04/21/18 WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD
RECENTLY I mentioned THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD. As it turns out, I posted this article a year ago, addressing this subject. It is just a quick blurb, but I hope it is helpful.
04/21/17 WHOLE COUNSEL
Paul said, and so should all pastors,
Acts 20:27
(27) For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
"The whole counsel of God," or "all the counsel of God," communicates to the hearers everything that pertains to godliness and success in the Christian walk.
2 Peter 1:3
(3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
The preaching of the whole counsel of God...
leads the lost to salvation and...
leads the saved to holiness of heart and life and...
leads the faithful follower to successful Christian living.
The wisdom, the counsel of God is the key that unlocks the mysteries and the doors of life.
The counsel of God puts the pieces of "life's puzzle" together, when all of human wisdom and energy and knowledge and understanding and commitment fails.
The counsel of God is found in the Scriptures, received from the Holy Spirit, and proclaimed through men of God.
Inherent intelligence, personal experience, academic accomplishments are good, but they are totally inadequate for living the life that God wants us to live.
Yes, God allows people to choose their own course, to set their own goals, to live by their own wits, but it is impossible to please God and fulfill His will until we humble ourselves, recognize the need for Divine leading and empowering in every area o f life. We may succeed in the eyes of the world, but true success, true victory only comes to those who saturate their entire life with the influence of God's counsel.
Water is readily available and plenteous (in the right environment), and it is necessary for life.
Oxygen is readily available and plenteous (in the right environment), and it is necessary for life.
The counsel of God is readily available and plenteous (in the right environment), and it is necessary for life, but people opt out of God's will, thinking that they only need Him in "spiritual" needs, rather than in daily living. Such living is living in the flesh and not living by faith.
