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What is Commitment?
There are many types of Commitment. Commitment to, family, spouse, children, job, country, self, ideology and God. The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons. A Pledge. To pledge or obligate one's own self; commit, consign, entrust, confide, relegate. When I married my wife I committed myself to her welfare, both physically and emotionally. She put her trust in me to provide for not only her but for our children, forsaking all to the betterment of one relationship under God. I made a commitment to my employer to do the best as I was able to provide him with quality work for the pay that I received, never defrauding him in any way.I made a commitment to my Country, to serve and protect such rights as were provided by the constitution, as I served in the Military, being sent where and when I was ordered. I made a commitment to myself to do those things that were lawful and needful to my welfare, to obtain the American dream of self suffiency and wellbeing. I made a commitment to my Ideology, being understood that God came first then everything else afterwards. Believing in one God, one Saviour, one Bible and one way of Salvation by the Direction of one Holy Ghost. I did my best to uphold each commitment as I was able, being limited in the body but with my spirit willing.Even after being devastated by three heart attacks, my commitment to my wife, family, children, ideology, self and God has not dwindled nor been removed by my sercomstances. Once a commitment has been made it cannot be counted as void because of changing situations. But as we all have made commitments in our lives, not one of us ever had to shed blood for our commitment to God. We all, as believers, have made a commitment to God. To uphold, His, Statutes, Laws, Commandments, Ideals, to hold to our Faith in Him no mater what came against us, but we still have not shed blood for the cause of our commitment. We have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.[Heb 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.] Lets talk a little about the comittment of Jesus to His Father and to us.Matthew 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Jesus made severial comittments,1. To re-obtain Dominion over the earth. [Mat 4:8-10; Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.] For we all know that Adam was given dominion over the earth by God and then lost it to Satan when He fell. Matthew 4:8-10, proves that Satan Had dominion over all because Jesus never rebuked him for his offer to give the kingdoms of the earth to Him.2. Preach The everlasting Gospel to the House of Israel.[Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Mar 7:26-27 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. [The comittment of Jesus was to offer salvation to the Jews first, doing so fulfilling prophecy. [Isa_53:5, Isa_53:6, Isa_53:11, Isa_53:12; Mat_8:17; Gal_3:13; Heb_9:28; 1Pe_2:24, 1Pe_3:18; 1Jo_2:2] Isa 9:6-7; For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isa 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.3. To set in place a plan of Salvation for all mankind. John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.4. To give His life to secure mankinds salvation for all that would believe on Him. Joh 10:14-18; I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep(Recognition of the Saved), and am known of mine(Recoginition of the Savour).As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep(Israel). And other sheep I have(The Gentile Race), which are not of this fold:(The Jewish Race of People) them also I must bring(Save), and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold,(No more Jew nor Greek) and one shepherd.Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.(His fulfilment of His Comittment to God and Man.) No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.5. To live a sinless life for an example for us.Heb 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot(Sin) to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 1Pe 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: (Sinless)6. Comitted to fulfill the will of the Father. Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.Mat 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Joh 8:49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. Joh 8:54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:7. Comitted to Destroy the works of Satan. Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.8. Comitted to Return to reastablish Gods dominion upon the earth for eternity. Eph 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) Eph 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. Rev 2:27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.Jesus has fulfilled His commitments except 1, The return to finally destroy Satan and establish His eternal kingdom upon the earth. To those that don't believe, look at history and see all the commitments that were fulfilled by Christ and ponder the thought, that if all these things are true, then the last will also come to pass. Do you think that God will leave the last undone? I think not. This world is falling apart at the seams, conflict, confusion, war and rumors of war. The worlds monetary system is going bankrupt, soon money will be useless and the things that you thought were important, no one will even want to steel. What will be your commitment when Christ returns? Will it be to Him or will you commit to Satan and a final battle at Armogedon?Temple of Spirit & Truth MinistriesA.R. Smith Sermons International
Saints of the World; A Controversy.
The making of a Saint.Where in history has anyone said; “A Saint must provide a working of a miracle to become a Saint.'From; Catholic pages.com“In official Church procedures there are three steps to sainthood: one becomes Venerable, Blessed and then a Saint. Venerable is the title given to a deceased person recognized as having lived heroic virtues. To be recognized as a blessed, and therefore beatified, in addition to personal attributes of charity and heroic virtue, one miracle, acquired through the individual's intercession, is required. Canonization requires two, though a Pope may waive these requirements.Martyrdom does not usually require a miracle. (http://www.catholic-pages.com/saints/explained.asp)The Catholic Church teaches that it does not, in fact, make anyone a saint. Rather, it recognizes a saint. In the Roman Catholic church, the title of Saint - with a capital 'S' - refers to a person who has been formally canonized (officially recognized) by the Church.Also, by this definition there are many people believed to be in heaven who have not been formally declared as Saints (most typically due to their obscurity and the involved process of formal canonization) but who may nevertheless generically be referred to as saints (lowercase 's'). Anyone in heaven is, in the technical sense, a saint. Unofficial devotions to uncanonized individuals take place in certain regions.“Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia”This is not sound doctrine. Saints are recognized by God, and no other. Why would God give men the power to recognize, or reject, a person for what is called sainthood? “many people believed to be in heaven who have not been formally declared as Saints (most typically due to their obscurity and the involved process of formal canonization.” Does this mean that those who are dead in Christ, not received up into heaven, are not true saints, or are less than what this doctrine teaches?Canonization; The act of declaring a man a saint, or rather the act of ranking a deceased person in the catalogue of saints, called a canon. This act is preceded by beatification, and by an examination into the life and miracles of the person; after which the Pope decrees the canonization. The state of being sainted.This statement from the Catholic Church is far beyond what the Bible tells us of who a saint is. Lets read the truth from; Romans 8:27; “And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.” This intercessor is the Holy Spirit of God.He recognizes the saints of God because of the indwelled spirit of God and Christ within the individual. Per; Rom 8:26, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Who are these saints that Paul speaks of? These are those that believe in Jesus Christ, who have been saved, and retain their faith in God, and His Son. Saints are not, canonized nor officially recognized, Venerable, or Blessed, by mans doctrine, but we are all blessed in Christ Jesus. So then if we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, why would we need to be recognized by man? For it is God and not man that we serve, and please.This is to be blessed; “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” (Psa_1:1-2)Here is the proof;“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” (Gal 3:24-27) Are we under the Law? No. For Christ fulfilled the Law, and has written the Law within our hearts. Even though the law was for the Jew, and not the gentile, why would we desire to be put into bondage into the Law. Are men today trying to make religious law that excludes many from the blessings of God? I believe so. Salvation and sainthood is open to all men no matter what race color creed or national origin. Definition from; “Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia”Saint; In many Protestant churches, the word "Saint" is used more generally to refer to anyone who is a Christian. This is similar in usage to Paul's numerous references in the New Testament of the Bible. In this sense, anyone who is within the Body of Christ (i.e., a professing Christian) is a 'saint' because of their relationship with Jesus. Because of this, many Protestants consider prayers to the saints to be idolatry or even necromancy. (The Witch of Endor is the most famous Biblical necromancer. First book of Samuel, chapter 28:3–25 ). Our relationship with Jesus makes us all, justified, sanctified, glorified, and sainted. Samuel the Saint; Praying to the dead is called necromancy. “Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou?And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.”(1Sa 28:7 + - 1Sa 28:14) Saints of the Bible are the same as the saints of today. Just because a man has the word saint with a capitol “S” designation, doesn't mean he is better or worse than any other. We look at saints as being a member of the one True Church that Jesus is the Head of, “The Church of the First Born.” (ref; Heb; “12:23-24;) (To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant,) For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. (Rom 8:29-30) Being reborn in the spirit makes all, who believe in Jesus Christ, a Saint. For we are the Children of the Most High, for we cry Abba father.“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Its time for all to rethink what and who we are in God and Christ. Ars.
