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To accomplish this is commitment' requiring of us and to be cooperating with the Voice of God and Spirit of God with which we discover obedience in results of love for God first and love for our neighbor as we love ourselves. And this is by the great great love of God FOR us by reading the Word and allowing God to work on us as a Potter would clay on a Potter's Wheel. Allow Him. Dave Candel
Jesus by the way fulfilled over three hundred prophecies about Messiah. Given in the Bible these writings definitely tell us God is in control, man is not, though man is made in God's image. Religion is man's attempts to get to God and it's based on man's thoughts not especially God's thoughts. Christianity is not a religion but is a relationship. Jesus in His authentic seal is God reaching down to man in love in a fellowship-relationship of Blood Covenant with those Whom He chooses and they in turn choose His ways and Him. We have a Savior.
Started by God Himself with a man called Abraham in Chapter 15-17 of Genesis, God wanted a Covenant that was sacred. God Himself thus slew several different animals, Abram walked between the pieces, and thus God was obeyed by faith & Abraham was given a son who would down the family line become Messiah. Abraham is thus called the Father of the faithful.
We don't worship a book, the Bible, but Who it leads us to: the Living Word, Jesus, Who is the Fountain of Life to all who're thirsty. The Bible is God's final authority in everything being verbal plenary inspired, inerrant, and infallible in inspiration and in matters relating to God. Before Abraham God had a verbal speech face to face Covenant with sacrifices from Adam, Seth, Noah, Enoch, and then by the time of Abraham, a Covenant and in Jacob He ratified, that was spiritually related and unified with man to God and God was the first starter or first party to begin it and God gave assurance He would keep His promise of it by giving an oath to do that too! God thus thwarted Satan. God therefore started the salvation of mankind fulfilled in Jesus Christ by Covenant because of the fall in the Garden of Eden.
We needed a salvation because of deaths we couldn't overcome and consequences of sins. We couldn't escape death and the consequences of our sin. God gave us Jesus "in the fullness of times," and He is the Savior of the world from sin being He took upon Himself the whole world's sin in the scripture it says in II Cor 5:21 and He came out the other side: a happening guy victorious! He did this so we might be able to live right aply put. But to live right before God is important for all of us obviously.
Jesus Himself lived a reverential life to God when He walked here 2000 years ago in obedience. When Jesus was crucified He satisfied God's Justice over sin. God was propitiated or satisfied by it. Don't ask me how but it occurs. But applying of that Atonement back then is personal and individual for us needed now by way of influences and witnesses to the light that are good for us in God and the help of the Holy Spirit.
He lived to about age 30 when He started to minister and heal under the Anointing of the Holy Spirit according to the Bible. He came to send us an anointing too and for us to be IN HIM that is immersed or baptized into His Life and Death and Resurrection and replacement by Christ's life for our sinful lives and then living a God fearing raised risen life in Him. This is salvation in Christ Galatians 2:20; Colosians 2, 3:1-12.
The Four New Testament Gospels give a precise accurate description of His Life and Ministry Purpose, to forgive us all of our sins and take them away and that to believe Him in His Name is the only way to be saved. And to get to Heaven and to know that you get God's Kingdom now within after receiving salvation by believing Him is good to have also, fringe benefits.
To follow Him as our all in all is everything then on even from the empty Tomb's victory side inside us and on up to worshiping God wholly and rejoicing in what Christ has done for YOU on the Cross re: is important to meditate on and live!
After His Resurrection people of God wondered why Jesus didn't restore all things as He said would be on God's agenda. But Jesus said, "it is not for you to know the epochs or seasons the Father has in His keeping.," in Acts 1.
But before He (Jesus) died He said, "the Holy Spirit The Comfortor would come if Jesus went away and would be like Himself in every single way (allos in Greek for the same kind.) The Holy Spirit would magnify Jesus and the truth (alethea in Greek,) reminding born again Christians (His children) of what He said. The Restoration would come later (see Revelation 21,22.)
The early Church went about doing good: telling of Jesus Resurrection and why that saves us to everybody they met by spoken word leleo (greek, chirping or gossiping the Gospel.) The message of the Gospel good news was a lifestyle message also, cutting to the heart of many who are lost who became saved souls as disciple after disciple became a witness that died a martyr's death. But persecution for the stand they took was winning the world upside down. God let it happen a long time.
The Holy Spirit was empowering the body of Christ to think and act and 'BE' WITNESSES for Jesus Christ and it shows by attitude that became the underdog David that slew the Goliath: Nero and ten or so Emperor's. The Church gains Eternal Life in bowing the knee to and making profession to the Lord Jesus Christ rather than Caesar. Satan bites dust.
But God truly wants to give you a newness of life or in other words a glimpse of an extraordinary life in the realm of influence He's called you to by the Power of the Spirit possible or empowerment of the Christ's faith for you in other words, made "complete." But get saved first. Obtain Eternal Life that starts for you in accepting believing Christ and living for Him. Behold, Today is the day of salvation.
For the Kingdom of God is not in a geographic location in this age but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost Romans 14:17. God will accomplish this by His grace alone. He's called you to a change from a sinful life to a transformation spiritually being born again from faith to faith. God doesn't want anyone lost in other words but rescued.
Pretty soon there may be no delay by God in longsuffering or tarrying for His Son's Comimg again. God chose by the foolishness of PREACHING to save those that believe. To see Christ crucified taught is what we want to see and hear, not in eloquence, but with plainness of speech.
To be saved, and Jesus Himself said the way is narrow ruggedly and gate, difficult to Life. And the way to destruction is broad and the gate wide to it and many living in sin go to their end of hell by sin's destructive consequences thereat and are perished, and so we need a faith that sees beyond what others see, a belief of faith IN JESUS that grows (into born of God life: zoe in Greek - the God kind of life.)
Jesus spoke about hell as a place to shun and as did the brother of Christ, James, Gehenna and Paul, Perdition but Christ spoke more about hell than anyone in scripture. Christ in essence said, "You must have faith in Me because I am lifted up above in My sacrifice in Dying on a cross for you by the Spirit given when I am resurrected and you'll be saved *to enter or see the Kingdom of God *if you believe: John's Gospel 3:1-16 (paraphrase.")
A God Who lets sinful people have their own way for very long wouldn't be just nor would He be very loving to the victims of a sinner flashing a sword to victims. God wants you well that's why He gave the Law. "The Law is Righteous and good," Paul said in Romans two.
Sin is lawlessness and violating the Laws of God which Law was given to us through Moses to show us we fail God (as in The Ten Commandments,) as well as God's Holiness and Love in everyday events by misdirecting an inner voice, namely the Holy Spirit's voice can be convicting or commending even now.
We would not know it was against the law to covet if it wasn't in the law, Paul said in Romans seven. When we hear the law, "we died," because of its holy demands and we have to change our thinking and believe God has better ways of the Spirit.
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. Romans 8:1 says, " Jesus didn't come to condemn the world but that the world might be saved through Him, John 3:17.
Antionomism is anything goes and every situation, relative to the next one, (living it up,) allowing for no absolutes...: that is in behavior and attitude action: false conduct, thus making chaos. By this we grieve God who gives the Holy Spirit.
But we see by these infallible proofs and the laws that God puts out there we fail to obey, are His laws, we don't own them (specificly we disobey Him.) 613 laws of the Law (of God given through Moses) we are bad at keeping even though we might live a ying & yang, good-and-bad life that we think God might see and in miniscule chance (judge) to be" balanced out." But that's no good for you. As light cannot dwell with darkness so we are called to radical sonship in the Lord Jesus as opposed to this world's ambitions. "There is no one good but God," Jesus said, and His Standard is Holiness.
These Ten Commandments (or 613 depending on how you view them,) show us a limit on personal avenging of a victim to his/her aggressor. This is God's mercy that this limit is put there by God to avenging or vigilanteism. Between coveting and retributive sins face it we've lost.
God in essence is saying we need a Savior to live it, to lessen the severity of the bumps in the night enough to gaze on the beauty of Jesus. To save us from our passions we need a Savior for in many ways we have gone way over the line or limit in sinning before God. Remember God is Holy, Righteous, Good to the last drop, the Bible proclaims.
If we have ever lied we have sinned before God or if we have ever stolen we have sinned also. Scripture says one sin is as bad as any other and, "miss the Mark in one point, and you've missed (failed) every one of them," (James 2:10.) Thoughts of love turned to lust? hate? murder in the heart?
We deserve hell rightly so because God's Law judges such attitude/behavior (See Jesus' words in Matthew 5,6,7,) and God the Judge does as well. Encountering Jesus face to face you can be translated or conveyed from the power of darkness into the Kingdom of His Dear son, Colossians 1:13.
For Utopia or Heaven God created creation majesty and man and woman in dignity because to live there and to live there after death requires a "perfection suit." Otherwise as soon as one of us showed up there it would be no longer Utopia or Heaven. We'd stink up the place acting rude and ugly. Jesus went to Paradise and succeeded at God's Presence for us: expanding, redeeming, intimating, and in His Body reconciled us to Father in Heaven. II Cor. 5:19.
He shows us all that's there waiting for us. He's the 'perfection suit.' All others are liars and thieves, "trying to climb up some other way," scripture declares, "into the sheepfold," John 10 says. But Jesus couldn't be kept in the grave. He arose the third day. He was justified, vindicated. Jesus is God and is God dwelling among us in flesh in a way we could relate with. When He went to Heaven He sent His Spirit. We, in Heaven someday, will get a Body just like His if we don't move away from the hope of the Gospel good news delivered to us in becoming saved.
In mercy He Himself now provides the way to Himself and this place Heaven we could not bridge when He sent Himself in the form of Jesus Christ: He lived it: a pleasing life to God before God pleasing of His Ten Commandments (and the 613 laws) here on earth obedient to death even a savory cross death pleasing God (by incense) to the last breath.
In His Cross victory His way, we could accept "it is Finished" by the Son and so somehow to reach to the resurrection from the dead (meaning Heaven,) Paul said in Philipians at the Rapture or when we die by knowing Christ inside because, "absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."
This is the first resurrection. It's a sure promise with conditions as every promise has conditions. We must grab hold of it though every promise has its yes in Jesus Christ. We are partakers of promises of God if we persevere in faith mixing faith with a good report. God has His timing to answer us. It may be "no," "yes," or "wait."
He died in weakness a crucifixion death by man's hand (II Corinthians 13:4,) and that was Friday's happenings...but Sunday's a Coming! and He Arose from the dead and lives by the Power of God in that victorious fashion He alone could adopt us for as sons crying "Abba, Father!" That Resurrection has been the most documented fact of history!
He brought tithes and offering to God which was His Blood to the Throne where God dwelt. His righteousness counted because it was His. Access is now there. He has gone through the Heavens and its all ready. He had gone to the cross to suffer God's wrath in an eternity in those six hours on the cross. He suffered our punishment full blown of an eternity of eternities in God's Wrath completely and came out the other side! Alive!
He became sin then and had the full strength of God's Judgment and Wrath poured out upon Himself just to save us, to come out the other side, and make us more than conqueror's, overcomers in this life, born again, saved at last belonging to Him. Now we can go free from the snare of the fowler like birds set free: forgiven! Can you not respond in kind cautious of your fate if you don't, to that act of one time and once for all believe Jesus the Son of God with committment that Jesus Christ will apply it to you? And you will be Saved. Pray about it.
You can have faith to be healed and for salvation. You can be assured of Heaven as you follow Jesus on the earth.
By way of Background,
There was a way of the Ark of His Presence which had a Mercy Seat surrounded by four cherebim and many seraphim where God dwelt back in the Old Testament. This later became the Temple: Holy of Holies. And then Christ Himself on earth and now Christ is within each believer, by the Holy Spirit who gives life and ministry to each of us! God says, "I will dwell among you and be your God." II Corinthians. God is here and in the Bible specially has His Presence in and upon believer's lives.
But you have to be IN Christ to win or gain but not earn Eternal Life but gain God's Presence. In other words, salvation has to be applied to your life and it's a forward gaining stamp of approval working out that has to see the end of your life BY GRACE proved faithful and for sure it's a Gift (Blepo in Greek,) by unmerited favor. 'Faith alone' by grace alone in those that obey by faith alone through Christ alone is to those abiding in Christ.
The obedience of faith in God Paul spoke of in Romans chapter one and through chapter 16 in other words will be how God sees and wants pleasure from you if you will will God's will. Jesus lived that perfect life perfectly. "I am the way the truth and the life, no man gets to the Father but by Me," Jesus Christ said (John 14:6.)
We need to be born of God or born again Jesus taught (John 3:3,5!) It's simple. We admit we're sinners and have fallen short of God's glory (and that's in Romans 3:23 to say.) Romans three verse ten says, "There is none righteous, no not one." We fall short on the mercy of God and roll our faults on Him and accept Christ as our Lord and Savior humbly in a bow before Him. This can happen all at once. Paul the Apostle said He when he realized he was not doing God's bidding bowed before God and so should we.
Be following Christ all the days of your life and meaning it authentically & sincerely: will be a sure foundation against the storms of life to come established on the Laws and Promises of God and we'll have an inheritance God gives walked out that we will have prepared for us rooted in God. Jesus is the only way to God. Abide in Him like a Branch to a Vine kept by a Vinedresser, Father God John 15:1,2.
