(Saved Through the Fire) 06 - Who Is Your Father — Milton Green

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Walking Through the Fire With Faithfulness

We're going to take up now see what I could have done. We could have gone in revelation we could hit over here and we could hit over there and we could done this and you know. You know all these thoughts come.

Well, you just you know, some of these things you just share if you ever have shared among you. Sure, I'm not sharing them all the way I am now because I see things different the way I did before what we need to know is where we are.

What's going around on around us and where we headed a man and that's that's what we're doing in this this particular meeting here. So we'll understand this fire. We get revelation and go to hell with it.

You know what I mean? If that's all we're interested in, you know what I mean? What we're dealing with is a walk. Where are we supposed to be walking? What's happening to us? Is it good or bad it good go through the fire?

What's fire? Amen, I'm on the right trail. I'm not am I in peace. Why do you get in peace? Amen, but what's going on around here? You know, I see some nice folks around here. How should I relate to these people?

And all of these there's a lot of things to know and this is what we're going to deal with is we learn more and more. We don't learn from one another. Amen. Now in Romans 9 we see right here. You know that as Gentiles we do not have the law.

Instinctively do the things the law is not what we Solved not the here's the God law. It's gonna be just before God, but the doers of God's law be justified. Amen. Romans 9 verse 30. What shall we say then that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness?

You don't want the Gentiles pursue a Love relationship loving the Lord with all their heart. Okay, I'm gonna show it a little later on I'm going to tell you one. It's not your righteous needs. It saved you.

But The fruit of righteousness is eternal life now, what about that? See, it's the work. It's not in your heart a pure heart that salvation is. Because you'll never you'll never. You'll never have the fruit of righteousness.

Unless the work of grace is not in your heart the branch doesn't bear fruit by itself. Amen. Now don't you remember that and I'm gonna show it to you later on. So if you get to thinking it's you when I'm gonna tell you this not one other thing when you commit any deeds of unrighteous.

You'll know it too because your heart of condemn you. Amen. See, but it's the heart that God is dealing with. It's not our works. Amen. You know what our works is gonna be love, you know, it's fruit of righteousness.

It's love. As a result of love and Lord all your heart and there's a spirit word does it work of grace in your heart? That you submit to if you don't love the Lord with all your heart, you know, you know, I like the fire you run from it.

Go get your ears tickle get religious and verse 30. What shall we say then that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness? They attained righteous if you're right just above it. They kept the law.

Instinctively they attained righteous even the righteousness which is by faith. Amen. But Israel. They're the ones that had the law. They were pursuing a law of righteousness. Did not arrive at that law.

Amen, now I want you to stop right now and I'll hold your place right there. And I want you to look at them just a moment. Will you do that? Turn with me back to mark 7 mark 7. Now I want to show you that What is called church today has made the same mistake as the Pharisees did.

All right now in mark 7 now, let's just let's just see them right there. That Israel Did not arrive at the law of righteousness. Or that was it was supposed to keep the law where they supposed to walk in righteousness.

They absolutely were and of course we are perfected in love. To where we also are doers of God's law. And if we're not we're we're under the curse and wrath of God's law, is that correct? Now, let's see them.

Let's see what kind of a whether they were there where their fruit was righteousness or unrighteous and look in verse 13. Wait a minute. No, I'm sorry verse 20 and Jesus was talking to him. He was saying that which proceeds out of the man that's out of the mouth of man.

That is what? Defiles a man now, I want to stop right there and and I want to share something with you right here folks. You know how the word talks of over and over about a man's wife being defiled the woman being defiled.

Shake your head at me or just hold up your hand or something right there. Okay, right being a file. Well now listen, we're supposed to be the bride. Amen. We're supposed to love a Lord with all our heart.

When any of these that and that's the same way it was an old covenant, you know that don't you did we read that shake? Your head. All right now same thing today. All right, but but see when any of these things is anything in your heart not loving God or loving your neighbor.

You're being defiled. Because your heart is going somewhere besides God. You're not in a love relationship with God. You're departing from a love relationship and that's how you become a harlot and adulteress.