In The Beginning.
Beginning; That which is first; the first state; commencement; entrance into being. To have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence. The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. From Nimrod first the savage race began. And tears began to flow.(Webster.) For even the prophets of God were in the beginning; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began. In the beginning, after God had created man, we see that there was peace and tranquility. Never before in the history of the earth was this so. Per the prophecies of the end days, there shall be one more time of this event; “The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.” (Isa 14:7)Was man only created in Adam, or was there a predecessor of Adam, or another age, this is just a thought. For the times before are a representation of things to come, and the reason for it. For as the Bible states, even the Old Testament was a school master, teaching the things of the past and the things to come. There are many things in the Scriptures that give us times to pause, and consider the meaning, and the words. For there is no man nor religion that have all the answers, nor meanings, of the entire scripture. It is for the individual to seek out and ponder the word of God for the answers they seek.Here is another example of this, lets read; Gen 1:28;And God blessed them, and God said unto them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”Replenish; To recover former fullness.Former; Before in time; preceding another or something else in order of time.Past, and frequently ancient, long past.Near the beginning; preceding; as the former part.(Webster)In this verse we ponder the meaning of not only the verse, but also the words.1.“replenish the earth”; To recover; does this mean that there was a former and it was destroyed?2.“subdue it”; To soften; to melt; to reduce to tenderness. Was the former age a violent time? 3.“have dominion over”; Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling.“For inquire,I pray thee, of the former age.” (Job 8.)Was there a former age before Adam? Was there a history of man, and if so did his dominion upon the earth, and in his destruction, come from disobedience to God, I believe so. Many believe that this is where the dinosaur came from, and was eventually destroyed. This was, I believe, the former age that had to be replenished upon the earth.You ask, Does this have anything to do with Christ and Salvation?The answer is yes.For if we ignore the past we shall make the same mistakes again. Many times in scripture Jesus and the Prophets, looked to the past, the former, and not the latter. They were teaching us the former, to allow us to understand the present, and the future. Remember that God is from, everlasting to everlasting. He is, what was, what is, and what shall be. There was no beginning with God, and there will be no end. This also means that there is no middle.Many people have gotten to the point that they have limited God to just the scriptures. They have the idea that only in the scriptures does God exist. They have forgotten that God is everywhere at all times, and at all places. Was this word, from God, just a book written as it was given to man by Gods inspiration? The answer is simple; No. God is not just contained, in the Bible, for God is the Bible. He is never limited to just the word, just a building, nor just a single Church. For even God has asked, “What house shall you build me?”But Solomon built him an house. “Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?” (Act 7:47 49) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:1-3)“In the beginning was the Word,” This was the way it was before God had created this earth and all things seen, and unseen. Was Jesus the Word? Yes. We see that in the beginning, God, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, were. There has never been a separation one from another.For one cannot exist without the other for all are God. (“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”) The word of God is a Declaration, or Affirmation, of the truth.And; “these three are one.” For in the beginning there was God, no beginning. This very fact is beyond all comprehension. For our minds cannot understand nor visualize any one or thing that did not have a beginning. For in the beginning there was God. Man has tried to teach false doctrines about the beginning of all things, just as with the big bang theory, but they never explain where the material came from for the big bang. They cannot accept the facts of Gods dominion over all things from the beginning of the beginning. “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Gen 1:27) In the image of God man was created, in His likeness, but not in the essence of His Spirit. Man was given a free spirit, to think, reason, and choose, there-by the fall of man came. Why did this happen? Man was given dominion over all things that had breath upon the earth. Eve was deceived by an ambassador of Satan, not using Her dominion over this serpent, to rebuke it. Adam fell because, even though, he had dominion over all things that had breath upon the earth, he forgot that, being the first(The beginning.), he also had dominion over Eve(The Woman.). With this free spirit, to think, reason, and choose, Adam was also deceived, and fell from grace. And this was the beginning, of the end.Ars.(References; Rev_1:2, Rev_1:8, Rev_1:11, Rev_2:8, Rev_21:6, Rev_22:13 the Word: John_1:14; 1Jo_1:1, 1Jo_1:2, 1Jo_5:7; Rev_19:13,TSK) (Webster,TSK)
The Pain is Gone.
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (1Jn 5:10-11)And this is the record that we are believers in the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Our life, weather it is a poor, or rich one, was empty of the things that we desired most and could not obtain. We receive by our faith in the Lord, faith in His Son, and Faith in His word, for without Faith, and Jesus, we can do nothing, we can receive nothing, and we can not accomplish anything.To those that are saved, is your life better, or worse, after accepting Jesus as Lord and Christ? To those that are considering Christ, is your life better off without Him? These are the questions that we must face in our decisions of this life, and the next. We who believe in the Lord have accepted our state in this life, which brings us peace and comfort.For no matter what we are dealing with the Lord may not keep us from these trials but He will most assuredly keep us threw them. He always makes a way for our escape when facing trials of our faith and the temptations in this life. There is no easy way to get from here to eternity, there are no get rich programs, there are no short cuts to Heaven, and there is no one that cares about you as much as the Lord.When I came to the full knowledge of Christ, I couldn’t wait for the next meeting of the Church. I had an overwhelming desire to tell Him all of my sins, and to ask that He would accept me as one of His own. Was I a success before Christ? Yes, but only in the world of men. I traveled from town to town, city to city, and from state to state, and could not find the happiness that I was seeking.I was in pain within myself, in my soul, and my spirit. I was blind and could not see, deaf and could not hear, and dumb and could not speak, I was alone in the midst of thousands. There was a great burden upon my shoulders. A longing to be free of all the pain and sin that had controlled my life for many years.And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? Or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I the LORD? (Exo 4:11) Who then could anyone turn to to be healed from this life of sin? Could they turn to their mother, father, sister, or brother, a neighbor maybe, or their employer? There is no one that we can trust nor turn to in this life that would be able to help us.This world cares for its own and no other. As a Christian we are separated from this life of men and have been translated into the Kingdom of Gods dear Son.For as it is written; “Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? He that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.” (Psa 94:8-14) He that planted the ear, and formed the eye, shall see, and shall deliver the righteous out of their pain and suffering. The pain is gone, for we have been settled, and grounded, not only in the word of God, but also in His promises. He knows those that are His, and He remembers their state, and their sufferings. He hears their cries, and knows of their tears. He shall wipe away all the tears from the eyes of those that love Him, and shall set them up on high to judge the matters, and peoples, of this world. Don’t you know that even you shall judge angels? For as it is written; Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.The overwhelming tears and sorrow, that we once endured, being separated from God, is no longer with us. For we have found the Lord, and He has chosen us, all mankind have been endowed with the power to become sons and daughters. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. (Rev 21:4 Rev 21:7 Rev 7:17) ars.
Why do you respect a God that kills humans? A Question.
