JESUS THE WAY

Jesus – the Right Hand of God All Powerful

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Joh 17 :1 “Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, ²as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should^[a] give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. ³And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. ⁴I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. ⁵And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the Glory which I had with You before the world was.

Luke 22:69 “Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the Right Hand of the Power of God.”

The Right Hand of God in the Old Testament

Exod 15:6 “Your Right Hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.

Exod 15:12 You stretched out Your Right Hand; The earth swallowed them.

Deut 33:2 And he said: “The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His Right Hand [Came] a fiery law for them.

Psa 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence [is] fullness of joy; At Your Right Hand [are] pleasures forevermore.

Psa 17:7 Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your Right Hand, O You who save those who trust [in You] From those who rise up [against them].

Psa 18:35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your Right Hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great.

Psa 20:6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His Right Hand.

Psa 21:8 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your Right Hand will find those who hate You.

Psa 44:3 For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your Right Hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them.

Psa 48:10 According to Your name, O God, So [is] Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your Right Hand is full of Righteousness.

Psa 60:5 That Your beloved may be delivered, Save [with] Your Right Hand, and hear me.

Psa 63:8 My soul follows close behind You; Your Right Hand upholds me.

Psa 80:17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man [whom] You made strong for Yourself.

Psa 89:13 You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, [and] high is Your Right Hand.

Psa 89:14 Righteousness and justice [are] the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
Psa 89:15 Blessed [are] the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.
Psa 89:16 In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

Psa 98:1 ¶ [[A Psalm.]] O sing unto the LORD a new song; for He hath done marvellous things: His Right Hand, and His Holy Arm, hath gotten Him the Victory.

Psa 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My Right Hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

Psa 118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation [Is] in the tents of the righteous; The Right Hand of the LORD does Valiantly.

Psa 118:16 The Right Hand of the LORD is Exalted; The Right Hand of the LORD does valiantly.

Psa 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your Right Hand will Save me.

Psa 139:10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your Right Hand shall hold me.

Isa 41:10 Fear not, for I [am] with you; Be not dismayed, for I [am] your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My Righteous Right Hand.’

Isa 48:13 Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, And My Right Hand has stretched out the heavens; [When] I call to them, They stand up together.

Isa 62:8 The LORD hath sworn by His Right Hand, and by The Arm of His strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn [to be] meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

Jesus in the New Testament: at the Right Hand of God after Jesus fulfilled God’s Will on the earth, taught us the truth, died for all our sins, rose again from the dead, and ascended into Heaven.

Luke 22:69 “Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the Right Hand of the Power of God.”

Acts 2:33 “Therefore being exalted to the Right Hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
Acts 2:34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My Right Hand,

Acts 5:31 “Him God has exalted to His Right Hand [to be] Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the Glory of God, and Jesus standing at the Right Hand of God,
Acts 7:56 and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the Right Hand of God!”

Rom 8:34 Who [is] he who condemns? [It is] Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the Right Hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Eph 1:20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated [Him] at His Right Hand in the Heavenly [places],

Col 3:1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the Right Hand of God.

Hebrews 1:3 who being the brightness of [His] glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the Right Hand of the Majesty on High,

Hebrews 1:13 But to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My Right Hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?

Hebrews 8:1 Now [this is] the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the Right Hand of the throne of the Majesty in the Heavens,

Hebrews 10:12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the Right Hand of God,

Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the Right Hand of the throne of God.

1Pet 3:22 who has gone into Heaven and is at the Right Hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

John The Baptist Was Elijah

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:36:22 +0000

John The Baptist Was Elijah ‘A voice of one who cries: “Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord. Make straight a way for our God in the desert … and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed’” (Isaiah 40:3 & 5). ‘Behold, I send My messenger and he shall prepare the way before Me.’ … ‘Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes, and he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse’ (Malachi 3:1; 4:5 & 6). Jesus told His disciples the prophecy in Malachi was fulfilled. Jesus said, “What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes I tell you but one much more than a prophet. This is the one of whom it was written, ‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You’. Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist … and from the days of John theBaptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has endured violence and the violent (zealous believers) seize it by force. All the prophets and the law prophesied up until John, and if you are willing to receive it, John himself is Elijah who was to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Matthew 11:9 to 15). Then again the disciples asked Him, “Why do the scribes say Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “Elijah does come and will prepare everything, but I tell you Elijah has come already and they did not recognise him and did to him as they chose.” … Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist’ (Matthew 17:10 to 13). ‘As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “Behold I send My messenger before Your face who will prepare Your way. A voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord’” (Mark 1:2 & 3). ‘The disciples asked, “Why do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to come first?” Jesus said to them, “Elijah, it is true, does come first to restore all things … but I tell you Elijah has come and people did to him whatever they desired as it is written of him” (Mark 9:11 to 13). ‘For he will be great in the sight of the Lord … and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb; he will turn back many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God and he will go before the Lord (Jesus) in the Spirit and Power of Elijah to turn back the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared in Spirit for the Lord’ (Luke 1:15 to 17). “And listen! Your kinswoman (cousin or aunt) Elizabeth has conceived a son in her old age” … ‘and it happened when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby (the unborn John) leaped inher womb’. Elizabeth said, “Behold, the instant I heard your voice, the baby in my womb leapt for joy” (Luke 1:36, 41 & 44). “And you little one, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you shall go before the face of the Lord to make ready His ways, to bring the knowledge of salvation to His people by the forgiveness and remission of their sins” (Luke 1:76 & 77). ‘As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord and all mankind shall see the salvation of God’” (Luke 3:4 & 6). Jesus said, “What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes I tell you and far more than a prophet. This is the one of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face who will prepare Your way before You.’ I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John” (Luke 7:26 to 28). Jesus said, “Until John came, there were the law and the prophets. Since then the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is being preached and everyone is forcing their way in (to heaven)” (Luke 16:16). ‘There came a man sent from God whose name was John. This man came to witness that he might testify ofthe Light, so that all men might believe in it. He was not the Light himself but he came that he might testify about the Light’ (John 1:6 to 8). John the Baptist said of himself, “I am the voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness; “Prepare the way of the Lord” as the prophet Isaiah said’ (John 1:23). “I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent before Him to be His appointed messenger” (John 3:28). The end of the Old Testament and the start of the New Testament speak of John the Baptist. He was a righteous and a holy man (Mark 6:20). Following the prophecies in Isaiah and Malachi, we have the fulfilment almost word for word spoken by Jesus and confirmed by John himself. John knew he was the specially anointed messenger sent by God the Father to prepare the way for Jesus the Son to bring the Kingdom ofGod to earth. These verses prove scripturally, that Elijah is not coming a third time and John the Baptist was the Elijah who was to come when he came in the same Spirit and Power Elijah had. John the Baptist said he was the one sent who was prophesied about, and Jesus said John was Elijah who was to come. It is Jesuswho will come again, not Elijah. Jesus was careful to make those who did not believe it think again when he said, “If you are willing to receive it, John himself is Elijah who was to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” When people assume Elijah is coming again, then those people are not willing to accept the prophecy has been fulfilled, and they are not willing to accept the truth of the words of Jesus. When Jesus said John the Baptist was Elijah, then we have to believe it and stop looking for that prophecy to be fulfilled again.

Love

admin — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:12:22 +0000

1 John 3:16-24 “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. and we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethern. But whoever has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the Love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in workd or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. beloved if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He have us commandment.”