It is my prayer that you will pray fervently earnestly to know God to the point God knows you through Christ and sincerely ask God to be saved through His Blood so you can be ready should He call you home to Heaven (Philippians 3:20-21,) or for more action in this life and use for God: so then read the Bible and find Jesus Christ for your life and lifestyle daily. It's for everyone! It's a new spiritual life not religious jargon nor religion at all. God promises a new self. God giveth a new heart and new mind. This is all in Christ and all things are of God re: II Corinthians 5:17,18: newness of life!
I was at an age of four when I understood this and asked Him in to be my Savior from sin.
It is made by God so a child can understand good news of God's love and faith and trust and be saved. It has been a better life, a witness for Jesus, since then asking Christ in for me and I have never regretted a moment of it, making Jesus Lord, Savior, and Master! My aim as is the desire of everyone born again in Christ is to be Christlike and more like Jesus Christ moment by moment throughout one's lifetime by faith and trust which brings obedience into it.
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Surrounded by Your glory What will my heart feel Will I dance for You Jesus Or in awe of You be still Will I stand in Your Presence Or to my knees will I fall Will I sing hallelujah Will I be able to speak at all I can only imagine I can only imagine So TRUE BLESSING BE MULTIPLIED TO YOU THROUGH THE TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD And through the SON, JESUS. He's the Christ. The Yeshua Homeshiak!.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Saturday, July 09, 2011
We Lay Down Our Rights When We Get Saved.
W e lay down our rights when we get saved. we renounce all and forsake all to follow Him, Jesus or Yaweh. The Lord God has shed the Blood of His Son so we might be saved. Our response is to leave "the nets," and follow Him. He obeyed fully the requirements of God in this life having been a faithful rabbi and obedient son of the Father, even pleasing of God. It took a lot to be a follower of The Rabbi Jesus. You dedicated your whole life to Community, the desire or hunger for the words of God or Word of God, and you had a desire to be like the Rabbi in every imitable way. Just like the Jewish Rabbinical School of Thought in Corizon and Bethsaida where mighty works were done by Jesus, the signs and wonders pointed to Rabbi Jesus Christ as Messaih. Jesus said, woe or condemantion to these two cities because if it were possible, the cities of Sodom and Gommorah would have repented if they had seen the mighty healings and raisings and deliverances that were done in Corizon or Bethsaida! Jesus wept over Jerusalem, "If only you would have known the hour of your visitation, but behold, it is hidden from your eyes." America repent. Trust in God. Our nation of some 230 years is still young. Sin has left a crimson stain He washed it white as snow! By grace we have been born a light, a shining city on a hill, and survive and only by grace or God's unmerited favor can we go on. If we saw how the gulf has been fixed between Heaven and hell and how near God wants to be!.. we'd climb into God's arms: live pure and believing of His Son, Jesus moment by moment kept by His love! Why we'd go the direction of God like a cheetah and be the people of God born again, praying for God's blessing, called by His Name, humbling ourselves, pray, and turn fromtheir wicked ways, "Then I will hear and forgive and heal their land." To be a disciple of the Rabbi meant that He believes in you! He loves you! First! So go and sin no more and believe the Son for this is the work of God to believe on His Name! The Holy Spirit is given that we might remember the words of Jesus and truth and finding comfort might be afflicted to have that zeal to obey righeousness and receive gift of holiness! Cut off your right hand if it causes you to sin. But remember God will cause you to give an account of your life and when you stand before the Son of Man, Son of God, His Spirit can give you a Newness of Life and victorious statement starting this Eternal Minute.
Monday, July 04, 2011
Follow The Truth Who Is Jesus, The Christ, Who Is Our Savior From Sin
The preaching of the Cross is to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Gentiles foolishness. The Cross shows the weakness of God but it's stronger than men. In a godly albeit human sense it's supernatural, our fellowship with God through the Gospel. We trust in the Holy Spirit to convict of sin and His empowerment for the Christ's faith to be sanctified, filled full of God. The River of Life is in the Holy Spirit animating transforming within who leads us though we be in a desert, and trusting God shows what's inside to the world. We're transformed from glory to glory like in a mirror by the Spirit of the Lord. We become a tree solid others can find shade in for Jesus' Names sake having the Kingdom in our midst or rule of Christ within. We must let the Christ reign within that He might rule without.
If this is strange language to you:
Spiritually you need to fill the vacuum within.
Do you know you must be born of God, born of the Spirit of fullness of Truth, love, peace, and joy to really experience? It's found in a relationship with God! Read the four Gospels and picture the Savior speaking just to you! Listen like you were really thirsty because those that stumble upon the Truth Who is a Person, Jesus, never fall in an Eternal way! They get saved and are kept in the Father's hand where no one can touch them! Have faith in The Truth Who is Jesus! Jesus lived a righteous life and then died on a cross becoming our sin so we by His Resurrrection might share in His Life evermore. This is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith.
Imagine the Word of God is His love letter to you and that His Son Jesus doesn't condemn you but wants you to go in to God's nearness and sin no more. Can you? If you're honest you'll ask Jesus inside to save you knowing you can't live it in your own sinful self. And wholly lean on Jesus pray to be saved and to encounter Jesus authentically for Heaven as your goal! You'll find satisfaction being a friend of God who can call Him Father! Follow the Son Who gave His life for you! Sonship in following the Son of God leads to favor or God's grace for help in time of need in living this life of faith and obedience. The Truth Is a Person: Jesus Christ, God's only Begotten Son. Live to glorify Him, praise and worship of God alone! see John ch. 14:6;14,15,16,17 of John's Gospel
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If this is strange language to you:
Spiritually you need to fill the vacuum within.
Do you know you must be born of God, born of the Spirit of fullness of Truth, love, peace, and joy to really experience? It's found in a relationship with God! Read the four Gospels and picture the Savior speaking just to you! Listen like you were really thirsty because those that stumble upon the Truth Who is a Person, Jesus, never fall in an Eternal way! They get saved and are kept in the Father's hand where no one can touch them! Have faith in The Truth Who is Jesus! Jesus lived a righteous life and then died on a cross becoming our sin so we by His Resurrrection might share in His Life evermore. This is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith.
Imagine the Word of God is His love letter to you and that His Son Jesus doesn't condemn you but wants you to go in to God's nearness and sin no more. Can you? If you're honest you'll ask Jesus inside to save you knowing you can't live it in your own sinful self. And wholly lean on Jesus pray to be saved and to encounter Jesus authentically for Heaven as your goal! You'll find satisfaction being a friend of God who can call Him Father! Follow the Son Who gave His life for you! Sonship in following the Son of God leads to favor or God's grace for help in time of need in living this life of faith and obedience. The Truth Is a Person: Jesus Christ, God's only Begotten Son. Live to glorify Him, praise and worship of God alone! see John ch. 14:6;14,15,16,17 of John's Gospel
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Are You Saved?
Do You Know, "Ye Must Be Born Again!"?
In a good sense it's supernatural, our fellowship with God. We trust in the Holy Spirit and His empowerment for the Christ's faith to be sanctified, filled full of God. The River of Life is in the Holy Spirit animating
within who leads us though we be in a desert, and trusting God shows what's inside to the world. We become a tree others can find shade in for Jesus' Names sake having the Kingdom in our midst or rule of Christ within.
If this is strange language to you:
Do you know you must be born of God, born of the Spirit of fullness of Truth, love, peace, and joy? It's found in a relationship with God! Read the four Gospels and picture the Savior speaking just to you! Listen like you were really thirsty because those that stumble on the Truth Who is a Person, Jesus, never fall! They get saved and are kept in the Father's hand where no one can touch them!
Imagine the Word of God is His love letter to you and that His Son Jesus doesn't condemn you but wants you to go and sin no more. Can you? If you're honest you'll ask Jesus in to save you knowing you can't live it in your sinful self. And wholly lean on Jesus pray to be saved and to encounter Jesus authentically! You'll find satisfaction being a friend of God who can call Him Father! Follow the Son Who gave His life for you!
Bethel -- A Church that cares! Dave
In a good sense it's supernatural, our fellowship with God. We trust in the Holy Spirit and His empowerment for the Christ's faith to be sanctified, filled full of God. The River of Life is in the Holy Spirit animating
within who leads us though we be in a desert, and trusting God shows what's inside to the world. We become a tree others can find shade in for Jesus' Names sake having the Kingdom in our midst or rule of Christ within.
If this is strange language to you:
Do you know you must be born of God, born of the Spirit of fullness of Truth, love, peace, and joy? It's found in a relationship with God! Read the four Gospels and picture the Savior speaking just to you! Listen like you were really thirsty because those that stumble on the Truth Who is a Person, Jesus, never fall! They get saved and are kept in the Father's hand where no one can touch them!
Imagine the Word of God is His love letter to you and that His Son Jesus doesn't condemn you but wants you to go and sin no more. Can you? If you're honest you'll ask Jesus in to save you knowing you can't live it in your sinful self. And wholly lean on Jesus pray to be saved and to encounter Jesus authentically! You'll find satisfaction being a friend of God who can call Him Father! Follow the Son Who gave His life for you!
Bethel -- A Church that cares! Dave
Friday, June 24, 2011
Is It, "Your Best Life Now" or "Bondslaves, Suffering For Jesus?"
God Has Plans Greater For Us Than To Try To Make Our Lives More Happy & Cozy
Jesus is the Son of God and came from Heaven to earth to save our souls, develop our character, and to see us through to refined gold assuming we've been born again. Refined gold speaks of a spotless character not money. He did not come to baptize us in bad vinegar. We need to smile more and be glad and rejoice much more in Jesus.
Jesus by the way fulfilled over three hundred prophecies about Messiah. Given in the Bible these writings definitely tell us God is in control. Religion is man's attempts to get to God and based on man's thoughts not especially God's thoughts. Christianity is not a religion but a relationship. Jesus in His authenticity is God reaching down to man in love in a relationship of Blood Covenant. Early Indians in America would slice a blade across their hands to show they were in league or blood brothers with other tribes. In the Bible something similiar is started by God Himself with a man called Abraham in Chapter 15-17 of Genesis.
The Bible is God's final authority in everything being verbal plenary supplied inerrant and infallible in inspiration and matters relating to God. Before Abraham God had a verbal speech Covenant with sacrifices with Adam, Seth, Noah, Enoch, and then by the time of Abraham, a Covenant He ratified that was related and unified with man with God and God was the propounder or first party to start it.
We needed a salvation because of deaths we couldn't overcome and consequences of sins. We couldn't escape death and the consequences of our sin. God gave us Jesus "in the fullness of times," and He is the Savior of the world from sin being He took upon Himself the whole world's sin the scripture says in II Cor 5:21 and He came out the other side: a happening guy! He did this so we might be able to live right aplely put. But live right before God is important. Jesus Himself lived a reverential life to God when He walked here 2000 years ago in obedience.
He lived to about age 30 when He started to minister and heal under the Anointing of the Holy Spirit according to the Bible. He came to send us an anointing too and us to be IN HIM that is immerced or baptized in His Life and Death and Resurrection pleasing God after His Resurrection. The Four New Testament Gospels give a precise accurate description of His Life and Ministry Purpose, to forgive us all of our sins (at His Death primarily,) and that to believe Him is the only way to be saved while He was alive. And get to Heaven and to enter His Kingdom now receiving it also by believing Him is paramount. To follow Him as our all in all is everything then on from the empty Tomb and to worship God and rejoice in what Christ has done for you on the Cross!
After His Resurrection people of God wondered why Jesus didn't restore all things as He said would be on God's agenda. But Jesus said before He died that the Holy Spirit would come if He (Jesus) went away and would be like Jesus in every way (allos in Greek for the same.) The Holy Spirit would magnify Jesus and remind of what He said and the truth (alethia in Greek.) The Restoration would come later (see Revelation 21.) The early Church went about telling of Jesus Resurrection and why that saves us to everybody. The message of the Gospel good news was cutting to the heart as disciple after disciple became a witness that died a martyr's death. But persecution for the stand they took was winning the world upside down. The Holy Spirit was empowering the body of Christ to think and act and 'BE' WITNESSES for Jesus Christ and it shows by attitude and became the underdog David and that slew the Goliath: Nero.
God truly wants to give you a newness of life or in other words an extrordinary life in the realm of influence He's called you to by the Power of the Spirit or empowerment of the Christ's faith. Get saved first. For the Kingdom of God is not a geographic location but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit Romans 14:17. God will accomplish this by His grace. He's called you to a change. God doesn't want anyone lost in other words. Pretty soon there may be no delay by God in longsuffering or tarrying. God chose by the foolishness of PREACHING to save those that believe.
To be saved, and Jesus Himself said the way is narrow and hard to Life and the way to destruction is broad and its gate wide and many go to their consequences therein and are perished, and so we need a faith that sees beyond what others see, a belief of faith IN JESUS that grows (into born of God life: zoe in Greek - the God kind of life.) Jesus spoke about hell as a place to shun and as did the brother of Christ, James, Gehenna but Christ spoke more about hell than anyone in scripture. He said, "You must be saved to enter or see the Kingdom of God: John's Gospel 3:3,5." A God Who lets sinful people have their own way for long wouldn't be very just nor would He be very loving to the victim of a sinner flashing a sword. Sin is lawlessness and transgressing the Law of God which Law was given to us through Moses to show us we fail God (as in The Ten Commandments,) as well as God's Holiness and Love by misdirecting an inner voice, namely the Holy Spirit's voice which can be convicting or commending. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1"
Antionomism is anything goes and every situation, relative to it, no absolutes that is in behavior and attitude action. By this we grieve God who gives the Holy Spirit. We see by these infallible proofs the laws that God puts out there we fail to obey Him (specificly Him,) within the Law (of God given through Moses) even though we might live a ying yang good life. These Ten Commands (or 613) show us a limit on personal avenging of a victim to his/her aggressor. God in essence is saying we need a Savior to save us from our passions for in many ways we have gone way over the line or limit in sinning before God.
