Where Many Of God's People Are Trapped.


Many of God's people come to the borders between the knowledge of the truth which makes free, and the land of their captivity to the religious systems/empires of men; they behold & marvel at the wonders of being free, they shout, become so emotional and often very dramatic on hearing the truth; but sadly the test of time passes over them, and they soon return to submit themselves again to the slave masters and to Pharaoh. They return repenting of the truth, as prodigal slaves, who had rebelled and left their masters. 
They get back to fully and firmly embrace ignorance, celebrating and glorying in their slave masters. Their state thus becomes worse than it was before. 
They're more at home with the cucumber and onion they've known in the land of captivity, than stepping out into the unknown, uncharted and uncultivated territories of the wilderness; where they would have to absolutely depend on God for their sustenance, and not on the organised systems/sectors of Egypt. 
They are afraid of losing their social life and connections/chains of benefit wherewith they are bound to princes in Egypt, to walking alone with God, unfettered and unrestricted in the wide open fields of the wilderness. 
They have come to years, they have come to the borders of truth, but the boulders and weights on their shoulders are so heavy, and they can't lay aside/let go to be free; they can't find the faith, strong enough to denounce their membership/identification and allegiance to the divisive systems/sects, which divides, imprisons, and restricts the people of God from being free to relate and fellowship with one another, as members of the same body of Christ, and as members one of another. 
They would rather remain in affiliation, as bound and held captive to a divisive sect, than to fully identify with the people of God.

Romans 12:5 "So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another."

Hebrews 11:24-27
"By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible."

Ephesians 4:13-15
"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, andcunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ."

1 Corinthians 3:1-4 "And I, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ. I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able; for ye are yet carnal. For whereas there areamong you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man? For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I of Apollos, are ye not men?"
Vs 21-23 "Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours. Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's."

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