We have a ~beautiful baby~, now what do we do with him or her? Our first ambition is to give them ~The Very Best~ that this world has to offer… The most modern clothes, best of the ~New~ toys on the market, video games galore… BUT, are we starting them out on the *Right* foot with this? And we are absolutely not going to raise our child like everyone else, there will be no raising our voices in protest at them, no paddling’s, they are going to be allowed to make their ~OWN~ decisions about what they like, what they want to do, we are just gonna sit back and support their decision’s…. Sound like modern day new parents?
BUT Then the ~Kicker~ clicks in… Some folks dress their precious little ones in leather, ball suits, bikini’s, shirts with awful sling sayings on them, ect… and the older the child grows the worse it gets…. We teach our little precious girls that the only acceptable way for a female IS to dress provocatively, lather make-up on, bat false pasted on lashes at the world, and shake their hips and hinnies all over the place, and that IS ~Beauty~… I get sick to my stomach watching the way the mom’s coach little girls on “Tiny Tot’s & Tiara’s, “Honey Boo Boo’s” uncouth actions.
We teach our precious boys to be macho, hit everything that moves, break stuff, shoot every thing in their path, wear the leather of the world, maybe seek a career in acting… playing like, pretending in a make believe world which leads to hallucinating drugs to enhance their ability to play like… for both our boys and girls…
A result of either misguided teaching’s in the world, OR no teaching at all…
(Proverbs 22:6 KJV)… “Train up a child in the way he ~Should~ go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
This is clearly written in God’s Book of ~ALL~ Instruction for the people who call themselves after HIS Son, Jesus Christ, “Christians”, to follow… YET many who call themselves by this name are all up in the middle of these worldly ways and using the excuse of putting God in it, Jesus died for our sins so we are free to do the things we ~Want~ to do, and this allows us to live in the world as a part of the world, not live as hermits in a corner… BUT Read on. AS IT IS WRITTEN, AS God Instructed…
(Psalm 34:14 KJV)… Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it…
(Proverbs 13:19).. The ~desire~ accomplished is sweet to the soul: BUT it is abomination to fools to depart from evil….
We get so wrapped up in the ways of the world that they actually seem right, and certainly these things can’t be ~evil~, for they are good and they do fulfill a desire of sweet accomplishment to our souls, so that the ruler of this world has blinded our eyes to what IS Really Good, and made us to look upon and count God’s Way as foolishness, and the worldly ways as something to be desired… Remember that statement? (Genesis 3: 6).. And when the woman saw that the ~tree was GOOD~ for food, and that IT was ~Pleasant~ to the eyes, and a ~Tree to be *DESIRED*~ to make one ~wise~ she took the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto here husband whit her; and he did eat….
Something like the ways of the dying world of the serpent, Satan, today isn’t it… We look, desire, see it to be what we want it to be, and dive into it… rebelliously.. Not desiring to look back, take heed to: AS IT IS Written, as God hath said, that would dampen the desire of our disobedience… So *IF* we ignore the Written Word, we don’t read IT to search out God’s Instruction To us, we are ~eternally excused~ we *Think*… AND we drag our precious little ones, that our Heavenly Father ~allowed~ us to have and care for in this world, into the mire of the serpent’s lair with us…
This simple act of taking a bite of ~the forbidden fruit~ was in itself an *Evil Act* of rebellion towards our Maker, THE Master Potter, our LORD God… Just the same as taking part and following the ways of a lost and dying world is a rebellious act of ~evil~ today, as it was then… What did Paul warn of the early Christians of ? AND *IF* we are Christians today, this rule still applies, it has not been made null and void by, “Modern Times”.. Nothing can change God’s Word, OR Replace *IT*….
(II Corinthians 16b - 18).. “For ye are the ~temple ~ of “THE Living God”; As God hath said, I Will Dwell in them, and walk in them; and will be their God and they shall be MY people… Wherefore come ~OUT~ from among them, and be ye separate,” saith THE LORD, “and touch ~NOT~ the unclean thing, and I will receive you, and be a Father unto you, and ye shall be MY sons, and daughters,” Saith THE LORD Almighty…
Notice it is not written that God said I will be with you even though you are in fellowship with the worldly way, BUT , God has instructed us to ~Come Out~ from among them… AND!
Jesus never said, go take part in the world and its ways among the nations, but, rather, “Go forth and teach ~ALL~ the nations, teaching them to observe ~ALL Things~ whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the world…” (Matthew 28: 19-20)
Many folks fall back on this scripture to testify that Jesus is with them and this frees them to take part in all these things, that the world enjoys, but ~Think Logically~ for one instant.. How on earth can we teach the nations to observe the things that Jesus Taught, IF we are running right along with the things that the world is doing? We are no different then them and we are spitting in the wind to tell someone that you can’t do these things and be a part of God’s Kingdom, while we are doing the same things that the world is doing… We are missing our mark seriously… failing to fulfill our purpose… Learn TO Seek The Proper Knowledge of God’s Written Word before taking part in anything… Submit yourself to humble obedient ~Prayer~ for direction from THE Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ HIS Son, BY The Holy Spirit, and then be alert, ~Listen~, ~Look~, carefully, earnestly for the directed instruction…
Monday, February 25, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Into Matthew Thirteen
Jesus commanded, just before the day of His crucifixion that we go forth and share, “The Gospel” with ~ALL~ the Nations… Baptizing them in The Name of The Father, The Son, And The Holy Ghost.. Teaching them ~WHAT~? “To *Observe* ~ALL~ things whatsoever I (Jesus) have Commanded you:.. (Matthew 28:19-20).. BUT do we obey? Do we carefully plant the seeds of ~truth and honesty~ when we go out sowing, *IF* we go out at all?
I find new meaning every time I read the, “Scriptures”, and it blesses my heart to read them over and over again.. And *IF* we read them over again we learn to keep God’s True Commandments instead of being weak in our “OWN” learning’s to the point of thinking we are doing right because J.Q. Teacher said this is right… So this bit I share with you.
(Matthew 13):… Jesus spake to the multitude in ~parables~ but with such deep meaning… Read: verse; (3 - ) “Behold, a ~sower~ went forth to sow; AND when he sowed, some of the seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up..” WHY? (v. 19).. “When anyone heareth the ~word~ of the kingdom, and understand *IT* not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart…..
So why would ~Good~ seed fall beside the way? Of Course, First and Foremost IS God’s Will for each individual, and in this we must be humbly willing to follow and obey… OR, were they handled carelessly? When a farmer plants he don’t cast his seed all over the place, playing jovially with them, but he carefully keeps them in the trenches or mounds that he has earnestly prepared for them.
Could it be that the one who went out to sow gave a good message carelessly mixed it with the ways of this modern day world, strewing it among the pagan practices of men’s traditions, thus weakening the content of God’s True Gospel, making the hearer, weak from the start and exposing him to the wiles of the evil ones treachery? OR, was the hearer already so well caught up in the ways of the world that his ears were dulled from understanding the Truth of Gods Word?
*IF* we go out preaching and teaching, “The True Gospel”, and yet make allowances for the ways of the world in the lives of the people which we speak *IT* to, somehow we turn the Gospel into a lie in their ears because we, in actuality, are teaching them that what they are doing is okay, even though the Bible teaches otherwise… Example:… (Leviticus 19:28) specifically reads: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, NOR print any marks upon you: I am The LORD… And.. Jesus warned in several places in Revelation of the ~Mark of the beast~… AND what can be more beastly than a “tattoo” marked into the flesh of a person, plain out nasty, and repulsive looking?… Folks have snakes, dragons, skeletons, and some crosses or flowers, printed all over their bodies, but *IT* IS Still a cutting printed in their flesh and a mark of rebellion toward Christ, so IT must be viewed as worshiping the devil… antichrist, as IT IS Written,
(Revelation 19:20)… And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, which deceived them that had received the ~mark of the beast~, and them that worship his image… These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone….
If you notice, a person, which embellishes a tattoo, is walking ~Their~ OWN Way, not following Christ even if they call themselves “Christian”… They are reluctant to speak about or discuss Bible Scriptures with anyone.. They just don’t like it, reckon Why? They have no interest in lending a helping hand to others but are quick to help themselves to what others may have… They have a stout “ALL About ME Jezebel Attitude”…. They are offended IF someone rebukes their choice to paint their bodies, and are quick to use the scripture which reads “Judge not that ye be not judged.” (Matt. 7:1) But fail to read The whole story… (Matt. 7: 16) “ye shall know them by their fruits.” Does a good tree bring for corrupt fruit? In other words does a true Christian look like a street walking tramp or side show attraction? & (I Corinthians 11:31) For *IF* we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged… AND How can We Judge ourselves, honestly, by What rule? There IS Only *ONE* Book that provides a Guide for us to follow, and *IF* All the tattooed folks would read of Jezebel, they might scrape their hide raw to cleanse themselves from this appearance… SOOooo…. Are we judging them in this, not we, but God’s Written Word, points to right or wrong, good and bad, humbly obedient or ignorantly rebellious…. Think about the *SEED* that you are planting, pray about *IT*, don’t cast The Good Seed into the trenches, where the evil one lurks, but spread them on the fertile soils of Truth And Honesty AS IT IS Written… then if the evil one scoops them up, you have done All That Jesus Has Commanded, In the end IT IS God who sends the understanding, but it is our commitment to faithfully walk the righteous path… not diddle and dawdle in the broad ways of the world…
I find new meaning every time I read the, “Scriptures”, and it blesses my heart to read them over and over again.. And *IF* we read them over again we learn to keep God’s True Commandments instead of being weak in our “OWN” learning’s to the point of thinking we are doing right because J.Q. Teacher said this is right… So this bit I share with you.
(Matthew 13):… Jesus spake to the multitude in ~parables~ but with such deep meaning… Read: verse; (3 - ) “Behold, a ~sower~ went forth to sow; AND when he sowed, some of the seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up..” WHY? (v. 19).. “When anyone heareth the ~word~ of the kingdom, and understand *IT* not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart…..
So why would ~Good~ seed fall beside the way? Of Course, First and Foremost IS God’s Will for each individual, and in this we must be humbly willing to follow and obey… OR, were they handled carelessly? When a farmer plants he don’t cast his seed all over the place, playing jovially with them, but he carefully keeps them in the trenches or mounds that he has earnestly prepared for them.
Could it be that the one who went out to sow gave a good message carelessly mixed it with the ways of this modern day world, strewing it among the pagan practices of men’s traditions, thus weakening the content of God’s True Gospel, making the hearer, weak from the start and exposing him to the wiles of the evil ones treachery? OR, was the hearer already so well caught up in the ways of the world that his ears were dulled from understanding the Truth of Gods Word?
*IF* we go out preaching and teaching, “The True Gospel”, and yet make allowances for the ways of the world in the lives of the people which we speak *IT* to, somehow we turn the Gospel into a lie in their ears because we, in actuality, are teaching them that what they are doing is okay, even though the Bible teaches otherwise… Example:… (Leviticus 19:28) specifically reads: Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, NOR print any marks upon you: I am The LORD… And.. Jesus warned in several places in Revelation of the ~Mark of the beast~… AND what can be more beastly than a “tattoo” marked into the flesh of a person, plain out nasty, and repulsive looking?… Folks have snakes, dragons, skeletons, and some crosses or flowers, printed all over their bodies, but *IT* IS Still a cutting printed in their flesh and a mark of rebellion toward Christ, so IT must be viewed as worshiping the devil… antichrist, as IT IS Written,
(Revelation 19:20)… And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, which deceived them that had received the ~mark of the beast~, and them that worship his image… These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone….