If we have ever lied we have sinned before God or if we have ever stealed we have sinned also. Scripture says one sin is as bad as any other and, "miss the Mark in one point, and you've missed (failed) every one of them," (James 2:10.) Thoughts of love turned to lust? hate? murder in the heart? We deserve hell rightly so because God's Law judges such attitude/behavior (See Jesus' words in Matthew 5,6,7,) and God the Judge does as well. For Utopia God created creation of man and woman to live there and to live there requires a "perfection suit." Otherwise as soon as one of us showed up it would be no longer Utopia. We'd stink up the place acting rusde and ugly. Jesus went to Paradise and succeeded. He shows us its all there waiting for us. All others are liars and thieves, "trying to climb up some other way," scripture declares, "into the sheepfold." But Jesus couldn't be kept in a grave. He arose the third day. He was justified, vindicated.
In mercy He Himself now provides the way to Himself and this place Heaven we could not bridge when He sent Himself in the form of Jesus Christ: He lived a pleasing life to God before God pleasing of His Ten Commandments (and the 613 laws) here on earth obedient to death even a cross death pleasing God to the last breath. In His victory His way, we could accept "it is Finished" by the Son and so somehow to reach to the resurrection from the dead (meaning Heaven,) Paul said in Philipians at the Rapture or when we die by knowing Christ inside in a reality of the Spirit. This is the first resurrection. It's a sure promise with conditions as every promise has conditions. He died in weakness a crucifixion death by man's hand (II Corinthians 13:4,) and that was Friday's happenings...but Sunday's a Coming! and He Arose from death and lives by the Power of God in that victorious fashion He alone could adopt us for as sons crying "Abba, Father!" That Resurrection has been the most documented fact of history!
He brought tithes and offering to God which was His Blood to the Throne where God dwelt. His righteousness counted. Access is now there. He has gone through the Heavens and its all there. He had gone to the cross to suffer God's wrath in an eternity in those six hours on the cross. He suffered our punishment full blown of an eternity of eternities in God's Wrath completely and came out the other side intact! He became sin and had the full strength of God's Judgment and Wrath poured out upon Himself just to save us, and make us more than conqueror's, overcomers in this life. Now we can go free from the stall like calves, skipping, leaping: forgiven! Can you not respond in kind firmly to that act one time and once for all believe that Jesus could apply it to you? Saved? Pray about it.
You can have faith to be healed and salvation. You can be assured of Heaven as you follow Jesus on the earth.
By way of Background, There was a way of the Ark of His Presence which had a Mercy Seat surrounded by four cherebim and many seraphim where God dwelt back in the Old Testament. This later became the Temple: Holy of Holies. And then Christ Himself on earth and now Christ is within each believer, by the Holy Spirit who gives life and ministry to each of us!
But you have to be IN Christ to win or gain not earn Eternal Life. In other words, salvation has to be applied to your life and it's a forward gaining stamp of approval that has to see the end of your life proved faithful and in this respect it's a Gift (Bepo in Greek,) by grace lifelong to those that obey by faith through grace (in Greek, Chiro) in fact the obedience of faith Paul spoke of in Romans chapter one and to endure to the end primary. Jesus lived that perfect life perfectly. "I am the way the truth and the life, no man gets to the Father but by Me," Jesus Christ said (John 14:6.)
We need to be born of God or born again Jesus taught (John 3:3,5)! We admit we're sinners and have fallen short of God's glory (and that's in Romans 3:23 to say.) Romans three verse ten says, "There is none righteous, no not one." We fall short on the mercy of God and roll our doubts on Him and accept Christ as our Lord and Savior humbly in a bow before Him. Paul the Apostle said He bowed before God so should we. Be following Christ all the days of our life and meaning it authentically & we will build a sure foundation against the storms to come established on the Laws and Promises of God and have an inheritance we will have prepared for us rooted in God. Jesus is the only way to God. Abide in Him like a Branch to a Vine kept by a Vinedressor, Father God.
God can put us in the eye of the storm in peace in Him. NO other name under Heaven given among men is needed to be saved Acts 4:12. It is my prayer that you will pray fervently earnestly to know God to the point God knows you through Christ and sincerely ask God to be saved through His Blood so you can be ready should He call you home to Heaven (Philippians 3:20-21,) and read the Bible and find Jesus Christ for your life and lifestyle. It's for everyone! It's a new spiritual life not religious nor religion. God promises a new self. God giveth a new heart and new mind. This is in Christ. I was at an age of four when I understood this and asked Him in to be my Savior from sin.
It is made by God so a child can understand and be saved. It has been a better life, a witness for Jesus, since then for me and I have never regretted a moment of it! My aim as is the desire of everyone born again in Christ is to be Christlike and more like Jesus Christ moment by moment by faith and trust which brings obedience to it. To accomplish this is commitment' requiring of us and cooperating with the Voice of God and Spirit of God which we discover by reading the Word and allowing God to work on us as a Potter would clay on a Potter's Wheel. Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church
Bethel Assembly Of God Church
Jesus is the Son of God and came from Heaven to earth to save our souls, develop our character, and to see us through to refined gold assuming we've been born again. Refined gold speaks of a spotless character not money. He did not come to baptize us in bad vinegar. We need to smile more and be glad and rejoice much more in Jesus.
Jesus by the way fulfilled over three hundred prophecies about Messiah. Given in the Bible these writings definitely tell us God is in control. Religion is man's attempts to get to God and based on man's thoughts not especially God's thoughts. Christianity is not a religion but a relationship. Jesus in His authenticity is God reaching down to man in love in a relationship of Blood Covenant. Early Indians in America would slice a blade across their hands to show they were in league or blood brothers with other tribes. In the Bible something similiar is started by God Himself with a man called Abraham in Chapter 15-17 of Genesis.
The Bible is God's final authority in everything being verbal plenary supplied inerrant and infallible in inspiration and matters relating to God. Before Abraham God had a verbal speech Covenant with sacrifices with Adam, Seth, Noah, Enoch, and then by the time of Abraham, a Covenant He ratified that was related and unified with man with God and God was the propounder or first party to start it.
We needed a salvation because of deaths we couldn't overcome and consequences of sins. We couldn't escape death and the consequences of our sin. God gave us Jesus "in the fullness of times," and He is the Savior of the world from sin being He took upon Himself the whole world's sin the scripture says in II Cor 5:21 and He came out the other side: a happening guy! He did this so we might be able to live right aplely put. But live right before God is important. Jesus Himself lived a reverential life to God when He walked here 2000 years ago in obedience.
He lived to about age 30 when He started to minister and heal under the Anointing of the Holy Spirit according to the Bible. He came to send us an anointing too and us to be IN HIM that is immerced or baptized in His Life and Death and Resurrection pleasing God after His Resurrection. The Four New Testament Gospels give a precise accurate description of His Life and Ministry Purpose, to forgive us all of our sins (at His Death primarily,) and that to believe Him is the only way to be saved while He was alive. And get to Heaven and to enter His Kingdom now receiving it also by believing Him is paramount. To follow Him as our all in all is everything then on from the empty Tomb and to worship God and rejoice in what Christ has done for you on the Cross!
After His Resurrection people of God wondered why Jesus didn't restore all things as He said would be on God's agenda. But Jesus said before He died that the Holy Spirit would come if He (Jesus) went away and would be like Jesus in every way (allos in Greek for the same.) The Holy Spirit would magnify Jesus and remind of what He said and the truth (alethia in Greek.) The Restoration would come later (see Revelation 21.) The early Church went about telling of Jesus Resurrection and why that saves us to everybody. The message of the Gospel good news was cutting to the heart as disciple after disciple became a witness that died a martyr's death. But persecution for the stand they took was winning the world upside down. The Holy Spirit was empowering the body of Christ to think and act and 'BE' WITNESSES for Jesus Christ and it shows by attitude and became the underdog David and that slew the Goliath: Nero.
God truly wants to give you a newness of life or in other words an extrordinary life in the realm of influence He's called you to by the Power of the Spirit or empowerment of the Christ's faith. Get saved first. For the Kingdom of God is not a geographic location but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit Romans 14:17. God will accomplish this by His grace. He's called you to a change. God doesn't want anyone lost in other words. Pretty soon there may be no delay by God in longsuffering or tarrying. God chose by the foolishness of PREACHING to save those that believe.
To be saved, and Jesus Himself said the way is narrow and hard to Life and the way to destruction is broad and its gate wide and many go to their consequences therein and are perished, and so we need a faith that sees beyond what others see, a belief of faith IN JESUS that grows (into born of God life: zoe in Greek - the God kind of life.) Jesus spoke about hell as a place to shun and as did the brother of Christ, James, Gehenna but Christ spoke more about hell than anyone in scripture. He said, "You must be saved to enter or see the Kingdom of God: John's Gospel 3:3,5." A God Who lets sinful people have their own way for long wouldn't be very just nor would He be very loving to the victim of a sinner flashing a sword. Sin is lawlessness and transgressing the Law of God which Law was given to us through Moses to show us we fail God (as in The Ten Commandments,) as well as God's Holiness and Love by misdirecting an inner voice, namely the Holy Spirit's voice which can be convicting or commending. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1"
Antionomism is anything goes and every situation, relative to it, no absolutes that is in behavior and attitude action. By this we grieve God who gives the Holy Spirit. We see by these infallible proofs the laws that God puts out there we fail to obey Him (specificly Him,) within the Law (of God given through Moses) even though we might live a ying yang good life. These Ten Commands (or 613) show us a limit on personal avenging of a victim to his/her aggressor. God in essence is saying we need a Savior to save us from our passions for in many ways we have gone way over the line or limit in sinning before God.
If we have ever lied we have sinned before God or if we have ever stealed we have sinned also. Scripture says one sin is as bad as any other and, "miss the Mark in one point, and you've missed (failed) every one of them," (James 2:10.) Thoughts of love turned to lust? hate? murder in the heart? We deserve hell rightly so because God's Law judges such attitude/behavior (See Jesus' words in Matthew 5,6,7,) and God the Judge does as well. For Utopia God created creation of man and woman to live there and to live there requires a "perfection suit." Otherwise as soon as one of us showed up it would be no longer Utopia. We'd stink up the place acting rusde and ugly. Jesus went to Paradise and succeeded. He shows us its all there waiting for us. All others are liars and thieves, "trying to climb up some other way," scripture declares, "into the sheepfold." But Jesus couldn't be kept in a grave. He arose the third day. He was justified, vindicated.
In mercy He Himself now provides the way to Himself and this place Heaven we could not bridge when He sent Himself in the form of Jesus Christ: He lived a pleasing life to God before God pleasing of His Ten Commandments (and the 613 laws) here on earth obedient to death even a cross death pleasing God to the last breath. In His victory His way, we could accept "it is Finished" by the Son and so somehow to reach to the resurrection from the dead (meaning Heaven,) Paul said in Philipians at the Rapture or when we die by knowing Christ inside in a reality of the Spirit. This is the first resurrection. It's a sure promise with conditions as every promise has conditions. He died in weakness a crucifixion death by man's hand (II Corinthians 13:4,) and that was Friday's happenings...but Sunday's a Coming! and He Arose from death and lives by the Power of God in that victorious fashion He alone could adopt us for as sons crying "Abba, Father!" That Resurrection has been the most documented fact of history!
He brought tithes and offering to God which was His Blood to the Throne where God dwelt. His righteousness counted. Access is now there. He has gone through the Heavens and its all there. He had gone to the cross to suffer God's wrath in an eternity in those six hours on the cross. He suffered our punishment full blown of an eternity of eternities in God's Wrath completely and came out the other side intact! He became sin and had the full strength of God's Judgment and Wrath poured out upon Himself just to save us, and make us more than conqueror's, overcomers in this life. Now we can go free from the stall like calves, skipping, leaping: forgiven! Can you not respond in kind firmly to that act one time and once for all believe that Jesus could apply it to you? Saved? Pray about it.
You can have faith to be healed and salvation. You can be assured of Heaven as you follow Jesus on the earth.
By way of Background, There was a way of the Ark of His Presence which had a Mercy Seat surrounded by four cherebim and many seraphim where God dwelt back in the Old Testament. This later became the Temple: Holy of Holies. And then Christ Himself on earth and now Christ is within each believer, by the Holy Spirit who gives life and ministry to each of us!
But you have to be IN Christ to win or gain not earn Eternal Life. In other words, salvation has to be applied to your life and it's a forward gaining stamp of approval that has to see the end of your life proved faithful and in this respect it's a Gift (Bepo in Greek,) by grace lifelong to those that obey by faith through grace (in Greek, Chiro) in fact the obedience of faith Paul spoke of in Romans chapter one and to endure to the end primary. Jesus lived that perfect life perfectly. "I am the way the truth and the life, no man gets to the Father but by Me," Jesus Christ said (John 14:6.)
