Cino-Christians

In recent months a new phrase has been coined and that is Rino-Republican. All the political upheaval has shown many proclaimed Republicans backing down from their stated principles and going along with the crowd for fear of losing something or just to get along and some have been bought out. Anyway the word Rino stands for Republican in Name Only or Pseudo Republican or may I use the word FAKE. Now these guys and gals may be sincere but when the pressure came on it revealed what was really in them. So now here's my real point, in the Church there are Cino-Christians which are Christians in Name Only. Lest you think that this is criticism let me say that at least most of them don't know it and don't intend it to be so. I really believe they are there and in Church because they want to be better people and want to go to heaven and some even love God and His Son Jesus. However when the pressure comes on they will cave like a tent in a hurricane and there's plenty of reason for that. Namely they are not being taught truth nor are they being taught how to seek truth for themselves. I don't think most Christians are as lazy or foolish as many of their critics think for we have a slew of ministers who have been given a mission and are failing to carry it out and they will have to give account for that.

Here's a scripture you will never hear in Church, not any Church: "1 John 2:27 (New King James Version)
27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him." Nor this one; "John 14:26 (New King James Version)
26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
Why is that, after all it is the Word of God that they are committed to uphold?
Because they think it will put them out of a job. They know better than God. In truth their assignment is to work themselves out of a job. Actually, to use a common principle out of nature, Christians are referred to as sheep and Christians are supposed to reproduce but who reproduces Christians? Answer, Christians reproduce themselves just the same as Sheep reproduce themselves. The shepherd does not reproduce the sheep but watches over them and protects them so they can do that for which they were created. Christians reproduce Christians through their daily interaction with others within their families, workplaces and the world. Now before anyone jumps on me let me clarify; God does the reproducing, for no one can come to Jesus unless the Father draw him but what I mean here is that Jesus living and reproducing His life in true believers is using the vessels of clay that He is dwelling in to do much of His work and by this the Father is glorified.
This work cannot be done if the vessel does not even know that he or she really is the temple of the Living God for real and not just a poetic statement. The hands of a true believer are just as powerful as the very hands of Jesus because they really are the hands of Jesus. I'm sick of the lies that are either told outright or by omission that keep people in their "proper place". Again I must regress in order to clarify my statements so my critics don't go balistic on me. Not all pastors and teachers are deliberately omiting vital information or lying outright but rather are themselves ignorant of the truth because they have trusted in the teachings of man more than the teaching of the Bible. Seminaries are man's invention not God's institutions. In the Bible there are no professionals only Spirit filled devotees of almighty God who have been trained by Him."Isaiah 54:13 (New King James Version)
13 All your children shall be taught by the LORD,
And great shall be the peace of your children." and again in the New Testament
"John 6:45 (New King James Version)
45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’[a]Therefore everyone who has heard and learned[b] from the Father comes to Me.

We need a Reformation today even greater than that which was begun by Martin Luther so very long ago. In his day they just didn't let anyone read the scriptures for themselves and today we are all encouraged to read the scriptures but all the parts that could really make a difference and would put the Lord directly in charge of our lives are explained away as no longer being relavant or having only to do with ancient times or just for the early church to get it going. What we now have that is called church is almost entirely the creation of man, no wonder the church is so powerless.

Today we all can appreciate what Jesus did and that is the emphasis that you will find in any church that even believes in Jesus anymore. Namely that man was sinful and couldn't keep God's law and so God sent His Son to die as punishment for our sins. If we choose to believe that He really did that then we are forgiven and can expect to go to heaven. It is also believed that we should try our best to overcome our sinful habits and live better lives and that God will help us. This is where the problem begins because it's back to man's effort to please God and if he has some success then he tends to take some credit for his good behavour and this leads to pride and the tendancy to judge those who don't do so well.
Let me make this statement and it will be the basis to which I will draw my readers again and again in all future writings as I try to unfold the deeper truths of what God would have us to know. The old Testament or Old Covenant failed because it had flaws and I will provide scriptures for that later. "Therefore God said I will give them a Better Covenant for I will write my laws on their hearts." Jesus became the surety or keeper of that covenant or the guaranteeor of the covenant. From the moment of your acceptance to the day of your death Jesus is totally committed to your transformation into His likeness. So what is your part? To "ABIDE IN HIM". Almost no one understands what that means and all my efforst will be to make it plain and understandable to anyone who desires a true walk with God.
In the beginning God came down in the cool of the evening and walked and talked with Adam and Eve until they sinned and though you will not see Him with your eyes that is what He wants to do with you and all His children even today.
Have you read the New Testament and thought to yourself, "how impossible are the commands of God?" Thank the Lord for Jesus because I can't measure up and I have Him to forgive me because He paid the price already for my sin. What a tragic view that is but it is the prevailing view. It is now my purpose to show how far off from the truth that really is and what a slap in the face of God it is to think that is all that Jesus accomplished at the cross.

In conclusion (for now) let me say that if the pastors and teachers understood the scriptures and taught them properly they would not be out of a job but rather their churches would be constantly multiplying because their flocks would be free to reproduce and reproduce they would and I guarantee it.
God bless you all and may your appetite be whetted and may you come back for more.
Please pray and ask God to give you understanding because if you don't you are going to misunderstand because He is the one who opens our eyes.
john Martin