Jesus – the Living Word of God

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:20:43 +0000

The good news of the Kingdom of God in and through Jesus (Yahshua) the Annointed One with the SPIRIT of GOD. Matthew 4:23 And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.”
the Law and the Prophets ended when John came on the scene, concurrent with the time when Jesus began preaching the Kingdom of God. So, Jesus fulfilled the Law and the Prophets by fulfilling the prophecies and by perfecting the law. He did not abolish them, as he says Matthew 5:17 “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them.”
We now are called to obey the Word of the Kingdom of God – Jesus and the Word of God that Jesus spoke. The Laws of Love the principals of the Kingdom of Heaven.
John 6:63 “It is the Spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are Spirit and life.”
John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”
John 8:52 ‘If any one keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
John 7:37, 39 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, “If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.’Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”
John 4:23 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and Truth, for such the Father seeks to worship Him.”
Jesus said it is the Spirit that Gives Life. The SPIRIT comes through and by JESUS the ANNOINTED ONE – from the FATHER. The SPIRIT gives LIFE to the WORD. JESUS the ANNOINTED ONE(the word of God) and the SPIRIT are ONE with the FATHER. THEY are LIFE.

Whatever Can Be Shaken Will Be Shaken

admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:45:10 +0000

Whatever Can Be Shaken Will Be Shaken‘For thus says the Lord of hosts; “Yet once more I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea and the dry land, and I will shake all nations’” (Haggai 2:6 & 7). ‘Yet once more I will shake the earth and also the heavens. Now this expression, “Yet once more”, indicates the final transformation of all that can be shaken – that is, of that which has been created in order that what cannot be shaken may remain. Let us therefore, receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken, offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship and awe, for our God is a consuming fire’ (Hebrews 12:25 to 29).bibleabookoftruth.com

God is not only shaking things on earth – He is also shaking things in heaven. ‘All the foundations of the earth are shaking’ (Psalm 82:5). ‘The powers of the heavens will be shaken’ (Matthew 24:29). Every Christian needs to be prepared to be shaken, and that is not easy. Why would God shake His people? To discipline us and purify us for the Kingdom of God (Titus 2:14); to separate the sheep from the goats (Matthew 25:32). Remember, this Gospel is a Gospel of the Kingdom of God (Matthew 24:14); it is the power unto salvation. The Kingdom of God is the only thing that can never be shaken, and Christians who make Jesus their Rock and Fortress will not be greatly shaken either. ‘He is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defence and my Fortress; I shall never be greatly shaken’ (Psalm 62:2 & 6). Jesus said, ‘There will be violent earthquakes, famines and pestilences (epidemics, plagues etc); there will be sights of terror (terrorism) and great signs from heaven … in the sun and moon and stars (sun flares, cosmic disturbances etc); and upon the earth there will be distress of nations, bewilderment, perplexity, not knowing which way to turn at the roaring of the sea (tsunami’s). Men will faint and die with fear and apprehension; with expectation of the things that are coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken’ (Luke 21:11, 25 & 26). All these things will happen before Jesus returns. God is at work in the entire world, shaking everyone and everything everywhere. There is no use asking God not to shake us, because it is in His will, purpose and power to do it, so that only the things that cannot be shaken will be left.

What can be shaken? Empires, governments, monarchies, banks, businesses, churches, families, individuals and anything else that is not eternal. The only way we can cope with God’s shaking, is to commit ourselves into the hand of God (1 Peter 5:6). He is the only security mankind has (Psalm 91). We are told very firmly not to love the world or the things in it (1 John 2:15 to 17).

If our hearts are set on the world and the things the world can offer, the love of the Father is not in us and we will not stand up under the pressure of shaking. This world along with some of heaven is eventually going to pass away and be burned up and so we look forward to a new heavens and a new earth (2 Peter 3:10 to 13). Nobody has a permanent home here on earth. If we try to make our home in this world, then we will be greatly shaken, but he who does the will of God lives forever.

Even when we are shaken, if we are founded on the Rock (Jesus) and are doing the will of God, we will not be swept away (Matthew 7:24 to 27). The ultimate will of God is the coming of His Kingdom to earth as we read in the Lord’s Prayer. ‘Your Kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’ (Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2). That is His ultimate purpose and that is why we need to proclaim the full Gospel in the entire world before He comes. We need to seek the Kingdom of God first and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). God is busy preparing us for His Kingdom to come to earth. That is why the Lord is shaking His people.

Many Christians are being shaken by severe circumstances to purify them and make them ready for His coming. The unsaved are being shaken to bring them to God. Being shaken by God can be most unpleasant, but if we yield to His discipline, we will be purified and therefore ready to usher in His Kingdom when He comes.

Amen and God bless you.

Righteousness

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:56:44 +0000

Isa 64:4 “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Isa 64:5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways. You are indeed angry, for we have sinned— In these ways we continue; And we need to be saved.
Isa 64:6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.
Isa 64:7 And there is no one who calls on Your name, Who stirs himself up to take hold of You; For You have hidden Your face from us, And have consumed us because of our iniquities.”

Taking this scripture in context, it becomes clear that the prophet was lamenting how his people were sinful. And God will meet the person who “does” righteousness and rejoices about it. It bugs me when people take this out of context. There were righteous people on the planet in God’s eyes. They were few, but there were righteous people.

I DO agree that our righteousness is not enough to measure up to God’s righteousness. But it is easily proven from scripture, both old and new testaments, that God loves for us to practice righteousness. Since we are the light of the world for Christ Jesus, we should continue all His words and works. He practices righteousness. He spoke it and lived it.

But the true saving power and our hope is in the blood and body of Jesus the Christ, the only truly righteous one. It is not a matter of earning God’s favor, it is a matter of doing what pleases God and Christ Jesus.

Faith Does please God. Jesus was asked what works the people could do for God, and Jesus replies “This is the Work of God, to believe on the One (Jesus) God has sent.” John 6:29

Isaiah 58 is a good example of what pleases God. He of course loves Faith as well. Read Isaiah 58. Don’t forget that God is ALWAYS the same, HE never Changes. That is the Same for God the Son – Jesus. If they had to change, that means They are imperfect, and that will never be.

Isaiah 58

Isa 58:6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
Isa 58:7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Isa 58:8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Isa 58:9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
Isa 58:10 If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
Isa 58:11 The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
Isa 58:12 Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
Isa 58:13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the LORD honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words,
Isa 58:14 Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

God blots out sins

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:04:42 +0000

You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16

Are Sins Blotted Out?

Do we really believe what is said in John 1:29? Do we believe it with all of our heart?

John 1:29 The next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

(I Corinthians 15:3 NASB) For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

But what does that mean? Does it mean for everyone all at once? From so many scriptures we understand that the sacrifice of Our Messiah is applied as each comes to repentance. At that time, the sins of that individual are covered by the blood of the Lamb and are washed away. Later, during our walk, we still sin. When we do and repent and change, that sin we have committed is again washed away.

So the question has been asked, “What happens to sin when there is repentance?”

Again, there are so many scriptures that explain—and this is foundational and fundamental to the belief of those who are called out.

In this age a modern technology, we are blessed with so much information. Many of us have lap top computers and we have Bible and Bible Help software. We have E-Sword, Nelson’s, or more expensive software. And that is great.

But there is a simplicity in the understanding of the fundamentals of the teachings of Messiah. One doesn’t need E-Sword, or Nelson’s works, or more expensive software to understand these foundational fundamentals.

Let’s look at Acts 3:19-20

19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,

The concept here is that when repented of, sins are blotted out—they no longer exist.

Psalm 51:1-2

A Prayer of Repentance

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David When Nathan the Prophet Went to Him, After He Had Gone in to Bathsheba.

God is the only one who can blot out sin, the guilt of sin, and any reminder of sin

1 Have mercy upon me, O God,

According to Your loving-kindness;

According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,

Blot out my transgressions.