We need to be born of God or born again Jesus taught (John 3:3,5)! We admit we're sinners and have fallen short of God's glory (and that's in Romans 3:23 to say.) Romans three verse ten says, "There is none righteous, no not one." We fall short on the mercy of God and roll our doubts on Him and accept Christ as our Lord and Savior humbly in a bow before Him. Paul the Apostle said He bowed before God so should we. Be following Christ all the days of our life and meaning it authentically & we will build a sure foundation against the storms to come established on the Laws and Promises of God and have an inheritance we will have prepared for us rooted in God. Jesus is the only way to God. Abide in Him like a Branch to a Vine kept by a Vinedressor, Father God.
God can put us in the eye of the storm in peace in Him. NO other name under Heaven given among men is needed to be saved Acts 4:12. It is my prayer that you will pray fervently earnestly to know God to the point God knows you through Christ and sincerely ask God to be saved through His Blood so you can be ready should He call you home to Heaven (Philippians 3:20-21,) and read the Bible and find Jesus Christ for your life and lifestyle. It's for everyone! It's a new spiritual life not religious nor religion. God promises a new self. God giveth a new heart and new mind. This is in Christ. I was at an age of four when I understood this and asked Him in to be my Savior from sin.
It is made by God so a child can understand and be saved. It has been a better life, a witness for Jesus, since then for me and I have never regretted a moment of it! My aim as is the desire of everyone born again in Christ is to be Christlike and more like Jesus Christ moment by moment by faith and trust which brings obedience to it. To accomplish this is commitment' requiring of us and cooperating with the Voice of God and Spirit of God which we discover by reading the Word and allowing God to work on us as a Potter would clay on a Potter's Wheel. Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church
Bethel Assembly Of God Church
Monday, June 20, 2011
Why The Blood Of Jesus Christ Must Be Applied To Oneself!
Jesus told many parables about life and the
Kingdom while He walked the planet 2000 years it's been. He said it's better to
be rich toward God than wise in your own conceit. Woe in fact to him who is
proud in possessions and not wealthy toward God. Scripture says, "If the
righteous scarcely be saved what will become of the ungodly and unrighteous? I
believe Him. What better way would there be for God to reveal to us He has a
will and a purposeful way than to walk in our shoes and become one of us. He
exaggerated the point in that one respect by becoming a baby and risking our
circumstances too. He chose a way to intertwine in our ways of life by showing
us what God is like totally. God heals people and does good to them which is
what Jesus did. Jesus also invited us to a feast or supper someday to be given
in His Honor. When He expanded His circle of influence & ministry He would
teach the Kingdom. Many would be drawn and listen and really hear. Some went
along for the ride flew the coop. He preached, "repent, for the God you think you know is here
in His Government (Kingdom.)" But instead of great signs performing like putting down the Romans He
was crucified. It was a sarcastic laugh Satan and his hordes had as this happened as Friday's
here....BUT SUNDAY'S A COMING!!! And three days later He Arose triumphant/victorious. He even
went so far as to insure the stone that held Him in the Tomb was rolled away so
we could get inside. Most of all proving it did occur, his disciples risked life and limb and
everything to get the Message of the GOOD NEWS out: "He Is Not Here, He Is
Risen!" It spread all over the world and turned the world upside down. Countless numbers of Christians would be docile as the lions of the Coliseum would ravage them. They had a
peaceful look and smile that devastated Nero. They indeed knew God had spoken.
Do we? Scripture says, unshakeable things will remain but right now the shakable
is being shaken. Are we slow to believe God raises the dead? or that the Blood of Jesus can save anybody from sin? God is not willing that any should perish for He has no
pleasure in the death of the wicked but only when they repent. "All things are
possible," Jesus said, "to him who believes." Jesus says, in the dramatic
present, "Let him who has ears to hear, really hear what the Holy Spirit is
saying to the Churches." John 14:6 says and Jesus says, "I am the way, the
truth, and the Life, no man cometh to Father but by Me." Is it going to matter
in 'the long run' if we are rich toward God? You betcha! We need to read Acts
2:38b again. It says, " Repent and be Baptized everyone one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ
for the Remission of sins and you will receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit."
It's worthy to be a born again believer because we get to go to Heaven but for now on earth we sit right in the Heavenlies
and become a bondslave to serve God and in Heaven we'll rule and reign with Christ someday. We need not listen
to the world calling us bad names but wholly lean on Jesus' Name and be born again.
People get ready Jesus is coming soon. God looks with mercy (Lovingkindness
Hebrew: chesed) and compassion on us because of what Christ has Done. His
finished work for us at the Cross has wrought victory over the world, sin, and
satan. "Sell what you have, buy alms, give to the poor, deny yourself, take up
your cross and follow Me," Jesus is saying to believers. Provide for yourselves bags that wax
not old Eternal in the Heavens and lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven.
Even a cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple will not lose its
reward. By grace from God alone we make it because our good works are like
filthy rags. It's by His mercy an Abundant Life In Christ is possible. Like the energizer bunny, that
Life of Christ within keeps going, and going, and going in perseverance. Read the Bible, pray, and
tell someone you love them; attend a Bible believing Church. Make it your home
or extended family! Love God and your neighbor! Follow Jesus!
Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church Web
Kingdom while He walked the planet 2000 years it's been. He said it's better to
be rich toward God than wise in your own conceit. Woe in fact to him who is
proud in possessions and not wealthy toward God. Scripture says, "If the
righteous scarcely be saved what will become of the ungodly and unrighteous? I
believe Him. What better way would there be for God to reveal to us He has a
will and a purposeful way than to walk in our shoes and become one of us. He
exaggerated the point in that one respect by becoming a baby and risking our
circumstances too. He chose a way to intertwine in our ways of life by showing
us what God is like totally. God heals people and does good to them which is
what Jesus did. Jesus also invited us to a feast or supper someday to be given
in His Honor. When He expanded His circle of influence & ministry He would
teach the Kingdom. Many would be drawn and listen and really hear. Some went
along for the ride flew the coop. He preached, "repent, for the God you think you know is here
in His Government (Kingdom.)" But instead of great signs performing like putting down the Romans He
was crucified. It was a sarcastic laugh Satan and his hordes had as this happened as Friday's
here....BUT SUNDAY'S A COMING!!! And three days later He Arose triumphant/victorious. He even
went so far as to insure the stone that held Him in the Tomb was rolled away so
we could get inside. Most of all proving it did occur, his disciples risked life and limb and
everything to get the Message of the GOOD NEWS out: "He Is Not Here, He Is
Risen!" It spread all over the world and turned the world upside down. Countless numbers of Christians would be docile as the lions of the Coliseum would ravage them. They had a
peaceful look and smile that devastated Nero. They indeed knew God had spoken.
Do we? Scripture says, unshakeable things will remain but right now the shakable
is being shaken. Are we slow to believe God raises the dead? or that the Blood of Jesus can save anybody from sin? God is not willing that any should perish for He has no
pleasure in the death of the wicked but only when they repent. "All things are
possible," Jesus said, "to him who believes." Jesus says, in the dramatic
present, "Let him who has ears to hear, really hear what the Holy Spirit is
saying to the Churches." John 14:6 says and Jesus says, "I am the way, the
truth, and the Life, no man cometh to Father but by Me." Is it going to matter
in 'the long run' if we are rich toward God? You betcha! We need to read Acts
2:38b again. It says, " Repent and be Baptized everyone one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ
for the Remission of sins and you will receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit."
It's worthy to be a born again believer because we get to go to Heaven but for now on earth we sit right in the Heavenlies
and become a bondslave to serve God and in Heaven we'll rule and reign with Christ someday. We need not listen
to the world calling us bad names but wholly lean on Jesus' Name and be born again.
People get ready Jesus is coming soon. God looks with mercy (Lovingkindness
Hebrew: chesed) and compassion on us because of what Christ has Done. His
finished work for us at the Cross has wrought victory over the world, sin, and
satan. "Sell what you have, buy alms, give to the poor, deny yourself, take up
your cross and follow Me," Jesus is saying to believers. Provide for yourselves bags that wax
not old Eternal in the Heavens and lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven.
Even a cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple will not lose its
reward. By grace from God alone we make it because our good works are like
filthy rags. It's by His mercy an Abundant Life In Christ is possible. Like the energizer bunny, that
Life of Christ within keeps going, and going, and going in perseverance. Read the Bible, pray, and
tell someone you love them; attend a Bible believing Church. Make it your home
or extended family! Love God and your neighbor! Follow Jesus!
Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church Web
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Happy Father's Day
I Had A Godly Father And Dad!!
Thanks Lord for being there for me! How can I say thanks Lord God for the things You have done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of God. Jesus is the Name above all Names, Beautiful Savior, Glorious Lord, Immanuel, God is with us. When I gave my heart to Christ I knew I'd be accused of being a goody-two-shoes but I determined I'd belong to God no matter what, believe God and His Kingdom, I'd seek even as a lad in Grade School with all my heart.
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It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins."
All it takes is a prayer to God and a commitment to Christ can be made to be saved, admitting that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's Redemptive Love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him, repenting, bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him after waiting on the Spirit. You reach for the Sceptor which is His, (His Righteousness, His Signet Ring.)
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone you know, proclaiming "RELEASE," that "you're free! of this world: of the lust of the eyes, of lust of the flesh, and of the pride of life," because of what Christ has Done. You're not in it for a problem-free life but in a crucified consecration you belong to Jesus more, and more, and you now love God, & hate sin. Have that encounter with Jesus in God. Jesus said, "No man can come to Me unless the Father draw him." Jesus draws all men to Himself as He is lifted high. As born again then we're hungry to do the next right thing. This is background. You get a new heart and newness of life.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by perfect love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to pleasing also Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not keep Him. (I wonder why, hint hint.)
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Robert Capon
Heaven is where God will wipe away all tears from our eyes and God through John goes on to say, "There will be no death, nor crying, nor any pain." "Behold," "I make all things new." "I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." "I will lead him who is thirsty to living fountains of water." Amen.
Live for Him. Rest your entire weight of self on Him in committment to preserve for that Day of His return. Happy Fathers day!!!! Dave
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but living it commending my conscience to God and every man's conscience as He gave me ability in expressing the Life from God within giving my life for His service I would do. Being bondslaves to Christ and knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant: what He did for me. I heard and felt abuse from Jews and Catholics alike but I looked for common ground, stayed the course, and remembered it's important to talk to God about someone before I talked to someone about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew God's move and if I got out of the way He could accomplish. I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters therein and the story of Redemption: I put my life upon the Rock. I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat to His Frontseat. Things and possessions just get in the way. Renouncing all for Christ's service even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday Wednesday, and Friday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I received there counsel of the Lord: be devoted in heart, soul, mind, and strength with tongue, and count the cost, renounce, and follow Christ. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor goes/enters within the veil, holds in me, and that by faith, not of myself nor of any good work or works, I'm saved, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God: He is El Elyon (Most High God.) I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. It Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of God's Protection (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that separating from sin starting as a child which is Divinely important. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid for and emotions will follow we being active and alert in Him: re: our love for God white hot fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away, re: first love for Christ . We're just pilgrims here, God's peculiar people.
This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name. He's the prince and power of the air. Martin Luther, it's said, woke from sleep one night and saw Satan at his bed at the feet and quotedly said, "oh, it's you," and went back to sleep. Don't give attention to him nor treat him with disdain but with a healthy respect like a hot stove.
Ephesians says, "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on the Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor of God. We'll reap a harvest if we don't quit or get nervous nor weary in well doing, army. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your favor in grace from God, happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already! Amen.
Thanks Lord for being there for me! How can I say thanks Lord God for the things You have done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of God. Jesus is the Name above all Names, Beautiful Savior, Glorious Lord, Immanuel, God is with us. When I gave my heart to Christ I knew I'd be accused of being a goody-two-shoes but I determined I'd belong to God no matter what, believe God and His Kingdom, I'd seek even as a lad in Grade School with all my heart.
A Click Away From A Great Church Sermon Podcast!
It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins."
All it takes is a prayer to God and a commitment to Christ can be made to be saved, admitting that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's Redemptive Love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him, repenting, bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him after waiting on the Spirit. You reach for the Sceptor which is His, (His Righteousness, His Signet Ring.)
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone you know, proclaiming "RELEASE," that "you're free! of this world: of the lust of the eyes, of lust of the flesh, and of the pride of life," because of what Christ has Done. You're not in it for a problem-free life but in a crucified consecration you belong to Jesus more, and more, and you now love God, & hate sin. Have that encounter with Jesus in God. Jesus said, "No man can come to Me unless the Father draw him." Jesus draws all men to Himself as He is lifted high. As born again then we're hungry to do the next right thing. This is background. You get a new heart and newness of life.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by perfect love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to pleasing also Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not keep Him. (I wonder why, hint hint.)
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Robert Capon
Heaven is where God will wipe away all tears from our eyes and God through John goes on to say, "There will be no death, nor crying, nor any pain." "Behold," "I make all things new." "I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." "I will lead him who is thirsty to living fountains of water." Amen.
