An earthly, sensual and devilish wisdom (1)

James 3: 14-15

But if you have bitter jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry, selfish ambition) in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus be in defiance of and false to the Truth. This [superficial] wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual (animal), even devilish (demoniacal) (Emphasis added).

Would you say that the following statements are wisdom from above or earthly, unspiritual (animal) even devilish (demonical)? Is appears on the very Reverend Guillaume Smit’s blog The Emerging Bracken.

I’m not sure if these remarks originated with him, but I sure want to credit David Hayward with publishing it. I am challenged to think it over in any case.
Thanks for sharing it together with this painting of yours.

If your prejudice separates you from your brother, relinquish it.
If your opinion separates you from your brother, forsake it.
If your preference separates you from your brother, abandon it.
If your theology separates you from your brother, reject it
If your religion separates you from your brother, renounce it.
If your religious institution separates you from your brother, leave it.
If your god separates you from your brother, deny it.

How are we going to discern whether the above magnanimous “wisdom” is of God or of this earth and even demoniacal? Well, the only way to do it is to turn to God’s infallible, eternal, immutable Word.

1 Cor. 11:19 For doubtless there have to be factions or parties among you in order that they who are genuine and of approved fitness may become evident and plainly recognized among you. (Emphasis added) (Amplified Bible)

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. (Emphasis added) (King James)

Deut. 13:1-3 IF A prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder he foretells to you comes to pass, and if he says, Let us go after other gods—gods you have not known—and let us serve them, You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being. (Emphasis added)

Well now! Fancy that!! God allows heresies to invade the church and even allows false teachers and apostles to secretly come through the proverbial back door to test his children  to see whether they really love Him with all their heart, mind and strength. You see, it depends on who are my brothers and my sisters. There are a multitude of “brothers” and “sisters” who would like to make you believe that they are indeed your brothers and sister in the Lord but . . . . when you evaluate them in the light of the Word of God they turn out to be false brothers and sisters. Listen to brother Paul for a brief moment.

2 Cor. 11:13-15 For such men are false apostles [spurious, counterfeits], deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles (special messengers) of Christ (the Messiah). And it is no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light; So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. [But] their end will correspond with their deeds.

Well now! Fancy that! There are deceitful ministers of the cloth, masquerading as apostles of righteousness but are in fact false brothers in Christ. They refuse to heed the Word of God because it allegedly contradicts itself and in stead they prefer to listen to the infallible and eternal heresies of men who teach you things that diametrically oppose the Word of God. Is this what the Bible calls “the mystery of iniquity?” (2 Thess. 2:7)  Where do they come from?

Matt 13:24-30 Another parable He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way. So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the darnel (weeds) appeared also. And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have darnel shoots in it? He replied to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Then do you want us to go and weed them out? But he said, No, lest in gathering the wild wheat (weeds resembling wheat), you root up the [true] wheat along with it. Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will say to the reapers, Gather the darnel first and bind it in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my granary.

Well Now!  Fancy that! God allows his enemy to sow darnel (weeds resembling wheat) to be sown among the real wheat. Darnel resembles wheat in every which way. It looks like wheat, it smells like wheat, it feels like wheat and it even moves like wheat when the wind blows over the wheat fields. Ah! but the darnel is going to be separated from the wheat at harvest time. Are you then also going to announce and proclaim the above heresies by David Hayward?

2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine [is disloyal to what Jesus Christ taught], do not receive him [do not accept him, do not welcome or admit him] into [your] house or bid him Godspeed or give him any encouragement. For he who wishes him success [who encourages him, wishing him Godspeed] is a partaker in his evil doings.

Well now! Fancy that! The very Reverend Guillaume Smit is encouraging the heresies of David Hayward. Is he prepared to be a partaker of his evil doings?

Rev 18:4 I then heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out from her, my people, so that you may not share in her sins, neither participate in her plagues.

2 John 9 Anyone who runs on ahead [of God] and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ [who is not content with what He taught] does not have God; but he who continues to live in the doctrine (teaching) of Christ [does have God], he has both the Father and the Son.

Well now! Fancy that! False doctrine separates you from God. Are you going to allow your “brother” to separate you from the God of the Bible?

Jer. 17: 5 & 7 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. . . .”But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.