Inclusion or Exclusion

Good evening sister saints!

Are you joyous to have had another day to serve the Lord?  Let us rejoice! We are in our parking spot for the evening and it's the same one as last night, of which I made a video for you so you can see.

After doing some online work into the early afternoon, we headed into a park downtown that borders a bay from the ocean.  Brother Jim held a gospel sign and we walked around and around while he preached.  You can see the videos HERE.  Before we went in I saw this sign....

It makes me think of the 'inclusion' that society is working for, right along with world peace and 'go along to get along' and it's all about 'love'.  

They had various pictures throughout the park and although there is some good in that we should not hate people of different colors etc, they also include such things that transgress against God such as homosexuality.  

The world thinks that because the Christian God (the one and only true living God) is one of exclusion (not allowing in, those who have no faith in Christ and will not repent) that we are the haters.  

No, they hate God which is why they will be excluded from His goodness if they don't repent.  There is no automatic inclusion into God's kingdom, we must all come through the same way.  

John 14:5-6 

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Yes even to the unbiblical denominational organizations (yes that also means non-denominations which are a denomination in themselves) we true believers are also exclusive because they are not welcomed into the body of Christ unless they repent.  Whereas, the doors of their religious buildings are open to all, being inclusive to anyone who wants to wander in.  And it's no wonder, Jesus did not establish what you see today in the 30,000 or 40,000 (however many there are now) denominations (and churches that don't call themselves anything but look like and act just like the denominations)....all falling a far cry from the true New Testament body of Christ.

I'm sharing all this so that you sisters (those of you who need to know this) need to understand that although love is good and being nice is good but it has to be done in a godly manner.  In the flesh, being inclusive seems to be the right thing do, such as overlooking someone's sin so that they can be a part of your life in hopes that you may win them out of that sin, but that's a transgression (sin) against God if you do that.  That's where you learn biblical love, which is loving them with God's word and calling them out of their sins.  

Here's proof that the body of Christ is one of exclusion...

Matthew 10:34 

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

And what does that exclusion look like?

Matthew 10:35-39 

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 

And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 

 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Want some more exclusion?

Revelation 22:15 

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Looks to me like there will be those excluded.

I give you this last one (there are many more you can look into).

Matthew 25:1-12 

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 

 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 

 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 

But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 

 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 

 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 

But the wise answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 

 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 

 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

But wait, our God is one of inclusion...

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

If we come through the only way through Jesus Christ (the GOSPEL) and do His commandments, we will be included.  Brother Jim did a teaching on the verses of Jesus coming, you can find it HERE.

There were several opportunities to witness in the park and we rejoice in that the word went out and seeds may have been planted.

God blessed us to see this magnificent and breathtaking view as we were leaving the park...

Of course a camera cannot capture the magnitude of such phenomena, but it gives a glimpse.  

Praises to our heavenly Father!

Isaiah 25:1 

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

I leave you with this...

I hope you have a peaceful evening, or day, sisters:-)

Love in Christ,

Sister Deb