If you notice, a person, which embellishes a tattoo, is walking ~Their~ OWN Way, not following Christ even if they call themselves “Christian”… They are reluctant to speak about or discuss Bible Scriptures with anyone.. They just don’t like it, reckon Why? They have no interest in lending a helping hand to others but are quick to help themselves to what others may have… They have a stout “ALL About ME Jezebel Attitude”…. They are offended IF someone rebukes their choice to paint their bodies, and are quick to use the scripture which reads “Judge not that ye be not judged.” (Matt. 7:1) But fail to read The whole story… (Matt. 7: 16) “ye shall know them by their fruits.” Does a good tree bring for corrupt fruit? In other words does a true Christian look like a street walking tramp or side show attraction? & (I Corinthians 11:31) For *IF* we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged… AND How can We Judge ourselves, honestly, by What rule? There IS Only *ONE* Book that provides a Guide for us to follow, and *IF* All the tattooed folks would read of Jezebel, they might scrape their hide raw to cleanse themselves from this appearance… SOOooo…. Are we judging them in this, not we, but God’s Written Word, points to right or wrong, good and bad, humbly obedient or ignorantly rebellious…. Think about the *SEED* that you are planting, pray about *IT*, don’t cast The Good Seed into the trenches, where the evil one lurks, but spread them on the fertile soils of Truth And Honesty AS IT IS Written… then if the evil one scoops them up, you have done All That Jesus Has Commanded, In the end IT IS God who sends the understanding, but it is our commitment to faithfully walk the righteous path… not diddle and dawdle in the broad ways of the world…
A Lie, The Constitution Of "IT".
Looking at just a few Scriptures, that THE LORD had penned down in the Bible which HE HAS Preserved for us unto this last day, can we ~~Justify~~ our life style as a follower of HIS Dear Son Jesus Christ? Call ourselves after His Name? Raise our children as ~IT IS Written~ that we should? Do we live our life BY THE BOOK OR after the ways of Satan? Read Carefully with an eye of judgment toward yourselves, consider the scriptures, and act appropriately… Let’s start this walk in the beginning steps.. AND OF Course, I ask that you read these scriptures for yourself, consider them as they are written in the King James Version of the Bible as the modern ~times~ of this world has led man to rewrite, omit, add to, just as God warned against, and Jesus said these days would come.. And researching ~~ALL~~ the newly printed Bibles will prove them to be changed by mans ~Vast Knowledge IN Vain Self~.. Not in obedience to Gods Command…
IF you have a new Bible, PLEASE, by all means compare IT TO the KJV, and the best place to START IS With: (I John 5:7)… BECAUSE, Satan knows that IF he can take either ONE OF THE THREE THAT ARE ONE out of your knowledge, your thinking, you consideration, then he has you… And The new Bibles have done that… placing doubt upon the minds of the readers so that folks will blindly read the other scriptures.. Subtly he is trying to remove the hinges that provide the stableness in, AS IT IS Written, of: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost, as Jesus spoke of in: (Matthew 28: 19-20)…
Thus there is developed: Jesus only believers, (observe the MANY Scriptures that warn of this very thing throughout JUST THE Book of John ~1: 18; 5:30; 6:65; !0:38; 17:21) .. which eliminate the Father and The Holy Ghost. Then there are movements that believe in the Father and the Son, but remove the Holy Ghost.. BUT The Bible tells us that there INDEED ARE THREE, THAT Operate as A UNIT, (Which a unit IS more than ONE Being, that operates as one ‘ie‘ as in an army unit… does not consist of one person but several or many.. But all as ~one unit~ unified in ONE Cause)… SO With this necessary background let us proceed….
(Deuteronomy 4:8)… What ~~Nation~~ IS There SO Great that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as this ~~LAW~~, which *I* (THE LORD) ~SET~ before thee this day?
(Deuteronomy 30:19)… *I* (THE LORD) Call Heaven and earth TO Record this day ~Against~ you, that I have set before you: “Life” & “Death” .. “Blessing” & “Cursing”: Therefore ~~CHOOSE~~ “Life”, that thou and thy seed (your children for generations) may live…
(Matthew 7: 13-14).. “Broad *IS* The way, that leadeth to destruction, and ~~Many~~ there be which go in thereat: BECAUSE ..Strait *IS* THE Gate, AND Narrow *IS* The Way, which ~~Leadeth unto Life~~, and FEW there be that find *IT*…”
(I Corinthians 11: 28 -31)… Let a man ~~Examine~~ himself, .. FOR *IF* we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged…
(Revelation 3: 15-16) .. *I* (THE LORD) ~KNOW~ thy ~Works~, that thou art neither Cold nor Hot: … So then because thou art ~LUKEWARM~, and neither hot nor cold I Will Spue thee out of MY Mouth:::
This brings us to a ~Decision~… and to help us make IT, I would suggest that you make for yourself a hot and cold list…LIST, Honestly IF you can under each column the things that are in your life that fit the category…. OR as Jesus warned the way in which to walk:
*HOT* == Being the Life, the Blessing, THE Strait Gate & Narrow Path That God ~HAS SET~ and IT IS Recorded That IT IS Done before ~ALL~ men.. &
*COLD* == Being the Death, the Cursing, The ~Broad way~` That God ~HAS SET~ AND IT IS Recorded THAT IT IS Done before ~ALL~ men… TO Choose the path in which they will walk through this earthly life proving themselves to themselves, before God whether they desire eternal life or eternal death.. THEN!
*LUKE WARM* IS: sorta sitting astraddle of the fence, which IS Where the biggest population wants to sit… They want the ways of the world, but they claim to be saved followers of Christ, but they embrace the ways of a lost and dying world, to the point of lying to themselves about lying to their children and then lying atop that to prop up the first lie with the excuse that God understands and will look over these little ~~White Lies~~… They are neither hot nor cold… FOR IT IS WRITTEN!
(Deuteronomy 20:16).. Thou shalt ~NOT~ bear false witness And IT IS Reiterated BY Jesus in: (Matthew 19: 18) and by Paul in: (Romans 13:9) … AND SO! *IT* Must be important that we observe this: Commandment to the letter… for IT IS NOT Written, partially follow, or there are allowances *IF* this interferes with your pleasures, fun, or joy.. BUT IT Puts an ~~EXACT~~ obligation upon a ~~Parent~~ TO set an example and to raise their children in this fleshly life, according TO God’s Command.. NOT mankind’s excuse…
Oh, I Know and understand human weakness, because I’ve walked in those shoes and made then same lethal judgments ~for myself~ by myself and NOT BY God’s Book OF Guidance, for my precious children… Because I wanted to experience and have my children to experience the fun in this life just like everyone else was doing, wanted to keep up with the Jonesessss, so to speak, and have my children go with the flow rather than to ~Feel Left Out~~… NOT Recognizing that, what I was really leaving out of our life was SOOOoooo… Much MORE Important than keeping up with the ways of the world…. The mistakes I’ve made that tear at my heart now…. Can’t be recalled and undone… BUT I can warn young folks now, that *IF* you will only take heed, before God sees fit to give you a precious child to raise and care for, IF Jesus tarries His Return, then you can change this way of destructive teaching and step out on the right path yourself and set the right example for that precious bundle of sunshine that God IS sending into your life here on this earth to brighten it…
AND *IF* you already have children, IT IS SO Important to be totally honest with them, else you can’t expect them to be honest with you, right? Start the process of setting things strait today, no matter what stage in this life you are walking…. AND THE First step IS AT THE DOOR… Bowing down before THE Father in humble repentant prayer in Jesus Name, by The Holy Spirit.. Pick up the Written Word and with humble obedient mind and heart read, study, and learn, of the THREE THAT ARE ONE, and go from there….. IT may not come with one reading, IT may take a long time, BUT The Spirit Will guide you *IF* you are sincere in learning… God disciplines us to turn us around but will not ~~MAKE~~ us learn *IF* our hearts are far away…. (Isaiah 29:13) .. (Matthew 15:8) .. (Hebrews 12:6 -7)
ONE Very Good Basic Rule TO Understand IS: IF you don’t learn IT, Teach IT, or DO IT, then IT Doesn’t have to be unlearned, untaught, or undone… AND IT IS Easier to walk through this life in the latter state, even IF IT Means being different from the rest of the world, than to undo a training that is seated in our minds and ways… AND!
When we teach our children and allow leaders to teach our children ~~A Little White Lie~~ IT IS Dishonesty ALL The Same… AND tells our children that we nor the leaders cannot be trusted, when they get old enough to realize the ~~Truth for themselves~~ and we have set the stage for them to follow atheism rather than Christ… A reprobate life of crime rather than the path of righteousness, and then we can’t IN ALL Honesty sit back and wonder WHY? What made our children go Wrong? WE DID! When we led then in the ways of the world!
A line from an old song often rings in my thoughts, “*IF* I’d a know then, what I know now I wouldn’t be so blue”… well, IT was there before me, and the fault IS on my shoulders, because I did not ~~SEEK~~ the Written Word, for myself, BUT listened to a leader, another human of the fleshly world, and NOT The Guiding Spirit… I, like so many others, got ALL Caught up in the ways of the world, and my eyes became blind TO: Truth, & Honesty.
I have heard so many times preachers speak before the congregations to justify the fun times of the world of pagan customs and cultures that have been added into the Blessed TRUE Accounts of Jesus, AND His Gospel, That ~~A Little White Lie IS Sometimes Necessary~~ In order to bring that smile to the face of a child on Christmas morning, and let them believe that A jolly old mythical figure in a red suit floated down the chimney and brought them wonderful gifts..~~ That A big long eared funny bunny came in the night and hid brightly colored eggs all over the place for them to find… What can *IT* hurt to being your children this joyous fun time in a world so bleak, filled with war and rage, hard economic times? To lift the spirits of the little ones with a tale of fantasy even IF IT Ain’t total “truth and honesty” ?
(Matthew 7:15)… AS Jesus Said: “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves…”
Well , we would never consider ourselves ravening wolves against out children would we? BUT *IF* we would ~Truthfully Examine~ ourselves as Paul said, what would we find?
What IS acceptable as ~good or righteous~ to mortal man, may not be acceptable to God, and that IS why we must seek HIS Guidance in ~ALL~ that we do… For instance: “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is a sweet little poem, interesting, desirable to teach our children… IS IT Approved By GOD? What does IT Point TO: Truth or myth? Think about *IT*!
IF you, as I did, have already set out on the ~Wrong~ path in your life style, it ~~WILL~~ be harder to change things… BUT *IF* you will change things before you have children and start them out on their true life’s path, *IT* Will be easier for them, less confusing, and will show them the TRUE LOVE That only comes for our Loving Heavenly Father, Through Jesus Christ HIS Son, AND By The Holy Ghost…
IF you have a new Bible, PLEASE, by all means compare IT TO the KJV, and the best place to START IS With: (I John 5:7)… BECAUSE, Satan knows that IF he can take either ONE OF THE THREE THAT ARE ONE out of your knowledge, your thinking, you consideration, then he has you… And The new Bibles have done that… placing doubt upon the minds of the readers so that folks will blindly read the other scriptures.. Subtly he is trying to remove the hinges that provide the stableness in, AS IT IS Written, of: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost, as Jesus spoke of in: (Matthew 28: 19-20)…
Thus there is developed: Jesus only believers, (observe the MANY Scriptures that warn of this very thing throughout JUST THE Book of John ~1: 18; 5:30; 6:65; !0:38; 17:21) .. which eliminate the Father and The Holy Ghost. Then there are movements that believe in the Father and the Son, but remove the Holy Ghost.. BUT The Bible tells us that there INDEED ARE THREE, THAT Operate as A UNIT, (Which a unit IS more than ONE Being, that operates as one ‘ie‘ as in an army unit… does not consist of one person but several or many.. But all as ~one unit~ unified in ONE Cause)… SO With this necessary background let us proceed….