This question was brought up by a man with limited knowledge in the Scriptures. Have we not learned enough of God to know Him? God is the discerner of the thoughts, and intents of the heart. Many still forget to whom we belong, just as the potter with the clay, God can create, and also destroy. You cannot kill a creation, but only renew, or change, its appearance, from the physical, to the spiritual. This is something that man cannot do, for its not within his power. What is life? Life is a state of existence, weather it be in the body of flesh, or in the body of spirit. No one actually dies, or is killed, (Speaking spiritually.) but is transformed into the image or state, that it has chosen. Men kill, but never God. Man kills the body, but not the soul. Killing is a sin, because we kill the image, the image of God, that is not of our own making, this is the difference between God, and Man.Who is man to judge God?Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. Man has not the knowledge of God. The Lord does not answer to His creation, but the creation must answer to God. This also includes not only man but, the sea, sky, 1st, 2nd and third heaven, the animals of the land, and fish of the sea. (Job 33:12-14) (Ref;Job 40:2; Deu 29:29; Psa 62:11; Isa 46:10; Dan 4:35; Mat 20:15; Act 1:7; Rom 11:34)As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.(2Pe 3:16) We are transformed by the renewing of our mind, that we may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, the true will of God.To be transformed is to be changed in form, or external appearance; metamorphosed; transmuted; renewed. This is weather it be a saint or a sinner, for we all will be changed. In theology, to change the natural disposition and temper of man from a state of enmity to God and his law, into the image of God, or into a disposition and temper conformed to the will of God.Looking into the physical, nothing is ever been totally destroyed, not even Satan nor the fallen angels will be. Man cannot destroy anything that he has not created. Things are just transformed from one state to another.The unlearned and unstable do not comprehend the ordinances of God. God has given man laws of existence from the beginning, these were conditional in nature, if you obey you can exist, if you disobey your existence will be changed in form. We see an example of this, in the words of God, from Leviticus 18. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,.God is the power over all, His will be done in all things concerning the seen, and the unseen. Gods declaration; “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.” (Isa 46:9-11) But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. (2Ti 2:23) The destruction of the flesh. “To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.” (1Co 5:5) Do you not comprehend these words; “for the destruction of the flesh.” Destruction consists in the annihilation of the form of any thing; that form of parts which constitutes it what it is, Eternal death, and the destruction from man and not of God; “Death; murder; slaughter; massacre.” “Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.” (Rom 9:20-26) The unlearned and unstable do not comprehend the ordinances of God. The Flood. “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.” (Gen 6:5-7.) Consume; To destroy, by separating the parts of a thing, by decomposition, as by fire, devouring, and annihilating the form of a substance. This is not murder, killing, or genocide, but rather the separation of the body from the spirit, which only God can, and has the right to do. I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. (Zep 1:2-3)The un-learned cause strife and confusion among those of the faith. Therefore, we do not answer foolish questions, or become entangled in their folly, but we avoid them. For we are to trust God, have Faith in Him, and to submit to His will, totally without question, for who knows man better than, the one who created him? arsReferences; Zep 1:3 consume man: Jer_4:23-29, Jer_12:4; Hos_4:3 Rom 9:20 O man: Rom_2:1; Mic_6:8; 1Co_7:16; Jam_2:20 who art: Job_33:13, Job_36:23, Job_38:2, Job_38:3, Job_40:2, Job_40:5, Job_40:8, Job_42:2-6; Mat_20:15 2Ti 2:23 2Ti_2:14, 2Ti_2:16; 1Ti_1:4, 1Ti_4:7, 1Ti_6:4, 1Ti_6:5; Tit_3:9(T.S.K. Webster.) The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, King of Israel.
A proverb is; A short sentence often repeated, expressing a well known truth or common fact, ascertained by experience or observation; a maxim of wisdom.Many things that a minister says, are said in the form of a proverb. This is why many things, that are said, are easy to understand. For we speak not in the wisdom of man(mans big words, that many cannot understand.) but in the simplicity of the Gospel. The proverbs of Jesus are the most recognized in the world, here is an example; “These things have I spoken unto you in Proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in Proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.” This is why we can speak directly to God.For a change, I wish to discuss some of the proverbs of Solomon. “To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.” This is what we all are seeking. Wisdom comes from the fear of the Lord God. For as it is written; “The fear of God is the beginning of knowledge.” We know that God is all powerful. He has the world in His hands and our soul for His possession. We are all, saint and sinner, in the grasp of His great hands. The power of life and death are His, and His alone.Once we understand this fact, we can adjust our lives accordingly. But even with this knowledge, we are still able to make our own choice weather to believe what we know is true, or to turn what we know into a fable. Even the Father has the knowledge that this will, and is happening, even unto today. (For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.)(But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.) This is those that once knew the truth and have been washed in the anointing, who return back to the elementary elements of the lust, and lies, of the world. To perceive the words of understanding, is to know the meanings of the words, and their intent upon the spirit. We know for we have been taught. We have been instructed by those that are open to the voice of the Holy Spirit. For He is our teacher and school master. He has taught many the meaning of the Old Testament, and also the New. Many take this verse in the wrong manner, lets read; “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.” Here is wisdom: Who shall be endowed with the Holy Ghost(Spirit.)?“And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.” He is given to them that obey God, and Believe in His Son Jesus the Christ. “and ye need not that any man teach you:” This is the wisdom of the carnal man, not of God, and not of the truth. Many doctrines today are far from the truth. They entice many by great swelling words that deceive the un-learned. The man of God is a teacher among men, for he has been instructed by the Holy Spirit. Without the anointing and indwelling of the Holy Spirit no man can understand the Gospel.To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment, and equity;Once we have been given the wisdom of God words, we must be able to understand and develop what we have been taught. Just as with the reception of faith, it must be grown and nurtured, we must know how to increase it, and use it, according to the will of God. To have the wisdom of God is to be able to understand proverbs. To receive the instruction of justice, the justice of the instruction of God. The holy Spirit gives us instruction in the ways of Gods justice, of which many things may be hard to understand, especially the justice of judgment in the Old Testament. Justice, judgment, and equity, are all interconnected in the Old, and the New Testament. As with the words from the Constitution of the United States, which states, that, “All Men are Created Equal.” The same applies with the Justice, and Judgment of God. For all men must die because of sin, but all men shall be judged separately by Christ, on the works that they have preformed upon this earth, weather they be good or evil.The justice of judgment, in the Old Testament, leads many to think that God is an unjust God, but this is not so. For as it was, it shall also be. The people, and times that they lived in, made swift judgment necessary. This is interconnected with the words of Jesus and Paul that states, “For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.”“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” This is the judgment that we speak of, that Christ done away with, by fulfilling the Law. For it is better that one be lost than for all to be sent to everlasting torment. This is righteous judgment. To give subtilty(the simplicity of scriptural doctrines or truth.) to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.Wisdom, according to the scriptures, is not the wisdom of man, for man seeks wisdom with what is so called science.Science cannot prove anything, for there are many things that only can be understood by faith, which science rejects. Science is full of speculation and theory. For if they can convince man that they are right, then they can, and will, deceive many. “To understand a proverb, and the interpretation.” The key words that we see here are 1. Understand and 2. Interpretation. Science seeks only to disprove the truth of what is written in the Bible.The interpretation of the Bible passages are not given to any single mans, or religions interpretation , but is open up to all for interpretation. When a mans interpretation is incorrect, we who are spiritual, reason with him, and will teach him a better understanding. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Ars.(Pro 1:2-9)(2Ti 4:3-4)(2Pe 2:22)(1Jn 2:27)(Act 5:32)(John 16:25-27)(Mar 9:42-44)(Heb 7:19)(Webster.) (T.S.K) Will The Circle Be Unbroken.
