Likeminded

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus. That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 15:5-6)

These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast (Revelation 17:13)

Likemindedness makes sense, does it not, dear reader, as an explanation for why and how, some humans build others up, and conversely, how some humans claw and rip to tear people down. Both are builders, the one set of humans build the kingdom of God, to glorify their Master, while the other set builds for the beast and king of this world, Satan, to praise and worship this fallen angel. Do I over simplify? Absolutely not! In fact, I will be bold and state that you, yes you, and I, belong to one set of humans or the other. We either love Jesus Christ, the Saviour of souls, and detest and hate Lucifer the murderer of souls, or by default, (more on this in the paragraph following this one) or conscious choice, love Lucifer the murderer of souls, and hate the one for whom we were created to adore, Jesus Christ. 

To which camp do you belong? God knows your heart, and this question must be answered by you; and by the way, there is no middle ground of, I am a good person. Fealty to God matters to him, and if he is not your God, then you are a child of the world, made an orphan without a Father. You may not be a Luciferian, in fact, you may be a marvellous human being, kind and giving, and helpful too, but when your numbered days are up and your expiry date arrives, your spirit will go somewhere, once your soul leaves behind the shell of your body. If you have lived your life by default and never acknowledged God as your creator and Christ as your Saviour, you belong to the fallen ones. There is heaven, and there is hell, and when a person dies, they go to one, or the other. Jesus is the only way to the Father and to heaven. Do I over simplify? Again I answer, Absolutely not! 

Below are excerpts from Matthew Henry's commentary on The Bible, Acts to Revelation, Volume 6, page 391:

Let Christ Jesus be the centre of your unity. Agree in the truth not in error.

It was a cursed concord and harmony of those who were of one mind to give their power and strength to the beast (Revelation 17:13); this was not a like-mindedness according to Christ, but against Christ, like the Babel-builders, who were one in their rebellion, Gen. 11:6. The method of our prayer must be first for truth, and then for peace, for such is the method of the wisdom that is from above: it is first pure, then peaceable. This is to be like-minded according to Christ Jesus. 

The Lord's prayer, taught to the disciples of Jesus Christ, has contained within, this request: Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 

Now track with me, dear one: if you and I pray, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven, because we profess Christ as our King and want to glorify him while we reside here, what do you suppose the followers of Lucifer want on earth? Are the Luciferian's not the very ones that rebel against God, and wreak havoc on earth? Earth is teaming with demons that stir-up strife and discord at every turn, bringing hell to earth and ruin to the people: there is a like-mindedness, an of one accord unity, between those that belong to Satan in human form, and the demons that fell from heaven when they decided to join forces with Lucifer, forsaking themselves and displacing themselves forever, putting themselves out of the favour of God Almighty. Humans that hate God do the very same thing: they forsake their own future and displace themselves forever, when they put themselves out of the favour of God.

Rebelling is natural, but repentance is a gift from a holy God that is patient with his children. God consoles us when we confess our sins and he strengths us too, when we are tempted, so that we are fortified. to sin no more. The likemindedness, the unity amongst the brethren, must be in truth, and must be peaceable, so that we can glorify God in accordance with his wisdom, and will, for his people. 

This is why The Bible is so important for Christians to read on a daily basis, on an hourly basis even, if a child of God is struggling and unsure, about what to do when facing difficulties. The Bible does not lie, in fact, it is so honest, that we see ourselves in it, and God's Sovereignty is never watered down to accommodate humanities desires to fishtail with the slipperiness of wanting to condone our own sinful ways. There is a black and whiteness in scripture that can be counted on, and it confronts us when we are wayward; when we are going the way of the world, rather than becoming more holy and saintly. 

There is One Holy Ghost, and Christians are to be one in the Spirit. If Truth prevails in your thinking, in your heart, and informs your soul, you will find likemindedness with your kin, your brothers and sisters in Christ. 

Ephesians 4:4-15

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ

This piece of writing feels somewhat unfinished. I leave you to contemplate what you have read, and perhaps to pray for your own soul. Default is not a state of being that will aid you, or advance your faith. Ask God for guidance, and know that he never leaves, nor forsakes, those that belong to him.

God is the God of promise, through Christ our Lord, Amen.