You're becoming your bride. We're a bride and we become adulterous to the Lord. Jesus Christ. Are you seeing what I'm saying? And that's how you become defiled. So now I want you to see this First 21 for from within out of the heart now.

Do you see the heart right here on the screen right there out of the heart of men proceed? What evil thoughts it comes out your mouth here that comes now see if you see the law in any of these fornications.

They help do not steal murder do not murder adulterers. Do not commit adultery deeds of coveting. Are you seeing the commandments of God's law now? This was what was happening to these Pharisees right there and Jesus was telling verse 20 deeds of coveting and wickedness as well as deceit sensuality envy slander.

There is pride and foolishness. The same thing you see in what's called Church today. Amen. And then all these evil things Jesus calls these evil things today. The people who walk in these things call himself blessed today and the people of God.

That Jesus is a ministry of these things. Jesus is not the ministry of these things. May it never be there transgressors who's walking these things. Are you hearing what I'm saying? Now we're looking verse 23 all these evil things Proceed from within the heart and it come out the mouth.

And what does it do? Now I want you to know that if you have a doctrine look at me right here if you have a doctrine that does not conform you to God as you're going to be led to walk under the curse of God's Law a defiled person and this is what I want you to clearly see.

Amen, right? See, that's why we have been a dwelling place of demons. I mean, we got them all over us right now. They're not as bad as they were. And it's changing but I'm going to tell you what is I mean these things are we're we're we're.

We're in a place now where we're overcoming these things, but I mean they were just having their way with us a lot, right? Okay, now. Now, let's see. He said they did not pursue it a law of righteous.

Why they are walking in unrighteousness right there. Is that correct? Why was why did they do this? Because look at me folks. They only use part of the Bible. By the way, they memorize the first five books and they fasted about a couple of days every week.

And that wonderful and it took partial truth out of the Word of God they took and part of what it was part of his lies. And he held up his standards. They made the rules one, two, three, four, five six seven eight hundred and fifty six go to heaven and This became their standard their doctrine as It is today.

Pick whatever tower you want to go into heaven and they've got a doctrine right there with partial truth. And some of it lies to try to get you there and you'll walk as adulterers because it's doctrines of demons.

And that's how the great fallen away takes faith because the doctrine of demons Leads you to walk on the judgment of God's law and that's where the demons want you and you have the hearts of people are Tested and is as you walk on the judge as you commit these sins right here.

They're working death in the whole place. Let me see that whole again. Okay now. So here's what now they did not they don't not come to a law of righteousness and let's see why right there in verse. Let's back up to verse 6 and we'll see right there start right in the middle is first this people He said is honoring me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Now what's the difference today with people who are walking in these things today and they honoring God with their lips? But their heart he don't have their hearts and they come still committing these same things.

They're still the file. Are you here? What I'm saying? All right now let's continue. But in vain in vain. Do they worship me? They're teaching doctrines that are opinions and a precepts of men. They lifting up their own standard and has captured their hearts.

Therefore they're neglecting the commandment of God and you hold to the tradition of men. May I ask you something look right straight at me. It's a commandment of God and neglected today. It's not even taught and you hold to the traditions of men and neglect the commandment of God and walk under this defilement and Being destroyed because it's not righteousness.

This is where the fallen and they didn't even see they didn't even recognize Jesus Christ when he came and was among them and neither Will the whore harlot church today recognize Jesus when he's coming because he's coming in Destruction and the powers that I'm so big to just beat the life right at him and they will not repent.

There'd be a some of them that repent and they'll be destroyed and you can't even go communicate this message to them. They can't hear it until the door is shut and it'll be too late. And then the flood sweeps them away.

The flood is the powers of darkness who come to put these thoughts right here and they come to put them in the sons of destruction and as they commit these sins that sons of Destruction will enter into the temple being God Over their lives and these people will be caught up with everything from false signs and wonders to the personalities of men to unrighteousness and Men who are are could have never repented from selfish ambition are not pursuing righteousness and holiness are walking on these deeds.

This is all selfish ambition what it is and selfish ambition is impossible for a man walking in selfish and ambition. To ever lead you to the truth. That's the people who wrote these doctrines that do not conform you to godliness.