When we see the Christian, or the sinner(Lost) die, we shed many a tear. Our loved ones go to meet the Lord, and we remain with our, sorrow and loneliness, because of their passing. Will the love circle be unbroken, will we be again reunited in Heaven, or in Hell?“But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.” (Luke 20:35-36)“But they which shall be accounted worthy.” The circle of life starts with love. It begins with conception, and then birth. This is the same with the spirit. Our lives are controlled by our decisions in life, weather they be decisions of lifestyle, or the decisions of religion. God, being the creator of all things, has set up a pathway to Heaven, it therefore is up to us weather we choose life, or death. This pathway is narrow, with no faltering or deviation, from the center. No turning to the right, left or looking backward. But the pathway to hell, is wide, with many a pit fall, and as it is written, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” (Mat 7:13-14) To be accounted worthy of His salvation, we must be reborn in the spirit, which thereafter changes our way of life. This circle of family has two different paths, 1. The path to Heaven, and 2. The Path to Hell. As many believe, the parents are the roll model for their children. So as the parents live, so live their children. To be accounted worthy of His salvation we must believe, and do the works of the Lord.“Neither can they die any more.” In this life, we die, and are buried. Even those that die at sea, are still remembered by God. No one is left unaccounted fore. We have the death of the body, and there is also a death of the spirit, not from existence, but from the face of God, this is called the second death, which Christians will not suffer. For we know that the spirit of man, once conceived, cannot die, but shall live for eternity. “Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.” (Isa 26:19-21)Those that die in the faith of Christ will also be gathered together with Him for ever more. But those that die in their sins and iniquity shall also be raised to spend their lives in torment and anguish, being worthy of their fate. “And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.” (Rev 20:13) “for they are equal unto the angels.” Those that die in Christ shall live forever more. “And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. (Rev 14:13)“And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”(Rev 19:9-10) “And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.(Rev 22:8-9) “are the children of God.”“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:” (Rom 8:16) God has given all men the power to become His Children, but only threw faith in Christ. This circle of family cannot be broken, if all believe in Christ. This is not saying that all families shall go to Heaven together, but that threw faith in Him they can. But do not misunderstand, The Bible states the fact that, “We will be known as we were know.” This as being an overcomer with the word of God. For as it is written and promised; “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” Our circle, after entering into the kingdom of Heaven, will be reordered into a circle of a new family. “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1Jn 3:1-2) “And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” (Rom 8:23) “being the children of the resurrection.” “And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” This speaking of the resurrection of all the dead, the righteous(Saved) and the unrighteous(Unsaved.) (John 5:29)“For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.” (Rom 6:7-10) For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. (Job 19:25-27) He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isa 25:8-9)Will The Circle Be Unbroken?We must all look within ourselves to answer this question. Especially in these end days, where the children shall have the parents put to death, and the parents shall have the children also put to death. We live in a world of hatred of the family unit, and many have gone the way of Sodom and Gomorrah. So, for this circle to be unbroken, it first must be united into one. Just a thought. Ars. Hos 13:14 ransom: Hos_6:2; Job_19:25-27, Job_33:24; Psa_16:10, Psa_30:3, Psa_49:15, Psa_71:20, Psa_86:13; Isa_25:8; Eze_37:11-14; Rom_11:15 (T.S.K.) The Brutish Man.The Power and Glory of God.
Brutish; Insensible; stupid,unfeeling; savage; ferocious; brutal, gross; carnal; bestial, ignorant; uncivilized; or untaught.These are strong words from the word of God, but they are true. Who is man that God should notice him? Who are we really according to the scales of balance? Have we developed wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the world, and ourselves, by chance? Or was there intervention from the God of all creation?The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; “Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. (Humbleness.) I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.” (From Man.) We are the creation of the Most Holy Jehovah. We are nothing without Him and His wisdom. He makes the seas to rise and fall, the air to move, the mountains to rumble, and the land to quake.He has created the earth, and everything therein, and the Heavens, and everything therein, and the seas, and everything therein. The weakness of God, is stronger than mans strength, the wisdom of God, exceeds that of man, and the Love of God, excels far above all the love that man can accomplish. For who can do the things that the Lord has done?Can a man create a blade of grass, a breath of air, or a star to shine out of Heaven?Can a mans hand reach to the lowest parts of the earth, or to the far reaches of eternity? Can a man turn one hair white, or make it black, can a man make life exist, where there was no life?When a man humbles himself before the Lord, and fear comes from this meeting, then wisdom comes into being. For as it is written; “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Mankind has forgotten his place in this life, he has lost his fear of the Lord, and by this, has lost his wisdom. Vanity, vanity, sayest the preacher; all is vanity. “Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?”(i.e. What man has done these things.)Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.For by me(Jehovah.) thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. For as mankind looses his fear of God, his wisdom is lost, and he retains no knowledge of the holy works of the Lord. He cannot understand the far reaches of holiness, and neither can he obtain it. His righteousness is as filthy rags, and not fit for the kingdom of heaven.And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought(As a participle, owed; been indebted to. imperfect, To be held or bound in duty or moral obligation.) to know. Man says he is perfect, wise, and powerful. This is a deception that comes from pride and vanity.For what man knows the depths of the earth, or the power of a bird in flight? Who can say why one man dies, and another standing beside him, remains living? Who has made the sparrow and the eagle different? Who can make the lion and the lamb be at peace with one another? Can a man make darkness or light from nothing?Who then is man that God should notice him?His creation, and his children. For Gods love abounds in all mankind, but some men do not love Him. “But if any man love God, the same is known of him.” We are known by our works, weather they be good or evil, just or unjust, righteous or unrighteous. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.In scripture, fool is often used for a wicked or depraved person; one who acts contrary to sound wisdom in his moral deportment; one who follows his own inclinations, who prefers trifling and temporary pleasures to the service of God and eternal happiness.In common language, a person who is somewhat deficient in intellect, but not an idiot; or a person who acts absurdly; one who does not exercise his reason; one who pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom.Mankind has become conceited in there own mind, believing that the universe, the earth, and the land belongs to him. Many have set themselves up as leaders of knowledge, and holiness, without the power, or ordination from God. Even the teachers need to be retaught.A foolish man rejects God, His works, His words, His salvation.A foolish man is one who pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom. He states that there is no God, no heaven, nor hell. He states that all things visible, and invisible, come from atoms, and chance. He states that man is in total control of his destiny. He seeks knowledge of the universe without having knowledge of the creation of the earth, he is a brutish man. Mankind has become conceited in there own mind, there-fore not exercising reason. For if there are two seeds planted and the first is a flower of bright colors, and the other is a weed that chokes the flower, who has made each seed different? Man declares that he can explain the moon, but cannot tell why some birds head south for the winter, and others do not. Has mans wisdom made him blind to the simpleness of the truth of creation? Has mans wisdom made him blind to the Lord of all? What then is the end of the brutish man? How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Ars.(1Co 8:2-3)(Pro 26:11-12)(Pro 30:2-4)(Pro 9:9-11)(Pro 1: 22-30)(Webster.)
The Speaker of the Church.
