentance to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior of their life. The Lord has revealed to me that, by our disobedience, instead of totally dying out to self will, we hinder, and possibly could prevent the unregenerate sinner from ever giving their life to Jesus as Lord and Savior of their life.

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How disturbing! This means, our disobedience to the perfect will of God could, and may have already caused, a soul to perish in hell forever, with their blood being required at our hands. Anything less than obeying God's perfect will is disobedience, rebellion, and sin. It is a lie that God has a "permissive will;" He only has a perfect will and requires us to make the EFFORT to live it; refusing could cause our loss of the Hope and Promise of eternal life.

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Why did the church of the Apostles bring souls to Jesus Christ by the hundreds, and some by the thousands?  One reason is, because the Apostles, being examples of total death to self-ambitions and desires, stirred their converts to Christ to follow the same example of full obedience. For the Saints total commitment, God endowed them with such an effective witness, life, and testimony that sinners swarmed to the altar of salvation. That altar being Jesus Christ. What caused the great revivals in America during the 1700's and the early 1900's to fill many of the churches of this country with true believers; partly, the preachers, who preached those revivals, learned the requirement of dying to self desires and ambitions, so that others would live the example of the life of Holiness that God requires of ALL of us who profess Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life (Isaiah 58:8-14), and to conform to Jesus' example as written in John 8:29 concerning His Father Almighty God: "I do ALWAYS this things that please Him."

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How did Jesus purchase eternal life for us?  He died for our offenses and was raised again for our justification; for us to be rendered righteous (Romans 4:25). How will the unregenerate sinners ever receive the same hope and promise of eternal life (Titus 1:2), we have received in Christ? 

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We must learn how to die that the unregenerate sinner may live, and learn how to die for others to live. My battle is no longer a matter of drawing closer to God, but rather to stay close to Him and be conformed to the image, example, Likeness of His Only begotten Son Jesus, which God cannot begin to effectively do, in our life, until we are close to Him, and stay there; this is walking in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. There is a kingdom of difference between drawing closer to God and being close to God, but only when we stay close to Him by dying to self will and desires to do HIS only.

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Hear Jesus' prayer for us:

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And for their sakes I sanctify myself that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone,  but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father art in me and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 17:19-21)

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My Facebook Timeline - www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1 - contains responses I have posted in answer to those who God has had me to share with for over seventeen years on Facebook Forums created to share the Scriptures. My activity about sharing the Word of God with Muslims, other false Cults, and with those who profess to be Christian continues; this open door that the Lord has made available to me as an Apologist/Teacher is one where worldwide opportunities are made available to all English speaking people around the world from many different countries, races, and religious beliefs. 

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It is WRITTEN in 1 Peter 3:15 … “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" God wants us to know AND understand His Word (2 Timothy 2:15), “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Jude 3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend [Gr. agonize with fervent zeal] for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”
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I have three published books that can be found online, type in the search bar of the Amazon website: “three Samuel Siders Books” and you will be directed to where they can be found.

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This past week I had many conversations with a Muslim name Hisham who refused to believe we have Two Natures, one in our spirit and soul and the other in our flesh (physical body) which Jesus also has, and which Paul taught about in Romans 7:22-25. 

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Hisham falsely concluded that if the nature in Jesus’ body is human this would make His spirit and soul human, and if the nature in His spirit and soul is deity also is the nature in Jesus' physical body deity. The Fact is, if Jesus' physical body was deity it would - not - be able to die, but being mortal human is why it was able to die. What follows is the response I posted against Hisham’s false conclusion.

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Hisham O ... going Uselessly Circular solves nothing. You keep proving what I know is total fact about Muslims: "poverty level to No Understanding what the Bible teaches," and even the worse when it comes to Biblical Theology and Christology; God has hidden the understanding. In over 20 years I have - never - had one Muslim who can understand Biblical theology and Christology, and You keep proving to be one more Muslim who cannot.

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Jesus being mortal human in His physical body does - not - in any way diminish Him being deity in His spirit and soul; again, Two Natures which Apostle Paul also taught in Romans 7:22-25.

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In John 5:18 when Jesus was accused of claiming to be - equal - with God Jesus - Never - denied it but reaffirmed it, and what Philippians 2:6 says about Jesus - agrees - with this Fact: "Who, being in the form (likeness) of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God," and what Hebrews 1:3-4 says about Jesus "the exact Likeness of God's Substance" and "inheritance." The Greek word Monogenes (Only Begotten) - solely - applies to Jesus’ spirit and soul - not - to His physical body.

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To read more responses I posted this past week my FB timeline can be visited. https://www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1   
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Samuel Siders 5/24/2026 [Go deep in your relationship with God not shallow.]