The Burning House
Do you know how to save others from a burning house?
In 1977 the Beverly Hills Supper Club caught fire and a bus boy named Walter Bailey decided to help people escape the burning house because he knew the firemen would arrive too late to save those in the Cabaret Room. Walter knew that he could not force one person to leave the burning house against their will so he did the only thing that he could do to save them. Walter took to the stage of the Cabaret Room, told the drunken crowd that they were in a burning house and gave them instructions on how to leave safely. If everyone had followed his instructions immediately then not one soul in the Cabaret Room would have been lost. However only some of the patrons paid attention to him and were saved. The rest waited until it was too late and burned to death. Many were found dead on the edge of safety at the main entrance. Those that perished had been warned that they were in a burning house and given instructions on how to reach safety just like those that were saved. They alone were responsible for the Hell that came upon them.
Perhaps some of those that perished were too drunk to understand the warning. Perhaps some had not given credence to the warning because Walter was only a bus boy - the lowest position in the night club. Perhaps some did not listen to the warning because Walter was young. Perhaps some intended to follow the instructions after they finished whatever they were doing. Perhaps some did not follow the instructions immediately because they would have had to leave something behind that they valued. Perhaps some did not follow the instructions because they did not want anyone telling them what to do. Perhaps some did not follow the instructions because their friends or family members would not follow the instructions. Perhaps some thought that Walter hated them for shutting down their party and telling them that they had to follow his instructions to be saved.
In like manner, when we warn others that they are in a burning house due to the consequences of sin (disobedience to the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD)) and give them instructions on how to be saved then they may hate us. It was telling others that they were in disobedience that caused people to hate the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) (John 7:7). If you are a Child of Truth (someone who obeys The Father of Truth because they love Him) then you will also be hated for telling others that they were in disobedience (John 15:18-19). However, it is love, not hate, to tell someone to leave a burning house.
Those that are not following the Man of Truth are in a burning house. They will perish unless they leave the burning house (Luke 13:5). They must come into the House of Truth to have their sins blotted out (Acts 3:19). Those that come into the House of Truth are saved from perishing in the burning house (James 5:20).
The Father of Truth and all that are with Him rejoice when people leave the burning house (Luke 15:10). The Father of Truth raised the Man of Truth from the dead to bring people out of the burning house (Acts 5:30-31). The Father of Truth has granted those that do not know Him an opportunity to leave the burning house (Acts 11:18). The Father of Truth commands that people leave the burning house once they are warned (Acts 17:30). It is the goodness of the Father of Truth that brings people out of the burning house (Romans 2:4). The Father of Truth had the Book of Truth (The Bible) written so people could be warned that they were in a burning house (1 Timothy 2:3-4). The Father of Truth wants everyone to come into the House of Truth so they can be saved (1 Timothy 2:3-4). The Father of Truth brings people into the House of Truth when they leave the burning house (2 Timothy 2:25). The Father of Truth does not want to leave anyone in the burning house (2 Peter 3:9).
The Man of Truth was sent to warn people that they are in a burning house and to tell them how to leave the burning house (Matthew 9:13). The Man of Truth warned those in the burning house and told them how to leave the burning house (Mark 1:14-15). The Man of Truth has sent the Children of Truth to warn others that they are in a burning house and to tell them how to leave the burning house (Mark 6:12).
If you are a Child of Truth then you must do what you can to save others from the burning house. The Man of Truth has told us that we must warn others that they are in a burning house and tell them how to leave the burning house (Mark 16:15-16). The Man of Truth has commissioned us to warn everyone that is in the burning house to leave by coming into the House of Truth (Luke 24:47). The Children of Truth save others from the burning house by the foolishness of preaching that the Man of Truth was crucified and raised from the dead (1 Corinthians 1:18-21). The Children of Truth are to use both compassion and fear to convince people to leave the burning house (Jude 1:22-23).
If you are a Child of Truth and you do not do everything in your power to warn others that they are in a burning house and to instruct them how to leave the burning house, then the Father of Truth will require their blood at your hands (Ezekiel 3:18). If you are a Child of Truth and you do everything in your power to warn others that they are in a burning house and to instruct them how to leave the burning house but they remain in the burning house, then the Father of Truth will hold you guiltless (Ezekiel 3:19).
If you are not a Child of Truth then you are being warned that you are in a burning house. You can come out of the burning house and into the House of Truth by calling the Man of Truth the boss of every area of your life and by believing that the Father of Truth raised the Man of Truth from the dead (Romans 10:9). There is no salvation without repentance and there is no repentance without total surrender (2 Corinthians 7:9-10).
Come into the House of Truth.