Live for Him. Rest your entire weight of self on Him in committment to preserve for that Day of His return. Happy Fathers day!!!! Dave
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but living it commending my conscience to God and every man's conscience as He gave me ability in expressing the Life from God within giving my life for His service I would do. Being bondslaves to Christ and knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant: what He did for me. I heard and felt abuse from Jews and Catholics alike but I looked for common ground, stayed the course, and remembered it's important to talk to God about someone before I talked to someone about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew God's move and if I got out of the way He could accomplish. I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters therein and the story of Redemption: I put my life upon the Rock. I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat to His Frontseat. Things and possessions just get in the way. Renouncing all for Christ's service even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday Wednesday, and Friday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I received there counsel of the Lord: be devoted in heart, soul, mind, and strength with tongue, and count the cost, renounce, and follow Christ. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor goes/enters within the veil, holds in me, and that by faith, not of myself nor of any good work or works, I'm saved, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God: He is El Elyon (Most High God.) I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. It Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of God's Protection (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that separating from sin starting as a child which is Divinely important. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid for and emotions will follow we being active and alert in Him: re: our love for God white hot fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away, re: first love for Christ . We're just pilgrims here, God's peculiar people.
This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name. He's the prince and power of the air. Martin Luther, it's said, woke from sleep one night and saw Satan at his bed at the feet and quotedly said, "oh, it's you," and went back to sleep. Don't give attention to him nor treat him with disdain but with a healthy respect like a hot stove.
Ephesians says, "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on the Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor of God. We'll reap a harvest if we don't quit or get nervous nor weary in well doing, army. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your favor in grace from God, happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already! Amen.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Have A Drink Of LIVING WATER!
Papa O my Papa! Abba! Daddy! These are endearing terms for one's inmost intimate relationship with their Father or for many their Heavenly Father! I encourage you to get to know Your Creator Who is Your Redeemer/Savior/King/Master/God! There are many names for God in the Bible revealing Who He Is in a Unique Righteous Holy Manner. Having made our universe with intelligent design and personally handcrafted his unique-among-all creation, mankind, He rested on the Seventh Day. Man was made a little lower than the angels for a time. He is though higher than animals in that He is free in His will to choose morally and spiritually at times with great specificity. But we know and science tells us man and woman came from one couple or one single ancestor-ancient.
We could say, matter and energy are conserved but science has told us that the atom can be split like in a hydrogen bomb. And so as it says in the books of Peter in the Bible, "the elements shall melt with fervent heat," and, "so, what manner of men ought we to be in all holiness and righteousness looking for the day of His (Messiah) coming."
By spreading the good news of Adam's helpless race finding a way of Salvation through the "Second Adam," we see how important a gravity God puts on His Kingdom being reverenced and His Son obeyed, Jesus, which His Name also means Joshua. We're hastening His Coming again as we honor His Logos, (being a bondslave of Him,) or Living Word, God dwelt among us, Immanual, God in flesh form: Jesus Christ. We come to see God's not angry with mankind because Jesus has won the victory; And He is victorious in rising from the dead and has specially called out His Saints from this world who through faith by grace please and obey Him. Do you think it strange that God raises the dead? However it's a narrow way God has made to Heaven (in Christ) crossing the great Gulf between man and Himself the Bible and Jesus say. The way to Hell is broad (wide) & paved with good intentions and one might argue they're good enough (for Heaven) without "being saved." But Jesus did meet all the requirements to be our perfect Lamb of God, and do you think God would go to all this trouble if it weren't right or needed? He obeyed God perfect, died on a Cross as predicted by Him, Arose from the dead, proving that He is the way, the truth, and the life, and that in John's Gospel, "all who are taught of the Father," come to Him! No one can make it to attain God's Standard of Holiness or Righteousness then. The only answer is Christ within: in the body, soul, heart, mind, and spiritual lifestyle. Will you this very hour confirm this before God on yourself His favor, by accepting the Gift of His Son's Sacrifice for the Blood taking away, the Redemption, of your sins, because He loves you!? You admit first you need it because you're sinful and only deserve hell. Heaven awaits! But after that, realize it's all of grace & so then show that you're thankful and grateful He did this (save you) by living for Him. Deny Yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him (Jesus Christ.) All the angels rejoice in Heaven because you did that. Claim the Holy Spirit to invest inside you to give you the pledge of Heaven, repent, and praise and love the Lord Your God with everything inside in a lifetime of Worship for its about Him not us!! Choose Life, choose the Son for your discipleship and Heaven as your purpose, and live with the awareness of the Son of God inside and your identity in Him, His righto life, His manner of life in living it in merciful kindness ministering, His lowly, His Death for our sins, His burial, His Resurrection, Ascension, Exaltation, and Supremacy over all things, so that we might be called His "brothers." And through you uniquely and through Corporately functioning with unction in Body of Christ, the Good News of the Gospel can be proclaimed and glorified and magnified with a corporate Voice in the Body of Christ, to lift up Christ. And like the blind man healed by Jesus in the book of John says, "all I know is once I was blind, now I see." Jesus changes lives. It start with the forgiveness of sins and the Blood that covers you. God is love I John 4:16.
We could say, matter and energy are conserved but science has told us that the atom can be split like in a hydrogen bomb. And so as it says in the books of Peter in the Bible, "the elements shall melt with fervent heat," and, "so, what manner of men ought we to be in all holiness and righteousness looking for the day of His (Messiah) coming."
By spreading the good news of Adam's helpless race finding a way of Salvation through the "Second Adam," we see how important a gravity God puts on His Kingdom being reverenced and His Son obeyed, Jesus, which His Name also means Joshua. We're hastening His Coming again as we honor His Logos, (being a bondslave of Him,) or Living Word, God dwelt among us, Immanual, God in flesh form: Jesus Christ. We come to see God's not angry with mankind because Jesus has won the victory; And He is victorious in rising from the dead and has specially called out His Saints from this world who through faith by grace please and obey Him. Do you think it strange that God raises the dead? However it's a narrow way God has made to Heaven (in Christ) crossing the great Gulf between man and Himself the Bible and Jesus say. The way to Hell is broad (wide) & paved with good intentions and one might argue they're good enough (for Heaven) without "being saved." But Jesus did meet all the requirements to be our perfect Lamb of God, and do you think God would go to all this trouble if it weren't right or needed? He obeyed God perfect, died on a Cross as predicted by Him, Arose from the dead, proving that He is the way, the truth, and the life, and that in John's Gospel, "all who are taught of the Father," come to Him! No one can make it to attain God's Standard of Holiness or Righteousness then. The only answer is Christ within: in the body, soul, heart, mind, and spiritual lifestyle. Will you this very hour confirm this before God on yourself His favor, by accepting the Gift of His Son's Sacrifice for the Blood taking away, the Redemption, of your sins, because He loves you!? You admit first you need it because you're sinful and only deserve hell. Heaven awaits! But after that, realize it's all of grace & so then show that you're thankful and grateful He did this (save you) by living for Him. Deny Yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him (Jesus Christ.) All the angels rejoice in Heaven because you did that. Claim the Holy Spirit to invest inside you to give you the pledge of Heaven, repent, and praise and love the Lord Your God with everything inside in a lifetime of Worship for its about Him not us!! Choose Life, choose the Son for your discipleship and Heaven as your purpose, and live with the awareness of the Son of God inside and your identity in Him, His righto life, His manner of life in living it in merciful kindness ministering, His lowly, His Death for our sins, His burial, His Resurrection, Ascension, Exaltation, and Supremacy over all things, so that we might be called His "brothers." And through you uniquely and through Corporately functioning with unction in Body of Christ, the Good News of the Gospel can be proclaimed and glorified and magnified with a corporate Voice in the Body of Christ, to lift up Christ. And like the blind man healed by Jesus in the book of John says, "all I know is once I was blind, now I see." Jesus changes lives. It start with the forgiveness of sins and the Blood that covers you. God is love I John 4:16.
Friday, June 10, 2011
You Can Choose Your Destiny; Heaven or Hell
Thanks Lord for being there for me! How can I say thanks Lord God for the things You have done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of God. Jesus is the Name above all Names, Beautiful Savior, Glorious Lord, Immanuel, God is with us. When I gave my heart to Christ I knew I'd be accused of being a goody-two-shoes but I determined I'd belong to God believe God and His Kingdom I'd seek even as a lad in Grade School with all my heart.
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but live commending my conscience to God and every man's conscience as He gave me ability in expressing the Life from God within giving my life for His service. Being bondslaves ta Christ and knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant. I heard and felt abuse from Jews and Catholics alike but I looked for common ground, stayed the course, and remembered it's important to talk to God about someone before I talked to someone about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew if I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters in it and the story of Redemption thereof I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat. Things and possessions just get in the way. Renouncing this all for Christ's service even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday and Wednesday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I received there counsel from the Lord: be devoted in heart, soul, mind, and tongue, and count the cost. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor enters within the veil, holds in me, and that by faith, not of myself nor any good works, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God He is. I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. It Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of Protection of Who He is (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that separating from sin as a child. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid and emotions will follow we being active and alert: re: our love for God white hot fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away. We're just pilgrims here, God's peculiar people.
This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name. He's the prince and power of the air.
Ephesians says, "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor. We'll reap a harvest if we don't quit or get nervous in well doing, army. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already!
A Click Away From A Great Church Sermon Podcast!
It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins."
All it takes is a prayer to God and commitment to Christ to admit that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him, repenting, bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him. You reach for the Sceptor which is His, (His Righteousness.)
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone else, proclaiming "release," that "you're free! of this world: the lust if the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life." You're not in it for a problem-free life but in a ballooning crucified consecration to belong to Jesus more, you now love God, hate sin. Have that encounter with Jesus in God. Jesus said, "No man can come to Me unless the Father draw him." Jesus draws all men to Himself as He is lifted high. As born again we're hungry to do the next right thing. This is background.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to be pleasing also the Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not keep Him
! We sit with Him, victors, not victims in the Heavenlies at the Throne.
As perfect Lamb of God sacrifice then, Jesus' Blood was (shed) so we could be free. Now I'm forgiven. Jesus keeps giving and giving. Jesus promises never to leave nor forsake. Love is not love until it goes through a test & until it's pure gold and dross is removed, Christlike. God wants us to choose by faith and our will to belong to Him, but not by force.
It's a Gift, Eternal Life, and we must accept it freely. Make that prayer to know God and obey the Son. Justification happens. You begin to really live like your alive from the dead & wholly alive to God. Your passion changes to righteous. The Holy Spirit is your gift when you do these things. In God's timing all things become beautiful. God is good. "Occupy until I come," Jesus said, on the offensive winnning battles on your knees.
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Robert Capon
As we partner together with God, although The Battle Is The Lord', we shall wear a crown bright, shiny should the Lord tarry, because fine linen is the righteous acts of the Saints, (Haggios, in Greek) "called out ones." God wants to be among us Revelation 21 tells. There's a supper of marriage Christ will have over us, His Bride, and we will have robes washed in the Blood of Himself, the Lamb of God. We will lay our Stephanos, wreaths at Jesus feet and worship! He will give rewards and wipe our tears away! Heaven is where God will wipe away all tears from our eyes and He goes on to say, "There will be no death, nor crying, nor any pain." "I make all things new." "I am the beginning and the end." "I will lead him who us thirsty to living fountions of waters." Amen.
Live for Him. DC 6/10/2011
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but live commending my conscience to God and every man's conscience as He gave me ability in expressing the Life from God within giving my life for His service. Being bondslaves ta Christ and knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant. I heard and felt abuse from Jews and Catholics alike but I looked for common ground, stayed the course, and remembered it's important to talk to God about someone before I talked to someone about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew if I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters in it and the story of Redemption thereof I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat. Things and possessions just get in the way. Renouncing this all for Christ's service even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday and Wednesday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I received there counsel from the Lord: be devoted in heart, soul, mind, and tongue, and count the cost. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor enters within the veil, holds in me, and that by faith, not of myself nor any good works, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God He is. I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. It Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of Protection of Who He is (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that separating from sin as a child. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid and emotions will follow we being active and alert: re: our love for God white hot fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away. We're just pilgrims here, God's peculiar people.
This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name. He's the prince and power of the air.
Ephesians says, "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor. We'll reap a harvest if we don't quit or get nervous in well doing, army. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already!
A Click Away From A Great Church Sermon Podcast!
It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins."
All it takes is a prayer to God and commitment to Christ to admit that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him, repenting, bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him. You reach for the Sceptor which is His, (His Righteousness.)
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone else, proclaiming "release," that "you're free! of this world: the lust if the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life." You're not in it for a problem-free life but in a ballooning crucified consecration to belong to Jesus more, you now love God, hate sin. Have that encounter with Jesus in God. Jesus said, "No man can come to Me unless the Father draw him." Jesus draws all men to Himself as He is lifted high. As born again we're hungry to do the next right thing. This is background.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to be pleasing also the Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not keep Him
! We sit with Him, victors, not victims in the Heavenlies at the Throne.
As perfect Lamb of God sacrifice then, Jesus' Blood was (shed) so we could be free. Now I'm forgiven. Jesus keeps giving and giving. Jesus promises never to leave nor forsake. Love is not love until it goes through a test & until it's pure gold and dross is removed, Christlike. God wants us to choose by faith and our will to belong to Him, but not by force.