Will the Speaker of the Church, Please, Stand up, and come forward? There are many things going on in this life today that Jesus spoke of in the Gospel. I have heard many things, that are not Biblical, from the so called theologians. They say they speak for the Christian community but they don't. There is not one single man in this world that speaks for the Church, not one man, not one organization, not one doctrine. The Head of the Church is not physical, but spiritual. The head of the Church was chosen, ordained, and placed into power over all things concerning the Church, by God. We are just ministers of the Gospel, sworn and bound into service by the Lord. Our duty is to preach, explain and interpret the Gospel, all being led by the Holy Spirit. When any theologian, or any one within the Church body, calls for preemptive strikes, or calls for war against any nation, He does not speak for the Church, that Jesus established. The Church will not be led by such men, but we must rebuke them, for their inconsistency within the Gospel. Jesus preached love for all men, even our enemies, for how else can we win over the lost, and those that are enemies of the cross, if we are to call for their destruction. Leave world affairs to the world. For isn't it written that; “You are in the world, but not of the world.” Can you think of anything greater that would cause hatred of Christianity, than for a man to stand up and desire war for the sake of his religion? Christians are not war mongers, but rather peace makers. If another nation desires not to believe in Christ, we do not try to cause war, but we do as instructed by Jesus in; Luke 10:11 “Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.” Also in; Mark 6:11 “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.” The very words that we speak will be brought before us at the time of judgment, and we will give account of each and every idle word. Pastor JOHN HAGEE: “What we are trying to say to them is that a) we want you to continue your support for the State of Israel. Secondly, we want you to recognize that Iran is a clear and present danger to the United States of America and Israel. And we support Senator Joseph Lieberman, that it's time for our country to consider a military preemptive strike against Iran if they will not yield to diplomacy. And if they continue the pursuit of nuclear weapons we must not allow them to manipulate the economy of the world because they have a nuclear weapon.” “it's time for our country to consider a military preemptive strike against Iran.” This is madness and not Christ like. Many theologians today are being accused of trying to manipulate the Gospel, for their own purposes, as trying to hurry the rapture and the battle of Armageddon. Can anyone hurry God, hurry prophecy, or manipulate the end of the world? By no means. Israel is under the protection of God, but at the end of days Israel will be attacked and there is nothing that anyone can do to stop it. The Holy City of Jerusalem will be overrun and taken by force. This is a fact of prophecy and again there is nothing we can do to stop it. For these men to try to manipulate the future is madness. For these men to call for war against Iran or any other country is way beyond common sense. Lets read a little; Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: Mark 13:19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. “And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.” (Zec 14:4-7) What manner of man will change these things, who among us shall call for war to save Israel, who, within our fellowship, has the power to change those things that will certainly come to pass. My Brothers and Sisters, Bless Israel and not curse. Pray for the safety of Israel, stand up for Her, support Her, but do not try to interfere with the Prophecy's of God concerning Her. Let the world take care of itself, for we have more power in prayer than the world has in all its military might. Do we concern ourselves with the world recognizing Israel? No, for the only thing that matters is that, we do. We are tied to Israel and bound to Her, for we both Share the same Father, the Same Saviour, and the Same Destiny. ars References Websters, TSK and Easton. Doctrines, Passions, and Mistakes.
Do not allow your passion to override common sense. Passion; The feeling of the mind, or the sensible effect of impression; excitement, perturbation or agitation of mind; as desire, fear, hope, joy, grief, love, hatred. Our passions for specific subjects, especially concerning those, that are contrary to sound judgment, clouds our minds, and allows Satan to get a hold of the individual, this we must be careful of. We must read a little of Bible, so that we can understand what this message is about. Whosoever transgresseth( In a moral sense, to overpass any rule prescribed as the limit of duty; to break or violate a law, civil, or moral. To transgress a divine law, is sin.), and abideth(In general, abide by signifies to adhere to, maintain defend, or stand to, as to abide by a promise, or by a friend; or to suffer the consequences, as to abide by the event, that is, to be fixed or permanent in a particular condition.) not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine( Instruction and confirmation in the truths of the gospel.), receive him not into your house, neither bid (To wish or pray, for success, in an endeavor.)him God speed: For he that biddeth him “God speed”(Success; prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; that is, advance to the desired end.) is partaker(An accomplice; an associate.) of his evil deeds.(2John 1:9-11) When we become involved in defending a transgression of the Law of God, we err from the truth, and have entered into sin. When we become an associate, again, defending, fornication, homosexuality, drunkenness, etc, we become partaker of that sin. The transgressions of Gods laws, and believing in them to be good, is also a sin, and will be judged as such. By believing and defending, any sin, becomes a doctrine, which we know is, Instruction, and confirmation, of what we are affirming. Knowing the doctrines of God, we are without excuse, doing these things. It is not the person that is committing fornication, that is the issue of Gods Wrath, but the sin itself. We must remember that someone died for our sins. Are we to take the doctrine of Christ, and annul it, because we believe contrary to certain verses in the Bible? Annul; To make void; to nullify; to abrogate; to abolish; used appropriately of laws, decrees, and edicts. You still say that, God will not condemn those, that sin a sin, that you believe is victim-less. There is no sins that do not have a victim. Those that transgress the Law of God, are the victims, for they have been duped by Satan to believe that, they are not hurting any one. When you sin a sin, and have others join in this sin, then they also become victims. When conversations become perverse disputing, we must not allow ourselves to become ensnared in their folly. Perverse disputing; Literally, turned aside; hence, distorted from the right. Obstinate in the wrong; disposed to be contrary; stubborn; untractable. There are many that are bound to distort the Truth of Gods Word. I see them each, and every day, those that wish to only give advise, but never wanting to listen to the truth. They give only partial verses, and never explain what they are reading. They take bits, and pieces, of scripture, put them together, and call them the true doctrine. The Bible states of these people; “If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.” (1Ti 6:3-5.) Lets take a couple of verses from Revelations, and see if God condones any sin, the so called victim-less sin: “And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:” (Rev 9:20) According to many, a drunkard is a victim-less crime, if this is so then wouldn't the worshiping of Idols, and devils, also be considered a victim-less crime? Lets continue; “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” (Rev 21:8) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1Co 6:9-10) Which of these are victim-less crimes? Can you point them out? Can you justify any with the word of God? What about those that do not believe in Jesus, isn't this, according to many, a victim-less crime? Do you believe that unbelief hurts no one? Do you actually believe these, so called victim-less crimes, are going to be allowed into the Kingdom of Heaven, or has your passion overridden the truth? Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. (Rom 16:17) These divisions, and offences, that are contrary to the doctrine of Christ, are to be shunned, and avoided, at all cost, we cannot argue over the Bible, we state the truth, and let the Holy Spirit do, as He wills. For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; (1Ti 1:10) If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. (1Ti 4:6) We are to warn those, that commit things contrary to the doctrine of Christ. If no one tells them that these things, which they do, are leading to a life of pain, and suffering, we will be held accountable for their blood. Ars. References Websters, TSK and Easton. Admonish, Reconcile, and Reason.