THE BLOTTING OUT OF OUR TRANSGRESSIONS

Isaiah 43:25, tells us something supremely important about God and also about ourselves. Isaiah wrote: “I, even I, am the One who blots out your transgressions, for My own sake, and I shall not remember your sins.”

The prophet said this although the people of Judah had been wicked, and although they still had to face stern discipline. Three verses later God still says through Isaiah, “I shall disgrace the dignitaries of your temple. I shall consign Jacob to destruction and Israel to scorn.” Cities in Israel had been practicing idolatry. God would not ignore His Word. He had said, many years before, that, if the people of any city worshipped other gods, the other Israelites had to put them to the sword and destroy the city completely (Dt 13:12-15).

To “blot out” is from the Hebrew word

H4229

מחה

mâchâh

maw-khaw’

A primitive root; properly to stroke or rub; by implication to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), that is, grease or make fat; also to touch, that is, reach to: – abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, X utterly, wipe (away, out).

The Hebrew word for “blot out” was used in an instructive range of contexts. It was used for a person wiping his mouth (Prv 30:20). It was used for wiping tears from the face (Is 25:8). In Numbers it was used for curses that had been written on a scroll, and washed off into bitter water to be drunk, to test whether a man’s wife had been unfaithful to him (5:23). In order to spare Israel after they had worshipped the golden calf, Moses interceded for them. He said that if the Lord would not forgive them, He should blot out his own name from the book that He had written (Ex 33:32-33). We can hardly imagine anyone who would volunteer such a thing. The picture of wiping off was a very vivid one when God denounced the idolatry of King Manasseh of Judah: “I shall wipe Jerusalem as someone wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down” (2 K 21:13).

The word for “blot out” was often used in contexts of judgment. God threatened through Moses that, if anyone heard God’s stipulations, but congratulated himself and thought, “I shall be safe even if I go my own stubborn way”, God would blot out his name from under the sky (Dt 29:19-20). This does means complete removal from this present life. The same Hebrew word for “blot out” had the same meaning as “exterminate.” God sent the flood to blot out all existing things (Gn 7:23) together with human lives (Gn 6:7; 7:4). Full erasure from the face of the earth was also the meaning of this verb “blot out” in contexts of judgment. After the worship of the golden calf God had said, “Let me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name under the sky” (Dt 9:14).

People whom God forgives do not have to live righteous lives for a set time before they can be forgiven. Those whom God forgives continue to sin because of their sinful natures—but this is not the intent, or a habitual thing.

God is eager to forgive. This is an amazing truth about Him, in spite of His justice and His wrath against sin. He had revealed His nature to Moses on Mount Sinai: “The LORD, the LORD, the merciful and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in unfailing mercy and truth. He preserves mercy for thousands, and forgives wrongdoing, rebellion, and sin.” YHWH’s merciful nature runs like a silver thread through the book of Isaiah. He had said, “Although your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow (Is 1:18). This is a powerful description of how forgiven people look in God’s sight. It helps us appreciate the picture of blotting out transgressions in 43:25. Another picture is used in the next chapter: “I have swept away your offences like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist” (44:22). Isaiah had used another picture in 40:2: “Her sin has been paid for.”

The sins of the people of Judah had not been trivial. Quite often the Hebrew word for “transgression” is appropriately translated as “rebellion”, or “revolt.”

We get closer to the meaning of blot out in Is 43:25 in another series of passages where this Hebrew word is used. In this verse “blots out your transgressions” is parallel to “I shall not remember your sins.” Blotting out from one’s memory means obliterating from the memory. David asked that God would no longer remember his transgressions against him (Ps 51:1). Further in the psalm he prays: “Blot out all my iniquities” (51:9).

How comforting, then, for sinful people that God wants to be known as the One who blots out sinful people’s transgressions or rebellious acts, and does not remember them. The complete removal is put in another way in Ps 103: “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us” (v.12).

If we ask, “Why does God do such a thing?” this verse answers, “For My own sake.” There is nothing in sinful people to motivate God to act in this way. He does it for His own sake. It is His nature and His desire to blot out transgression.

If anyone asks, “How can this be squared with the New Testament, which says that God justifies, or forgives, “for Yashua’s sake?” the answer should not surprise anyone. Yahshua Messiah is the same Lord who said “I am” at the burning bush, and who told the Israelites at Sinai, “I am: the LORD, your God, and I have brought you out of slave quarters in the land of Egypt” (Ex 20:1). Prophets foretold Jesus Christ as “the LORD, our righteousness” (Jer. 23:6).

When anyone forgives, he chooses to pay the cost himself. The cost of the Lord’s blotting out of sin and erasing it from His memory was His own divine life, the shedding of the blood of His incarnate body in pain and shame. He blots out sin for His own sake, indeed!

*** This concept of not remembering sin any more is the heart and core of the New Covenant, which Jeremiah foretold (Jer. 31:31

Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will cut a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah,

Jer 31:32 not according to the covenant that I cut with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which covenant of Mine they broke, although I was a husband to them, says Jehovah;

Jer 31:33 but this shall be the covenant that I will cut with the house of Israel: After those days, says Jehovah, I will put My Law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Jer 31:34 And they shall no more teach each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says Jehovah. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sins no more.

Also in Hebrews 8 under the subtitle “A New Covenant” it quotes from Jer. 31.

Hb 8:12 Heb 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more.”

Recently I was reading an article that deals with this topic. It says:

This has a good deal to say about why Christian people go to church. They certainly do not go to congratulate each other for being such fine, righteous-living people. They are not particularly outstanding. They go primarily to hear the good news about God’s forgiving nature and the self-effacing work of Yahshua Messiah, who earned this forgiveness for them at great cost. However, it is more than hearing about it. God is also particularly rich in the ways in which He offers, conveys, and seals His forgiveness to sinful people—who are brought to repentance: through the heard assurance of the Gospel in the readings and the preaching of God’s Word, and through the mutual encouragement of fellow-Christians. The confidence that God in Messiah has wiped out their own sin is the reason why Christians also pray, “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

The Scriptures use a rich number of ways in expressing this central article of the forgiveness of sins. Forgiving means that God does not credit our sins against us. Justification means that God credits us with the obedience of Yahshua Messiah Himself. Alongside these is reconciliation. God has Himself removed His just wrath against His enemies and proclaimed His peace (R 5:9-10). There is also the picture of being adopted, yes, even born anew, as children of God. In His parables Jesus used a series of concrete images for God’s forgiveness: debts wiped off, a lost sheep found, a prodigal son’s being given the best garment, shoes for his feet to make him different from a servant, a ring for his finger, (the equivalent of our right to sign checks), and the prime calf butchered for him in a feast of joy. There is joy in the presence of God over a sinner who repents. God Himself rejoices when He forgives and restores. Praise God that in Messiah He blots out our transgressions and erases them from His memory!

The greatest need of man is forgiveness

Step 1 – Admit (confess) our sin

Step 2 – Repent – be sorry—Godly sorrow (enough to change)

Step 3 – Receive God’s promised forgiveness. Our sins are obliterated, completely blotted out, and erased from YHWH’s memory—for all time—never to be remembered or brought up again.

We all need to be LIKE God – freely receiving His grace and then GIVING out

God’s grace to others

These things I believe from the bottom of my heart. I believed this while young, still living at home. It is at the heart and core of my beliefs that the Messiah’s excruciating death paid the penalty for my sins. Those sins repented of are blotted out—obliterated, and removed from memory on earth and in heaven.

Some who have committed horrific sins—and my sins were as horrifying as anybody’s—cannot fathom that YHWH could forgive their sins—even after repentance. Some continue to believe their sins still exist. That is unfortunate. I do not believe that. I do not believe that about my past sins—or the sins of anyone else who has repented.

http://www.onlinetruth.org/Articles%20Folder/are_sins_blotted_out.htm

Gods word passed down through generations

Tammy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:42:25 +0000

Gods word passed down through generation, through us as believers.. Until his word is fulfilled. Matthew 24:34-35 “Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled- Psalm 78:2-7 4 We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we STAND, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: Romans 5:2
Matthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

“What do I have to pray to be saved?”

