Sinning in Meekness
What a strange title for a biblical article but we find it to be so VERY true.
As we talk with and witness to Mennonite / anabaptist people we indeed find this is exactly what they do via their man made religious system. In order to understand this first lets look at what meekness is.
Jesus Christ Himself taught His followers to be meek on the famous sermon on the mount.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5
What does meek really mean?
In the Greek the word meek is Pra-us and it means a gentleness of spirit
It also means to be humble to God's truth, to obey and have power under control. All of these are meekness....
Clear from scripture you can be meek and still be bold in actions. Why?
Jesus made a whip in John 2 and Paul told false teachers to cut off their manhood in Gal 5 and Moses ( the meekest man on earth ) drove off men to protect some daughters Exodus 2. Did they sin and NOT have meekness, of course not!
What a wonderful quality to have and all who claim Christ need to strive for this including myself.
( I have a long way to go in this area at times I will admit.... )
Here is a deeper article on meekness
https://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2018/12/meekness-exploring-it-meaning.html
Having said that; let us get back to the Mennonites and their habit of sinning in meekness.
How do they sin even in their trying to be meek?
Because this religious man made group called Mennonites / anabaptists have been brainwashed over the past 5 centuries into focusing MOSTLY on the sermon on the mount alone for their ways; they seem to ignore or negate the rest of God's Word and instructions; though they would never admit that.
Example:
When we speak with them and lovingly ask them why they practice MANY sinful ways like pagan holidays ( Christmas and Easter ) or use a mans name for their title causing divisions; they will often ignore clear bible truth to tell us quote " you are not meek enough" as they totally ignore the truth of God and the sin in their religious bodies and lives.
This is sinning in meekness. ( focus on meekness as you practice sin??)
They believe you should never rise up to rightly judge sins as sins or you are just not being meek.
(they ignore truth and hold on to their sins/traditions just in order to be meek. This this is NOT what Jesus meant at all in Matthew 5 about meekness)
See this tract that exposes the Mennonite faith for much sin:
We have learned the real cause for this grievous error is they are not taught the entire Word of God but only bits and pieces. They are far too focused on their man made rules then the Word of God. When they tell me I am not meek enough and I should never judge; I simply quote them other scriptures that clearly teach we are to judge rightly and there is a time to act out in "something other then" just meekness.
Matthew 18 is one place where Jesus says to indeed... judge.... but do it rightly
1 Cor 5 is one place where Paul says we ...are ....to judge the body
When they tell me I am not acting meek enough... I admit I need help in that area but I also remind them that there is a time godly men acted out other then in just meekness.
Jesus cleansed the temple with a whip in John 2
Paul told the Jews who were teaching false gospel ways that they should emasculate themselves in Gal 3.
A common practice of Mennonites when you try to point out their denominational sins is they will say we are never to call out others as that is prideful and not being humble or meek.
I then point them to Gal 2 where Paul rebukes Peter in front of everyone over his sin
In 1 Tim 5 Paul says rebuke those is sin publically so others will see and be fearful.
Also in 2 Tim 3 Paul says... teach instruct exhort and rebuke
Mennonites never have any answers for these holy scriptures and they just keep being meek "outside" but ignore the truth which is more.... sinning in meekness. They just hold fast to their meek ways/sermon on the mount theology alone as they go on in their man made ritual religion full of false and sinful ways against God. This is total hypocrisy.
That is also.... sinning in meekness!
Here is a link on other ways that Mennonites are hypocrites in many ways:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2017/06/mennonite-hypocrisy-part-6.html
Here is a link that explains what happens when you go to their religious body and call them to repentance and sound doctrine:
http://bewareoffalse-unbiblicalteachers.blogspot.com/2017/06/ebenezer-amish-mennonite-church.html
As we were sharing God's Word with that Mennonite group: they mocked us and ignored much bible truth but they tried their best to be meek .... though even in that they failed badly that day.
Please do not be like these false anabaptist groups and ignore sound doctrine to only strive on in meekness; as if it was the HIGHEST quality to attain for God. By studying and obeying ALL of God's Word ; you can indeed be meek but also avoid the sinful pit falls of man made false religious systems like the Mennonites, Amish and all the other false denominations as well we see all over today.
See this anabaptist article that exposes their many false man made ways:
https://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2017/07/anabaptist-errors-mennonite-amish.html
We pray they all repent of their false ways and strive on in God's full truth.
Yes in meekness and also FULL OBEDIENCE to the Word.
To strive in the area of a religious meekness but then use it as a shield to ignore/practice your own sins is the height of sinful hypocrisy. Is it not similar to what the Pharisees did ( acted godly but lived in sin in the heart) and Jesus rebuked them for it over and over?
We want better for others; so we speak out in godly love to those who will hear.