When a crime is committed, there is always the result of, making restitution, weather it be, monetary, verbally, or by imprisonment. This is the end of all things; “And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols he shall utterly abolish. (To abolish; To destroy, or put an end to, to make void; to annul; to abrogate.) And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.” (Isa 2:17-21) Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: (Eph 2:15-16) (Enmity; The quality of being an enemy; the opposite of friendship; opposition, ill will; hatred; unfriendly dispositions; malevolence. It expresses more than aversion and less than malice,and differs from displeasure in denoting a fixed or rooted hatred, whereas displeasure is more transient.)(Webster) Mankind has an inner enmity to the truth, weather it be from, what mans says is true, but mostly to the Truth of The Scriptures. Man wants to be able to justify his sins so that he can be both, saint and sinner. Opposition;Contradiction, inconsistency, Resistance. “Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;” Jesus by fulfilling the Law, and giving Himself as the pure sacrifice, reconciled both, the Law, and the new Testimony of salvation, threw His Name, made peace between God, and Man. But only to those that would believe His testimony of the Truth. Man still has a hatred of certain things contained in this new testimony of Christ. For there was Resistance of the Law, that would not accept the gentile race into the remission of sins, threw the law. “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.” (Gal 5:4) Therefore, we must reconcile ourselves to God, the Jew first, and then the gentile. For what the Law could not do, was made perfect threw the sacrifice of Christ, there by including both the Jew, and the Gentile, as one Family under God. Admonish; To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise. This admonishment is not just for the saved to be reproved, but also the unsaved, for by our testimony, Christ lives within us. For by our testimony of Christ, we counsel against wrong practices, caution, and advise, mankind of the eternal fate that awaits all mankind that refuses to acknowledge that Jesus is both, Lord, and Christ, the Son of The Most High God. We see this resistance between man, and God, each and every day, that is the reason not many will be saved, this also according to the Scriptures. Man wants a free reign over his life, and destiny. He's wanting to live as a fornicator and, an unjust person, meanwhile acting that he also is, a follower of Christ. “This then, is the message, which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:” (1John 1:5-6) For as it is written; “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (2Co 6:14) We are commanded by God, and His Christ, to Admonish those that are walking contrary to the truth. We do not hate the sinner, or the transgressor, but we must completely warn them of the consequences of their actions, some with love, and others with fear, this according to scripture. Do you care nothing for the truth? Then it is between you, and God. But remember this, there must be a reconciliation between you, and the Lord, for you to enter into His Kingdom. Reconcile; To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission. To reconcile yourself with God, there must be a belief in Him first. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (Heb 11:6) For without believing in God, you cannot believe in Christ, for God is in Christ, and Christ is in Him, and both are one. To believe in God, you must first seek Him, and His truth. Once you believe that God “is”, then you are more capable of believing in His word, and by believing in His word, you are able to believe in Christ. This is the way to reconciliation, and salvation. Reason; A faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes truth from falsehood, and good from evil, and which enables the possessor to deduce inferences from facts or from propositions. To debate; to confer or inquire by discussion or mutual communication of thoughts, arguments or reasons. Can we really reason, and or, debate, with God? Yes, for the Lord knows you, as an individual, for how otherwise could He judge you at the end of your life. For as it is written in scripture, “Come now and let us reason together.” This speaking of God and Israel, but we also, being made one flesh, are welcomed into reason with God. Do you enjoy fornication? Then bring your reasonings before the Lord and justify fornication before God. Do you enjoy drunkenness, homosexuality, debauchery, adultery, being effeminate, then reason with the Lord, why these lifestyles should be given entrance into His Kingdom, after Christ died for your sins. Give your reasoning to these, and others, why, after the Lord has declared these things to be an abomination to Him, He should now be willing to accept these types of people into His perfect Kingdom. Reason with Him as to the sacrifice of His Son, for the remission of sin, that this suffering of Jesus, wasn't valid any more. Give your reasoning to these before God, Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (1Co 6:9-10) (Rev 21:8) Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isa 1:18) The time is far spent, and the sun is going down upon this world, for each action there is an opposite, but equal, reaction. Sin is death, and the Angel of Death is approaching, Admonish, Reconcile, and Reason. Ars. References Websters, TSK and Easton. Thy Will Be Done.
Here is a letter I have received; Dear Pastor, I am very thankful to you for your all prayers. Now my brother Dilawar is healed completely now he has no sickness and weakness because now he is with Jesus Christ and you know there is no sickness and weakness. Now please pray for his wife, children, brothers, sisters and all relatives. May God give them His comfort and peace. Your brother, Ps Sadiq Sarfraz. This message is dedicated to the family, friends and loved ones of Dilawar Sarfraz. My heart was broken today, as a Christian brother passed away. Many times I have seen my prayers for healing be met with the death of the one I was praying for. This is not a mystery to me, for I have always prayed that the will of the Lord be done. Is there any use of praying for a man, or a woman, who is dieing, for healing within them? Yes, there is a great work that can come from it. We do not know the day nor hour of our own death, and neither do we know the day nor hour of the death of anyone else. We must go to the Bible for the answers to these inquires. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Mat 26:39) Nevertheless, Not the less; notwithstanding; that is, in opposition to any thing, or without regarding it. In Matthew 26:39; We see that Jesus prayed for the removal of His destiny, this being crucified upon the cross. He was seeking another solution, for we must still remember that, Jesus being the Son of God, was still in the flesh. This anxiety came upon Him, not in the spiritual, but the physical, this one thing had to be overcome by Grace from the Father. He prayed that,Without regarding His desires, to the extent that, if it was the will of the Father, He would still continue on and accomplish what His Father sent Him to do. This anxiety was another test or tempting, of His resolve, not from God, but from Satan. That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: (1Peter 1:7) The trying of your faith, makes you stronger. Its being able to pray when we see in the eyes of our flesh that all hope is gone. We pray at times when it is most stressful, because there is always hope within us that Gods will, maybe the same for which we are praying for. We pray, nevertheless, or Father without regard to our wishes, that His will be done. The Holy Spirit, makes intersessions for us when, in different circumstances, we do not know how, or in what manner, or what to pray for. Our Faith in prayer, though it be tried with fire, shows to those around us that, even at these times of stress, we, as believers in Christ, are still willing to pray for deliverance from circumstances beyond our control. It shows that we believe in the word of God concerning all things involving this body of flesh. Fire; Trouble; affliction, times of distress, times of anxiety, times of hopelessness. “When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burnt.” (Isa 43.) And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Rom 8:27) No matter what, or how we pray, The Spirit of God, knows our hearts desires, and our wishes concerning an individual, family, or even a country. When we pray according to the will of God, we have accepted the answer as what God had intended for any circumstance. Have I prayed for healings of people that still died? Yes. But as we will see, things may not always be as they seem to be, for that which is flesh, is flesh, and that which is spirit, is spirit. Barnes states his idea of this as; That the spirit may be saved - That his soul might be saved; that he might be corrected, humbled, and reformed by these sufferings, and recalled to the paths of piety and virtue. This expresses the true design of the discipline of the church, and it ought never to be inflicted but with a direct intention to benefit the offender, and to save the soul. (This all speaking of a backsliding believer.) “To save the soul.” Who's? Death and unanswered prayers, many times have the affect of bringing a family member to Christ. Have I seen this happen? Yes, in my own family and with others. For without the death of Jesus, who then would believe? Without the death of Jesus, there would not have been a resurrection and without a resurrection there would have been no hope. Jesus brought sorrow and a sword upon this earth. A sword of truth, and sorrow for unrighteousness and sin. We were made sorrowful for the way we had treated the Son of God, sorrowful for the way we had treated God, and sorrowful for our sinful lifestyle. Are unanswered prayers still of use? Lets read, Romans 8:28 for an answer. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” “According to his purpose.” We are not upon this earth for our own purpose, but rather the purpose of God. We have been chosen, selected, and are utilized according to the purpose of God. Some of us are rich, some are poor, some are well, and some will die, this all again to the will, and or purpose, of God. On one hand, if doctors have given up, and many unbelievers see a wonder of healing, they may come to Christ. On the other hand if the individual, who is a believer, dies, his death may also bring unbelievers to Christ, either way, it is within the purpose of God. “And we know.” We are not untaught about Gods will, Gods purpose and Gods design for all mankind. We cannot give up on praying, for we would give others the impression that we do not believe in God, Christ, or in His Word. We are the light of the world, we are the standard that stands before all, we have the hope that this world is looking for. “That all things.” All; The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree “Things.” Any substance; that which is created; any particular article or commodity. “Work together for good to them that love God.” So then all things concerning the flesh and spirit are controlled by the will of God. The things that are within the will of God concerning us, are or will be useful and good to our benefit, weather it be by our living or our dieing. For as it is written; “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:” (Php 1:21-23) My Brother Ronnie died, being a Christian, because of his death, our entire family was saved. My friend Jack died, but because of this, his family heard the word of God preached at his funeral, so the death of any loved one works a purpose according to the will of God. This however does not stop us from praying, it does not diminish the belief we have in prayer, nor in Gods word, for we all, weather we know it or not, are seeking Gods will in all things. ars. References Websters, TSK, Barnes and Easton. Greater works than these Shall You Do.