Tammy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:23:17 +0000

The plan of salvation is believing in Jesus. John 3:16 tells us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall have everlasting life but the bible says that we must be born again.

When we ask Christ to save us we must also give up everything holding on to no sin. Because the bible says whosoever will lose his life for my names sake shall saved it and whosoever will save his life in this one will lose it. True repentance means to turn away from sin and go God’s way by keeping Jesus’ words and believing Jesus’ promises (Jesus spoke the Words of God).

Here is God’s plan of Salvation

the Bible says there is only one way to Heaven

Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” (John 14:6)

Good works cannot save you.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Trust Jesus Christ today! Here’s what you must do:

1. Admit you are a sinner.

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” (Romans 3:23)

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” (Romans 5:12)

“If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (1 John 1:10)
2. Be willing to turn from sin (repent).

Jesus said: “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:5)

God commandeth all men every where to repent:” (Acts 17:30)
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners. Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus into your life to become your personal Saviour.

“For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:10)

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)

pray:

Dear God, I am a sinner and need forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood and died for my sin. I am willing to turn from sin. I now invite Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal savior God commendeth

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” (John 1:12)

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

If you have received Jesus Christ as your Savior, as a Christian you should:

1. Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better.

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalms 119:105)
2. Talk to God in prayer every day.

“And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” (Matthew 21:22)

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” (Philippians 4:6)
3. Be baptized, worship, fellowship, and serve with other Christians in a church where Christ is preached and the Bible is the final authority.
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25)

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” (2 Timothy 3:16)
4. Tell others about Christ.

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)

“For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!” (1 Corinthians 9:16)

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” (Romans 1:16) in Jesus. John 3:16 tells us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall have everlasting life but the bible says that we must be born again. When we ask Christ to save us we must also give up everything holding on to no sin. Because the bible says whosoever will lose his life for my names sake shall saved it and whosoever will save his life in this one will lose it. True repentance means to turn away from sin.

Here is God’s plan of Salvation

the Bible says there is only one way to Heaven

Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” (John 14:6)

Good works cannot save you.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Now when we come to Christ and ask him to be Our Lord and Savior .He wants us to give him our life completely to serve him. Gods word tells us that if we love him them we obey him.

To love God means that we obey his commandments.
1 John 5:3 – For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Plead the Promises of God

admin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:21:42 +0000

By Armin R.Gesswein, Founder and Director of Revival Prayer Fellowships, Inc.

An elderly Methodist lay preacher named Uncle Am always had assurance his prayer would be answered. A young preacher asked for his secret. He said, “Young man learn to plead the promises of God.”

-D.L. Moody: “Every work of God can be traced to some kneeling form.”

CHANGE IN THINKING

Early in the ministry, I had an experience which completely changed my understanding of prayer. What a transformation! I was called to start churches and had just discovered “prayer meeting truth” in the Acts. So I started a prayer meeting-the first one I ever attended.

In came an elderly Methodist one night. When he prayed, I detected something new. “I have never heard praying like that,” I said to myself. It was not only fervency-I had plenty of that. Heaven and earth got together at once when he prayed. There was a strange immediacy about it. The prayer and the answer were not far apart-in fact, were moving along together. He had it “in the bag!” so it seemed to me. The Holy Spirit was right there, in action, giving him assurance of the answer even while he was praying! When I prayed, God was “way out there,” somewhere in the distance, listening. The answer, too was in the distance, in the bye and bye.

DISCOVERY!

Eager to learn his secret, I went to see him one day. His name was Ambrose Whaley, and everyone called him “Uncle Am.” He was a retired blacksmith-also a Methodist lay preacher. I soon came to the point: “Uncle Am, I would love to pray with you.” At once he arose, led me outside across the driveway into a red barn, up a ladder, into a haymow! There, in some old hay, lay two big Bibles-one open. “What is this?” I thought. I prayed first, as I recall it. Poured out my heart, needs, burdens, wishes, aspirations, ambitions to God. Then he prayed-and there was “that difference” again. There, in that hay, on our knees, at the eyeball level, I said: “Uncle Am, what is it? …You have some kind of secret in praying…Would you mind sharing it with me?”

I was 24, he was 73 (he lived to be 93), and with an eagle-look in his eyes, he said:

“Young man, learn to plead the promises of God!”

THAT DID IT!

My praying has never been the same since. That word completely changed my understanding of prayer. It really revolutionized it! I “saw it” as soon as he said it. Saw what? Well-when I prayed there was fervency, ambition, etc. (The Lord does not put a “perfect squelch” on these either.) But I lacked FAITH. Prayer is the key to heaven, but faith unlocks the door. THERE MUST BE FAITH. Where does that come from? From hearing…the WORD OF GOD. Uncle Am would pray Scripture after Scripture, reminding Him of Promise after promise, pleading these like a lawyer does his case-the Holy Spirit pouring in His assurance of being heard. This man knew the promises “by the bushel.” He did not seem to need those two Bibles in that hay! I soon learned that he was a mighty intercessor. He prayed “clear through.” He prayed THROUGH THE BIBLE. He taught me the secret of intercessory praying. How can I ever thank God enough for leading me to such a prayer warrior!

WHAT HAPPENED? With this discovery, God really GAVE ME A NEW BIBLE! I had not yet learned how to make the Bible MY PRAYER BOOK. It gave me a new motivation for Bible study. I began to “dig in!” I would now search the Scriptures…meditate…mark its many promises…memorize, memorize, MEMORIZE! There are thousands of promises: a promise for every need, burden, problem, situation.

Young man, learn to plead the promises of God! These words keep ringing in my soul!

“In Him all the promises of God are yes.” (2 Corinthians 1:20, Berkeley)

D.L. Moody: “Tarry at a promise, and God will meet you there.”

PROMISES PREDICT THE ANSWERS. They are the molds into which we pour our prayers. They foretell what to expect. They shape our praying. They motivate, direct, and determine our supplication.

PROMISES LIKE THESE: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jeremiah 33:3); All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22); If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:14).

THIS MAKES CHRISTIAN PRAYING DIFFERENT! How? In a very real sense we pray FROM THE ANSWER…WITH THE ANSWER IN MIND…from the answer to it. This is the way of the Lord, the way of faith. He promises-we believe. We act on His Word. In this way answered prayer not only satisfies us; it delights the heart of God by fulfilling His own Word. And this is a most important thing with God.

EXAMPLE. Remember the old arithmetic book at school? It had all the answers in the back of the book! What a book! You waited, of course-first worked out the problem and then looked up the answer! You did not! You quickly looked back for the answer; you could not wait! Then you worked out the problem, WITH THE ANSWER IN MIND, TO MATCH IT.

This is how we pray. We pray from God’s promise which is His answer, and expect it to be fulfilled. Also, as with the arithmetic book, there are different answers for different problems. The Bible contains thousands of promises, and these hold the answers to our thousands of needs and prayers. They are so varied-all sizes and shapes. With them, our praying takes on another form, and moves into God’s action. HOW PHENOMENAL-THE BIBLE BECOMES MY ANSWER BOOK!

HOW DOES THIS WORK? Find the promise that fits your need. The Bible is just the right size. It is as big as LIFE: “The Book of Life.” It answers to every situation. The promises are life-size:

There is a promise for that job you need: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

There are many promises for the guidance you are seeking: For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (Romans 8:14). Another is Philippians 4:6,7. Consult the Lord, not horoscopes! He will answer your “request” with “peace”-His inner green light, His go-ahead.

