Righteousness

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On Thursday, September 03, 1998 3:07 AM, mark mathis [SMTP:annm@juno.com] 
wrote:
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>
> Very simply put, it  is doing those things that please God.' Unto all
> well pleasing..
> I would like to make another point God will back up a man of God even
> when he is wrong. There are examples  of this. I know the lord has
> prompted me to tell people  thus saith the Lord , and exactly what was
> said happened.

Are any of these examples in the Bible, brother? I thought that's where our 
doctrine came from. Seems to me when "men of God" did something wrong, they 
paid for it. Abraham's deception about Sarah, the sons of Eli, the sons of 
Aaron, David, Aaron, Peter, James and John............

>A man ( true man) of
> god is not elevated by study, but by being called by God. To think that
> one can become wiser than the man of God by study-is foolish.

Well, the wisdom of the world is foolishness. But in 2 Timothy 2:15 I read 
"Study to show thyself approved unto God." This gives you the wisdom that comes 
from above, through the power of the Holy Ghost. A man of God or saint may not 
be elevated by study, but the Word says the are approved unto God by it. So if 
you choose not to study because you are a "man of God" and one of your saints 
chooses to devour the Word....his or her approval unto God will be higher than 
yours. Period.

>The wisdom
> of this world is  but foolishness to God. Ask the 40 children that God
> had killed by bears for just making fun of the man of God.How much more
> Adults making foolish statements about men of God? I'm not the Judge, but
> I am a witness..
>
There might have been bears in the Old Testament, but there are "Bereans" in 
the New, who search the Scriptures to see if such things be. The Judge "knoweth 
all things" He is the Word. So if you are content to pitch your tent while the 
cloud moves.....feel free. I'll send a postcard from wherever the Word leads me 
to.


Frank Vandenburg

p.s. perhaps it would be good for you to answer those questions Bro. Moore 
posted, so we could see the Scriptue you base these beliefs on and not just 
"chain-letter" like stories of tradgedy. I'm always ready to give heed to 
Scripture, not anecdotes.