A work, is an open show of power given by the Holy Spirit. A work can consist of, being a preacher, teacher, prophet, or even a man that welcomes people into a church. These words, "Verily, verily", mean, "Of a Truth, Of a Truth." So of a truth, the Bible tells us of the unlimited power that a Christian has over the world and Satan himself. We are not bound by hearsay nor gossip, for we have been given all wisdom and knowledge into birth, life and yes, even death. There is nothing that should surprise a Christian, for all manner of life's situations have been taught to us. So where is all this show of power from the Church? It is hidden in unbelief. The power that is given by the Holy Spirit, is power that must be used in accordance with the will of God. We have been authorized by Christ to do greater things than what He had done. When we are out of the will of God, seeking our own glory, our powers are withheld, until a certain time, that we come back, into His will. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. (John 13:16-17) "The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him." We are bound by one irrefutable fact, God is Greater than Christ and Christ is Greater than man. This is the order, that our Lord states, that things must be run. God is the Head of Christ, Christ is head of the man, and Man is the head of the Woman. "But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." (1Co 11:3) Shall we do greater things being out of Gods will? This world has started to confuse the Church world into believing that all miracles were only for the Disciples and Prophets. This doctrine has grown over the years, slowing down much works within the Church. Many ask, "If these preachers have the power to heal, why then, don't they go to the insane asylums and hospitals and heal everyone?" The answer is simple; Then said Jesus unto him, "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe." (John 4:48) These end days are full of skeptics and doubters. Unless these people see great signs and wonders they will not believe upon Jesus as the Son of God. But we are warned, that in the last days, one will come and preform such signs and wonders. This is what will deceive the multitudes of the earth. Healings have been singular, and not in multitudes, in these last days, for that simple reason. If the people of the world would not believe by faith, they at these times, would not believe in miracles under the name of Jesus. We must all remember that we will all die of something, a disease, sickness, accident, or war. Those that come to you, in the name of Jesus are not all from Christ. There are many that are coming under their own name, seeking to deceive and even rob you of your money, and even your faith. These are the so called miracle workers, healing a man one day and the man dies the next. Why then are so many still seeking out these men, for healings that will never take place? Because of desperation. Desperation, A despairing; a giving up of hope. Hopelessness. When men give up hope they seek out others, that they believe, will inspire them and give them a reason to hope. Many times these despairing people seek out the wrong source of comfort, hence the false prophets, teachers, and healers. They have forgotten that we are; 1. Believers in the Most High God. 2. We are believers in Jesus Christ Being the Son of God. 3. Have been presented to God as Kings and Priest and, 4. We have been baptized in the Holy Ghost. "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment." (John 7:24) Have we not the ability to judge within ourselves, weather a man has power, or that he speaks for the Lord? Then the LORD said unto me, "The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart." (Jer 14:14) "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them." Many Church's are giving up their hope, for the works and wonders that we are to be able to preform. As I have traveled and seen much of this lack of hope, I see many that are just waiting around for the rapture to take place. Do not be weary in well doing, says the Lord. Our hope can be restored by a healing, a miracle or a wonder. Your hope can be also renewed by reading Gods word and being put in remembrance of what has been preached. We are not Hopeless, we are not powerless, we are the Children of God, sanctified, glorified, and justified by the Blood of Christ. Do you believe that Jesus has left you, do you believe He left us without the ability to call upon the Lord in times of desperation? "whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified." What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. (Rom 8:31-33) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:12-14) Are you so afraid that, if you try to do something that Christ did, you will fail? If this is so, you have failed before you try. We must believe that anything that we ask in the name of Jesus, is shall be given to us. Have I seen miracles, wonders and signs? Yes. They are all around, all you have to do is seek them out. Have you seen false healings and healers? Then mark them as unjust and have no more dealings with them. Remember you have the power to do all things in the name of Jesus. 1Co 11:3 - the head of every: Eph_1:22, Eph_1:23, Eph_4:15, Eph_5:23; Phi_2:10,Phi_2:11; Col_1:18, Col_2:10,Col_2:19 and the head of the: Gen_3:16; Eph_5:22, Eph_5:24; Col_3:18; 1Ti_2:11, 1Ti_2:12; 1Pe_3:1, 1Pe_3:5, 1Pe_3:6 and the head of Christ: 1Co_3:23, 1Co_15:27, 1Co_15:28; Isa_49:3-6, Isa_52:13, Isa_55:4, Isa_61:1-4; Mat_28:18; John_3:34-36, John_5:20-30, John_14:28, John_17:2-5; Eph_1:20-22; Phi_2:7-11 References Websters, TSK and Easton.