(Deuteronomy 4:8)… What ~~Nation~~ IS There SO Great that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as this ~~LAW~~, which *I* (THE LORD) ~SET~ before thee this day?
(Deuteronomy 30:19)… *I* (THE LORD) Call Heaven and earth TO Record this day ~Against~ you, that I have set before you: “Life” & “Death” .. “Blessing” & “Cursing”: Therefore ~~CHOOSE~~ “Life”, that thou and thy seed (your children for generations) may live…
(Matthew 7: 13-14).. “Broad *IS* The way, that leadeth to destruction, and ~~Many~~ there be which go in thereat: BECAUSE ..Strait *IS* THE Gate, AND Narrow *IS* The Way, which ~~Leadeth unto Life~~, and FEW there be that find *IT*…”
(I Corinthians 11: 28 -31)… Let a man ~~Examine~~ himself, .. FOR *IF* we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged…
(Revelation 3: 15-16) .. *I* (THE LORD) ~KNOW~ thy ~Works~, that thou art neither Cold nor Hot: … So then because thou art ~LUKEWARM~, and neither hot nor cold I Will Spue thee out of MY Mouth:::
This brings us to a ~Decision~… and to help us make IT, I would suggest that you make for yourself a hot and cold list…LIST, Honestly IF you can under each column the things that are in your life that fit the category…. OR as Jesus warned the way in which to walk:
*HOT* == Being the Life, the Blessing, THE Strait Gate & Narrow Path That God ~HAS SET~ and IT IS Recorded That IT IS Done before ~ALL~ men.. &
*COLD* == Being the Death, the Cursing, The ~Broad way~` That God ~HAS SET~ AND IT IS Recorded THAT IT IS Done before ~ALL~ men… TO Choose the path in which they will walk through this earthly life proving themselves to themselves, before God whether they desire eternal life or eternal death.. THEN!
*LUKE WARM* IS: sorta sitting astraddle of the fence, which IS Where the biggest population wants to sit… They want the ways of the world, but they claim to be saved followers of Christ, but they embrace the ways of a lost and dying world, to the point of lying to themselves about lying to their children and then lying atop that to prop up the first lie with the excuse that God understands and will look over these little ~~White Lies~~… They are neither hot nor cold… FOR IT IS WRITTEN!
(Deuteronomy 20:16).. Thou shalt ~NOT~ bear false witness And IT IS Reiterated BY Jesus in: (Matthew 19: 18) and by Paul in: (Romans 13:9) … AND SO! *IT* Must be important that we observe this: Commandment to the letter… for IT IS NOT Written, partially follow, or there are allowances *IF* this interferes with your pleasures, fun, or joy.. BUT IT Puts an ~~EXACT~~ obligation upon a ~~Parent~~ TO set an example and to raise their children in this fleshly life, according TO God’s Command.. NOT mankind’s excuse…
Oh, I Know and understand human weakness, because I’ve walked in those shoes and made then same lethal judgments ~for myself~ by myself and NOT BY God’s Book OF Guidance, for my precious children… Because I wanted to experience and have my children to experience the fun in this life just like everyone else was doing, wanted to keep up with the Jonesessss, so to speak, and have my children go with the flow rather than to ~Feel Left Out~~… NOT Recognizing that, what I was really leaving out of our life was SOOOoooo… Much MORE Important than keeping up with the ways of the world…. The mistakes I’ve made that tear at my heart now…. Can’t be recalled and undone… BUT I can warn young folks now, that *IF* you will only take heed, before God sees fit to give you a precious child to raise and care for, IF Jesus tarries His Return, then you can change this way of destructive teaching and step out on the right path yourself and set the right example for that precious bundle of sunshine that God IS sending into your life here on this earth to brighten it…
AND *IF* you already have children, IT IS SO Important to be totally honest with them, else you can’t expect them to be honest with you, right? Start the process of setting things strait today, no matter what stage in this life you are walking…. AND THE First step IS AT THE DOOR… Bowing down before THE Father in humble repentant prayer in Jesus Name, by The Holy Spirit.. Pick up the Written Word and with humble obedient mind and heart read, study, and learn, of the THREE THAT ARE ONE, and go from there….. IT may not come with one reading, IT may take a long time, BUT The Spirit Will guide you *IF* you are sincere in learning… God disciplines us to turn us around but will not ~~MAKE~~ us learn *IF* our hearts are far away…. (Isaiah 29:13) .. (Matthew 15:8) .. (Hebrews 12:6 -7)
ONE Very Good Basic Rule TO Understand IS: IF you don’t learn IT, Teach IT, or DO IT, then IT Doesn’t have to be unlearned, untaught, or undone… AND IT IS Easier to walk through this life in the latter state, even IF IT Means being different from the rest of the world, than to undo a training that is seated in our minds and ways… AND!
When we teach our children and allow leaders to teach our children ~~A Little White Lie~~ IT IS Dishonesty ALL The Same… AND tells our children that we nor the leaders cannot be trusted, when they get old enough to realize the ~~Truth for themselves~~ and we have set the stage for them to follow atheism rather than Christ… A reprobate life of crime rather than the path of righteousness, and then we can’t IN ALL Honesty sit back and wonder WHY? What made our children go Wrong? WE DID! When we led then in the ways of the world!
A line from an old song often rings in my thoughts, “*IF* I’d a know then, what I know now I wouldn’t be so blue”… well, IT was there before me, and the fault IS on my shoulders, because I did not ~~SEEK~~ the Written Word, for myself, BUT listened to a leader, another human of the fleshly world, and NOT The Guiding Spirit… I, like so many others, got ALL Caught up in the ways of the world, and my eyes became blind TO: Truth, & Honesty.
I have heard so many times preachers speak before the congregations to justify the fun times of the world of pagan customs and cultures that have been added into the Blessed TRUE Accounts of Jesus, AND His Gospel, That ~~A Little White Lie IS Sometimes Necessary~~ In order to bring that smile to the face of a child on Christmas morning, and let them believe that A jolly old mythical figure in a red suit floated down the chimney and brought them wonderful gifts..~~ That A big long eared funny bunny came in the night and hid brightly colored eggs all over the place for them to find… What can *IT* hurt to being your children this joyous fun time in a world so bleak, filled with war and rage, hard economic times? To lift the spirits of the little ones with a tale of fantasy even IF IT Ain’t total “truth and honesty” ?
(Matthew 7:15)… AS Jesus Said: “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves…”
Well , we would never consider ourselves ravening wolves against out children would we? BUT *IF* we would ~Truthfully Examine~ ourselves as Paul said, what would we find?
What IS acceptable as ~good or righteous~ to mortal man, may not be acceptable to God, and that IS why we must seek HIS Guidance in ~ALL~ that we do… For instance: “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is a sweet little poem, interesting, desirable to teach our children… IS IT Approved By GOD? What does IT Point TO: Truth or myth? Think about *IT*!
IF you, as I did, have already set out on the ~Wrong~ path in your life style, it ~~WILL~~ be harder to change things… BUT *IF* you will change things before you have children and start them out on their true life’s path, *IT* Will be easier for them, less confusing, and will show them the TRUE LOVE That only comes for our Loving Heavenly Father, Through Jesus Christ HIS Son, AND By The Holy Ghost…
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where Can We Put God In Order To Please HIM?
(Romans 8:14 KJV)… For ~AS Many~ as are *LED* by THE Spirit of God, they ~are~ the sons of God….
Notice, reading carefully, that this particular verse does not impart the massage that: “We the people who call ourselves ~Christians~ can walk where we see fit to, OR do what we please or deem right by our or man‘s standards, BECAUSE God sent HIS Son Jesus Christ to give His life as a ransom for our sins, and God will follow us and all IS Well, NOR, that this has given us the right or power to ~Put God INTO What we want to do~, and HE Will just willing jump right in and magically make the ways of the flesh that we desire to follow right…. NO! NO! NO! AND *IT* does read ~AS MANY~ as are led, not that all are led by the Spirit of God Because there is another spirit that leads many… Which God has allowed to lead those who reject HIS Call or who ~Disobey~ HIS Will and Way for HIS children… AND, God does give us that choice, to obey or to disobey, “AS IT IS Recorded” throughout the Scriptures… (Deuteronomy 30:16 & 19 KJV) (Romans 8:6) ..Read on
(Romans 8:1)… THERE IS therefore now ~NO~ Condemnation to them which ~are~ in Christ Jesus, who ~walk *NOT* after~ the flesh, but after “The Spirit” …
[we can’t have our cake and eat it tooooo. We gotta *Choose* as, IT IS Written, throughout the ~Scriptures~ *WHO* we will follow, and follow we must… } (v‘s.7-8).. BECAUSE, the ~carnal mind~ *IS* Enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be… So then ~they~ that *ARE* in the flesh cannot please God…
[So IT Doesn’t matter what you do.. IF IT IS Fleshly, you ain’t gonna be able to put God IN IT and make IT Right, because God IS NOT Pleased with ~sinful flesh~…]
IT is so sad, and I can’t count the number of times that I have personally sat in a Church and listened to a pastor tell the congregation, “IF”, that is what you all want to do, then we have to put God in it, and it will be alright… IN Whose eyes? I hold a preacher that stands before the congregation responsible for the flock which sits under his teaching, and *IF* he will not stand and tell the people, “This is how IT IS Written in God’s Book of All Instruction, The Bible, and we must without ~Without Attempted Exception~ follow God’s Statutes, Follow HIS Way, Because THE Potter does not follow the clay,” nor can the ~clay~ *mold* the Potter into what it wants HIM to be, then he is not fit to fill the pulpit behind which he stands…. A good teaching, preacher, pastor will instead read the previous and following verses and truthfully instruct the congregations to take heed…] A sad excuse that I have heard from members of the congregations who don’t agree with what is being said is, “well, he is a good man and his intentions are good.”
(Proverbs 14:14 KJV) .. The `backslider` in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a ~good man~ shall be satisfied from himself…
(II Timothy 2:15-15 KJV)… *Study* to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.. BUT shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.. (v.21).. *IF* a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and meet for the Master’s use, and prepared unto every good work….
(Psalm 73: 28 KJV) .. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy words…
(SOOooo… IF we claim, THE Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost, we must also humbly obey, The Words That THE Father had penned down by the prophets of old and the very ones who followed HIS Dear Son, Jesus Christ, on this earth… AND DO LIKEWISE ~~~Follow~~~.. We also must ALSO realize that ~we~ have a duty, a responsibility to perform in our own life, and that is to clean up our own act, many are being taught that all they have to do is claim Jesus and He cleans us up so that what ever we do is good, but no we are called to change, to consciously be aware of what we are doing not blindly running with the world and thinking that Jesus is running along with us…. Many are teaching, “Jesus Loves You”, to the downfall of some who take it that anything they want to do is good because Jesus Loves them, and demands nothing of them… When in actuality, we must return God’s Love, by our actions, words, and walk in this life. Our walk must be a testimony of God’s statutes for everyone who claims to be HIS children. Jesus WILL, give us the directions, show us the way, teach us through God’s Written Word what we must do to clean up our lives, BUT He doesn’t make us do it nor does He magically change our walk, but gives us the opportunity to ~Show~ our faithfulness, trust, & Love for Him, by humbly obeying His Will and Way..