It's a Gift, Eternal Life, and we must accept it freely. Make that prayer to know God and obey the Son. Justification happens. You begin to really live like your alive from the dead & wholly alive to God. Your passion changes to righteous. The Holy Spirit is your gift when you do these things. In God's timing all things become beautiful. God is good. "Occupy until I come," Jesus said, on the offensive winnning battles on your knees.
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Robert Capon
As we partner together with God, although The Battle Is The Lord', we shall wear a crown bright, shiny should the Lord tarry, because fine linen is the righteous acts of the Saints, (Haggios, in Greek) "called out ones." God wants to be among us Revelation 21 tells. There's a supper of marriage Christ will have over us, His Bride, and we will have robes washed in the Blood of Himself, the Lamb of God. We will lay our Stephanos, wreaths at Jesus feet and worship! He will give rewards and wipe our tears away! Heaven is where God will wipe away all tears from our eyes and He goes on to say, "There will be no death, nor crying, nor any pain." "I make all things new." "I am the beginning and the end." "I will lead him who us thirsty to living fountions of waters." Amen.
Live for Him. DC 6/10/2011
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
We Proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves bondslaves for your sakes!
Thanks Lord for being there for me! How can I say thanks Lord God for the things You have done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of God. Jesus is the Name above all Names, Beautiful Savior, Glorious Lord, Immanuel, God is with us. When I gave my heart to Christ I knew I'd be accused of being a goody-two-shoes but I determined I'd belong to God believe God and His Kingdom I'd seek even as a lad in Grade School with all my heart.
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but live commending my conscience to God and every man's conscience as He gave me ability in expressing the Life from God within giving my life for His service. Being bondslaves ta Christ and knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant. I heard and felt abuse from Jews and Catholics alike but I looked for common ground, stayed the course, and remembered it's important to talk to God about someone before I talked to someone about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew if I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters in it and the story of Redemption thereof I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat. Things and possessions just get in the way. Renouncing this all for Christ's service even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday and Wednesday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I received there counsel from the Lord: be devoted in heart, soul, mind, and tongue, and count the cost. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor enters within the veil, holds in me, and that by faith, not of myself nor any good works, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God He is. I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. It Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of Protection of Who He is (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that separating from sin as a child. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid and emotions will follow we being active and alert: re: our love for God white hot fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away. We're just pilgrims here, God's peculiar people.
This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name. He's the prince and power of the air.
Ephesians says, "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor. We'll reap a harvest if we don't quit or get nervous in well doing, army. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already!
It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins."
All it takes is a prayer to God and commitment to Christ to admit that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him, repenting, bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him. You reach for the Sceptor which is His, (His Righteousness.)
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone else, proclaiming "release," that "you're free! of this world: the lust if the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life." You're not in it for a problem-free life but in a ballooning crucified consecration to belong to Jesus more, you now love God, hate sin. Have that encounter with Jesus in God. Jesus said, "No man can come to Me unless the Father draw him." Jesus draws all men to Himself as He is lifted high. As born again we're hungry to do the next right thing. This is background.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to be pleasing also the Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not keep Him! We sit with Him, victors, not victims in the Heavenlies at the Throne.
As perfect Lamb of God sacrifice then, Jesus' Blood was (shed) so we could be free. Now I'm forgiven. Jesus keeps giving and giving. Jesus promises never to leave nor forsake. Love is not love until it goes through a test & until it's pure gold and dross is removed, Christlike. God wants us to choose by faith and our will to belong to Him, but not by force.
It's a Gift, Eternal Life, and we must accept it freely. Make that prayer to know God and obey the Son. Justification happens. You begin to really live like your alive from the dead & wholly alive to God. Your passion changes to righteous. The Holy Spirit is your gift when you do these things. In God's timing all things become beautiful. God is good. "Occupy until I come," Jesus said, on the offensive winnning battles on your knees.
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Robert Capon
As we partner together with God, although The Battle Is The Lord', we shall wear a crown bright, shiny should the Lord tarry, because fine linen is the righteous acts of the Saints, (Haggios, in Greek) "called out ones." God wants to be among us Revelation 21 tells. There's a supper of marriage Christ will have over us, His Bride, and we will have robes washed in the Blood of Himself, the Lamb of God. We will lay our Stephanos, wreaths at Jesus feet and worship! He will give rewards and wipe our tears away! DC 6/8/2011
Our Church
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but live commending my conscience to God and every man's conscience as He gave me ability in expressing the Life from God within giving my life for His service. Being bondslaves ta Christ and knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant. I heard and felt abuse from Jews and Catholics alike but I looked for common ground, stayed the course, and remembered it's important to talk to God about someone before I talked to someone about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew if I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters in it and the story of Redemption thereof I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat. Things and possessions just get in the way. Renouncing this all for Christ's service even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday and Wednesday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I received there counsel from the Lord: be devoted in heart, soul, mind, and tongue, and count the cost. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor enters within the veil, holds in me, and that by faith, not of myself nor any good works, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God He is. I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. It Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of Protection of Who He is (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that separating from sin as a child. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid and emotions will follow we being active and alert: re: our love for God white hot fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away. We're just pilgrims here, God's peculiar people.
This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name. He's the prince and power of the air.
Ephesians says, "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor. We'll reap a harvest if we don't quit or get nervous in well doing, army. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already!
It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins."
All it takes is a prayer to God and commitment to Christ to admit that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him, repenting, bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him. You reach for the Sceptor which is His, (His Righteousness.)
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone else, proclaiming "release," that "you're free! of this world: the lust if the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life." You're not in it for a problem-free life but in a ballooning crucified consecration to belong to Jesus more, you now love God, hate sin. Have that encounter with Jesus in God. Jesus said, "No man can come to Me unless the Father draw him." Jesus draws all men to Himself as He is lifted high. As born again we're hungry to do the next right thing. This is background.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to be pleasing also the Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not keep Him! We sit with Him, victors, not victims in the Heavenlies at the Throne.
As perfect Lamb of God sacrifice then, Jesus' Blood was (shed) so we could be free. Now I'm forgiven. Jesus keeps giving and giving. Jesus promises never to leave nor forsake. Love is not love until it goes through a test & until it's pure gold and dross is removed, Christlike. God wants us to choose by faith and our will to belong to Him, but not by force.
It's a Gift, Eternal Life, and we must accept it freely. Make that prayer to know God and obey the Son. Justification happens. You begin to really live like your alive from the dead & wholly alive to God. Your passion changes to righteous. The Holy Spirit is your gift when you do these things. In God's timing all things become beautiful. God is good. "Occupy until I come," Jesus said, on the offensive winnning battles on your knees.
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Robert Capon
As we partner together with God, although The Battle Is The Lord', we shall wear a crown bright, shiny should the Lord tarry, because fine linen is the righteous acts of the Saints, (Haggios, in Greek) "called out ones." God wants to be among us Revelation 21 tells. There's a supper of marriage Christ will have over us, His Bride, and we will have robes washed in the Blood of Himself, the Lamb of God. We will lay our Stephanos, wreaths at Jesus feet and worship! He will give rewards and wipe our tears away! DC 6/8/2011
Our Church
Friday, June 03, 2011
There is Healing, Salvation In the Name of Jesus
Bethel Church
Thanks Lord for being there for me! How can I say thanks Lord God for the things You have done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of God. Jesus is the Name above all Names, Beautiful Savior, Glorious Lord, Immanuel, God is with us. When I gave my heart to Christ I knew I'd be accused of being a goody-two-shoes but I determined I'd belong to God and His Kingdom I'd seek even as a lad in Grade School with all my heart.
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but live within the confines of the conscience God gave me in giving my life for His service. Bondslaves of Christ and Knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant. I heard abuse from Jews and Catholics but I stayed the course and remembered to talk to God about everybody before I talked to anybody about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew if I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters in it and the story of Redemption thereof I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat. Things and possessions just get in the way. But even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday and Wednesday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor enters within the veil, and that by faith, not of myself nor any good works, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God He is. I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of Who He is (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that as a child. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid and emotions will follow we being active and alert: re: our love for God fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away. This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name.
Ephesians says, "Be filled with the Spirit." and "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already!
It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." All it takes is a prayer to God and commitment to Christ to admit that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him.
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone else, proclaiming "release," "you're free! of this world: the lust if the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life." You're not in it for a problem-free life but a hallowed consecration to belong to Jesus more. Have that encounter with Him in God's sight.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to be pleasing also the Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not hold Him! We sit with Him, victors, not victims in the Heavenlies at the Throne.
As perfect Lamb of God sacrifice then, Jesus' Blood was (shed) so we could be free. Now I'm forgiven. Jesus keeps giving and giving. Love is not love until it goes through a test & until it is pure gold and dross is removed. God wants us to choose by faith and our will to belong to Him, but not by force.
It's a Gift, Eternal Life, and we must accept it. Make that prayer to know God and obey the Son. Justification happens. You begin to really live like your alive from the dead. The Holy Spirit is your gift when you do these things. In God's timing all things become beautiful. God is good. "Occupy until I come," Jesus said, on the offensive winnning battles on your knees.
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Rob Capon
Dave Candel
Thanks Lord for being there for me! How can I say thanks Lord God for the things You have done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of God. Jesus is the Name above all Names, Beautiful Savior, Glorious Lord, Immanuel, God is with us. When I gave my heart to Christ I knew I'd be accused of being a goody-two-shoes but I determined I'd belong to God and His Kingdom I'd seek even as a lad in Grade School with all my heart.
I'd try to not let my left hand know what my right is doing as Christ said about giving but live within the confines of the conscience God gave me in giving my life for His service. Bondslaves of Christ and Knowing God at an early age, I tried to tell others about finding Christ inside and what that meant. I heard abuse from Jews and Catholics but I stayed the course and remembered to talk to God about everybody before I talked to anybody about God. I wanted to be a disciple of Jesus' in truth not just an outward Christian. I knew if I learned the Bible well and was taught all about the characters in it and the story of Redemption thereof I'd be building a good foundation against the storms of life to come. And it has been so.
Righteousness is what I long for. Righteousness is what I need (God's.) Stuff can take a back seat. Things and possessions just get in the way. But even as a child I wanted to tell others what I found in knowing God and it wasn't always easy. My godly parents took me to Church every Sunday and Wednesday. Twice on Sunday. And I went forward often to the altar to pray. I needed God and I was not a good sinner and I wanted to live for Christ determined.
By grace I've been saved, a certain salvation, and my anchor enters within the veil, and that by faith, not of myself nor any good works, lest any boast. It's not about me but what Christ has done in His Finished Work because of Who He is.
Almighty God Most Holy Lord, glorious Almighty God He is. I read tracts or little synopsises of the Gospel and I began to see the plan of God better as a kid. Seems like we won't soon forget that overdraft of Who He is (the Cross and what it stands for,) if we do that as a child. We need to keep in our minds eye that Price for which we were bought and paid and emotions will follow we being active and alert: re: our love for God fervent & foremost because this world would try to take that away. This world has an enemy, the devil and, satan is his other name.
Ephesians says, "Be filled with the Spirit." and "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Put on Helmet, Sword, Shield, Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Prayer always with all supplication for all saints as that armor. May you see the Savior' Blood applied to your life and find your happiness and joy in belonging to Him if you haven't done so already!
It says in Hebrews, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." All it takes is a prayer to God and commitment to Christ to admit that you're a sinner, a falling short (of God's glory,) sinner, and confessing God's love, one accepts Christ as individual Savior and Lord from sin. You then follow Him abiding in Him bearing fruit, then being a witness for Him.
Love God and let Him know that you love Him and tell everyone else, proclaiming "release," "you're free! of this world: the lust if the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life." You're not in it for a problem-free life but a hallowed consecration to belong to Jesus more. Have that encounter with Him in God's sight.
Jesus is that Davidic Covenant Keeper, Messiah. He fulfilled the Law by actually keeping it thoroughly by love and obedience. He went beyond obeying to be pleasing also the Father God. He loved God and His fellow man perfectly. He is therefore able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. He lives by the power of an indestructible life after His Resurrection. Sin's wage is death but death could not hold Him! We sit with Him, victors, not victims in the Heavenlies at the Throne.
As perfect Lamb of God sacrifice then, Jesus' Blood was (shed) so we could be free. Now I'm forgiven. Jesus keeps giving and giving. Love is not love until it goes through a test & until it is pure gold and dross is removed. God wants us to choose by faith and our will to belong to Him, but not by force.
It's a Gift, Eternal Life, and we must accept it. Make that prayer to know God and obey the Son. Justification happens. You begin to really live like your alive from the dead. The Holy Spirit is your gift when you do these things. In God's timing all things become beautiful. God is good. "Occupy until I come," Jesus said, on the offensive winnning battles on your knees.
"Trust him. And when you have done that, you are living the life of grace. No matter what happens to you in the course of that trusting — no matter how many waverings you may have, no matter how many suspicions that you have bought a poke with no pig in it, no matter how much heaviness and sadness your lapses, vices, indispositions, and bratty whining may cause you — you simply believe that Somebody Else,by his death and resurrection, has made it all right, and you just say thank you and shut up." - Rob Capon
Dave Candel
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Is It Going To Matter In Importance To Be Rich Toward God?