Even Unto Death. As we walk another day, we see many Christians in peril, and even being killed. We see this in India, Africa, and many points around this world. When Jesus spoke of the end days, He spoke of His sacrifice as well, as the sacrifice that many today will, and must make.Churches burn, Christians suffer and the world speaks not of these things, but rather they speak of governments, leaderships, and the over all good of man. Who then is man that we should speak highly of him? Who is saying that man has the answers, has the wisdom, and the knowledge, to bring peace upon this earth? Do you realize that with each conflict, struggle and war, we approach the end of man as we have know him?Have you not seen that when a conflict comes between the poor and the rich, many times the poor are the first to suffer. They burn down their own homes, businesses and churches, this is all madness, for the rich are not influenced by these things, but rather rejoice over the destruction that the poor have brought down upon themselves. Are these things new to the Christian or followers of God? No, many things that we suffer today are being suffered by other brothers and sisters around the world. There is nothing strange about these events, for even in the beginning it was accomplished, lets read;“Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.” (Heb 11:35-38)“being destitute, afflicted, tormented;(Of whom the world was not worthy:)”We are the Children of the Most High God, we suffer, for Christ suffered, we roam in a world, and a land, that is strange to us, for we have no home as Christ had none. He was from above, and not below, He was from God, and is God, we are to be as He is, and not as we think. This world is not our home, but a place to witness and testify of the Glory of Salvation threw the Blood of Jesus Christ.Destitute(Not having or possessing; wanting; as destitute of virtue, or of piety; destitute of food and clothing.)Afflicted(The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, calamity, adversity, persecution.Many are the afflictions of the righteous. Psa 34.)Tormented;(To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances.)“Many are the afflictions of the righteous.”We are to be harassed and tormented in these end days. Do not think that it is strange that war, murders, conflicts and persecution comes upon you, for as the word has stated that these things shall come about, it has.These are the times of the end. A countdown was started when Jesus was born and we are almost at the midnight hour, when all this earth will be rocked as a drunkard.“And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.” (Isa 24:18-20)We are to endure many things, for we are, my brothers and sisters, the terminal generation that shall see great signs, and wonders, in the Heavens, and upon the earth.“Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.” (Act 20:23-24)“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself.” This is what we are to be about. These things that are coming upon this earth shall try our faith and also our patience. For it all comes down to faith and how we handle it.Can your faith save you in these times of trouble? Yes. Can your faith keep you from these troubles that will come? No. Your faith gives you a weapon that you can rely upon. Many afflictions shall come upon those that believe. Just as with the conflicts that are taking place today, many Christians have their churches, homes and businesses burnt to the ground, and many will be beaten, suffer nakedness and even hunger. This all according to the will of God that must try the faith of this generation. This is not new for it happened even unto our Savior.Our lives are purposed to be, born and die. There is always a reason for everything that happens to a believer in Christ. Are you unhappy or even disappointed in the life you have? Do you believe that you shouldn't suffer because you have faith? Have you not heard of our teacher of distresses? Read again;Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. (2Co 11:22-30)“in perils by mine own countrymen.” Do you not see this today? Have you not heard of Nations being divided, riots and conflicts? So then we must, as Paul taught, If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.Thank the Lord that we are counted worthy to suffer as Christ suffered. Hold to your faith and hope, look up our redemption draws nigh.He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. (Rev 2:11) ars If thou doest well.
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. (Gen 4:7) As it was in the days of Noah, we are in the days of the coming of Christ, to rapture the church, before the Terrible Day of the Lord. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? Shall you not be accepted into the beloved, if you do well within the framework of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If you have held your faith in the Father, Son, and the direction of the Holy Spirit? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? Who shall remove you from the Hands of the Father? “For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.” Shall the Lord leave you to face the great tribulation, or shall He take you away in clouds of Glory? (Psa 47:2) The alarm of war has sounded, have you not heard, have you not noticed, have you not taken account of your faith? If thou doest well, shall you not escape the terrible noise of war upon this earth? “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” (2Pe 3:10) This world, Who neither believes, nor fears the Lord, refuses to believe in the saving power of the Son, marches to war with God, and man. With God, because they have refused to believe in the testimony of the Son of the Father, and the Father of the Son, and of man; because they wish to conquer all that live upon this earth. To enslave those that believe contrary to their passions. Have you not noticed the problems coming down upon man and his gods? Money is becoming worthless, food is becoming scarce, and housing is beyond the reach of many. Rumors are everywhere, on every subject. There is confusion in the air, and the spirit of anti-Christ is using the events of these days to confuse, and deceive many. There are many in this end time, that are trying to get Christians to doubt their very existence, who they are, in whom they believe in, and even if they are worshiping the true God. There is a great resistance movement trying to eliminate faith and belief in Jesus as both Lord and Christ. Has the Lord already warned us of these times and events? Yes. “And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.” (1Jn 4:3 5) If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. (Jer 29:8-9) We have among us false prophets, diviners, and soothsayers. We are surrounded by a great cloud of false witnesses, and are being targeted by the spirit of lies, to try to deceive the very elect, but; If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? If you hold your faith in Christ, shall we, and you, be found worthy to enter into Gods rest? Shall you not be delivered from the beast, the false prophet, the horror of war, famine, and petulance? Are these deceivers also being deceived? Yes, some are our priest, neighbors, family, friends, and politicians. The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us. (Mic 3:11) Do you not see this today. Preachers asking for money all the time, never speaking of God until their coffers are full? Where is the preacher of faith, where is the faithful of the Lord? Is the Church to build upon the foundation laid by Christ, or are they building upon great funds collected by fraud, and deception? Who is saying; “I am of God, follow me, give me, build me a great sanctuary.”? Who is saying; “I know when the end of days is.”? Is this not deception? Do you not realize the lies and the face of the destroyer who has already come among us? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? If thou doest well, you shall know the word of God, being rooted, and grounded in the word of truth. You shall be able to testify, not only of Christ, but of the truth of this world and of the next. Is not this world falling apart at the seams, are not now more false priest, teachers and preachers present? Are not there more people today, serving their own self interest and who forget about the fellowship of man, and decency? “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.” (Rev 1:3) “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” (2Ti 3:13) “I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.” (Rev 3:8) We can see that the time is at hand, we still have a little strength, and we have not denied the Lord, nor His Son Jesus. But many have been lied to, and have been deceived. “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” (Rev 3:17-19) If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? Will you be blinded by the lust of this world, the pride of life, and the pride of your eyes? Can you not see the signs of the times? Is it time to forsake the things of this world, and separate yourselves from the world? Are we not in the world but not of the world? Can you not see that Christ will be here soon, for the clouds of war and conquest is almost upon us? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? Isa_30:10,Isa_30:11; Jer_5:31, Jer_29:8; Mic_2:11; John_15:19, John_17:14; 2Ti_4:3; 2Pe_2:2, 2Pe_2:3 (Webster)(T.S.K.) Have we Forgotten?
Have we forgotten, who came from above? Have we forgotten, how He spread this earth with Love? Have we forgotten, on Calvary He died, that we may live, not as a beggar, but as His Bride? Have we forgotten, to love our enemy as ourselves? Have we forgotten, that our sins are not stored, upon shelves? Have we forgotten, who we were, a sinner, a slave, and almost hidden, A non people, that God had bidden? Have we forgotten, because of Jesus, we survive? As Heaven is sweet, and Hell is hot, we choose our existence, our future, our lot? “Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.” Sing songs of praise to Him, who saved us from our sins, who knew us from the beginning, and will unto the end. “Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.” We have sung, and piped, and danced in the street, to bring others to you, their soul to keep. But none have answered, and none have came, it will be to their lost, this all to their shame. For salvation is free, no money to pay, for as Jesus died, He also gave. A life more abundant, a life full of joy, He gives us much pleasure, as a child with a new toy. For we are all children, my brothers of faith, nourished up in the doctrine, where we have our faith. Have we forgotten, the words that Christ gave, the words of life, the words, that would save? Salvation is free, this is a fact, but without God, all these things would lack. For Jesus is God, and God is Christ, for one is the Father, and the other was, a sacrifice. We were all at one time, sinners my friend, lost and undone, our life, at an end. The blood of the covenant, that God made with us, required our faithfulness, our belief, and our trust. The things that cant be seen, we believe in the most, The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost. For one is the other, and the other is one, we believe in the Father, about the life of His Son. Have we forgotten the joy that Christ gave, He freed us from sin, that others enslave? The world worships not the Son, but idols of gold, and rock, and stone. An image of monkeys, a cow now and then, this all to their damnation, which adds to their sin. Have we forgotten that a judgment will come, an eternal joy to the believers, and damnation to some. “If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.” ars. (Psa 30:4, Isa 26:8,1Ti 4:6 ) Man. In the beginning there was nothing. God created the Heavens, and the Earth; And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: (Rev 10:6) Who has created all of these wonders, the earth, heaven, man, and all the things that are upon, under, and above the earth? “For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.” Man say today that, there was a big bang, and all things were created from the four elements of creation, but th |