Do you lack joy? Read Philippians. For more “faith” read Hebrews. Are you suffering? Look up 1 and 2 Peter. Are you tempted? Dig into Matthew 4 and Luke 4. Need encouragement? 2 Corinthians is loaded with help. Need healing? James 5, and many other Scriptures, like 3 John 2. Find also the many Scriptures that spur you on to pray for, and help the poor, the needy, the fatherless, the widows: like James 1:27, Psalm 41:1, Matthew 25:35 ff.

Are you praying for revival and renewal? See 2 Corinthians 7:14, Habakkuk 3:2, Acts 2:17 ff. Revelation 1-3. And how about “prayer meetings?” Are you clear on the Scriptures here-the Bible basis for the congregational prayer meeting? THE WHOLE BOOK OF ACTS, THE “BOOK OF THE CHURCH.”

ON AND ON LIKE THIS, until we learn to do “everything by prayer and supplications with thanksgiving” and learn to “live by every Word of God”. Philippians 4:6,7; Luke 4:4). Someone has said that we should never pray without reading the Bible, and we should never read the Bible without praying.

It all adds up to this: we must learn to make the bible our prayer book!

We hope you enjoyed this inspiring article! Now that the author has your attention, do you find yourself wondering what promises are in the Bible for you to “plead”?

Listed below are a few examples of some of the Bible promises that God has made to His children. As you read these verses, think about each verse as if it were written directly to you. When you pray, acknowledge to God that His word is true, and that this truth is a promise that you “claim” as His child. You will be amazed at the joy and comfort you will have when you agree with God and His word concerning you!

Isaiah 41:10

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Psalms 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.

Hebrews 13:20-21

Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

The Words in Red – following Jesus

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:13:35 +0000

John 14:15-16 “If you love ME, keep My commandments, And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.” I think it is important to stay in the words in “Red” primarily. One of the promises that Jesus said that really stands out in my brain, is when Jesus said “If you abide in Me and My WORDS abide in you, you can ask whatever you desire and it WILL BE DONE FOR YOU. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be my disciples.” John 15:7-8. John 14:21 “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and MANIFEST Myself to him.” John 14:23 “…”If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We WILL come to him and make Our HOME with him.”

Start imagining what it means to have GOD making us HOME!!! Also I like that Jesus said He will MANIFEST Himself to the person who keeps HIS Words!!! Based upon these promises, we should dig deep into Jesus’ words and seek every opportunity to do His commands, so His promises will be true to us in all fullness.

John 1:12 “”But as many as received Him (JESUS), to then He gave the right (power & ability) to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name.”

I like the words in red because we know that Jesus spoke those things and He said His words where the words of that the Father told Him to speak. And Jesus said that if we abide in Him and His words Abide in Us, we can ask for whatever we desire and it will be granted to us! That is awesome.

The whole Bible is great. The Old Testament is interesting. For awhile, I really didn’t like the old testament and the harshness of the law. I was even kind of talking down about it. But then I thought I heard Jesus say that the Old Testament is all about Him. He is the word made flesh and the fulfillment of all the teachings of the Old Testament. Everything is an object lesson about Jesus basically. And He is the Righteousness of God by being the Word of God made flesh. All of the teachings on Holiness and Righteousness are good. The harsh corrections are reserved for rebels. I think the thing I resented was that it seemed like God was so full of vengeance and punishment. But, when it comes right down to it, God is Just, True and Righteous always.

Jesus is the Our Righteousness as it says in Jeremiah 23:5-6 “The LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS”. Jesus fulfilled all of the Righteous requirements of the Law for us. Our faith in His blood from the Cross is our justification and right standing with God. But everything that is taught in the Old Testament about living holy is still good and always will be. Jesus took that death penalty for our lawless deeds, and purchased eternal mercy for us.

The New Testament teaching of the Apostles and Disciples of Jesus are all good too for our instruction in living rightly before God.

But the words in Red are the words of the King of God’s Kingdom. They will never go away, ever. We are living to please Jesus. Therefore the words in Red are very important for us because we love Jesus and want to please Him. After all, He is our Saviour and King and Lord. He will also be the judge, based upon His words in Red, as Jesus already declared in the book of John 5:22-23 “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgement to the Son. That all should honor the Son just as the honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.”

I believe Jesus when He said He is the only One who has actually seen the Father and He is the only One who really knows what the Father is like. Jesus said He came from the Father and is the Only One who has seen the Father.

Also, since Jesus is really the only One who truly has known God the Father – the Most High; the only way we can know God the Father – the Most High, is to see Jesus. We cannot get an accurate view of God the Father from the Old Testament. We have to seek Jesus. As Jesus said in John 7: 6-11 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him”. Philip sad to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. so how can you say, “show us the Father?” “Do you not believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”

So, to find the Father we need to find Jesus. I know you already know that. But I was putting the emphasis on Jesus’ words in Red. I hear a lot of churches spending so much time exploring Apostle Paul’s words. Quoting Paul saying “Follow me as I follow Christ.” I think we should all just follow Jesus first and learn directly from Him. Jesus is the One who alone possesses the Holy Spirit from God – The Spirit of Truth. We are all brothers and sisters. Jesus alone is the One who absolutely pleased the Father as the Father spoke from Heaven and said so. Jesus also said that He Alone is the Teacher.

People try to point to others and say they have the gift of teaching. That might be so, but in reality, Only Jesus knows God. Jesus said in Mathew 23:8 “But you, do not be called Rabbi, for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. Do not call anyone on earth your father, for One is your Father, He who is in Heaven. And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.” What do people not understand about this? Jesus means what He says.

Therefore, once we have mastered the words of Jesus, then we can read on into the other studies of the book. After all, if we call ourself a Christian, then we are suppose to be a follower of Christ Jesus.

It is important to understand the historical setting of Jesus’ time and who He was speaking to. There is also the concept of “Rightly” dividing the Word of God. But Jesus’ words and teachings is where we will find God. He is the Way, the Truth and The LIFE. I like the promise in 1 John 2:27 “But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.” This refers back to John 14 about the Holy Spirit that comes from Jesus. We should call out to Jesus us to teach us and give us His truth.

Jesus Christ laid down his life for us -1 John 3:16]

Tammy — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:02:06 +0000

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin.
God in His wondrous unconditional love sent Jesus Christ into the world to die for our sins. Jesus paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay so He freely offers us the gift of eternal life in Jesus . Salvation is a free gift from God to you.

Here is an Interesting Dialog

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:27:25 +0000

NAME1: In the early church many ppl flowed extraordinarily in gifts of the Spirit! Not just a few ppl..there were so many that paul had to tell them to behave orderly lol..How come we don’t enjoy this now?Cause the simple message of Jesus has changed.lets remove the leaven of law..

NAME2: Ppl tend to believe that miracles belong in the bible era but Jesus said that greater than that we shall do. Y is it not so?
NAME3: Thats exactly what our bible study teacher taught on Sunday…..” let us purge out the old leaven” Because Grace + law =law……… you cant mix anything with pure water or it becomes contaminated! One Ozarka water+ cow manure =dirty water.
NAME4: The Law is not evil. Jesus reaffirmed the statement in Deut 8, Jesus said “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. The Key to having the Spirit of Jesus with us is found in John 14:23 “If a…nyone loves Me, he will keep my word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” The early church OBEYED the words of JESUS in the Gospels (Mathew, Mark, Luke, John) – things like love your enemies; pray for people who treat you bad, have faith in Jesus and God – all the good things that Jesus said – Do them. And God will be with you, and you will see and know.