What a strange title for a biblical article but we find it to be so VERY true.
As we talk with and witness to Mennonite / anabaptist people we indeed find this is exactly what they do via their man made religious system. In order to understand this first lets look at what meekness is.
Jesus Christ Himself taught His followers to be meek on the famous sermon on the mount.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5
What does meek really mean?
In the Greek the word meek is Pra-us and it means a gentleness of spirit
It also means to be humble to God's truth, to obey and have power under control. All of these are meekness....
Clear from scripture you can be meek and still be bold in actions. Why?
Jesus made a whip in John 2 and Paul told false teachers to cut off their manhood in Gal 5 and Moses ( the meekest man on earth ) drove off men to protect some daughters Exodus 2. Did they sin and NOT have meekness, of course not!
What a wonderful quality to have and all who claim Christ need to strive for this including myself.
( I have a long way to go in this area at times I will admit.... )
Here is a deeper article on meekness
https://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2018/12/meekness-exploring-it-meaning.html
Having said that; let us get back to the Mennonites and their habit of sinning in meekness.
How do they sin even in their trying to be meek?
Because this religious man made group called Mennonites / anabaptists have been brainwashed over the past 5 centuries into focusing MOSTLY on the sermon on the mount alone for their ways; they seem to ignore or negate the rest of God's Word and instructions; though they would never admit that.
Example:
When we speak with them and lovingly ask them why they practice MANY sinful ways like pagan holidays ( Christmas and Easter ) or use a mans name for their title causing divisions; they will often ignore clear bible truth to tell us quote " you are not meek enough" as they totally ignore the truth of God and the sin in their religious bodies and lives.
This is sinning in meekness. ( focus on meekness as you practice sin??)
They believe you should never rise up to rightly judge sins as sins or you are just not being meek.
(they ignore truth and hold on to their sins/traditions just in order to be meek. This this is NOT what Jesus meant at all in Matthew 5 about meekness)
See this tract that exposes the Mennonite faith for much sin:
We have learned the real cause for this grievous error is they are not taught the entire Word of God but only bits and pieces. They are far too focused on their man made rules then the Word of God. When they tell me I am not meek enough and I should never judge; I simply quote them other scriptures that clearly teach we are to judge rightly and there is a time to act out in "something other then" just meekness.
Matthew 18 is one place where Jesus says to indeed... judge.... but do it rightly
1 Cor 5 is one place where Paul says we ...are ....to judge the body
When they tell me I am not acting meek enough... I admit I need help in that area but I also remind them that there is a time godly men acted out other then in just meekness.
Jesus cleansed the temple with a whip in John 2
Paul told the Jews who were teaching false gospel ways that they should emasculate themselves in Gal 3.
A common practice of Mennonites when you try to point out their denominational sins is they will say we are never to call out others as that is prideful and not being humble or meek.
I then point them to Gal 2 where Paul rebukes Peter in front of everyone over his sin
In 1 Tim 5 Paul says rebuke those is sin publically so others will see and be fearful.
Also in 2 Tim 3 Paul says... teach instruct exhort and rebuke
Mennonites never have any answers for these holy scriptures and they just keep being meek "outside" but ignore the truth which is more.... sinning in meekness. They just hold fast to their meek ways/sermon on the mount theology alone as they go on in their man made ritual religion full of false and sinful ways against God. This is total hypocrisy.
That is also.... sinning in meekness!
Here is a link on other ways that Mennonites are hypocrites in many ways:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2017/06/mennonite-hypocrisy-part-6.html
Here is a link that explains what happens when you go to their religious body and call them to repentance and sound doctrine:
http://bewareoffalse-unbiblicalteachers.blogspot.com/2017/06/ebenezer-amish-mennonite-church.html
As we were sharing God's Word with that Mennonite group: they mocked us and ignored much bible truth but they tried their best to be meek .... though even in that they failed badly that day.
Please do not be like these false anabaptist groups and ignore sound doctrine to only strive on in meekness; as if it was the HIGHEST quality to attain for God. By studying and obeying ALL of God's Word ; you can indeed be meek but also avoid the sinful pit falls of man made false religious systems like the Mennonites, Amish and all the other false denominations as well we see all over today.
See this anabaptist article that exposes their many false man made ways:
https://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2017/07/anabaptist-errors-mennonite-amish.html
We pray they all repent of their false ways and strive on in God's full truth.
Yes in meekness and also FULL OBEDIENCE to the Word.
To strive in the area of a religious meekness but then use it as a shield to ignore/practice your own sins is the height of sinful hypocrisy. Is it not similar to what the Pharisees did ( acted godly but lived in sin in the heart) and Jesus rebuked them for it over and over?
We want better for others; so we speak out in godly love to those who will hear.
See this 10 point test to help you see the true people of God vs man made denominational religion.
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