Doctor, Doctor. Who wants to Follow the Doctor?

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Though I am an Elder,  though I do have a few letters to  place behind my name that do
not spell anything,  I done this article to show, not the letters are evil,nor the title is an
evil thing,  but the following of a man, rather than worshipping of God is evil.  That is it.
I could say the same as our Apostle Paul,  though I am an ordained Elder,  and though I
am able to place letters of respect of men behind my name,  and have not charity,  I am
nothing. Please note 1 Cor. 13 in verses 1 and 2, and notice Paul's stand on love.

1 Corinthians 13:1-2 "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity,
I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove
mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing."

Well, here in the last days of the Dispensation of the Grace of   God, Christendom seems
to be full of many things to follow, and follow after. "All for the love of money" seems to
be the game. Following a group or a clique, or a  man, or  just  a title? Do not feel bad if
this describes you as an  individual. Especially if you  are religious. Question on my mind
is, "Are you saved?". Have you been forgiven of all of your  sins? If you are following any
one or anything other  than Christ, then you my friend  are  probably  not  saved!  Follow
Christ, or follow man?  Believe on Christ, or believe on a man with a title? It's up to you!

Always remember,  if you follow a man,  especially one with a paper that says he can put
a few letters behind his name, which usually does not spell anything, then you have been
led to follow after man's wisdom.  Why not let the Holy Spirit,  which abideth in you, that
is, if you have not believed in vain,  to teach and guide you.  Why?  Ye need not that any
man teach you.  God does not want  you to be ignorant.  That is why I turned from man's
religions,  his traditions,  and his denominations.  That is why I turned from his colleges,
his institutes, and his big vain titles. Could I bare the title "Doctor"? Sure I could. I could
then do, and go, and boast to all of my wisdom, my knowledge, and my degrees. Why do
I not? I have learned a more perfect way. Grace is my calling.  It is your calling.  Abide in
the calling wherein ye are called. Once you step out of Grace,  your back in the rudiments
of this present evil world.  The Devil has blinded  most of  Christendom. Each group, they
believe that they alone are God's best.Men rise up and become lords over God's heritage.
How? Titles!  Names!  We are in the Dispensation of the Grace of God.  We are under the
Grace of God. Anything that is not  of  faith  is  sin. That is  why  I do  not  adhere to the
Doctorate! Romans 12:3 says "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man
that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to
think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith."

Now let me continue with this.  I have a piece of paper that  says  I can use some letters
behind name that together  do not spell anything. So that means to me they do not mean
anything. Just paper with  words  that confer a title of acheivement by mans standards so
some  one  can  hold  their head up with pride, and others can look up to that person. But
there is  a problem with that! "Set your affections on Heavenly things" really comes to my
mind  right  now. Theology  and  Divinity really are not what the Apostle Paul was making
refernce  to. Do you not agree? Can you not see that the Devil will use our vanity against
us?  Can  you  not  see  that man  loves a pat on the back, or hear their name mentioned
from  the  pulpit  in  the  form  of a brag? Vanity of Vanities! All is Vanity! Do you see it?

By the way, paper...falls into Hay, Wood, and Stubble...they all burn.  Shall the titles and
and Degrees, and Doctorates survive at the Judgement Seat of Christ? Or shall they burn?

Did you know that all you need is the Spirit of God dwelling in you and an old King James
Bible, rightly  divided (Knowing  what  is  to  the  Body of Christ and what is not), and to
simply  study  to  shew  thyself  approved  unto  God? That is all you need! Nothing else!