NAME1: Hi saints.. This is what Paul said..”O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received… ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” (Galatians 3:1-2). The Holy Spirit outpouring is based on faith in the finished work.. The message of the finished work is what caused ppl in Acts 10 to be baptized by the Holy Spirit…The Holy Spirit ALWAYS confirms the message of the Finished work.. Be blessed..

NAME4: This is a true statement, but who do you follow? We are called to follow Jesus. Therefore obey the words of Jesus. It is only the Blood of Jesus that saves us, otherwise He would not have to have died. But we are called to be disciples …of Jesus. Mathew 28:20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” amen. To be a Christian is to be a follower of Christ and be like Him. That means obeying Him as He said “Why do you call me LORD and do not OBEY my commandments?” He freely forgives us by His blood and we are accepted by God. But we are called to obey Jesus. Anything else is departing from Christ Jesus.

Apostle Paul said in Colossians 3:16 ” Let Christ’s word with all its wisdom and richness live in you. Use psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to teach and instruct yourselves about [God's] kindness. Sing to God in your hearts.” Jesus said His words will exist forever. He said His words are the words of the Father – GOD. You can also find the principles that He taught in the LAW and the Prophets; because Jesus is THE WORD OF GOD. Ask for JESUS to teach you and give you truth, for He is the teacher. God Bless

NAME1: Hi brother, thank u for ur response.. we must therefore ask.. what are commands of Jesus? They are definately not the law and prophets.. Jesus fulfilled the law and prophets and removed it.”For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness… to every one that believeth.” (Romans 10:4).”I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” (Galatians 2:21).”But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” (Galatians 4:4-5).

We ask what laws did Jesus command His disciples? Its simply faith and love.:-)”And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.” (1 John 3:23).

Now bear with me on this..Not every Jesus said pertains to Christians! Jesus spoke law and grace. Jesus said HIS MINISTRY IS FOCUSSED ON THE JEWS.. “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ” (Matthew 15:24). Plus the new covenant only started when Jesus died..not while He lived.. Jesus lived in the old testament..His death started the new..”For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.” (Hebrews 9:16). U probably have some questions pls feel free to enquire.:-) we all learning.:-)

NAME4: Let me add also that Jesus said He fulfilled the Law. I believe He did that on our behalf also, so we can be saved by faith in Jesus. The Holy Spirit is given to us through the blood of Jesus. The HOLY Spirit also writes God’s Law on our …Hearts. If we break God’s Laws, I believe the Holy Spirit is going to tell us we are doing wrong, because God’s word is truth and His principles are good. I like Titus 2:13-14 “Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, Zealous for Good Works.” God came looking for good fruit from His people in Jesus’ time and did not find what He was looking for. Jesus said the Kingdom would be given to people who would bare the fruit of it. These are the things that Jesus taught, so we can bare the fruits of God’s Kingdom. The promises of Jesus are true. I have seen His power displayed. If you want to see His miracles, dig into the words of Jesus and fill your mind and heart with them and obey His words and you will see Jesus and displays of His power. The power of the Holy Spirit in our lives leads us to obey the commandments of Jesus and gives us the power to do His words.

NAME4: Here is the way I understand it (Sometimes I am wrong). We are called under the New Covenant written in the Blood of Jesus – the Son of God ( Luke 22:20). We did not come to God under the Old Covenant. The Old Covenant was made with the… people of Israel through Moses. They chose to accept the agreement. We accept the New Covenant with God. Jesus is the measure of the perfect Child of God as He is the Son of God. We will never be greater than Jesus, but Jesus said Matt 10:23-24 “”A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master…” All of our answers are in Jesus’ words. I have found that when I call out for Jesus to teach me by His Spirit of Truth, He will do just that – and He speaks from the Whole Counsel of God – Old and New. In that Jesus fulfilled the Law and the Prophets – He tells us it is all summed up in LOVE. Everything that Jesus taught and did was about Love. Everything that Jesus said is good. And you are right that we need to understand the finished work. Read the promises of Jesus in John about us obeying His words…these promises still work today. Thanks for letting me share!
NAME4: I appreciate you sharing brother, keep it up. I apologize for typing so much, but this is an important topic that I have been pondering. One of the things that I learned is that Jesus taught everything He did to His disciples in preparation for receiving the Spirit of God. This is the same for anyone who wants God’s Spirit today. For example, the disciples wanted to call fire down on people who had rejected Jesus. Jesus rebuked them and said He did not come to destroy people but save people.(Luke 9:55-56) Jesus said to Love our enemies and pray for them. Do not Curse people but Bless people. All of these commands are very important when the Spirit of God comes upon you in POWER. When you have POWER, supernatural miracles happen. If you curse someone they die or are afflicted – this is not Jesus’ wishes. That is why He says to bless everyone! Every word that Jesus spoke is good and we should follow it all very closely as Jesus leads and Teaches. I have heard churches preaching opposite of what Jesus has commanded (that is antiChrist). We are warned of apostasy in these last days. We all need to guard against that and argue for the truth. Jesus is the Truth and everything He says is the Truth always and forever above what anyone else says if they are contrary.

NAme4: More Correctly I should say, that Jesus taught the ways of the Kingdom of God – that is the teachings of Jesus – the words in RED – the Kingdom of GOD.

Name1: Yes Its quite brilliant when Jesus said God is looking for people to truly bear fruit.. lets get the post cross …view.. Pauls says we bear fruit BECAUSE the LAW was removed.. Rom 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God. Rom 7:6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter. If you would hear me on this.. The laws of GOD NOT THE LAWS OF MOSES are written in our hearts! The laws of God are Faith and Love which are Laws of the Spirit of GOD! These are written not by us trying to keep it but by God writing it on our hearts by His Spirit. There are many verses to testify of this as I’m sure you know.

Lets quickly show this truth, the Holy Spirit doesn’t convict you of not keeping the Sabbath, He won’t. According to Moses, you MUST DIE IF YOU DON’T KEEP THE SABBATH! The Law was ordained by Angels and in the hand of Mediator. Gal 3:19 What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; and it was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator. The Holy Spirit doesn’t convict you to cut off your tongue each time you say something you shouldn’t. Or other body members for that matter. See the Pharisees brought the LAW to a “keepable level” and only took certain parts of the Law to follow. But Jesus when He came, HE put the law at an extra ordinary HIGH level that nobody can keep to drive people to Grace. Like He told the Pharisees (they believed they kept the LAW) and were very religious, Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. Mar 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. But to the sinners and publicans He said, the sinners and publicans will enter Heaven before the Pharisees. It should be noted that the sinners and publicans were in blatant disregard of the LAW! But sinners and publicans believed in Jesus for salvation NOT their works!
One other thing, We are not “red letter people”. Let me explain, Jesus said quite clearly Joh 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come. So we must realize MANY things JESUS couldn’t say while on earth, infact ALL THE EPISTLES are works of the Holy Spirit! Infact the epistles reveal our post cross identity, that is something none of the Gospels could reveal. So we preach Jesus (His life as shown in the Gospels) and Him Crucified (as revealed in the Epistles) WE MUST READ THIS WAY!! Post Cross reality is our position! When Jesus appeared to Paul He said He is going to show HIM many things, that’s why Paul wrote the epistles! It was STILL JESUS speaking!! The red letter thing can seriously throw us off..

For example, pre cross: Forgive others TO BE FORGIVEN.. Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Post Cross: Forgive because YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN already in CHRIST!!!: Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. We have much more to share Brother. You’re a blessing.. Brother I see you passion for God and its great. Keep it up!