In 1977 the Beverly Hills Supper Club caught fire and a bus boy named Walter Bailey decided to help people escape the burning house because he knew the firemen would arrive too late to save those in the Cabaret Room. Walter knew that he could not force one person to leave the burning house against their will so he did the only thing that he could do to save them. Walter took to the stage of the Cabaret Room, told the drunken crowd that they were in a burning house and gave them instructions on how to leave safely. If everyone had followed his instructions immediately then not one soul in the Cabaret Room would have been lost. However only some of the patrons paid attention to him and were saved. The rest waited until it was too late and burned to death. Many were found dead on the edge of safety at the main entrance. Those that perished had been warned that they were in a burning house and given instructions on how to reach safety just like those that were saved. They alone were responsible for the Hell that came upon them.
Perhaps some of those that perished were too drunk to understand the warning. Perhaps some had not given credence to the warning because Walter was only a bus boy - the lowest position in the night club. Perhaps some did not listen to the warning because Walter was young. Perhaps some intended to follow the instructions after they finished whatever they were doing. Perhaps some did not follow the instructions immediately because they would have had to leave something behind that they valued. Perhaps some did not follow the instructions because they did not want anyone telling them what to do. Perhaps some did not follow the instructions because their friends or family members would not follow the instructions. Perhaps some thought that Walter hated them for shutting down their party and telling them that they had to follow his instructions to be saved.
In like manner, when we warn others that they are in a burning house due to the consequences of sin (disobedience to the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD)) and give them instructions on how to be saved then they may hate us. It was telling others that they were in disobedience that caused people to hate the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) (John 7:7). If you are a Child of Truth (someone who obeys The Father of Truth because they love Him) then you will also be hated for telling others that they were in disobedience (John 15:18-19). However, it is love, not hate, to tell someone to leave a burning house.
Those that are not following the Man of Truth are in a burning house. They will perish unless they leave the burning house (Luke 13:5). They must come into the House of Truth to have their sins blotted out (Acts 3:19). Those that come into the House of Truth are saved from perishing in the burning house (James 5:20).
The Father of Truth and all that are with Him rejoice when people leave the burning house (Luke 15:10). The Father of Truth raised the Man of Truth from the dead to bring people out of the burning house (Acts 5:30-31). The Father of Truth has granted those that do not know Him an opportunity to leave the burning house (Acts 11:18). The Father of Truth commands that people leave the burning house once they are warned (Acts 17:30). It is the goodness of the Father of Truth that brings people out of the burning house (Romans 2:4). The Father of Truth had the Book of Truth (The Bible) written so people could be warned that they were in a burning house (1 Timothy 2:3-4). The Father of Truth wants everyone to come into the House of Truth so they can be saved (1 Timothy 2:3-4). The Father of Truth brings people into the House of Truth when they leave the burning house (2 Timothy 2:25). The Father of Truth does not want to leave anyone in the burning house (2 Peter 3:9).
The Man of Truth was sent to warn people that they are in a burning house and to tell them how to leave the burning house (Matthew 9:13). The Man of Truth warned those in the burning house and told them how to leave the burning house (Mark 1:14-15). The Man of Truth has sent the Children of Truth to warn others that they are in a burning house and to tell them how to leave the burning house (Mark 6:12).
If you are a Child of Truth then you must do what you can to save others from the burning house. The Man of Truth has told us that we must warn others that they are in a burning house and tell them how to leave the burning house (Mark 16:15-16). The Man of Truth has commissioned us to warn everyone that is in the burning house to leave by coming into the House of Truth (Luke 24:47). The Children of Truth save others from the burning house by the foolishness of preaching that the Man of Truth was crucified and raised from the dead (1 Corinthians 1:18-21). The Children of Truth are to use both compassion and fear to convince people to leave the burning house (Jude 1:22-23).
If you are a Child of Truth and you do not do everything in your power to warn others that they are in a burning house and to instruct them how to leave the burning house, then the Father of Truth will require their blood at your hands (Ezekiel 3:18). If you are a Child of Truth and you do everything in your power to warn others that they are in a burning house and to instruct them how to leave the burning house but they remain in the burning house, then the Father of Truth will hold you guiltless (Ezekiel 3:19).
If you are not a Child of Truth then you are being warned that you are in a burning house. You can come out of the burning house and into the House of Truth by calling the Man of Truth the boss of every area of your life and by believing that the Father of Truth raised the Man of Truth from the dead (Romans 10:9). There is no salvation without repentance and there is no repentance without total surrender (2 Corinthians 7:9-10).
Come into the House of Truth.
Labels: History, Love, Rebuking, Repentance, Witnessing
posted by The House Of Truth @ November 24, 2012
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