They walked in selfish ambition. And they wrote a standard one, two, three, four easy steps in the heaven. I've got one over here. Here it is. Here's your doctrine. One, two, three, four you're saved.

Four easy steps in the heaven. Tell me how those four easy steps removes unrighteousness. It's a lie men who love selfish ambition teach these things because men. Feed off the sin as Hosea foresays of the people.

And I'm gonna tell you hell will begin to the leaders the kings and princes as Lords over God's heritage. That's one you'll see you fall first. It'll start with something called burnout. You're going to hear burnout seminars all over this country burnout.

Anything but repent let's have some let's all agree at burnouts, but we're so good. We're getting burned out burned up. Amen. All right. Now, here we go. Now see let's remember what we said now, I'll just read it to you and I lost it just a moment.

Remember that. What should we say the Gentiles who did not pursue righteous obtained rights even the righteous which is faith when Jesus Christ is Lord. You're going to attain the right you because all of this to faith in Jesus Christ is going to be washed away with the Word in the blood in that right.

But the Israel pursuing a law of rights that did not arrive at that law because that their faith wasn't in God. They've their faith was in doctrines and precepts of men is the church is today. Are you hearing what I'm saying?

Shake your head at me. Okay. Now let's go in verse 9 He was also saying to them you nicely set aside the commandments of God is the commandments of God set aside today. It's not even discussed Hebrews 8 and 10 that the law is written on your heart for what purpose is written there.

Just skip it. He had also saying you nicely set aside the commandment of God in order to keep your doctrine your tradition. See because that's what's got your heart. See in other words that precepts of men are lifted up the precepts of men are lifted up and.

Then this becomes in people who can push your Bible aside and all you do is do this you do your you know. You tithe you show up you do works you visit you you know, you know and you confess you said Jesus Christ as Lord's name and say that and.

And and say I'm forgiven for you all the sin comes short of the glory God. I'm sorry for my sins. But if you're sorry for him is the worldly sorrow which produces death you still practice them death is still working in you.

You've not repented until you turn from it and that's all it can be done to Jesus Christ the Word in the Spirit. It's a lie. That's why salvation is a walk. Amen, so the blind lead the blind to the pit after you fully trained you become just like your teacher.

But the people who follow the Lord Jesus Christ Followed the lamb wherever he goes. They hear his words and follow him and a stranger. They will not follow. They don't follow folks. They follow the ark.

Amen, and if you're carrying the ark, they'll follow it follow folks. If they hear the Lord now Verse 9 again. He's also sending them you nicely set aside the commandment of God in order to keep your doctrine Tradition verse 13 that you invalidate the Word of God by your doctrine tradition, which you which has been what?

It's been handed down hasn't it now, let's go back over to Romans 9. I want to read it again. Let me just go to 1st Peter 2 first. Keep holding the Romans 9 go to 1st Peter 2 just a minute in 1st Peter 2 now here.

We already said solved there in 1st Peter 1 14 obedient surely no longer conformed to the former lust. Isn't it right which were yours and your ignorance? So we're going to be holy and all our behavior that means all the works of the flesh are done away with right?

We saw in verse 22 that your souls are purified in other words the flesh works. The flesh is moved so that you can love one another from the heart and this is how you're born again verse 23 through the Word of God, is that right?

This Jesus come you love the Lord with all your heart and the word washes away all the because you love the Lord more. It washes washes away all these deeds of unrighteousness. Amen. Amen. Now, I want you to look me in chapter 2.

Therefore you putting aside all malice guile hypocrisy envy all slander. In other words, it's you putting inside all the deeds and works of the flesh flesh. First to like newborn babies long for the pure milk of the Word.

Did we see that in 1st Corinthians 3 a baby longs for the pure milk of the Word that by this milk of the Word? You can start growing how? And restrict there is a beginning to grow in respect of salvation now Paul come by said I'm coming back a third time.

I don't see that strife and jealousy in flesh there. If it is I'm not gonna spare anybody there. I fear for you. Is that right? If Paul say I fear this is how you grow you start with the milk and then you get on into the meat.