Name4:

Don’t forget the original topic of discussion – Flowing in the Gifts of the Spirit and seeing miracles. The people who received power in Jerusalem from the initial outpouring of the Holy Spirit were the original disciples of Jesus. They… spent three years learning from Jesus and putting that information into practice. They also passed on to us some of that information. The words in “Red” do include the teachings on faith in Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and how to move in the Kingdom of God – which is what you are seeking. Jesus is the example of moving in the Power of the Holy Spirit as He is the Annointed One. You would be robbing yourself not following Jesus and obeying His words. We are saved by the finished work of Jesus. I do believe there is the general class of people who are called “Believers”. This is based on John 3:16 which is a promise to everyone of us who trusts and believes in Jesus and His finished work to save us. Not everyone is called to be a full on disciple. But you if want to move in the power of the Holy Spirit to operate for the Kingdom of God, you need to be a disciple of Jesus – obeying all the practical words in Red that you can as the situation arises. I believe John 1 that whoever receives Jesus receives the power to be a child of God. But if you want to move in the power of Spirit – Jesus is the Master – you will need to seek Him and His words. He is the only One that can guide you in that walk. He is the One that has the Power and Annointing to rule, judge, and save.

You are right in that we need to rightly divide the Word of God. There are things that are more weighty than others. And you are right that some things said are relative to the situation in Jesus’ time – we need to rightly divide. Jesus is the King and the Master – seek Him and His words in Red – Remember God spoke from Heaven and Said “This is my beloved Son – Listen to HIM!” Would you want to disobey God?

Name1: Thanks bro..for replying..
Its interesting that all the disciples did to get filled was to tarry in Jerusalem!
We see in scripture, acts ch 10, that the gentiles received the Holy Spirit just by believing..both eph 1:13 and gal explain we ge…t the Spirit by believing, not works of law obedience.:-) We don’t at all ignore the words of Jesus! We see the context, like alot of parables were spoken to Jews! Also we must ask.. did Jesus stop speaking when He left earth? Of course not, He speaks daily..The Holy Spirit tells us all Jesus is saying! Jesus said its better for Him to go away so the Holy Spirit can come. Guess i’m tryin to show the huge distinction of pre and post cross.. Be blessed bro! Tx for ur comments.:-)

Name4: Hey brother. I really want to see Jesus’ people flowing in the Holy Spirit, in Miracles, and Power to Exalt Jesus’ name. You are right bro in the finished work of Jesus. The Gifts of the Spirit are the answer. Even “FAITH” is a Gift of t…he Spirit. If you have that gift, you can move mountains like Jesus said. It all comes from the Spirit. On one occasion I was so aware of God’s power that I had to ask for it to be taken away because it scared me so much. Most of the problem was that I do not trust myself. At the same time as all of this, there were people stealing my things and trying to put me through the test. Be ready when you seek to be a super Christian. Your whole reality will change. Also, spirit beings and powers will become aware that you are around, you need to know how to deal with them. I don’t really know much about God’s Spirit and the different dimensions of God. There might even be different levels of fillings, power and blessings. There are some things that Jesus gives everyone who believes. there are some things that He only gives His disciples. I don’t know very much, but I have been in over my head before. I know people who almost walked on water, but the magnitude of the miracle freaked them out! I know of people who have done many amazing things through God’s power. The safest path is to be as close to Jesus as you can get. I believe we get tested on the principles of His word. There are agents of testing out there and they are very happy to helpout – and I try to forgive them ALL in Jesus’ name – I love them and am thankful for having opportunites to obey Jesus!!!

Jewish Rabbi declares the MESSIAH REVEALED! – Is He Coming Soon

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“doing” for God

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:09:40 +0000

John 15:4-5: “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

Abiding is such a strange concept and one that we rarely make an issue of faith—a truth that we must not only believe but also live. And, instead of resting in fact that God just wants us to be desperately connected to Him, we make our lives all complicated as we focus on “doing” for God. In fact, for many of us, some type of ministry has been our way of life; we could hardly imagine what we would do if we were not “doing” ministry. This paradigm is so hard to escape because it is pervasive and widely expected when you become part of a church or Christian organization. It is a burden we carry that God has not asked us to carry; a burden we put on others that God has not placed on them.

There is something endemic to our old sinful nature that just loves to carry burdens, loves to be responsible, and loves to be the one to whom others look for help, and it is towards these desires that the enemy loves to feed us the lie that we must “do” something for God.

Well, here is the truth. God does not want us or need us to do anything for Him; He just wants us to be connected to Him. For if we are connected to Him, His life will produce in us the fruit that He desires. We become a vessel, a branch, through which His life flows. His requirements on our life are not this big list of disciplines, duties, and “to-do’s;” rather we are to hide ourselves safely away in His life. This is why He says in Matthew 11:28-30 that His burden is light and His yoke is easy. Jesus wants us to live in a state of total dependence upon Him where we let Him be our way, our truth, and our life and He will live His will in and through us. Do you realize that a branch can do nothing on its own? It can’t water itself, it can’t absorb nutrients from the ground, and it can’t even produce its own fruit. It is dependent upon the sap from the vine for every part of its existence. In the same way, we must be filled with the Holy Spirit as we are depending upon Jesus for all things. That is the only way to live. Now, it’s up to you to make it an issue of faith—believe it and live it!

(from: http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/)

30 Years of Waiting

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:08:38 +0000

Jesus was on this earth for 33 years and God only allowed Him to branch out and bear ministry fruit for 3 of those years—or a mere 9% of His life. Then at the peak of His ministry fruitfulness He was cut all the way back. How is that for a perspective on how God views life and ministry?

Imagine, Jesus spent 91% of His life learning to listen only to the voice of His Father doing only what the Father told Him to do, saying only what the Father told Him to say, and going only where the Father told Him to go. He was always subject to the will of the Father even if that meant that for 30-years He never told anyone who He was, He never touched anyone and brought healing into their lives, He never miraculously provided for those in need, and He never preached the gospel to those entrapped in darkness. All He did was remain in constant fellowship with His Father and in so doing He waited and waited for the Father to release Him to bear fruit.

Abiding in Christ will look at like Christ abiding in His Father. So don’t be surprised that God’s number one desire is not that you “do” anything for Him but that you merely trust yourself to Him and remain in Him. He will do the rest.

from: http://www.wehavebeenliedto.com/

E.W. Kenyon on Jesus the Way

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:49:26 +0000

John 14:6 has not only been a challenge, but has been a thrilling joy. Jesus said, ” I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.”

What a confession that was!

When the Master said, “I am the Way,” the Spirit at once began to bring to my mind excerpts from the 9th Chapter of Acts, of Paul going to Damascus to see if he could find any that were in the Way, whether men or women, so he could bring them to Jerusalem. Christianity was the Way.

“But some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of The Way.” (Acts 19:9).

What did they mean by calling Christianity The Way? Back yonder in the Garden, Adam lost the Way, the Way into the Father’s presence, the Way into the Father’s heart. He left the place of light and glory and went out into the world without light. All down through human history men have been groping for the lost Way, the Way back into fellowship with the Father; back into that Eden condition where condemnation would not rule as a Master over the heart. When Jesus said, “I am the Way,” He meant He was the Way to the Father’s heart-the Way of Life.

Then I saw that everyone of us is a light, a sign-board pointing to the Way. Now notice carefully what it means to you. You are taking the Master’s place; you are the “Way, and if your life is not in tune with the Master, and you are not living the Word, you may be pointing the wrong way.

He not only said, “I am the Way,” but He said, “I am the Truth,” or, “I am the Reality.” When I saw that word translated Reality, it gripped me. Jesus is the answer of the age-old cry of the human spirit for Reality.

One translation of Rom. 1:25 reads, “For they exchange the reality of God for the unreal.” Satan is the God of vanity. The major pleasures of the Senses of natural man have no actual reality in them. There is no reality in the moving pictures, in the dance hall, in gambling, or in drinking. There is nothing in them that the spirit of man can feed upon. Satan has not given to men one thing that has in it any permanent value. The pleasures of the Senses perish with the using.