Jesus told many parables about life and the Kingdom while He walked the planet 2000 years it's been. He said it's better to be rich toward God than wise in your own conceit. Woe in fact to him who is proud in possessions and not wealthy toward God. Scripture says, "If the righteous scarcely be saved what will become of the ungodly and unrighteous? I believe Him. What better way would there be for God to reveal to us He has a will and a purposeful way than to walk in our shoes and become one of us. He exaggerated the point in that one respect by becoming a baby and risking our circumstances too. He chose a way to intertwine in our ways of life by showing us what God is like totally. God heals people and does good to them which is what Jesus did. Jesus also invited us to a feast or supper someday to be given in His Honor. When He expanded His circle of influence & ministry He would teach the Kingdom. Many would be drawn and listen and really hear. Some went along for the ride. He preached, "repent, for the God you think you know is here in His Government." But instead of great signs like putting down the Romans He was crucified. It was a sarcastic laugh Satan and his hordes had as Friday's here....BUT SUNDAY'S A COMING!!! And He Arose triumphant/victorious. He even went so far as to insure the stone that held Him in the Tomb was rolled away so we could get inside. Most of all proving it did occur, his disciples risked everything to get the Message of the GOOD NEWS out: "He Is Not Here, He Is Risen!" It spread and they turned the world upside down. Countless numbers of them would be docile as the lions of the Coliseum would ravage them. They had a peaceful look and smile that devastated Nero. They indeed knew God had spoken. Do we? Scripture says, unshakeable things will remain but right now the shakable is being shaken. God is not willing that any should perish for He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked but only when they repent. "All things are possible," Jesus said, "to him who believes." Jesus says, in the dramatic present, "Let him who has ears to hear, really hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Churches." John 14:6 says and Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the Life, no man cometh to Father but by Me." Is it going to matter in 'the long run' if we are rich toward God? You betcha! We need to read Acts 2:38b, " Repent and be Baptized everyone one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the Remission of sins and you will receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit." It's worthy to be a holy rolla because we get to sit right on in the Heavenlies and be a bondservant to rule and reign with Christ someday. We need not listen to the world calling us bad names but wholly lean on Jesus and be born again. People get ready Jesus is coming soon. God looks with mercy (Lovingkindness Hebrew: chesed) and compassion on us because of what Christ has Done. His finished work for us at the Cross has wrought victory over the world, sin, and satan. "Sell what you have, buy alms, give to the poor, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Me," Jesus is saying. Provide for yourselves bags that wax not old Eternal in the Heavens and lay up for yourselves treasure in Heaven. Even a cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple will not lose its reward. By grace from God alone we make it because our good works are like filthy rags. It's an Abundant Life In Christ. Like the energizer bunny, that Life keeps going, and going, in perseverance within. Read the Bible, pray, and tell someone you love them; attend a Bible believing Church. Make it your home or extended family!
Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church Web Site
Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church Web Site
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Is It Going To Matter In Importance To Be Rich Toward God?
Jesus told many parables about life and the Kingdom while He walked the planet 2000 years it's been. He said, "it's better to be rich toward God," Woe in fact to him who is not. Scripture says, "If the righteous scarcely be saved what will become of the ungodly and unrighteous? I believe Him. What better way would there be for God to reveal to us He has a will than to walk in our shoes and become one of us. He exaggerated the point in that respect by becoming a baby and risking our circumstances too. He chose a way to infiltrate our ways of life by showing us what God is like. God heals people and does them good which is what Jesus did. Jesus invited us to a feast someday to be given in His Honor. When He expanded His circle of ministry He would teach the Kingdom. Many would be drawn and listen and really hear. He preached, "repent, for the God you think you know is here in His Government." But instead of great signs like putting down the Romans He got crucified. What a laugh Satan and his hordes had as Friday's here....BUT SUNDAY"S A COMING!!! He Arose triumphant and victorious. Even went so far as to insure the stone that held Him in the Tomb was rolled away so we could get inside and see. Most of all proving it did occur, his disciples risked everything to get the Message of the GOOD NEWS out: "He Is Not Here, He Is Risen!" Countless numbers of them would be docile as the lions of the Coliseum would ravage them. They indeed knew God had spoken. Do we? Scripture says, unshakeable things will remain but right now the shakable is being shaken. God is not willing that any should perish for He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked but only when they repent. "All things are possible," Jesus said, "to him who believes." Jesus says, in the dramatic present, "Let him who has ears to hear, really hear what the Holy Spirit is saying." John 14:6 Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the Life, He that cometh to Father God must come by means of Me." Is it going to matter if we are rich toward God? You betcha!
Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church Web Site
Dave Candel
Bethel Assembly Of God Church Web Site
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Is there anything more terrifying than the prospect of …
God’s judgment?
We like God’s love. Is there anything more wonderful than it?
Polite company does not, however, talk about God’s judgment. It seems so out of touch with how nice things are. The idea of an eternal Hell, wrath filled God, etc. is so entirely incongruous with Disney, Starbucks, and prime time entertainment. I mean, Hell is passe. It’s also horribly uncomfortable to think about. Kinda like thinking about the death of a child of someone you didn’t know very well. Easier to just not think about it.
Unfortunately, Hell is so entirely probable if God is perfect and/or the Bible is in any way true. And if it’s a probable event and we know about it, it’s practically criminal to be silent about Hell. Yet, silent we largely remain, myself included.
But who would go? Certainly the unrepentant bad guys, Stalin, Hitler, and the criminals, especially those we hate the most, like people who do mean things to children. Most people can live with that idea. But what about the idea of a much higher standard? A standard of perfection? The Adam and Eve standard. They were cast from God’s presence and condemned to death for … eating an apple. Disobeying God. Departing from his will. We depart from his will frequently if not continually. When the foundation of God’s law is an affirmative and absolute standard of love, and it is, we typically live in a state of perpetual sin.
The Old Testament features a recurring pattern of God’s judging rebellion, e.g. Sodom, Gomorrah, Noah’s flood, and warning of a final judgment and eternal punishment, e.g. Isaiah 13; Dan. 12. Some have suggested that the New Testament changes things, that somehow God is different or we know him more now that we know Jesus. I find that sentiment most odd — that the God of the NT is somehow “new” or different or more “love” and less “wrath” than what we see in the OT — on at least two counts. First, God’s wrath is nowhere more personal, severe, and painful to witness than what we find in the descriptions of Christ’s passion — his trial, punishment, and execution. It is a brutal, humiliating, and agonizing affair. For all his faults and despite my disagreements with much of his theology, Gibson’s movie The Passion is tremendous work. He uses the power of cinema to drive home the wrath of God visited upon Christ. And this on God’s son! What wrath awaits those that rejected Christ’s sacrifice and stand before God in their sins? No less than Jesus himself explained that God’s wrath remains upon each such person. (John 3:36) Those that pretend the NT changed something about the character of God ignore the entire and culminating point of the NT.
Second, one cannot read the Gospel accounts of Christ and miss his continual references to God’s judgment. Christ talked much more about God’s judgment and punishment than he did about love. In the Gospel accounts, Christ taught on Hell as follows:
Hell is real (Matt. 5:21-22, 27-30; 23:15, 33)
Hell is Ruled by God (Matt. 10:28; 25:41, 46)
Hell Involves Rejection (Matt. 7:23; 8:11-12; 22:13; 25:30)
Hell Involves Pain (Matt. 13:30, 40-43, 49-50; 18:6-9; 24:51)
Hell and Demons (Mark 1:24; 3:11; 5:7)
Hell and Eternity (Mark 9:42-48)
Hell and Scripture (Luke 16:19-31)
Hell and the Present (John 3:16-21; 3:36)
Hell and the Future (John 5:28; 8:21, 24)
[from Robert A. Peterson, Hell on Trial 40, 58 (P&R Publ. 1995)] One cannot “accept” Christ and reject Hell.
When the perfect comes, the imperfect disappears. By observation and experience we understand that light and darkness do not coexist. Light naturally dispels the darkness. But what happens if there is something permanent about the darkness? When God breathed life into Adam, he breathed something of God, something eternal into the lineage of mankind. When we cause the eternal stuff of the soul to be marbled with our fallen nature and when that imperfect soul is exposed to the pure presence of God, wouldn’t there be a conflict as long as the imperfect remained in the presence of God? Remember how God would not allow Moses to look upon God’s face and how painful it was for the people of Israel to view Moses’ face after Moses had caught the backwards refraction of God’s presence while sheltered in a cave. I suspect God’s perfection doesn’t “mix well” with our fallen nature.
Regardless of how one contemplates the doctrines of Hell, Christ, the apostles, and the prophets all spoke of the reality of a future, final judgment and of Hell. It’s a terrifying prospect that we must accept unless we want to deny or rewrite what God has plainly revealed. We celebrate Easter largely because through Christ judgment and Hell are avoided for those who will simply accept what Christ has done for us. -Anthony Biller
Bethel Assembly Of God Church Web
Site
We like God’s love. Is there anything more wonderful than it?
Polite company does not, however, talk about God’s judgment. It seems so out of touch with how nice things are. The idea of an eternal Hell, wrath filled God, etc. is so entirely incongruous with Disney, Starbucks, and prime time entertainment. I mean, Hell is passe. It’s also horribly uncomfortable to think about. Kinda like thinking about the death of a child of someone you didn’t know very well. Easier to just not think about it.
Unfortunately, Hell is so entirely probable if God is perfect and/or the Bible is in any way true. And if it’s a probable event and we know about it, it’s practically criminal to be silent about Hell. Yet, silent we largely remain, myself included.
But who would go? Certainly the unrepentant bad guys, Stalin, Hitler, and the criminals, especially those we hate the most, like people who do mean things to children. Most people can live with that idea. But what about the idea of a much higher standard? A standard of perfection? The Adam and Eve standard. They were cast from God’s presence and condemned to death for … eating an apple. Disobeying God. Departing from his will. We depart from his will frequently if not continually. When the foundation of God’s law is an affirmative and absolute standard of love, and it is, we typically live in a state of perpetual sin.
The Old Testament features a recurring pattern of God’s judging rebellion, e.g. Sodom, Gomorrah, Noah’s flood, and warning of a final judgment and eternal punishment, e.g. Isaiah 13; Dan. 12. Some have suggested that the New Testament changes things, that somehow God is different or we know him more now that we know Jesus. I find that sentiment most odd — that the God of the NT is somehow “new” or different or more “love” and less “wrath” than what we see in the OT — on at least two counts. First, God’s wrath is nowhere more personal, severe, and painful to witness than what we find in the descriptions of Christ’s passion — his trial, punishment, and execution. It is a brutal, humiliating, and agonizing affair. For all his faults and despite my disagreements with much of his theology, Gibson’s movie The Passion is tremendous work. He uses the power of cinema to drive home the wrath of God visited upon Christ. And this on God’s son! What wrath awaits those that rejected Christ’s sacrifice and stand before God in their sins? No less than Jesus himself explained that God’s wrath remains upon each such person. (John 3:36) Those that pretend the NT changed something about the character of God ignore the entire and culminating point of the NT.
Second, one cannot read the Gospel accounts of Christ and miss his continual references to God’s judgment. Christ talked much more about God’s judgment and punishment than he did about love. In the Gospel accounts, Christ taught on Hell as follows:
Hell is real (Matt. 5:21-22, 27-30; 23:15, 33)
Hell is Ruled by God (Matt. 10:28; 25:41, 46)
Hell Involves Rejection (Matt. 7:23; 8:11-12; 22:13; 25:30)
Hell Involves Pain (Matt. 13:30, 40-43, 49-50; 18:6-9; 24:51)
Hell and Demons (Mark 1:24; 3:11; 5:7)
Hell and Eternity (Mark 9:42-48)
Hell and Scripture (Luke 16:19-31)
Hell and the Present (John 3:16-21; 3:36)
Hell and the Future (John 5:28; 8:21, 24)
[from Robert A. Peterson, Hell on Trial 40, 58 (P&R Publ. 1995)] One cannot “accept” Christ and reject Hell.
When the perfect comes, the imperfect disappears. By observation and experience we understand that light and darkness do not coexist. Light naturally dispels the darkness. But what happens if there is something permanent about the darkness? When God breathed life into Adam, he breathed something of God, something eternal into the lineage of mankind. When we cause the eternal stuff of the soul to be marbled with our fallen nature and when that imperfect soul is exposed to the pure presence of God, wouldn’t there be a conflict as long as the imperfect remained in the presence of God? Remember how God would not allow Moses to look upon God’s face and how painful it was for the people of Israel to view Moses’ face after Moses had caught the backwards refraction of God’s presence while sheltered in a cave. I suspect God’s perfection doesn’t “mix well” with our fallen nature.
Regardless of how one contemplates the doctrines of Hell, Christ, the apostles, and the prophets all spoke of the reality of a future, final judgment and of Hell. It’s a terrifying prospect that we must accept unless we want to deny or rewrite what God has plainly revealed. We celebrate Easter largely because through Christ judgment and Hell are avoided for those who will simply accept what Christ has done for us. -Anthony Biller
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God’s love?
He loved and knew you before he created you , before he created time.
To a rebellious people who rejected him and killed his prophets, he bled and died to satisfy judgment and to preserve his holiness. To those that reject his sacrifice, he still causes the sun to shine upon them and the rains to raise their crops. He calls them through his faulty saints, his word, the majesty of his creation, and the force of conscience.