Amen. Okay. So verse 11. Oh, wait a minute. Well, that's good verse number beloved. I urge you as alien strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts. What does it do? It wages war against your soul. Amen. And now we just go Back there and verse 4 and coming to the Lord Jesus Christ is living stone.

He's a living stone rejected by men. But chosen a God and precious in the sight of God and and we were being built up as a temple of God. We're we're living stones that make up a spiritual house. Verse 5.

For a holy priesthood, we're going to be holy we offer up spiritual sacrifice except a God through Jesus Christ. That's what salvation is and we go on and we encourage and this is what we saw the the craftsman the pastor pastor teacher.

This is their job to Prophet whatever they can bring this word to you encourage you warn you and and help you and be an example to you to walk In these things. Amen. Not to be Lord over you to fulfill selfish ambition up there.

Amen. Because they'll lead you to practice lawlessness and then in the last days you come to Jesus and you say Lord Lord. He said I never didn't know you you had practiced long. But yeah, well, but look Lord all those miracles and everything all the prophesying we spoke in tongues.

We all of these things that we did he said I never did know you. You weren't that you never had a love for the truth. You had a love for the byproducts of the Lord Jesus Christ. Signs and wonders and inner healing and all the other things.

See, there's nothing wrong with signs and wonders say nothing wrong with deliverance and healing. I have some problem some of these things that way some of these things enter healing without repentance.

But it's repentance that sets us free. Not the power of men that comes along with ministries and build names and reputation for themselves. And only the very elect everyone's gonna be deceived by this except the very elect.

And I'm gonna tell you what you're hearing right now. Can I tell you something right now? I'm gonna tell you right now that I know in my heart. This is fixing to turn loose. I have and you know, this is not any kind of a personality thing.

But just this this word this school we've been in all this rejection and you know, I was talking old James this morning said well Brother, I say you you've been drugged through the fire. I went through you know, I had this old approval curse on me for a while I would never change a word for approval.

But I just had a bunch of stuff and now you talk about getting drugged through some fire and and I came to the end where I don't I don't like my plans anymore and So this is really not now all the time said I've dealt with these things and come through these things and Lord has got a bunch Of stuff off me now see I know I can already see the doors and things opening where the God came.

But he couldn't use me and all that stuff on me before and he did for a period of time. But you know, I messed up what he's done had to get it off of me. See what I mean? So let me just tell you something and I'm not just talking about myself.

I'm just talking about my part. That's the only way that I'm me. But I know that it's fixing to be. I know that some people who think they know what they're what we said. The the sheep are gonna start here and he's gonna open the door because we're gonna walk start walking in love.

We're gonna go in there and let him it here here's and let him it refuse refuse. But I there's no way I couldn't I can't I haven't been able. God has showed me I can't go up to any of my friends. I can't go to my family.

I can't go to anybody and relate to them. What's in this word right here? I've already wore myself out trying to do it and I just quit but I laid it down. And that's what the rest in pieces. I want to make this work.

It's God. Amen. So we might as well just throw our carts away brother if you want to walk with the Lord, amen. So then we're going to see right here and Verse 17 this precious value then is for those who believe but for those who do not believe the one who do not.

The one that disbelieve walk around defiled. Are you hearing what I'm saying? They're denying the power of gospel to purify their hearts. Amen. Amen now verse 8 and The stone with the cornerstone Jesus became a stone of stumbling and a rock of what?

Offense now, that's what it became to to to Israel. That's what it's become today look at me folks the people who have doctrines that do not conform you to godliness and What they do they have partial truth.

Now, let me just do it again right here I get this fold it up while I hold about three places. I need me a folder up here. Here we go. So Then all the doctrines who have partial truths right there. And they develop all the controversial questions to protect their ignorance about holiness righteousness, you know.

Demons that come to kill steal destroy and all this thing and they have their partial truth and here it is on the doctrine I think and then when you come along and see that and it caught their walk in defilement.

Because it doesn't conform you to godliness and then when you come along with truth. And it's comes right out of the Bible spoken of the Lord Jesus Christ. Look at me Christians can't have demons. He believes in sinless perfection offended and it becomes a rock of offense and They stumble right over the stumbling zone the Lord Jesus Christ in a cross.