When Jesus. said, “I am the Way, the Reality, and the Life,” He was pointing to something that is different. In John 16 :13 Jesus said, “When he, the Spirit of Reality, is come, he wiII guide you into all Reality.” Jesus is the Way into the thing that the heart has craved through the ages-Reality.

It is a strangely realistic truth that no one who has ever actually found Eternal Life, has ever turned to any other religion. The metaphysical religions that are born of the senses have no appeal for the man who has found Reality. The human heart can find no Reality outside of the man Jesus. The New Creation is real. Our fellowship with the Father is real. The Word is a real message to the spirit of the New Creation. We walk in the light of Reality. Jesus said: “I am the Way, the Reality, and the Life.” The Greek word here for Life is “Zoe.” That is the new kind of Life Jesus brought to the world. ”I am come that ye might have life and have it in abundance.” What is Life? It is the Nature of the Father. In that Nature of the Father is all Wisdom, all Ability, all Love.

John 6 :47: “He that believeth hath Eternal Life.” Believing is actual possession, so the believer is a possessor of this the greatest gift ever given to man-Eternal Life. John 1 :4 “In him was Life, and that life is the light of men.” How little we have appreciated the fact that Eternal Life in man has given to us all the creative ability manifested in this mechanical age. (Paragraph edited)

There are two words translated Life in the New Testament: “Zoe”-the Nature of the Father that Jesus brought, and gives to man in the New Creation; and “Psuche”-the natural human life. ”Psuche” has never produced any great literature; has never given to man anything that was of any real value. Let this become clear in our minds, that “Zoe,” this new kind of Life, is the Nature of the Father, and the Father is Love.

So when this new kind of Life comes into a man, it drives out the old nature and the New Nature takes possession. It is just like Israel moving into the promised land, driving out the inhabitants, and taking over the country for themselves. Eternal Life has taken us over.
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The believer is the sign-board pointing toward Jesus-the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and we must be bold in our confession that we are in the Way; that we have the Reality and are enjoying the fullness of this marvelous Life.

Jesus made another. confession. “I am the Good Shepherd.” The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11) What a beautiful confession, so full of suggestion-the Shepherd. It brings before the heart the 23rd Psalm: “Jehovah is my shepherd; I do not want. He causeth me to lie down in green pastures, and he leadeth me beside the waters of gentle stillness”; he restores my thinking processes so I can think God’s thoughts.

He is the caretaker, the bread-provider, the shield and the protector of His people. His ministry is guiding and leading us into the real pastures where the heart learns to feed. Can you see what this means to you? The moment we receive Eternal Life, that moment we become under-shepherds of the flock: we become leaders and teachers of this New Order, this new Life.

(E.W. Kenyon, New Creation Realities, 1964, Kenyon’s Gospel Publishing, pp29-31)

http://www.kenyons.org/

Jesus the WAY

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:15:48 +0000

John 14:1-11 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you. I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him, and have see Him.” Phillip said to Him. “Lord show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us. ” Jesus said to him, ” Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’ Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words that I speak to youI do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. “ Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake fo the works themselves.”

Why Atheism is an Illogical and Stupid Position:

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:13:01 +0000

Atheism is an illogical and stupid position and here is why. First, it is logically absurd to assume that a person can know for sure that God does not exist. Atheism is a ‘faith’ position that is on unsecured ground logically, rationally, and with bad faith.

The position of atheism is that God does not exist, dogmatically. Definitions of atheism on the Web:

•the doctrine or belief that there is no God
•a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
•This word comes from two Greek words, a the negative, and theos, God. Atheism teaches that there is no God of any kind, anywhere, anytime. Some atheists claim to “Exercise no belief in a god” the same way they would exercise no belief in pink unicorns. …http://spiritrestoration.org/Theological_Terms/A_Prior_%20to_Born_Again.htm

It is told that when the first cosmonauts of the former Soviet Union reached space, they peered out and declared there was no God because they could not see a god.

To be so closed minded in such a Large Universe is being intellectually stupid. Logically, for a person to say “there is no God”, that person would have to be everywhere in the whole universe at one given point in time. For if that person where standing on the moon and looking out into space, and they did not see God; God could in fact be hiding on the backside of Mars and thus be “invisible” to the one on the moon. Therefore, to “know” that there is no God, that person would need to have perfect knowledge of the whole of the universe and any other plane or dimension of existence, all at the same moment. And if in fact that person possessed that information and ability, that person would in theory be god themselves, thus disproving their own theory that God does not exist.

By definition, God is the highest order of Being who possesses infinite knowledge “Omniscient”; is everywhere at all times “Omnipresent”, and has all power “Omnipotent”.

Rather, it is more logical and of good common sense to remain open minded to the issue that there is a God; since we as human being have a limited sphere of knowledge and very limited ability to “know”.

There are many other sound arguments as to why the position of “atheism” is illogical. Basically is still remains that atheism is not “rationalism” as the atheists likes to think; rather it remains a position of “faith”. Or actually, a position of “disbelief” or “anti-faith”. It is not “logical” at all. The position is not even “scientific”. It is just clear and willful ignorance.

Why atheism is Stupid is this fact:

It turns out that our solar system is moving nearly 100,000 m.p.h. faster than previously thought — revolving around the center of the Milky Way at 568,000 m.p.h., announced Mark Reid of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics on Monday at the American Astronomical Society’s conference in Long Beach, Calif. (http://www.worldculturepictorial.com/blog/content/solar-system-moving-100000-mph-faster-thought-15-speed-increase-translates-doubling-mass-mil)

So here we are in the Galaxy of the Milky Way; one of many possibly millions of galaxies in the estimated universe. If we were to be shown our solar system on an overlay of the Milky Way Galaxy; our solar system would be about as big as a single grain of sand or speck of dirt on a floor as big as 20′ x 20′ room. That is just our solar system, not to mention how small our planet is.

Our planet earth is about as big as a marble compared to a large beach ball against jupiter. Compared to earth, the sun is enormous! The sun is 864,400 miles (1,391,000 kilometers) across. The sun weighs about 333,000 times as much as Earth. Earth is about the size of an average sunspot!

So everything in the universe is moving as speeds that boggle the imagination. There are astroids zipping around; large planetary masses that are travelling in excess of 25,000 miles per hours. Our planets are revolving around a large nuclear furnace that could incenerate even our hardest rocks. Our solar system collectively is screaming through space at 568,000 m.p.h.!!! (try driving that fast ) That is just our Solar System. Our Galaxy is also hurling through the Universe at even more incredible speeds.

And no one is driving? We are out of control? People actually have the audacity to run around trying to deny God and saying ugly things about the only Power that is keeping everything from smashing together or fly apart or burning up? I’ll pass on that death wish. We better pray there is GOD!!! “Beam me up….PLEASE!”

Psalm 19:1-4 ” The Heavens declare the Glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. there is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their word to the end of the world.”

“Watch”

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:19:29 +0000

Luk 21:34

“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly

Luk 21:35

For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Luk 21:36

Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

“Watch therefore” the key word here is to watch. 1) to be sleepless, keep awake, watch 2) to be circumspect, attentive, ready.

It seems to me that the #2 definition of watch is mostly what the Lord Jesus was referring to ”to be circumspect, attentive, ready. ” Circumspect means: careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences.

“Pray Always” – 1) to want, lack 2) to desire, long for 3) to ask, beg a) the thing asked for b) to pray, make supplications

Mark 13:33-37 “ Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming – in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning- lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all, WATCH!“

WATCH:

1) to watch 2) metaph. give strict attention to, be cautious, active a) to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one