Correct knowledge- Chris thomas-Copy

Correct knowledge? Chris Thomas \"Correct Knowledge?\" Wonder which song was playing when Abraham took his son Isaac up the mountain to[worship] God. I wonder which chorus was being sung when Joshua fell on his face and[worshiped] the Captain of the Hosts of the Lord before they conquered Jericho. What aboutwhen Gideons dream was confirmed, he bowed and worshiped without an orchestra playingover the hill somewhere. What about Daniel? What about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego?What about David? Where was the musical accompaniment that we deem necessary toaccomplish what we think worship is? It wasn’t there. And because it wasn’t, we must bewilling to define or redefine what our definition of [worship] is. We use terms so lightly today. It’s so easy for the religious community to say scripturalterms without ever visiting the foundation of the existence of that term. Terms like praise,worship, presence, glory. I have no doubt at all that we would all have some sort of idea of whatwe think each one of these terms mean. But just because we have an idea of what they mean,doesn’t actually mean that it’s the correct definition. The reason we continue to use scriptural words in incorrect contexts is because of thelack of correct study. This leads only to one place. The acceptance of religious ideologies. Truthis, we are going to believe something, even if it’s wrong or twisted. You may pick a term likeworship and say it’s been done this way for generations. Or you might even say you’ve done itthis way for x amount of time. Does that make it right? No. Of course it doesn’t . Does it makeit wrong? No, it doesn’t make it wrong either. So how are we able to judge what is right andwhat is not? First of all, are we even able to hear that question? Are we able to consider thatwhat we believe is wrong? Are you able to take your idea of what something is and trash can it?If not, then being a disciple of Jesus is not going to work very well for you. This was what Hedid. He challenged theology. He dug beyond the surface to get to the root of matters. Herevealed reasons of right and wrong. Why was He doing this? Why was He not settled withwhat He was seeing and the religious chatter He was hearing? He must have been able tomeasure what He was seeing or not seeing up against something. What He saw and heardobviously didn’t match what His source was. He was analyzing. But in order to analyze, theremust be something to measure what you are seeing or hearing up against. There has to be asource of right in order to truly reveal what is wrong or shortcoming. There has to be a sourceof light in order to expel darkness. There has to be a source of correct knowledge in order toget rid of incorrect knowledge. So what was He looking at in order to determine right or wrong? He did that, right? Hewould walk into a situation or system and discern the right or the wrong. He would look forevidence of 2 things. Good fruit and correct motive. If these were present, then He knew therewere correct foundational understandings that were established and active.

Bad fruit and the lack of good fruit is the Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lackevidence that a deeper problem exists. Bad of knowledge: Because you have rejectedfruit and the lack of good fruit is evidence that knowledge, I also will reject you from beingsomething is not lining up with the correct My priest. Since you have forgotten the lawsource. Here is where it tends to get difficult. of your God, I also will forget your children.Why? Because most people have goodintentions, and because they feel correct in You may say He was just talking abouttheir motive, they think it’s enough. Most Israel here, but are [you] not His people?people genuinely want what is right. But this is This is not saying they weren’t smart enough.the challenge. Determining what is right. Are It’s saying there is an accurate knowing, andwe willing to allow what we believe to be without it, destruction comes. He’s not tryingmeasured up to the truth? Or is it easier to just to build our IQ. He’s on a mission, and ourhave good intentions in wrong belief. Does that accurate knowledge is required for thework? Good intentions working out of wrong furtherance of His will. The accuratebelief? Do good intentions override incorrect knowing must be desired. The accurateknowledge? The establishment of correct knowing is required for our priestly function.knowledge leads to a purified motive. It is at I know, you were told you needed to be savedthis point that the purified motive takes the so you can have true happiness. But the truthplace of the good intentions. It doesn’t mean is this is more about His desire than it isthe good intentions go away. They don’t. But about yours. He chooses us.the entrance of correct knowledge (Isaiah 41:8, John 15:16)supercharges the good into pure. The purified John 15:16 You did not choose Me but I chosethen brings a fruit that remains. you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, So all of this is just to bring forth a good so that whatever you ask of the Father in Myfruit that will remain. Does this sound like name He may give to you.Christianity to you? Is this the ideology yousigned up for? Good fruit? Or are you just Being a Christian is more than what[saved]? Challenging right? we’ve been lead to believe. We’ve been fed from the pantry of self-preservation called It should be challenging. The question abundant life. When we should have been fedthat ought to be rolling in your mind right now from the pantry of love, the laying down ofis [what is good fruit]? If this is what the Lord our life so that we might take upon thewants, why would we settle for a lesser assignment of the Most High. Are you willingdefinition than what scripture teaches? Why to define what you believe? Are you willing towould we settle for [what we think], or [what trash can religiosity and hyper-spiritualism?we heard]? I can give you a statement of what I There’s no easy routes of attaining correctdeem to be accurate on fruit. knowledge for God inhabited people. We are to knock, seek, search, study, desire. It [Fruit is the manifestation of the will of doesn’t just come. There are no gray areasthe Father revealed through the divine nature with God. You either go after Him and Hisand character of Jesus by the working of Holy Word or you don’t. Every [body of believers]Spirit through individual believers for the is faced with this challenge. We must decideeffectiveness of the corporate Body.] Where did it’s not enough to be [partakers] and ignoreI get that? Is that just my idea? the assignment to be [producers]. We areThis letter isn’t about fruit. It’s about correct required to be more than [eaters], we mustknowledge. It’s to bring about the awareness of become [edible].the absolute necessity of getting correctknowledge. God bless Chris Thomas - Minister of music