See, you know what doctrines today want to do. To make that cross to try to take you right into heaven without you going by the cross. You don't have to never take up your cross. They show you how to build your own tower right into heaven.

You don't have to go by way of the cross. You don't have to repent and get rid of this thing. You don't have to die. You don't have to walk in Jesus walked. I give you another Jesus so it becomes a rock of offense and They stumble because they're disobedient to the word and to this one.

One more time to this one doom. They have also appointed now later on I'm going to show you something the doom that you're pointing to is pestilence the wild beast Plagues which is sickness and disease.

And it's all over the Bible. This is what happens to people who stumble over the stumbling stone. The powers of darkness come build a fortresses and strongholds in them and a disease while they're right in and that's what's happening in church today and so people walking in ignorance and aren't beginning calling Sickness blessings and I'm gonna tell you what sickness is.

It's a spiritual problem. It's a spiritual problem. We know with a sacrifice of bull goats and heaven old covenant had removed all sicknesses, didn't they? And they said it's going to come back on you.

If you don't walk in the covenant of holiness and righteousness that is that what we saw hold up your hand Romans Hebrews 8 6 today. We have a better covenant with better promises. Is that correct a better ministry?

Amen, and we get a big goose egg. All right. Now it should be back in Romans 9 verse 30. What should we say then that Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness? They attained righteousness. In other words, they kept the law of God.

Wow through the righteousness would come through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in that right. You remember that it's not the hearers of God's law. It's going to be just before God but the doers of God's law verse 31, but Israel pursuing a law of righteousness.

That's a bear the fruit of love did not arrive at that law. They did not obey God's law because they had their current their their doctrines that to obey just like it is today. Is that correct? Amen. Why did they not arrive at that law?

Because they did not pursue it by what I Can't hear you now on everybody look at me right now. When you follow after the commands of men instead of the commands of God. You are not pursuing righteousness by faith.

But as though it were what they were not pursuing Righteousness by faith, but as though it were works they stumble over what? How I don't you look at me right here. The doctrines that are today. What does it?

What does it lead you to? What what is the result of the doctrines today when I capture your heart? Do you do you obey God? Do you pursue love? Do you have to pursue right and you absolutely dot this you bear this fruit right up here, which is unrighteous same thing the Pharisees amen and.

So When you do you get your four easy steps into heaven, are you seeing what I'm saying? Then you come and do these four steps into heaven. You're trying to fulfill God's law through your works. Rather than being let faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to be led by the Spirit of God.

So he can remove all this so you'll be holy and blameless bride of Christ how many see that hold up your hands. So God's Bible has a righteousness there, which says love God with all your heart and your neighbors yourself.

The doctrines here have another righteousness that says they establish your own righteousness which says it's all right for you to come and bless God and continue to curse your neighbor and That's who the harlot whore adulterous is today.

Once again, do you see that? Okay now in chapter 10 Here's what Paul says about them brethren. My heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is farther what? That they their salvation because they're practicing lawlessness and that they can be saved that they can repent and be saved from the God's wrath.

Amen. So what's their problem for I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God? Do the people today who walk in after religious traditions and doctrines that do not conform to God's they have a zeal for God.

Is that right? They'll visit and do all kind of works and things just wear out. Amen. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it's not in accordance with the Word of God. You know what?

They're walking in is a religious zeal. For not knowing about God's righteousness. It's look at me folks. They have tunnel vision. They have received the precepts and opinion of men not knowing about God's righteousness.

They can't see it in a Bible. What did they do? They established their own righteousness. See it right here. Here. It is right here. You establish your own righteousness and then when you establish your own righteousness You do not submit to the righteousness which comes from God which is salvation.

Amen. So what did Jesus say to these people? Turn in John 7 see if Jesus tickled their ears. He came to tell the truth. Now you ever tell you what Jesus did. Jesus came in love to these people here Who were not a people of God at all and they claimed to be that God was the ministry of this Unrighteousness of them's way we represent God and Jesus now don't you everybody look at me right here.

Jesus came to them with a word He is the word and he got the word from father and he loved them and he was wanting to lead them out of spiritual Darkness, but they were offended at Jesus and wanted to push him off a cliff.