(Isaiah 29:12 KJV) .. Wherefore the Lord said, “Foreasmuch, as this people draw near ME with their mouth, and with their lips do honour ME, but have removed their heart far from ME, and their fear toward ME is taught by the ~precept of men~…
[ So singing “Praise The LORD” while walking in the ways of the world is the same as drawing near in lip service, but having your heart and thoughts focused on the ways of the world… Sorta like so many I see stand in the sanctuary and sing, “Away in a manger”, but their thoughts are carried on forward to the party and the worldly goodies that they are going to indulge in afterward…. Think About *IT*!
So IT IS, During the seasons of, “Christmas & Easter” when folks are running around claiming Christ to be the reason for these seasons, while busily coloring and hunting the symbolic eggs of pagan teachings and false gods, and preparing faithfully for the arrival of the mythical bearded Saint who sees all and knows all and stands in the place of what IS holy..
Same concept, same lie, same fabled tales of the false teachings the antichrist set to take away the ~Truth~ OF, “The Gospel OF God’s Plan of Salvation through HIS Son Jesus Christ and replace IT or at least contaminate IT, with the false doctrines of the world of fleshly man’s teachings, led by the adversary, Satan Then Devil… ALL one has to do IS read the Scriptures, and take a measured look at the world and IT’S functions…. Using the plumb line of God’s Word….
(Isaiah 45:20 KJV)… Assemble yourselves and come; draw near ~together~, ye that *ARE Escaped of the nations*: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save…
IF you have confessed Christ as your Savior, then you should have escaped and come out of the nations of false teachings and pagan practices, and *IF* you haven’t then God will have no part of the practices that you take part in. just as IT IS Written in:
(Romans 8: 7-8 KJV).. BECAUSE, the ~carnal mind~ *IS* Enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be… So then ~they~ that *ARE* in the flesh cannot please God…
(Hebrews 10:22) KJV) .. Let us draw near with a ~true heart~ in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled ~FROM~ an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water…
I don’t recall a time that Jesus said, “Go your way and I will follow you”.
Jesus Said:
(Mark 8:34 KJV)… when He had called the people unto ~Him~ with His disciples also, He Said unto them,: “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up this cross, and ~~ “Follow Me”~~~..
(Romans 8:1)… THERE IS therefore now ~NO~ Condemnation to them which ~are~ in Christ Jesus, who ~walk *NOT* after~ the flesh, but after “The Spirit” …
[we can’t have our cake and eat it tooooo. We gotta *Choose* as, IT IS Written, throughout the ~Scriptures~ *WHO* we will follow, and follow we must… } (v‘s.7-8).. BECAUSE, the ~carnal mind~ *IS* Enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be… So then ~they~ that *ARE* in the flesh cannot please God…
[So IT Doesn’t matter what you do.. IF IT IS Fleshly, you ain’t gonna be able to put God IN IT and make IT Right, because God IS NOT Pleased with ~sinful flesh~…]
IT is so sad, and I can’t count the number of times that I have personally sat in a Church and listened to a pastor tell the congregation, “IF”, that is what you all want to do, then we have to put God in it, and it will be alright… IN Whose eyes? I hold a preacher that stands before the congregation responsible for the flock which sits under his teaching, and *IF* he will not stand and tell the people, “This is how IT IS Written in God’s Book of All Instruction, The Bible, and we must without ~Without Attempted Exception~ follow God’s Statutes, Follow HIS Way, Because THE Potter does not follow the clay,” nor can the ~clay~ *mold* the Potter into what it wants HIM to be, then he is not fit to fill the pulpit behind which he stands…. A good teaching, preacher, pastor will instead read the previous and following verses and truthfully instruct the congregations to take heed…] A sad excuse that I have heard from members of the congregations who don’t agree with what is being said is, “well, he is a good man and his intentions are good.”
(Proverbs 14:14 KJV) .. The `backslider` in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a ~good man~ shall be satisfied from himself…
(II Timothy 2:15-15 KJV)… *Study* to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.. BUT shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.. (v.21).. *IF* a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and meet for the Master’s use, and prepared unto every good work….
(Psalm 73: 28 KJV) .. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy words…
(SOOooo… IF we claim, THE Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost, we must also humbly obey, The Words That THE Father had penned down by the prophets of old and the very ones who followed HIS Dear Son, Jesus Christ, on this earth… AND DO LIKEWISE ~~~Follow~~~.. We also must ALSO realize that ~we~ have a duty, a responsibility to perform in our own life, and that is to clean up our own act, many are being taught that all they have to do is claim Jesus and He cleans us up so that what ever we do is good, but no we are called to change, to consciously be aware of what we are doing not blindly running with the world and thinking that Jesus is running along with us…. Many are teaching, “Jesus Loves You”, to the downfall of some who take it that anything they want to do is good because Jesus Loves them, and demands nothing of them… When in actuality, we must return God’s Love, by our actions, words, and walk in this life. Our walk must be a testimony of God’s statutes for everyone who claims to be HIS children. Jesus WILL, give us the directions, show us the way, teach us through God’s Written Word what we must do to clean up our lives, BUT He doesn’t make us do it nor does He magically change our walk, but gives us the opportunity to ~Show~ our faithfulness, trust, & Love for Him, by humbly obeying His Will and Way..
(Isaiah 29:12 KJV) .. Wherefore the Lord said, “Foreasmuch, as this people draw near ME with their mouth, and with their lips do honour ME, but have removed their heart far from ME, and their fear toward ME is taught by the ~precept of men~…
[ So singing “Praise The LORD” while walking in the ways of the world is the same as drawing near in lip service, but having your heart and thoughts focused on the ways of the world… Sorta like so many I see stand in the sanctuary and sing, “Away in a manger”, but their thoughts are carried on forward to the party and the worldly goodies that they are going to indulge in afterward…. Think About *IT*!
So IT IS, During the seasons of, “Christmas & Easter” when folks are running around claiming Christ to be the reason for these seasons, while busily coloring and hunting the symbolic eggs of pagan teachings and false gods, and preparing faithfully for the arrival of the mythical bearded Saint who sees all and knows all and stands in the place of what IS holy..
Same concept, same lie, same fabled tales of the false teachings the antichrist set to take away the ~Truth~ OF, “The Gospel OF God’s Plan of Salvation through HIS Son Jesus Christ and replace IT or at least contaminate IT, with the false doctrines of the world of fleshly man’s teachings, led by the adversary, Satan Then Devil… ALL one has to do IS read the Scriptures, and take a measured look at the world and IT’S functions…. Using the plumb line of God’s Word….
(Isaiah 45:20 KJV)… Assemble yourselves and come; draw near ~together~, ye that *ARE Escaped of the nations*: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save…
IF you have confessed Christ as your Savior, then you should have escaped and come out of the nations of false teachings and pagan practices, and *IF* you haven’t then God will have no part of the practices that you take part in. just as IT IS Written in:
(Romans 8: 7-8 KJV).. BECAUSE, the ~carnal mind~ *IS* Enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be… So then ~they~ that *ARE* in the flesh cannot please God…
(Hebrews 10:22) KJV) .. Let us draw near with a ~true heart~ in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled ~FROM~ an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water…
I don’t recall a time that Jesus said, “Go your way and I will follow you”.
Jesus Said:
(Mark 8:34 KJV)… when He had called the people unto ~Him~ with His disciples also, He Said unto them,: “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up this cross, and ~~ “Follow Me”~~~..
Thursday, October 25, 2012
What's Wrong With This Nation?
Seldom, almost never, do I write or even share “Political” views or messages, BUT, this urging thought came to me the other morning as I was washing dishes the ~Old Fashioned, Out Dated Way~, and *IT* seemed worth sharing…
I suppose the thought came about as I was cleaning the old black iron fry pan which I have used almost every day of my adult life, my mother before me, and my grandmother before her used the same pan… How much further back IT goes has faded with time…
I started to think of the waste, ~OF the people~ in this country.. Many folks wouldn’t even have a pan like this because it is heavy, black, and well worn… Most folks like bright shiny new, color schemed matched sets… Here I must raise my hand as one, but the LORD saw fit to keep me in a financial position, where I could not afford this, so I’ve had to use the “Make Do with what you got way of life”, which my grandmother taught me… Thank YOU, Father God IN Jesus Name.
Also, my grandmother raised me, teaching me to make do, and to utilize what I had.. NOT toss it away and sit back and cry and holler, Uncle Sam, ain’t taking care of me, cause he ain‘t giving me what everybody else has… She, however taught us well, not to stand with our noses looking over the fence in the neighbors yard, and lust to have the greener, clean pastures that they had, BUT, rather to hike up our pants legs, roll up our sleeves and git to work cleaning up our own mess, our own little area that THE LORD saw fit to provide us with…
In fact, as a child there were pictures of “Uncle Sam”, all over the place, that amazed me to see this tall, bearded, man attired in red, white, and blue strips, top hat and all, pointing his finger at me, in the picture.. Saying, “Uncle Sam Needs You”! Well, naturally as a child, I always wondered why did he need me… BUT, mama said, he needs you to be an asset to this nation… to work, grow, and help others to do the same, and he needs soldiers to fight for freedom here…
HOW many folks today have that same attitude? NOT TOO Many.
WHY? Because they didn’t wash their old iron pots, and reuse them , but tossed them out, into the streets with the rest of the trash, which folks think they are toooo gooood to pick up, ran out and bought new ones on credit, and now can’t pay for them….
Mostly *IT IS* ~ALL ABOUT *ME*, attitudes, *I* Deserve more than you Because, *I* am oppressed, I got *IT* worse than you… Have you ever heard two chronic `youngsters`, comparing their physical hurts and aliments? One tries to top the other with aches and pains, so as to be the one with more problems that needs to be fixed…. Well that is what I hear in the “Political Debates”… What I see is two candidates that promise to do better than the other, but which one do you trust? Which one *IS* for a fact, “Truthful and Honest”, like Abe? Listen closely and mostly what you hear is the scraping of sashaying feet, in an attempt to avoid actually telling a lie, while attempting to appease the other, and the nation, with an acceptable although non- consequential answer…
Most folks are offended, *IF* they DO pick up a piece of trash of the street, and don’t receive a standing ovation and a medal of honor…. WAY TOO Many folks won’t take a job *IF* IT doesn’t pay well enough to afford them a steak on the table every night, a Fancy car in the drive way, so many factory jobs are sent into other countries… AT WHAT COST? Think about this one long and hard… How many settlers, can you imagine would have even thought about paying the cost of shipping goods, to another country, paying foreigners to make the merchandise, and buying it back.. To sell here… who is this fleecing?
Everywhere you look folks are standing around with their hands out asking “The Government”, for a handout, bailout, help-out, or “Honor” ME Fund of some sort….
