Pastor Moses doesn’t seem to even realise that Jesus taught the complete opposite to what he is trying to convince John about concerning ‘sowing and reaping’… and as for those lazy birds, how could they possibly be able to teach the mighty Pastor Moses anything?!
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:25-26
i think this is good too. Thank you, Mick
@Mick, I came back to have a read through this and I have a deeper revelation now. So many things in the Bible need to be ‘mirror-read’. When Paul writes something it is often in response to an overreaction (or better false reaction) to the truth that he spoke.
So for example when Paul says ‘work and don’t be lazy’ it’s not because this is a law that God asks you to do but actually it is first (1.) Paul preaching unconditional Grace to the church (2.) the church falsely reacting to this and (3.) then Paul writing them to correct them.
You could see Paul saying: ‘You are free. There is nothing you need to do, because God has set you free through the sacrifice of Jesus’. Paul leaves. A few months later he hears about believers in this church who don’t work and live at the expense of others which is – as we all know – no love at all because it is selfish.
Well, now Paul says in a spirit of Grace: ‘work and don’t be lazy’. The whole context behind it changes the entire perception. And now we understand that we are birds still and not bound to work all the time but as the Spirit of Love leads us (that means not at the expense of others).
Same with this scripture here below in the comments: 1. Paul preaches the Gospel that doesn’t require sowing and reaping 2. People abuse it to sin, which is no love, cause it is selfish and hurts others 3. So in response he writes: ‘don’t be fooled you will reap what you sow’…
Good. Thank you MIck.
super mate. super.
Sowing and reaping is the mainstay of popular charismatic and Word of Faith preaching. It becomes the veritable carrot which keeps them making all sorts of efforts to coax blessing and favour from God. These Words of Jesus about sowing and reaping, really faze Christians who believe they can earn God's blessings by their own efforts.
great explanation, Mick!
yeah, if you could say something to the scripture here below Mick, that would be awesome!
Thanks. If you explain the “principle” of “sowing and reaping” that way, I can understand. Christians should not take the gospel of grace to mean that they are free to do anything they please and effect mock God. We still reap the consequence of sinful living. Is that correct?
Interesting. Please explain Paul's writing in
Gal 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. People reap what they sow. [8] Those who sow to please their sinful nature, from that nature* will reap destruction; those who sow to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. [9] Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. [10] Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Need to understand.
Hi Jojo,
In Matthew 6, Jesus is talking about pysical things, things we need in this world, such as food, clothes, shelter etc. These pysical things, I believe, are what most preachers are trying to convince believers they will receive when they 'sow' first (normally meaning, giving money to their ministry). However, Jesus teaches us that it is not about what we do, it's about who God is, and how much he loves us. That, I believe, is the reason we receive good things in this life.
In Galatians 6, Paul is reacting to the argument everyone brought up against him as he continued to confirm and defend the gospel of God's grace. That is "Oh, so grace means we can do all the evil we want and God will still think it's all good". When Paul talks about 'sowing and reaping' in this scripture, he's not talking about receiving 'pysical things' but about the results of chasing after and desiring the sinful nature. When we read the entire letter of Galatians, it's impossible to think Paul is somehow endorsing a 'sow to reap' mentality. Just change the word 'law' with 'spiritual principle' and you find the same problem in the church today.
You foolish Pastor Moses! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing 'spiritual principles', or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? Have you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing? Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe 'spiritual principles', or because you believe what you heard? Galatians 3:1-5
Flicking through the stations and I saw that a Christian TV station was doing a "mission's appeal" thing.
The guy on it said that "a miricle doesn't follow a need. It doesn't even follow a prayer. A miricle can ONLY follow a seed. It doesn't matter if you pray, God can't answer it if you don't sow a seed"! The host's/owners were just saying "oh yeah", "that's so good", "that's such a word in season", "amen"!
My first reaction was "dude, your going to hell", second was "I can think of people who would use that in a message if they saw it" and the third was "oh crap, this station shows our stuff like every day!"
As many times as I’ve read Matt.6, I’ve never noticed that little part “they do not sow or reap or stow away”…
How true that Grace means we don’t have to do ANYTHING AT ALL….this is an answer to something I’ve been asking God! Thanks Mick!
I have never seen that connection…how awesome.
Wow! I have to think about it.
good!
Ha,
My brother, this is good.
can we have a button for "superlike"?
haha. keep 'em coming mick!