1 John 2:27b  says "and  ye need  not  that any man teach you". And that can not be any
more  the truth! Here you go. Do you  want  the keys  to help stop giving in to your sins?
Ecclesiasties 12:12c says "and  much study  is a weariness of the flesh." But study what?
Your answer is 2 Timothy 2:15, which reads "Study to  shew thyself approved unto God, a
workman  that  needeth  not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." It's when
you  study  that which is to us today, those  who have not believed on Christ in vain, and
are  in  the  Body of  Christ, that you can   truely grow in grace! But if you follow after any
thing  or  any one  else...well that would be very bad for you...I am afraid!  I am like God
on  this   thought. The  Apostle  Paul  wrote ... 1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be
saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. What is  Truth? Christ! He  is  Truth!
I would  not  have  any  to  die  and  go  to  Hell! If  you  are  not saved, and follow after
another, that is where you could end  up  going  to! So, do  you want to follow a man who
boasts his title as D O C T O R? Has he come to the knowledge of the Truth, or to his own
knowledge? The simplicity  that is in Christ is so simple, it cause the wise of this world to
become  as they  truely  are...fools! Big  degrees  of studies by mans standards can not in
anyway  compare  to the Riches of Gods Grace, the forgiveness of Sins, reconciliation, and
the list just keeps going on. So would you want mans knowledge, or the knowledge of the
Truth? Will you not ... "Believe  on   the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" today!

How  about we take a small look at those who call themselves DOCTORS, and where they
where when  Christ  was in His earthly ministry. Was they on the Lord's side? Did they lift
a finger to  aid Him or ever defend Him? Was they preaching with Him? Where were they?

Do  you  see  where the DOCTORS  were? Still  not enough  for you? How about we  look at
something  else? How  about as  a boy, when  Mary and  Joseph  got  seperated from Him?
Was He just a normal everyday boy? Was He special? Of course He was. He was a God Man.

Still think Christ was just an average little boy? If so, then pray tell, how did He amaze all
there  in the  temple that heard Him? That includes all those DOCTORS too! You do see it?
Right? If  you  search  in a  King James Bible the words DOCTOR or DOCTORS, you might be
surprised   how  they look, in  contrast to  Christ! Still want to call the Preacher a DOCTOR?

According  to Matthew 9:12b  it  reads "They that  be whole need  not a physician, but they
that are   sick. " Did you know that if you are saved, you are a Saint, and  you are  right now
forgiven of all sins, and are right now complete in Christ? That means you are whole. Right?
What did the verse say? "They that  be whole need  not a physician, but they that are sick."
Only  those who  are not saved  are SICK by standard  of  what Christ said. If you are saved
you are  not sick, therefore you  are WHOLE. Right? Still  need  a DOCTOR?  Do You?  Well?

I am not being mean spirited. I am showing grace. How? Edification of the Saints. If you are
saved, you are no longer a Jew or Gentile, you are a Saint,  a new creature in Christ.  If you
allow the enticing words of man to flatter you, or to twist your mind in any way, you will not
function in the way you are called. Men with titles can easily do this. They can and are used
of the  Devil  all of the  time to be a distraction,  to cause the unlearned to stay unlearned.
That is why they are ever learning and unable to come to the knowledge of the truth. Why?
Man's wisdom is foolishness to God. You can study your Bible and learn more from the Holy
Spirit in  4 - 8  weeks and college will ever teach you. Ye need not that any man teach you.

I know what it's like with my flesh. I am conscience of this flesh and it's vanity. I know that
it likes  to here  my name called out  and  have it's  ears  tickled! 200   years  ago, men just
preached.  But as in then,  so as is now,  all on this planet walk about in flesh.  Dust of the
Earth.  And is not the Earth  God's footstool?  So,  Doctor so and so,  are you  smarter than
God?  Now  there  has  to  be  a  Doctor  Degree  on  the  man  of  some sort,  or he is less
equipped for  the  ministry, by mans standards. Man's Standards? What about God's? Did He
not  say  His  ways are above our ways? Does He not send whom He will? Does He not open
the  doors  for  a  man  to  preach and teach? Does He not simply do it all? Degrees? That's
a system  of works  to feed  ones  pride  and vanity. Remeber, flesh is sinful. Fulfill the lust
of your  flesh, and  what  have  you achieved? A paper  that says you are smarter than God?