Where IT IS True, that much of the land has been allowed to be sold to foreign countries, and the true Americans have little left to farm for themselves, their neighbors, or this nation.. AND much if the land IS farmed by the use of non citizens, which folks protest about, but then they don't and won't do the workd themselves... We still gotta remember, TO Make ~THE BEST~ of what God Has Given us… IS That what we, the people are doing? OR are we floundering because we are so caught up in the ways of the world, still asking for Funds to honor this and that, Funds here and there, raising the debt higher and higher, wanting someone else to do the work for us, but give us the income, instead of, telling the CEO’S vacations are cancelled until you actually earn them by bringing to the table a work that keeps the companies out of the hole… Doctors, stop fleecing America by overcharging, and unnecessary testing of patients, Because Medicare pays well… Drug Companies.. Either, stop asking for funds, don‘t make the drugs, or come down on the prices…..Gas prices? Look carefully at the ~Profits~ of the gas companies, versus the prices of gas and ~The reasons for raising it.. People ALL OF You, STOP! Wasting, throwing away, utilize what you have to the fullest.... Do NOT Use each other! Want, Want, WANT? “I WANT”, ain’t never hurt anyone, *IF* you really think about *IT*… Mama, used to say, “your wants won’t hurt you”, and *IT* made me soooo mad, but I went out into the woods where we lived, looked at the little animals, scurrying about, and realized how simple, yet profoundly ~True~ that statement really was…. AS I got older and read THE Bible, I really learned why, “my wants, won’t hurt me”…. Simply Put.. God, provides for our ~NEEDS~ NOT our ~Greed’s~, just as HE provides for the little animals, cares for the birds, and the flowers of the fields…. (Matthew 6:19-34)
Where we don’t need to be “Hoarders” of wealth, or goods”, we need to realize, ~What God has provided~ for us, “Spiritually, as well as physically, and do not toss *IT* out as old, of no more use, obsolete.. BUT rather, Make ~GOOD~ use of *IT*… Be content in what ever state THE LORD has seen fit to place us IN, AND, Always give prayerful, heartfelt Thanks and Praise TO our Maker, our Father IN Heaven, by The Holy Ghost, IN The Blessed Name of God’s OWN Son, Jesus Christ…. Stop, ~Greedily~ seeking wealth, and seek God's Will for us in HIS Way. Only then can we be worry free…. Relax and watch the Biblical Prophesies unfolding right before the blinded eyes of the ones who chase their tails in a lost and dying world… BUT, we must continue TO stand firm on The Written Documents, and continue to sound the warning messages that Christ taught as He walked this earth, sharing “THE GOSPEL OF, God’s Kingdom, with all, so that every soul has the opportunity to have their eyes opened through the Truth of God’s Word….
Our calling is not to plead for the Republican Party, or The Democratic Party, BUT To share God’s Kingdom Message to ~ALL~ Nations…. Can we actually BASE our ~Faith, Hope, and Trust~ IN The LORD God Almighty, through HIS Son Jesus Christ? OR are we a people that can speak pretty words, just as the candidates can, but by our actions make liars of ourselves?
IF more folks would step out as Daniel and The Hebrew children did, and then stand firm in The Teachings, BY Example and Word, of Jesus Life here in the flesh what do you suppose would happen here in this nation as well as others… What did King, Darius decree unto ~ALL~ the peoples, nations, and languages, as a result of Daniels Standing ON Strong Faith in THE LORD… “That IN ~Every ~ Dominion of my kingdom, men tremble and fear before THE God of Daniel: FOR HE IS THE LIVING GOD, and Steadfast ~Forever~, and HIS *KINGDOM* that which shall not be destroyed, and HIS DOMINION shall be even unto the end.” (Daniel 6:25-26)..
Most folks are quick to yell ~The Government~ Needs TO DO Something, BUT remember “Old Uncle Sam”, and ask ourselves, what do we the people ~NEED~ to do?
I suppose the thought came about as I was cleaning the old black iron fry pan which I have used almost every day of my adult life, my mother before me, and my grandmother before her used the same pan… How much further back IT goes has faded with time…
I started to think of the waste, ~OF the people~ in this country.. Many folks wouldn’t even have a pan like this because it is heavy, black, and well worn… Most folks like bright shiny new, color schemed matched sets… Here I must raise my hand as one, but the LORD saw fit to keep me in a financial position, where I could not afford this, so I’ve had to use the “Make Do with what you got way of life”, which my grandmother taught me… Thank YOU, Father God IN Jesus Name.
Also, my grandmother raised me, teaching me to make do, and to utilize what I had.. NOT toss it away and sit back and cry and holler, Uncle Sam, ain’t taking care of me, cause he ain‘t giving me what everybody else has… She, however taught us well, not to stand with our noses looking over the fence in the neighbors yard, and lust to have the greener, clean pastures that they had, BUT, rather to hike up our pants legs, roll up our sleeves and git to work cleaning up our own mess, our own little area that THE LORD saw fit to provide us with…
In fact, as a child there were pictures of “Uncle Sam”, all over the place, that amazed me to see this tall, bearded, man attired in red, white, and blue strips, top hat and all, pointing his finger at me, in the picture.. Saying, “Uncle Sam Needs You”! Well, naturally as a child, I always wondered why did he need me… BUT, mama said, he needs you to be an asset to this nation… to work, grow, and help others to do the same, and he needs soldiers to fight for freedom here…
HOW many folks today have that same attitude? NOT TOO Many.
WHY? Because they didn’t wash their old iron pots, and reuse them , but tossed them out, into the streets with the rest of the trash, which folks think they are toooo gooood to pick up, ran out and bought new ones on credit, and now can’t pay for them….
Mostly *IT IS* ~ALL ABOUT *ME*, attitudes, *I* Deserve more than you Because, *I* am oppressed, I got *IT* worse than you… Have you ever heard two chronic `youngsters`, comparing their physical hurts and aliments? One tries to top the other with aches and pains, so as to be the one with more problems that needs to be fixed…. Well that is what I hear in the “Political Debates”… What I see is two candidates that promise to do better than the other, but which one do you trust? Which one *IS* for a fact, “Truthful and Honest”, like Abe? Listen closely and mostly what you hear is the scraping of sashaying feet, in an attempt to avoid actually telling a lie, while attempting to appease the other, and the nation, with an acceptable although non- consequential answer…
Most folks are offended, *IF* they DO pick up a piece of trash of the street, and don’t receive a standing ovation and a medal of honor…. WAY TOO Many folks won’t take a job *IF* IT doesn’t pay well enough to afford them a steak on the table every night, a Fancy car in the drive way, so many factory jobs are sent into other countries… AT WHAT COST? Think about this one long and hard… How many settlers, can you imagine would have even thought about paying the cost of shipping goods, to another country, paying foreigners to make the merchandise, and buying it back.. To sell here… who is this fleecing?
Everywhere you look folks are standing around with their hands out asking “The Government”, for a handout, bailout, help-out, or “Honor” ME Fund of some sort….
Where IT IS True, that much of the land has been allowed to be sold to foreign countries, and the true Americans have little left to farm for themselves, their neighbors, or this nation.. AND much if the land IS farmed by the use of non citizens, which folks protest about, but then they don't and won't do the workd themselves... We still gotta remember, TO Make ~THE BEST~ of what God Has Given us… IS That what we, the people are doing? OR are we floundering because we are so caught up in the ways of the world, still asking for Funds to honor this and that, Funds here and there, raising the debt higher and higher, wanting someone else to do the work for us, but give us the income, instead of, telling the CEO’S vacations are cancelled until you actually earn them by bringing to the table a work that keeps the companies out of the hole… Doctors, stop fleecing America by overcharging, and unnecessary testing of patients, Because Medicare pays well… Drug Companies.. Either, stop asking for funds, don‘t make the drugs, or come down on the prices…..Gas prices? Look carefully at the ~Profits~ of the gas companies, versus the prices of gas and ~The reasons for raising it.. People ALL OF You, STOP! Wasting, throwing away, utilize what you have to the fullest.... Do NOT Use each other! Want, Want, WANT? “I WANT”, ain’t never hurt anyone, *IF* you really think about *IT*… Mama, used to say, “your wants won’t hurt you”, and *IT* made me soooo mad, but I went out into the woods where we lived, looked at the little animals, scurrying about, and realized how simple, yet profoundly ~True~ that statement really was…. AS I got older and read THE Bible, I really learned why, “my wants, won’t hurt me”…. Simply Put.. God, provides for our ~NEEDS~ NOT our ~Greed’s~, just as HE provides for the little animals, cares for the birds, and the flowers of the fields…. (Matthew 6:19-34)
Where we don’t need to be “Hoarders” of wealth, or goods”, we need to realize, ~What God has provided~ for us, “Spiritually, as well as physically, and do not toss *IT* out as old, of no more use, obsolete.. BUT rather, Make ~GOOD~ use of *IT*… Be content in what ever state THE LORD has seen fit to place us IN, AND, Always give prayerful, heartfelt Thanks and Praise TO our Maker, our Father IN Heaven, by The Holy Ghost, IN The Blessed Name of God’s OWN Son, Jesus Christ…. Stop, ~Greedily~ seeking wealth, and seek God's Will for us in HIS Way. Only then can we be worry free…. Relax and watch the Biblical Prophesies unfolding right before the blinded eyes of the ones who chase their tails in a lost and dying world… BUT, we must continue TO stand firm on The Written Documents, and continue to sound the warning messages that Christ taught as He walked this earth, sharing “THE GOSPEL OF, God’s Kingdom, with all, so that every soul has the opportunity to have their eyes opened through the Truth of God’s Word….
Our calling is not to plead for the Republican Party, or The Democratic Party, BUT To share God’s Kingdom Message to ~ALL~ Nations…. Can we actually BASE our ~Faith, Hope, and Trust~ IN The LORD God Almighty, through HIS Son Jesus Christ? OR are we a people that can speak pretty words, just as the candidates can, but by our actions make liars of ourselves?
IF more folks would step out as Daniel and The Hebrew children did, and then stand firm in The Teachings, BY Example and Word, of Jesus Life here in the flesh what do you suppose would happen here in this nation as well as others… What did King, Darius decree unto ~ALL~ the peoples, nations, and languages, as a result of Daniels Standing ON Strong Faith in THE LORD… “That IN ~Every ~ Dominion of my kingdom, men tremble and fear before THE God of Daniel: FOR HE IS THE LIVING GOD, and Steadfast ~Forever~, and HIS *KINGDOM* that which shall not be destroyed, and HIS DOMINION shall be even unto the end.” (Daniel 6:25-26)..
Most folks are quick to yell ~The Government~ Needs TO DO Something, BUT remember “Old Uncle Sam”, and ask ourselves, what do we the people ~NEED~ to do?
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Two Year Old Child, OR A Forty Day Old Babe
How old was Jesus when the Wise men came to see him? Many people claim that He was a two year old child, and if you have a modern translation of the Bible God’s Written Word, you may be one…For in the account of His birth in Matthew and Luke, simple words have been changed to indicate that, which teaches to confusion..
