Written by Ricky Saulters, on Sunday, 08 July 2007

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Heb. 6:1-2 (1) Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, (2) Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

The imperatives and prerogatives recorded in scripture are all solely based upon a believers desire to both “hear and do” with a kingdom consciousness.

You will find the simple truth threaded through the pages of God’s word; that humanities opportunity to walk in the fullness of God’s destiny, as well as their failure to be endowed with His glory are both outcomes that are solidified by one word - “choice”.

Each of us that know Jesus in the power of a New Birth experience sit in a precarious position as believers. The times that we live in have thrown upon us the weighty responsibility to choose: We will either embrace what we have always known and remain where and who we are, or we will reach for what we have never known and understood so that we might become what we have been set apart for.

The question is not whether or not you are saved. The question is whether or not you are maturing. I speak to those who find themselves on the journey "out of religion" ... There are many so called “issues” that have nothing to do with heaven or hell, but some of them have much to do with a passion to lay aside every weight so we can go as deep in God as we possibly can.

In Mark’s gospel there is recorded for our reference in the 4th chapter an encapsulated version of Kingdom Dominion. In verse 20 there is a declaration given for our admonition, that even such seed as this, that fell on good ground, is diverse in it’s development. There is no question in reference to the righteousness of the seed, nor is there any thing given to discredit it’s connection with the sower’s intention. In reality when we survey the setting and the vast differences in anointing and callings we must realize that it’s all the same seed and the ground is all good; however, the determining factor in the outcome of your production invariably rest in the “choice” you make of whether to live in a 30, 60 or 100 fold dimension!

The rebuke that is held in it’s typology is simply this, that in accordance to purpose, those represented by 30 and 60 fold…could have been so much more.

Since I believe everything we preach should be established upon the foundation of other scriptural reference, I set out to quantify the principle that salvation is not God’s ultimate goal for believers; but rather God’s greatest desire is a mature example to the world of what a true relationship with Jesus will do to a person. Here’s what I found in God‘s word in relation to the dimensional structure of progression:

30 fold, 60 fold, 100 fold
Children, young men, Fathers
Outer Court, Inner Court, Holy of Holies
Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles
First the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear
Faith, hope, love
Priest, Prophet, King
Law, Lamb, Lord
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
Water baptism, Spirit baptism, Fire baptism
Power, love, sound mind

Also, there are three levels of holiness. May I remind you that the Word of God says, " ...Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord ...". It is just as imperative that we hear holiness as it is that we rehearse the exploits of the Book of Acts!

There are three choices you can make concerning the power of personal holiness:

• Positional - We all are Holy in and through Him when we are Born Again.
• Experiential - We chose to devote ourselves Spirit, Soul and body to Him and I am transformed as I mature in Him.
• Eternal - What we will be when we are totally transformed into His image.

1 Thes. 5:23 (23) And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole (means all) spirit and (all of your) soul and (all of your) body being preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I love the study of Etymology because it gives us the root or core of a words directive. In study, you will discover that the word blameless means: In a way that cannot led to accusation, without foreign mixture, without a sense of duplicity or double-ness.

I believe the last two go hand in hand. The implication is strong, "Don’t do anything with your spirit, emotions or body, that might cause someone to doubt your motive, that mixes with forms of wordiness (that is foreign to believers) or anything that could cause others to sense that you claim to be one thing - but in reality are more like another.

Also, there are two choices in our decision to be sanctified unto Christ. They are:

Sanctification (set apart-ness) of:

• Spirit - At salvation we are adopted and set apart by the sealing of the holy Ghost as belonging to Him.
• Soul - We must daily renew our mind through His word and prayer, it is our devotional call.
• Body - It is His temple, so everything I do with it is done to glorify him and to display that I am His ... without question.

If we are to build churches that change the world and if we are going to be an example of God’s love to the world, I submit to you that we must first be an example of devotion and commitment to God. We cannot afford in the lateness of the hour to live at a level that is one iota less than EVERYTHING that God wants to give us. However, be you saint, pastor, prophet or sinner ...God has given us all a choice:

Will you live for Him at … 30, 60, or 100 fold in your lifestyle? The real question is "How Much of God is Enough?"

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