John 3:11 - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
FYI: We speak that we do know, is in regards to Christ and those that believe in him, and testify that we have seen, recall what has been shown to them in a vision or in a dream, because Christ was a prophet, and by those two manners does the Most High speak unto a prophet. So what they are testifying to, is the absolute knowledge shown unto them by the Most High in a vision, in which in order to hear the words spoken, one has to be set apart by way of the Spirit, otherwise they will not believe what they hear. Which is why the precept says - John 8:47 - He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Who are of the Most High - Romans 8:14 - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. So without the Spirit of the Most High, your not a child of his, which if you think about it, what child is going to listen to the instructions and commandments of somebody else parent and obey them knowing their not their parent? Then you can understand why people will hear the word of the Most High, but will not obey him, cause as they say to each other "you not my daddy, you can't tell me what to do", and that mentality is embedded in them. So when they try and get an understanding of the Father and his commandments, they less likely to accept the commandments that require them having to change something they desire and cherish and value and most of all love.
FYI: So when they hearing they can't eat pork and dress as they been and go to some of the places they have been going, they are immediately going to rebel against what they hear, because their not of the spirit, but instead live after the flesh. 1 John 4:6 - We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. To know the Most High is to love him, to love him is to fear him, to fear him is to obey his laws and statutes and commandments, thus doing so you manifest the Spirit of truth, to not do so, is to manifest the Spirit of error. So those that are not keeping his laws and statutes and commandments, are those who don't love him nor fear him, because the precept teaches - John 14:15 - If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:21 - He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. The reason why people can't see the truth, is because he hasn't manifested himself to them, and without the truth, people operate in the spirit of error. So when you tell them what the word says about the holidays they keeping and Sunday worship, their first reaction is going to be one of safeguard, because being in error is deception which deception brings about validity.
FYI: So they think their right they think their correct, because the measure of understanding that they have is according to their comfort zone, and their personality, which is why the first thing they do is get upset because you are speaking truth of Christ, which breaks up the fallow ground of their comfort and belief. So they don't understand what your saying because he that you are of is from the heavens, therefore that which is of the earth only comprehends that which nature has taught them, so they speak against what you saying, because its against their nature which is why Christ said - Luke 10:16 - He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. Just as him whom you are of was in the world and the world knew him not, neither understood they of what he said except those who were given unto him by the Father, neither do they hear you nor understand you because they don't know him whom your of. He hasn't manifested himself unto them, because their lips are their heart, therefore they believe what they see and say, verses believing what they dont see and say.
FYI: They don't have faith beyond their lips which is why Christ said - Matthew 15:18 - This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. If they had a itty bitty desire to actually learn of their creator and his Son, then he would manifest himself unto them, and they would have the option to believe as you and I do, but since they don't, they give themselves no option but to burn in hell. So stay encouraged and continue to walk after the Spirit and not the flesh, and in the midst of this dark world, you will have light under your steps to guide you down the path of the straight and narrow. Don't get caught up in trying to get everybody you know to hear the truth, because not everybody is going to hear the truth, the way the Most High has people setup for salvation, he also has people setup for damnation. So remember - Matthew 13:16 - But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. Remember you are special you are somebody when you are in Christ serving the Most High, so when people thinking your crazy and in a cult and saying things about you, remember - Matthew 5:11 - Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. You are blessed when they do this, love your haters even more when they speak evil of you, and know it is not you they speaking against, but him whom you serve they hating. So stay encouraged brothers and sisters and continue to stand with no legs but upon his will.
Remember - John 17:14 - I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. When you come into the knowledge of the truth, which is outside of this society's system, then those of this society are going to hate you. This system hates everthing it doesn't manufacture, so since it didn't make you then know it cannot break you, nor can it set a price on you, which means it can't buy you, because he who created you already bought you with his blood, therefore you sold out to the Most High. So your value cannot be put on a clothes rack, the cross you carry cannot be put in a sack, you are not of this world which is full of deceit, Christ paid for your life so live as a walking receipt. While you doing that, please know also - John 15:19 - If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. So love the hate, because one couldn't hate you if they didn't secretly admire you. The hate is such a beautiful sensation, smoke it and inhale people's jealous admiration. I'm high all the time I smoke that good stuff lol Shalom