The word used in verse (1 of Matt. 2) as *IT* reads in OKJV --
“When”. Some of the modern translations including The ~New King James~ have changed it to “after”… When Saying , “Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.. when, whether being used as a noun, verb or adverb means an unspecified time period as …during the event…at the time of… but! “after” locks it into the past.. IS, is 3rd person singular present OF: to be which it could read “Where to be he born” which would not be proper “English”, but also doesn’t lock it into a past event … However IT IS more proper than changing *IS* to *Has been*… AND the wise men said, “we have seen” which is already done they, done did, saw *IT* His star, and now they have come to inquire… How badly man can rearrange the meaning of God’s Written Word with the simple insertion, omission, OR changing of ONE simple word… Consider the scriptures and the message that God’s Written Word brings forth about the “Blessed Event
”. (Matthew 2:1a-2- KJV).. Reads: “Now ~~WHEN
~~ Jesus was born in Bethlehem… saying, where ~IS~ He that IS born King of the Jews? For we ~Have seen~ His star in The East…” (Matthew 2:1a-2 ~NKJV~) Reads: “Now ~~AFTER
~~ Jesus ~ was born in Bethlehem of Judea, behold wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, where is He who ~~Has Been~~ born…” IT IS NO Wonder, that so many folks get confused about: The Biblical Account OF The Birth of Jesus….OR any of The Blessed Scriptures.. IS IT simply ignorance, IS IT Intentional, or IS IT the subtle urgings of the same old serpent that lurked in the garden, that led mankind to change these words, to insert his own thoughts into God’s Written Word, thus changing the “Account” as The ~Newer~ more ~Modern~ Bibles are being printed… Most look harmless in the changing of the words, just making *IT* easier for some folks to understand… Really? Understand? OR Change History as IS mans habit… Listen to mankind’s account of some of the things that actually happened in your lifetime, things that you heard or saw as *IT* unfurled before your eyes… Now mankind IS actually rewriting many events to hold their own thoughts of ~What, Where, Why, or How ~ these things came to be… It may make for an interesting document to entertain some, BUT to others IT IS Making a lie out of History… AND So IT IS with the New Modernized Bibles… For Instance: The ~First~ argument that comes forth IS: “Well, ~ALL~ Bibles are Translations, written by men, even the Original King James… BUT IT WAS translated by men who lived closer to the days of the original accounts.. And *IF* you read and study IT carefully, with the “Prayerful” Guidance of The Holy Ghost, there ARE NO conflicts in *ITS* messages… Whereas the very changing of ~ONE~ Single word sets up a domino effect that makes for much confusion and contradiction..
Another caution here to be ware of, IS The Popular Pastime of: reading The Bible from front to back, to accomplish the feat of: “Reading The Bible Through.” First that should not be ~The Goal~… To accomplish something to brag about, BUT, The goal, should and must be to ~~Learn~~ of The Wisdom That God The Father has provided in IT’S Pages for mankind to grow in, learn, follow, and use as a ~Sword~ to execute the enemy of ignorance in this life….
For example… The reading in the NKJV of: (Matthew 2:4) contradicts that which is written in verse 1.. For IT shows King Herod asked the chief priest and scribes, where the Christ ~Was To Be Born~.. Not where He Was Born as IS Indicated in the 1st verse… The OKJV does not create a contradiction…
As a child I read everything I could get my hands on.. I read many books, but today all I remember from them IS that I enjoyed reading them, and yes I read the Bible through from cover to cover, BUT all I remembered is that “Eve ate the apple”… Which is not As IT IS Written… But a popular teaching of confusion which mankind offers to little children.. Herein sets the stage for many ~False Teachings~ to emerge…
Many folks adamantly believe, that Jesus was two years old, when ~The Three Kings~ came to see Him… Do you believe this? Why???… And by the way, again it takes more than a glance of reading to obtain the full meaning and understanding of Biblical Accounts… For instance King David Wrote:
(Psalm 72: 10) .. ~The kings
~ (pleural kings) of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the ~kings~ of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts… This IS a writing of a prayer of David for his son, Solomon, who by the way fell to the false teachings of the nations which he surrounded himself with.. IT IS Also, prophesy of The Coming of Jesus the Savior… AND Matthew refers to them as wise men, and mostly Wise men are learned men, sincere studiers.. According TO The Psalms, there were more than ~Three~, and even Matthew describes them as *THE* not the three… The reasons that have been given so far are:
1. Jesus was called a child
when they, *THE* Wise Men, came and they saw Him in a house not a manger… This IS their ~Proof positive~ fact…. Read then: First we gotta accept the prophesy and the obedience of the Israelites, those like Mary and Joseph who followed the Law of Moses, to a “T”, That God Gave him (Moses) to pen down.
According to: (Luke 2:1-6) which tells us that Joseph and Mary although from Judea, now lived in Galilee, in the city of Nazareth… {that prophesy be fulfilled} (Matthew 2:23) He shall be called a Nazarene… AND while they were there Mary , the days were accomplished…
Some use the word young child
to confirm that Jesus was no longer a babe…But! READ:(Luke 2:5) Mary being great with *child*… refers to an unborn babe as a child . & (Matt. 1:23) “a virgin shall be with child”.. SO there goes that profound fact out the window…. This is written similar in the NKJV but reads: who was with child… still meaning and unborn babe… Now the clincher that really shows that Jesus was not two years old, but most likely a New Born Babe is found in (Luke2:22-39)…especially (v’s. 22 & 39) when the days of her purification …according to the law of Moses…were accomplished, they brought Him to Jerusalem… to the Temple…bringing Mary’s cleansing sacrifice.. according to: (Leviticus 12:1-8)….she could not come into the Sanctuary until the 30 days of purification were accomplished…but when the 40 days are done she must bring a sacrifice unto the priest…
And! Immediately after all things were done according to the law, they returned to: Galilee: unto their own city Nazareth! (v.39 of Luke 2) & (Matt. 2:23)
BUT, we must understand that unless the people are ~Taught~ in truth, what is learned IS nothing more than false vanity… AND, Unless folks really care and want to seek *TRUTH*, they are content with what ever sounds good to their itching ears…
(II Timothy 4:3-5).. For the time ~Will come~ when they will ~Not~ endure *Sound Doctrine*; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears ~from THE Truth~, and shall be turned unto ~Fables~.. (Tales, Santa Claus, Lighted Trees, Tales of Made up miracles that only happen at this time of year, Easter Rabbits, hallowed spooks, and such… found in false doctrines and teachings.) BUT, *Watch* thou IN ~ALL~ Things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make ~FULL PROOF~ Of thy Ministry…. Prove what you teach, HOW? AS IT IS Written IN The Biblical Scriptures
This IS the days that we are living in, and so many are being led to ~The beauty, and fun, and passion of the seasonal celebrations, getting caught up in the flurry of tales of false teachings, that are claimed to be just for fun, but did Jesus teach us that these last days would be *FUN*?
Read, by subject, Study, by subject, compare some scriptures learn to understand ALL OF the Blessed Account of The Birth of God’s Own Son on this earth… IT Will help us have a better understanding of why the pagan customs that have entered into the ~Memorial Event~ of Christ Birth is an offense…
“When”. Some of the modern translations including The ~New King James~ have changed it to “after”… When Saying , “Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.. when, whether being used as a noun, verb or adverb means an unspecified time period as …during the event…at the time of… but! “after” locks it into the past.. IS, is 3rd person singular present OF: to be which it could read “Where to be he born” which would not be proper “English”, but also doesn’t lock it into a past event … However IT IS more proper than changing *IS* to *Has been*… AND the wise men said, “we have seen” which is already done they, done did, saw *IT* His star, and now they have come to inquire… How badly man can rearrange the meaning of God’s Written Word with the simple insertion, omission, OR changing of ONE simple word… Consider the scriptures and the message that God’s Written Word brings forth about the “Blessed Event
”. (Matthew 2:1a-2- KJV).. Reads: “Now ~~WHEN
~~ Jesus was born in Bethlehem… saying, where ~IS~ He that IS born King of the Jews? For we ~Have seen~ His star in The East…” (Matthew 2:1a-2 ~NKJV~) Reads: “Now ~~AFTER
~~ Jesus ~ was born in Bethlehem of Judea, behold wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, where is He who ~~Has Been~~ born…” IT IS NO Wonder, that so many folks get confused about: The Biblical Account OF The Birth of Jesus….OR any of The Blessed Scriptures.. IS IT simply ignorance, IS IT Intentional, or IS IT the subtle urgings of the same old serpent that lurked in the garden, that led mankind to change these words, to insert his own thoughts into God’s Written Word, thus changing the “Account” as The ~Newer~ more ~Modern~ Bibles are being printed… Most look harmless in the changing of the words, just making *IT* easier for some folks to understand… Really? Understand? OR Change History as IS mans habit… Listen to mankind’s account of some of the things that actually happened in your lifetime, things that you heard or saw as *IT* unfurled before your eyes… Now mankind IS actually rewriting many events to hold their own thoughts of ~What, Where, Why, or How ~ these things came to be… It may make for an interesting document to entertain some, BUT to others IT IS Making a lie out of History… AND So IT IS with the New Modernized Bibles… For Instance: The ~First~ argument that comes forth IS: “Well, ~ALL~ Bibles are Translations, written by men, even the Original King James… BUT IT WAS translated by men who lived closer to the days of the original accounts.. And *IF* you read and study IT carefully, with the “Prayerful” Guidance of The Holy Ghost, there ARE NO conflicts in *ITS* messages… Whereas the very changing of ~ONE~ Single word sets up a domino effect that makes for much confusion and contradiction..
Another caution here to be ware of, IS The Popular Pastime of: reading The Bible from front to back, to accomplish the feat of: “Reading The Bible Through.” First that should not be ~The Goal~… To accomplish something to brag about, BUT, The goal, should and must be to ~~Learn~~ of The Wisdom That God The Father has provided in IT’S Pages for mankind to grow in, learn, follow, and use as a ~Sword~ to execute the enemy of ignorance in this life….
For example… The reading in the NKJV of: (Matthew 2:4) contradicts that which is written in verse 1.. For IT shows King Herod asked the chief priest and scribes, where the Christ ~Was To Be Born~.. Not where He Was Born as IS Indicated in the 1st verse… The OKJV does not create a contradiction…
As a child I read everything I could get my hands on.. I read many books, but today all I remember from them IS that I enjoyed reading them, and yes I read the Bible through from cover to cover, BUT all I remembered is that “Eve ate the apple”… Which is not As IT IS Written… But a popular teaching of confusion which mankind offers to little children.. Herein sets the stage for many ~False Teachings~ to emerge…
Many folks adamantly believe, that Jesus was two years old, when ~The Three Kings~ came to see Him… Do you believe this? Why???… And by the way, again it takes more than a glance of reading to obtain the full meaning and understanding of Biblical Accounts… For instance King David Wrote:
(Psalm 72: 10) .. ~The kings
~ (pleural kings) of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the ~kings~ of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts… This IS a writing of a prayer of David for his son, Solomon, who by the way fell to the false teachings of the nations which he surrounded himself with.. IT IS Also, prophesy of The Coming of Jesus the Savior… AND Matthew refers to them as wise men, and mostly Wise men are learned men, sincere studiers.. According TO The Psalms, there were more than ~Three~, and even Matthew describes them as *THE* not the three… The reasons that have been given so far are:
1. Jesus was called a child
when they, *THE* Wise Men, came and they saw Him in a house not a manger… This IS their ~Proof positive~ fact…. Read then: First we gotta accept the prophesy and the obedience of the Israelites, those like Mary and Joseph who followed the Law of Moses, to a “T”, That God Gave him (Moses) to pen down.
