CHANGE YOUR MIND OR STAY OUT

April 5, 1998 pm
MF Blume


Gene 3:2-6
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Gene 3:22-24 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Reve 4:2-3 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Reve 4:6 And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal:...



Adam and the woman were thrown from the Garden of Eden where they fellowshipped with God.
HEAVEN IS WHERE MAN BELONGS Reve 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Reve 22:1-2 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.
Reve 5:1-2 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

Reve 5:5-7 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

Reve 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

This is a very important point. Now, do you think for a moment that God would let them stay in the Garden if they went and ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil again? Adam ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. Phil 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
How did Jesus redeem us? "KNOWLEDGE-of-good-and-evil" type thinking makes you assume you are the guy that must save yourself. I want to be in the Garden and taste the LIFE of God, the BIBLE, God's word of truth, and enjoy eternal life, but if I have some fruit of the knowledge of good and evil in me, then I am blocked from it all. If you try to think in the terms of knowledge of good and evil then you are never going to understand the GRACE OF GOD. WRONG IDEAS: One man was joking about church and saying, "I suppose you are going to preach Sunday about the "Evils of Drinking." You can go to many religious gatherings and you will hear for the most part the knowledge of good and evil. But LIFE is such GOOD NEWS! Imagine EGYPT on the night of the Passover, when the firstborn would die without the blood. ONLY THE BLOOD SAVED THE PEOPLE THE BLOOD made the difference between an empty heaven and a heaven filled with an innumerable amount of people. Ephe 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Why does the bible list 34 things that are mine in Romans 5-6 and yet I am not victorious? CHANGE YOUR THINKING OR STAY OUT!
Most know nothing about grace except grace saves from hell and gets you ready for heaven. 2Cor 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
1Cor 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.