Jesus told them the word so he could lead him out of spiritual darkness. They could be saved there. They had big congregations real smart folks in there and a whole bunch were going to hell and. And Jesus tried to give them the word to show them but they the word that Jesus spoke.

They couldn't hear it and they couldn't see it because they couldn't fit in the doctrine. That had captured their hearts. In other words, they loved their doctrines they didn't love God. If you love God, you're gonna be led the Spirit of God.

So here's what the Lord tried to do when his love and see that's what I'd like to do. I'll tell you one. It doesn't matter to me and the people at work of me or tell me if I'm sharing with three people.

Or if I'm sharing with three thousand I have just as much zeal to share with three people as I do three thousand. The same thing goes if I'm in a place where it's three thousand only five of them receive the word.

I enjoy saying just what's in that bottle. I'm don't change. I wouldn't change one jot or tittle for the whole for no man and everything going on. I mean that now I tell you what. I won't come as fast as I can come with you because you've already worked through some things.

I won't hit him a day for you know what I mean? Because I want to own something, you know, I don't want to condemn them with the Word of God. I want to be able to bring them on right? Just share the word the words gonna bring them on.

I won't bring them on but spirit the word can if you share it with him. Understand it now. I used to I'd go in, you know to a place and boy and I just spit it all over him. Because it's in the flesh I meant mean.

But now I want to do all things for the sake of the gospel, I don't want any motivations about ministry. I don't want any motivation about personality and it's a bunch of junk that I have to look good to any people approvals gone.

I want to please God. It's the only thing it's going to work and then see and then and then when we we shared one. We can get to rejoice in the fruit and the love that gets to spread to other people and then all this this death and everything.

Is killing people can be released and see that's the way the Lord used me. It's what he uses you. Amen. You and John 7. All right. Now here's what Jesus said to these Pharisees who had their own doctrines and now it's this is exactly what Jesus is saying today.

So don't you just be sure of that now in John 7 verse 19. Here's what he says. He told him did not Moses Give you the law and yet none of you care out the law. Why do you seek to kill me now here one of those commandments that Moses give them do not commit murder and you see is Talking about the church today who's blessed God and and cursed their neighbor in James 4.

You read the first three verses right and it show you commit murder toward one another your anger and everything. And that's that's just what he's talking about right there. Same thing. All right, and now in verse 28 Jesus therefore cried out in the temple teaching and saying you both know me and know where I'm from and I Have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true whom you do not know.

You don't know him now chapter 8 verse 12 verse 12 again, therefore Jesus spoke to them saying I Am the light of the world and you know when you have a divine nature. Do you know what you become a disciple of Jesus becomes lights to the people in the world?

You're the light of the world. You don't hide it on the bush your brother. You let it shine if you're a disciple. Again, therefore Jesus spoke to them saying I'm the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in spiritual darkness.

But shall have the light of life and that's exactly what he's saying there now verse 24. I Said there for you that you shall die in your sins for unless you believe that I am he's you shall die in your sins.

I'll let don't you look at me folks. Look at me. Unless people believe in Jesus instead of now look at me here and Quit stumbling over the stumbling stone. They're going to die and these sins because their hearts not only purified.

They better repent and get loose from that thing. But they're because they're being led to do the will of Satan. Which is this fruit right here and said the will of God. They're choosing to be a friend of the world instead of friend of God.

I mean and they make themselves an enemy of God. Amen, huh? Okay. Now let's just continue right here. Look at verse 35 and he told him the slave Does not remain in the house forever. That's a slave that commits sin.

But the Sun does remain forever and he's talking about sin look at verse 34 Jesus answered them saying truly I say to you everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. And if you a slave of sin, you know and remain in the house.

Is that what he's saying? Huh? Now look at verse 37. I Know that you're Abraham's offspring. You're Abraham's offspring. Actually the flesh is what he's saying. Yet you seek to kill me because my word can have what?

No place in you look at me folks when you look here when you've got your doctrine is captured your heart then you become offended and You shrink back from that part of the Word of God and that's where the doctrine leads you shrink back.