According to: (Luke 2:1-6) which tells us that Joseph and Mary although from Judea, now lived in Galilee, in the city of Nazareth… {that prophesy be fulfilled} (Matthew 2:23) He shall be called a Nazarene… AND while they were there Mary , the days were accomplished…
Some use the word young child
to confirm that Jesus was no longer a babe…But! READ:(Luke 2:5) Mary being great with *child*… refers to an unborn babe as a child . & (Matt. 1:23) “a virgin shall be with child”.. SO there goes that profound fact out the window…. This is written similar in the NKJV but reads: who was with child… still meaning and unborn babe… Now the clincher that really shows that Jesus was not two years old, but most likely a New Born Babe is found in (Luke2:22-39)…especially (v’s. 22 & 39) when the days of her purification …according to the law of Moses…were accomplished, they brought Him to Jerusalem… to the Temple…bringing Mary’s cleansing sacrifice.. according to: (Leviticus 12:1-8)….she could not come into the Sanctuary until the 30 days of purification were accomplished…but when the 40 days are done she must bring a sacrifice unto the priest…
And! Immediately after all things were done according to the law, they returned to: Galilee: unto their own city Nazareth! (v.39 of Luke 2) & (Matt. 2:23)
BUT, we must understand that unless the people are ~Taught~ in truth, what is learned IS nothing more than false vanity… AND, Unless folks really care and want to seek *TRUTH*, they are content with what ever sounds good to their itching ears…
(II Timothy 4:3-5).. For the time ~Will come~ when they will ~Not~ endure *Sound Doctrine*; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears ~from THE Truth~, and shall be turned unto ~Fables~.. (Tales, Santa Claus, Lighted Trees, Tales of Made up miracles that only happen at this time of year, Easter Rabbits, hallowed spooks, and such… found in false doctrines and teachings.) BUT, *Watch* thou IN ~ALL~ Things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make ~FULL PROOF~ Of thy Ministry…. Prove what you teach, HOW? AS IT IS Written IN The Biblical Scriptures
This IS the days that we are living in, and so many are being led to ~The beauty, and fun, and passion of the seasonal celebrations, getting caught up in the flurry of tales of false teachings, that are claimed to be just for fun, but did Jesus teach us that these last days would be *FUN*?
Read, by subject, Study, by subject, compare some scriptures learn to understand ALL OF the Blessed Account of The Birth of God’s Own Son on this earth… IT Will help us have a better understanding of why the pagan customs that have entered into the ~Memorial Event~ of Christ Birth is an offense…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Responsible Accountability
Accountability. Many folks seek and follow the religion that lifts the burden of accountability off their shoulders… Making the `freedom` of faith to be portrayed as a lack of responsibility… Expressing NO explanations of their actions TO: ~No One~ FOR: ~Nothing~… Claiming a Jesus only belief, Because *IN* Christ IS Freedom….. This IS the message that many “Preachers” present the congregations.. WHY? Because *IT* IS an ~Easy Religion~ No worries, anything goes so we don’t have to Stop, Think, Examine, and “Prove” our faith, by our walk, but rather we can relax in the ways of the world and just let Jesus do IT ALL For us… Where IT IS True that we are free in Christ, a close reading OF the scriptures really prove, what that “Freedom” IS. Read of Daniel and The Hebrew children, for examples of living freely in Christ, while walking yet in bondage… They were not free to change their God, or HIS Teachings into their way, but they were free TO Stand on HIS Word, and walk in HIS Way, even though they were imprisoned in another nation… Much like the small handful of true Christians today…. Consider at this point, Jesus Words Written down for us, “many are called, BUT few are chosen” … (Matthew 22:14) .. And Paul explained In, (I Corinthians 1:17-31) ending with the Important Message, “he that glorieth, let him ~Glory In THE LORD~”….
The easiest opinion taught, for a vain person to swallow IS: A ‘Man’ Formed Freedom IN Christ Jesus.
First IT IS Taught That mankind cannot ~Please~ God THE Father… No man in History, IT IS Purported, has ever pleased God… What did Paul teach about ~Pleasing God~?
(Hebrews 11: 5-6).. “BY Faith”, Enoch, was translated, that he should not see death; and was not found, ~Because~ God had translated him: FOR ~Before~ his translation, he (Enoch) had ~This Testimony~, that he *Pleased God*… BUT ~Without *Faith*~ , *IT IS* Impossible to Please HIM (God): For he that cometh TO: God ~MUST~ *Believe* That HE (GOD) *IS*. AND That HE (God) *IS* A Rewarder of them that ~Diligently Seek~ HIM… Strange how so many folks will teach their precious little children, to ~Please~ the mythical character, Santa Claus or they won’t get any presents… While choosing to, Never give a hint of The Real Need in this life of preparing for the hereafter, by ~Pleasing~ THE LORD God Almighty, THE ONE WHO Truly holds their little lives in HIS Hands…. Mainly because this is the way they have been taught, by clergy that mingles the world into the Biblical teachings that they present, making IT Okay to do as we please, and just let Jesus fix it… That’s His Job…
Pick up THE KJV Bible and read the whole Chapter 11 of Hebrews, for a better explanation of “Pleasing GOD
through our Faith IN HIM” as well as proving our faith by our actions….. ALSO how our actions can be and ARE “Displeasing God”. (Numbers 11:1).. When the ~people~ complained, *IT* ~Displeased~ THE LORD: AND THE LORD heard *IT*; and HIS anger was kindled….
Let us also ~Remember~ Jesus Christ IS the same yesterday, to day, and for ever…(Hebrews 13:8) AND SO IS WIRH THE Father… (John 14:9) (John 6:44) and many more show that we cannot have a belief in Jesus Christ, without THE Father, and visa versa… And to attempt this feat places us in the category of being “antichrist”. (I John 2:22)
The statement that we, the people, “Cannot Please God
”, leaves a big gap in our responsibility of surrender in faith to THE MAKER, and places us in a ~free to walk in the flesh state of mind~… Because we have gladly accepted that Jesus Will BE Responsible for our actions, no matter what we do… Namely leaving a whole wide path of sins that mankind can, and does, feel free to walk in because they are not accountable for their ~OWN~ actions. Making THE conscious thought OF *Repentance*, void in our lives… BUT, John The Baptist, Jesus Christ, and others came preaching and teaching, what? “Repentance”! An act of , feeling regret at the ways of ~our~ sins, nothing less than accounting our actions…. Right? Read (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; & Mark 6:12) Jesus sent the disciples out with the ~Instructions~ to preach repentance, but *IF* the people would not receive them or hear them, they should shake the dust off of their heels as a testimony against these people…. AND, *IF* we must repent of our sin and believe, then we must be accountably responsible for our actions. AND we must depend on our *Advocate* (Jesus Christ AS our Lawyer) with THE Father to argue our case of repentance with THE Father… AS Jesus does not just automatically place His Righteousness in us, BUT we are rather TO Seek His Righteousness TO follow His Path that He Set Before us….. (John 10: 27) Jesus Said, “My sheep hear My Voice, and I Know Them, AND ~they~ follow Me.” Also read (John 12:26; Mark 10:21) & (I Peter 2:21).. Tells us even after Jesus had Ascended that we are TO Follow Jesus Steps… not ours, not make a new way or a new path, neither set back and expect Jesus TO live our life here for us, but `we` have a work, commissioned by Jesus To Do…. Again Paul wrote to the Galatians,
(Galatians 1:10) .. For do I (Paul) now persuade men, OR God? OR Do I (Paul) seek to please men? FOR *IF* I (Paul) yet pleased men, I (Paul) should ~Not~ Be the servant of Christ…
Paul obviously realized that he must walk through and live this life here as ~PLEASING
~ The Father God, or else he would not be a servant (Follower) of Christ….. (Hebrews 13:16).. But to do ~Good~ and TO ~Communicate~ forget NOT: FOR WITH SUCH ‘sacrifices’ God IS Well Pleased
… (I Kings 3: 10) And the speech ~pleased
~ THE LORD that Solomon had asked this thing… (11) AND, God said unto him, (King Solomon), ~Because~ thou hast asked this thing and not asked for thyself…. Read the whole account in The KJV Bible… (Colossians 3:20).. Children, ~OBEY~ your parents in all things: for this is ~Well *Pleasing
* unto THE LORD~~…. (Mark 1:11) .. There came a ~Voice~ from heaven, saying, “Thou art MY Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased… Yes The Father was pleased
with HIS Son…. (I Corinthians 10:5)… But with many of them God was not well pleased: FOR they were overthrown in the wilderness….
Wonder why there are so many problems in this world today *IF* man cannot please or displease God, but strives to live through the ~righteousness of Jesus Christ~, doing as we please under the belief that The Righteousness OF Jesus, will hide our sins, or that what we do or do not do has no bearing, whatsoever on pleasing God? Sounds like American politics, morals, and lifestyles doesn’t it? Remember also that Jesus took on man’s sin, bore the cross, and accomplished all, enduring but ~despising~ the shame…(Hebrews 12:2) (Hebrews 6:6) do we want to crucify Christ anew each day that we choose to rebel against sound teaching and depend on Christ to wash us clean even in our arrogance?
I Corinthians 10:5 kinda sums up the whole of the subject of this belief of freedom in Christ… Especially if you go back and read Exodus and Leviticus and see the ~Commands~ which God gave HIS People then, and how many of them *Disobeyed* them… NOT Just the 10 Commandments, BUT ~ALL~ of God’s Commands… IT IS The same today as IT Was then… *IF* God Commands *IT* then mankind MUST OBEY *IT*… AND yes it is easier to obey *IF* we are willing minded, to ~Follow~ Jesus Christ… and accept the walk that He leads us through…in fact this IS The Only Way.. True Also. “The righteousness” of man IS nothing more than filthy rags… man without Jesus, without the walk that Jesus laid for us…
Read all that Isaiah wrote, the rest of the story so to speak…
(Isaiah 64:4-6) For since ~The Beginning of the world~, men have not heard, nor perceived by ear, neither hath eye seen, O God, Beside THEE, what HE hath prepared for him that ~Waiteth~ for HIM… Thou meetest him that ~Rejoiceth and worketh *Righteousness*~, those that ~Remember~ THEE in THY Ways: Behold, THOU, (The LORD God) art wroth; FOR we have ~~Sinned~~: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved… BUT we are as an unclean thing….
Every time God IS displeased with mankind IT IS Because man has moved out on his own to make his own ~religion~, “Disobeyed”, to believe his own way, make his own righteousness, and in this sense YES, the righteousness of man IS AS Filthy Rags… BUT God has given mankind a ~BOOK~ of Instruction, and a Spirit of Guidance in the path that God intends that man should walk…to work out our own salvation (Philippians 2:12).. To reject IT, change IT, ignore IT, is mankind’s, downfall…
(Romans 3:22).. Even the *Righteousness of God*, which *IS* By ~Faith~ OF Jesus Christ unto ~ALL~ and upon all them that ~Believe~: for there IS No Difference…
Another misnomer of freedom in Christ IS: “IN Christ ~ALL~ our sins are hidden,” and God The Father can’t see them, because Jesus Christ hides them from HIM.
This teaching tends to cast a dark shadow of doubt upon the Lord, Jesus Christ, because IT portrays Him as being like mankind still, deceitful and underhanded… as though He is going to attempt to ~Hide~ anything from His Father and ours? Read on….
Jesus, Himself spoke this warning to men as He walked this earth among them..
(Luke 12:2-3)… “For there IS ~nothing~ covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be ~Known~…. therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the housetops…”
(Colossians 3:1-2).. Paul wrote… *IF*, ye them be ~risen~ *With* Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the ~right hand~ of God… Set your affection on things above, ~NOT~ on things on the earth… For ye are dead, and your life IS hid ~~WITH
~~ Christ in God…. This is a ~Scripture~ that is misquoted many times in the ~ALL your sins are hidden in Christ~, teaching… For IT reads *With* Christ *IN* God.. So Jesus is not attempting to hid anything from His Father and ours… But HAS/DID/DOES overcome our sins for us to the Father as, He (Jesus) IS “The Propitiation; (to appease, to win a victory over) ~FOR~ our sins: AND ~NOT~ ours ~Only~, BUT also for the sins of the whole world…. (I John 2:2)
Also AS John (The Apostle which walked ~With~ Jesus) Wrote: (I John 2:1) To: my little children, these things I (John) write unto you, (the people) ~That ye sin NOT~… (In other words be in control of yourselves and sin not.) AND *IF* any man sin, (man being imperfect, and prone to failing, not as some folks teach that we ~CANNOT~ sin because Jesus Will NOT LET US. Because we do and we will as long as we live in these fleshly bodies!) BUT John tells us, “we have an “Advocate” ~WITH~ THE Father, (and that Advocate IS,) Jesus Christ The Righteous:;;; AND (v.3) .. “Hereby we do ~Know~ that we Know Him, *IF*… we keep His Commandments…” Notice carefully, John DID NOT Write, Jesus Will keep us righteous, but he warns us to “KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS”. John also warns us, that we sin not…. And on in Chapter 3 John warns tells us, he that doeth righteousness *IS* righteous, even ~AS~ He (Jesus Christ) *IS* Righteous……
Not that He makes us keep His Commandments, NOT that He Will Not let us break His Commandments, BUT THAT HE, expects HIS children to be consciously obedient to: HIS Commandments… Which reflects a responsibility of “Accountability” by each individual on this earth… AND That Accountability IS TO: God THE Father, Through Jesus Christ The Son, our Redeemer…..
The easiest opinion taught, for a vain person to swallow IS: A ‘Man’ Formed Freedom IN Christ Jesus.
First IT IS Taught That mankind cannot ~Please~ God THE Father… No man in History, IT IS Purported, has ever pleased God… What did Paul teach about ~Pleasing God~?
(Hebrews 11: 5-6).. “BY Faith”, Enoch, was translated, that he should not see death; and was not found, ~Because~ God had translated him: FOR ~Before~ his translation, he (Enoch) had ~This Testimony~, that he *Pleased God*… BUT ~Without *Faith*~ , *IT IS* Impossible to Please HIM (God): For he that cometh TO: God ~MUST~ *Believe* That HE (GOD) *IS*. AND That HE (God) *IS* A Rewarder of them that ~Diligently Seek~ HIM… Strange how so many folks will teach their precious little children, to ~Please~ the mythical character, Santa Claus or they won’t get any presents… While choosing to, Never give a hint of The Real Need in this life of preparing for the hereafter, by ~Pleasing~ THE LORD God Almighty, THE ONE WHO Truly holds their little lives in HIS Hands…. Mainly because this is the way they have been taught, by clergy that mingles the world into the Biblical teachings that they present, making IT Okay to do as we please, and just let Jesus fix it… That’s His Job…
Pick up THE KJV Bible and read the whole Chapter 11 of Hebrews, for a better explanation of “Pleasing GOD
through our Faith IN HIM” as well as proving our faith by our actions….. ALSO how our actions can be and ARE “Displeasing God”. (Numbers 11:1).. When the ~people~ complained, *IT* ~Displeased~ THE LORD: AND THE LORD heard *IT*; and HIS anger was kindled….
Let us also ~Remember~ Jesus Christ IS the same yesterday, to day, and for ever…(Hebrews 13:8) AND SO IS WIRH THE Father… (John 14:9) (John 6:44) and many more show that we cannot have a belief in Jesus Christ, without THE Father, and visa versa… And to attempt this feat places us in the category of being “antichrist”. (I John 2:22)
The statement that we, the people, “Cannot Please God
”, leaves a big gap in our responsibility of surrender in faith to THE MAKER, and places us in a ~free to walk in the flesh state of mind~… Because we have gladly accepted that Jesus Will BE Responsible for our actions, no matter what we do… Namely leaving a whole wide path of sins that mankind can, and does, feel free to walk in because they are not accountable for their ~OWN~ actions. Making THE conscious thought OF *Repentance*, void in our lives… BUT, John The Baptist, Jesus Christ, and others came preaching and teaching, what? “Repentance”! An act of , feeling regret at the ways of ~our~ sins, nothing less than accounting our actions…. Right? Read (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; & Mark 6:12) Jesus sent the disciples out with the ~Instructions~ to preach repentance, but *IF* the people would not receive them or hear them, they should shake the dust off of their heels as a testimony against these people…. AND, *IF* we must repent of our sin and believe, then we must be accountably responsible for our actions. AND we must depend on our *Advocate* (Jesus Christ AS our Lawyer) with THE Father to argue our case of repentance with THE Father… AS Jesus does not just automatically place His Righteousness in us, BUT we are rather TO Seek His Righteousness TO follow His Path that He Set Before us….. (John 10: 27) Jesus Said, “My sheep hear My Voice, and I Know Them, AND ~they~ follow Me.” Also read (John 12:26; Mark 10:21) & (I Peter 2:21).. Tells us even after Jesus had Ascended that we are TO Follow Jesus Steps… not ours, not make a new way or a new path, neither set back and expect Jesus TO live our life here for us, but `we` have a work, commissioned by Jesus To Do…. Again Paul wrote to the Galatians,
(Galatians 1:10) .. For do I (Paul) now persuade men, OR God? OR Do I (Paul) seek to please men? FOR *IF* I (Paul) yet pleased men, I (Paul) should ~Not~ Be the servant of Christ…
Paul obviously realized that he must walk through and live this life here as ~PLEASING
~ The Father God, or else he would not be a servant (Follower) of Christ….. (Hebrews 13:16).. But to do ~Good~ and TO ~Communicate~ forget NOT: FOR WITH SUCH ‘sacrifices’ God IS Well Pleased
… (I Kings 3: 10) And the speech ~pleased
~ THE LORD that Solomon had asked this thing… (11) AND, God said unto him, (King Solomon), ~Because~ thou hast asked this thing and not asked for thyself…. Read the whole account in The KJV Bible… (Colossians 3:20).. Children, ~OBEY~ your parents in all things: for this is ~Well *Pleasing
* unto THE LORD~~…. (Mark 1:11) .. There came a ~Voice~ from heaven, saying, “Thou art MY Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased… Yes The Father was pleased
with HIS Son…. (I Corinthians 10:5)… But with many of them God was not well pleased: FOR they were overthrown in the wilderness….
Wonder why there are so many problems in this world today *IF* man cannot please or displease God, but strives to live through the ~righteousness of Jesus Christ~, doing as we please under the belief that The Righteousness OF Jesus, will hide our sins, or that what we do or do not do has no bearing, whatsoever on pleasing God? Sounds like American politics, morals, and lifestyles doesn’t it? Remember also that Jesus took on man’s sin, bore the cross, and accomplished all, enduring but ~despising~ the shame…(Hebrews 12:2) (Hebrews 6:6) do we want to crucify Christ anew each day that we choose to rebel against sound teaching and depend on Christ to wash us clean even in our arrogance?
I Corinthians 10:5 kinda sums up the whole of the subject of this belief of freedom in Christ… Especially if you go back and read Exodus and Leviticus and see the ~Commands~ which God gave HIS People then, and how many of them *Disobeyed* them… NOT Just the 10 Commandments, BUT ~ALL~ of God’s Commands… IT IS The same today as IT Was then… *IF* God Commands *IT* then mankind MUST OBEY *IT*… AND yes it is easier to obey *IF* we are willing minded, to ~Follow~ Jesus Christ… and accept the walk that He leads us through…in fact this IS The Only Way.. True Also. “The righteousness” of man IS nothing more than filthy rags… man without Jesus, without the walk that Jesus laid for us…
Read all that Isaiah wrote, the rest of the story so to speak…
(Isaiah 64:4-6) For since ~The Beginning of the world~, men have not heard, nor perceived by ear, neither hath eye seen, O God, Beside THEE, what HE hath prepared for him that ~Waiteth~ for HIM… Thou meetest him that ~Rejoiceth and worketh *Righteousness*~, those that ~Remember~ THEE in THY Ways: Behold, THOU, (The LORD God) art wroth; FOR we have ~~Sinned~~: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved… BUT we are as an unclean thing….
Every time God IS displeased with mankind IT IS Because man has moved out on his own to make his own ~religion~, “Disobeyed”, to believe his own way, make his own righteousness, and in this sense YES, the righteousness of man IS AS Filthy Rags… BUT God has given mankind a ~BOOK~ of Instruction, and a Spirit of Guidance in the path that God intends that man should walk…to work out our own salvation (Philippians 2:12).. To reject IT, change IT, ignore IT, is mankind’s, downfall…
(Romans 3:22).. Even the *Righteousness of God*, which *IS* By ~Faith~ OF Jesus Christ unto ~ALL~ and upon all them that ~Believe~: for there IS No Difference…
Another misnomer of freedom in Christ IS: “IN Christ ~ALL~ our sins are hidden,” and God The Father can’t see them, because Jesus Christ hides them from HIM.
This teaching tends to cast a dark shadow of doubt upon the Lord, Jesus Christ, because IT portrays Him as being like mankind still, deceitful and underhanded… as though He is going to attempt to ~Hide~ anything from His Father and ours? Read on….
Jesus, Himself spoke this warning to men as He walked this earth among them..
(Luke 12:2-3)… “For there IS ~nothing~ covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be ~Known~…. therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the housetops…”
(Colossians 3:1-2).. Paul wrote… *IF*, ye them be ~risen~ *With* Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the ~right hand~ of God… Set your affection on things above, ~NOT~ on things on the earth… For ye are dead, and your life IS hid ~~WITH
~~ Christ in God…. This is a ~Scripture~ that is misquoted many times in the ~ALL your sins are hidden in Christ~, teaching… For IT reads *With* Christ *IN* God.. So Jesus is not attempting to hid anything from His Father and ours… But HAS/DID/DOES overcome our sins for us to the Father as, He (Jesus) IS “The Propitiation; (to appease, to win a victory over) ~FOR~ our sins: AND ~NOT~ ours ~Only~, BUT also for the sins of the whole world…. (I John 2:2)
Also AS John (The Apostle which walked ~With~ Jesus) Wrote: (I John 2:1) To: my little children, these things I (John) write unto you, (the people) ~That ye sin NOT~… (In other words be in control of yourselves and sin not.) AND *IF* any man sin, (man being imperfect, and prone to failing, not as some folks teach that we ~CANNOT~ sin because Jesus Will NOT LET US. Because we do and we will as long as we live in these fleshly bodies!) BUT John tells us, “we have an “Advocate” ~WITH~ THE Father, (and that Advocate IS,) Jesus Christ The Righteous:;;; AND (v.3) .. “Hereby we do ~Know~ that we Know Him, *IF*… we keep His Commandments…” Notice carefully, John DID NOT Write, Jesus Will keep us righteous, but he warns us to “KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS”. John also warns us, that we sin not…. And on in Chapter 3 John warns tells us, he that doeth righteousness *IS* righteous, even ~AS~ He (Jesus Christ) *IS* Righteous……
Not that He makes us keep His Commandments, NOT that He Will Not let us break His Commandments, BUT THAT HE, expects HIS children to be consciously obedient to: HIS Commandments… Which reflects a responsibility of “Accountability” by each individual on this earth… AND That Accountability IS TO: God THE Father, Through Jesus Christ The Son, our Redeemer…..
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