He loves us patiently and is slow to anger. He calls us to return his love and devotion and to love each other selflessly. Though he is the ageless, almighty, creator of all things seen and unseen, he humbled himself to be born a child to a peasant couple in a backwater province on the outskirt of the Roman empire. To make sure we didn’t miss the point, he was born among the squalor of livestock, with no servants, not even a bed. Instead of a king, to the world he appeared a bastard child. He demonstrated what it means to humble oneself for purposes of serving and loving those that do not deserve it. He calls us to demonstrate that same love in all areas of our lives and to all people.
By this all will know those who call upon the name of Christ, by the way we love, particularly the way we love one another. Peter instructs that our diligence should lead to moral excellence, which should produce knowledge and self-control, resulting in perseverance, which in turn leads to godliness, in which we are to practice brotherly kindness, and in that love. (2 Peter 1:5-7) We love most truly and most effectively when we are in close communion with God, as it is then that we are merely reflecting his presence in us.
Lord show me how to love like you, first to my wife, with whom I share one flesh, then to those little ones whom you’ve entrusted us to raise, then to everyone else, particularly those I really do not want to love.
But by what callousness to Christ and to others do I fail and refuse to share what God has done in my life, to share my testimony of what God has done for me through the blood of Christ? What black heart finds no shame in smiling at people while refusing to share with them the good news of Jesus Christ? Even if I am fairly certain that they do not know the Gospel of Christ, far too often I chose to stay silent. Am I ashamed of Christ? Would I rather offend him than them? Do I love comfort more than him? Have I not an ounce of pity for their eternal soul? Lord forgive me, every day. Thank you for your patience and grace. God give me the strength and faith to love like you.
By my own efforts, I fall far short. But through Christ, I am a new creation and all things are possible. Praise God.
God’s love?
He loved and knew you before he created you , before he created time.
To a rebellious people who rejected him and killed his prophets, he bled and died to satisfy judgment and to preserve his holiness. To those that reject his sacrifice, he still causes the sun to shine upon them and the rains to raise their crops. He calls them through his faulty saints, his word, the majesty of his creation, and the force of conscience.
He loves us patiently and is slow to anger. He calls us to return his love and devotion and to love each other selflessly. Though he is the ageless, almighty, creator of all things seen and unseen, he humbled himself to be born a child to a peasant couple in a backwater province on the outskirt of the Roman empire. To make sure we didn’t miss the point, he was born among the squalor of livestock, with no servants, not even a bed. Instead of a king, to the world he appeared a bastard child. He demonstrated what it means to humble oneself for purposes of serving and loving those that do not deserve it. He calls us to demonstrate that same love in all areas of our lives and to all people.
By this all will know those who call upon the name of Christ, by the way we love, particularly the way we love one another. Peter instructs that our diligence should lead to moral excellence, which should produce knowledge and self-control, resulting in perseverance, which in turn leads to godliness, in which we are to practice brotherly kindness, and in that love. (2 Peter 1:5-7) We love most truly and most effectively when we are in close communion with God, as it is then that we are merely reflecting his presence in us.
Lord show me how to love like you, first to my wife, with whom I share one flesh, then to those little ones whom you’ve entrusted us to raise, then to everyone else, particularly those I really do not want to love.
But by what callousness to Christ and to others do I fail and refuse to share what God has done in my life, to share my testimony of what God has done for me through the blood of Christ? What black heart finds no shame in smiling at people while refusing to share with them the good news of Jesus Christ? Even if I am fairly certain that they do not know the Gospel of Christ, far too often I chose to stay silent. Am I ashamed of Christ? Would I rather offend him than them? Do I love comfort more than him? Have I not an ounce of pity for their eternal soul? Lord forgive me, every day. Thank you for your patience and grace. God give me the strength and faith to love like you.
By my own efforts, I fall far short. But through Christ, I am a new creation and all things are possible. Praise God.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A Broken And A Contrite Heart God Will Not Despise
I believe in a literal hell and like C.S. Lewis wrote in The Great Divorce it is a place of torment, of one's will turning in on oneself so that the end result of our lusts, greeds, and hate is a place of sulfur fire torment because we hypothetically left our love for Jesus and did our own thing. God's love will not change but like the Holiest Of All, the Naos of God's Presence, we didn't acknowledge nor reverence God's Holiness, so that fire we thought was helpful and clung to was instead destructive and ends in weeping and gnashing of teeth there. His love will go on loving but it didn't change us or more accurately we didn't change on it and though love continues...another story takes place in hell where we will see none of it because we didn't honor God or His love or loves way in His Son's portrait. Hell we get instead will not be for anything seriously wrong we did (not much bad we did, perhaps) but all we did not do because we did not get saved in our earthly life or born again; but our wills without God's blessing as a result will happen Eternally for He can't be with us in that we rejected His plan. This is a hypothetical of course, but many have come back from being dead for an hour or more and say the same thing. His love continues in warmness in His Presence or Heaven for godly believers in Christ and this only by God's grace et al; but for the fearful, unbelieving, immoral, thieves, liars, those who neglected to make it right with God with the Savior inside and through them and failed to continue in the truth: sulphur fire in the fire lake in unending torment forever and ever is their portion. God wants us to develop a relationship with Him through the Son, and hold no riches. Any Biblical errors or
inaccuracies I've told? Please let me know. DC
inaccuracies I've told? Please let me know. DC
Friday, May 20, 2011
Gospel: GOOD NEWS!
Salvation brings love, joy, and peace through our faith and concern by the difference God makes in salvation through His Son Jesus Christ. To be saved, and Jesus Himself said the gate is straight and the way is narrow and difficult to Life and few find it and are saved. And the way to destruction is broad and its gate wide and many go to find that and perish. And so we need a faith in God, a belief that grows (into born of God life: zoe in Greek,) believing He is a personal God concerned intervening in all our struggles. Your trouble can be the fertile ground for God saving you. Jesus spoke about hell as a place to shun and the Apostle Paul also (perdition) but Christ spoke more about hell than anyone in scripture, family. A God Who lets sinful people have their own way for very long wouldn't be just nor would He be just or loving to the victims of transgressors. Sin is lawlessness and transgression of the Law of God which Law was given to us through Moses by God and through angels: (this) results in death to those under the Law who sin to show us that we fail God as well as God's Holiness and Love by misdirecting an inner voice, namely the Holy Spirit's gentle persuading inner voice convicting or can be confirming and/or commending. God has called you to a need to see and hear to obey the Lord's Voice. God's got such a wonderful and wide plan and for instance a place in Heaven He's been preparing for over 2000 years now that it's enough to blow your mind! It's so you can be instead of be re: 'in sin,' instead be in God's Family where Christ is the Fulfillment of the Law within each of us Christians individually lived out Romans 8:3. Anti-nomialism on the other hand is anything goes and every situation, relative to the one next, with no absolutes that is "being antinomial" lawless in behavioral attitude and action. By this we grieve God. This lawless way in action and attitude is the way most of the world lives. God has something so fabulous beyond what our eyes and ears have known or our heart has conceived! God hasn't booby-trapped our bodies; He's released His Spirit through them to shine as salt and light. But first we have to come to the end of ourselves and find that emptiness and God being the only One to fill us.
We see by many infallible proofs God is Holy and Right. God's showing us through many laws He puts out there that we fail to obey within the Law (of God through Moses) & in this, God shows us a limit on personal avenging of a victim to his/her aggressor. God in Christ is saying in essence we need a Savior to save us from our sinful edged passions for in many ways we have gone way over the edge in sinning before God. Have you tied your aggressor to a post even if only in thoughts? You've sinned. If we have ever lied we have sinned before God and if we have ever stolen we have sinned also. Lusted? You failed. Scripture says, "miss the Mark in one of them (any one law in the Law,) and you've missed (or failed) every one of them," (James 2:10.)
Thoughts of love turned to lust? to hate? to murder in the heart? We deserved hell justly for this because God's Law judges such attitude/behavior (See Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5,6,7.) For Heaven/Paradise God created creation to spend eternity with Him and each other and to live there requires perfection indeed. Otherwise as soon as one of us showed up there, Paradise would no longer be Paradise/Heaven. Jesus went to the Father to show that opened up is Paradise and Heaven and He succeeded! He won the Title Deed to it all and He sits on God's Throne: He can open the Seal to the Sevenfold-Sealed Scroll (see Rev.6,7.) All others (in other words, who sin) are liars and thieves, "trying to climb up some other way," scripture declares,... "into the sheepfold." "My sheep hear My Voice," Jesus said, "and a stranger they will not follow," John 10. Jesus said, "My sheep...I know them, and they follow Me," (Jn 10.)
In mercy God Himself provided the way to Himself and in Eternity fullness so we could enjoy, in that we could not cross that bridge until He sent Himself in the form of Jesus Christ as Savior: and Christ lived a pleasing life to God before God pleasing of His Ten Commandments (and the 613 laws) here on earth obedient to death even a cross death, & rose again which was vindication of the way He lived under God's Lordship and which so many villify to their own swift destruction. In victory (His) of that way He lived and died and rose again so we could accept: "it is Finished" by the Son and so somehow to reach to the resurrection from the dead (meaning Heaven.) This Paul said in the Epistle to the Philipians would take place at the Rapture or when we die. This is the first resurrection. We need to be rightly related to God. He died in weakness, was buried, seemed to some: a crucifixion (hung on a cross to die)(II Corinthians 13:4,) but that was Friday....Sunday's a Coming! and on Sunday.. He Arose from death and lives by the Power of God in victorious triumphant fashion! That Resurrection has been and is supremely victorious and it's the most documented fact of history! His-Story. He brought tithes and offering to God which was His Blood to the Throne where God dwelt. Access is now here.
(He had gone to the cross to suffer God's wrath in an eternity in those six hours on the cross. He suffered an Eternal Punishment, our punishment we deserved of hell full blown: the eternity of eternities of time existed there for six hours on the cross beseiged by God's Wrath and Won: He came out the other side Whole and intact. It took an Eternal Being to save us Eternally beloved. He became sin and had the full blown strength of God's Judgment, in Wrath poured out upon Himself and His own Blood justified Him without the smell of smoke!)
Now we can go free. We live by faith not sight. Can you not see the Majesty or Magnificance of this? And so we need to respond in kind to God to that 'in one act of time once for all Eternity' loving act and in that I/you can be saved? Believe Jesus paid it all! If you can have faith to be healed and saved, you can be assured if you do: A certain salvation.
For instance Moses was given a pattern in the Sinai desert as to how God would provide for them in a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night and by way of the Ark of His Presence that led everywhere they went which had a Mercy Seat on The Tabernacle, of Accacia wood within and by cherebim and (of beaten gold, outside) and seraphim on top with wings facing each other to observe where God dwelt back in the Old Testament. This artifact later became the Temple: Holy of Holies and contained the Ark of The Presence. And then Christ Himself on earth, the very Presence of God, and now Christ is within each believer, by the Holy Spirit we're masterpieces who're given by God life and ministry to each of us! But you have to be IN Christ to win Eternal Life. You have to be identified with Christ through life. In other words, His Presence in you in salvation and outside you have to be applied to your life and it's all a Gift by grace to those that obey by faith through grace (in Greek, Chiro.) In fact the obedience of faith Paul spoke of in Romans chapter one is for one to endure to the end (of life.) Jesus lived that perfect life perfectly. "I am the way the truth and the life, no man gets to the Father but by Me," Jesus Christ said (John 14:6.) We need to be born of God or born from above, born again Jesus taught (John 3:3,5)! We come to confess our sins to God in Christ admitting we're sinners and have fallen short of God's glory (and that's in Romans 3:23 to do.) Romans three verse ten says, "There is none righteous, no not one." We fall short of God's glory but fall on the mercy of God and kindness and accept Christ as our Lord and Savior humbly in a bow of the knee before Him. Paul said He bowed before God and so should we. Be following Christ all the days of our life & we will assuredly for certain build a sure foundation against the storms to come established on the Laws and Promises of God as a result, and will have committed everything to Him in an inheritance we pick up progressively along the way, prepared for us 'rooted' in God. Jesus is the only way to God. Salvation is of the Lord. God can put us in the eye of the storm in peace in Him. He can write our names in His Book of Life. NO other name under Heaven given among men is needed to be saved Acts 4:12. His Name is Jesus. It's my desire that you will pray fervently earnestly for salvation and in prayer unceasing determine to know God rightly to the point that God knows you through Christ and determine to walk towards Christ: sincerely ask God to be saved through Christ's Blood and be committed to live for Christ so you can be ready should He call you home to Heaven (Philippians 3:20-21.) Read all the Bible and find Jesus Christ, the Living Word, your salvation. It's for everyone! It's a new spiritual life. It's not religious action of the type of fig leaves nor eclessiasticalness. You're not turning over a new leaf in getting saved but turning to the Lord. It's not of works nor by oneself but of and by the Lord's grace through faith. We don't do good works to be saved but we do good works because we're saved. I was at an age of four when I understood this plan of God's and asked Him in, repented, for Him to be my Savior from sin (it's not reformation but transformation.) It's made by God so a child can understand the Gospel message and thus be saved. It has never been a better fuller life since then for me but an Abundant Life in Him . And I have never regretted a moment of it! Bethel Assembly Of God Church - A GREAT CHURCH WITH SERVICES SUNDAY AND THRU THE WEEK!
We see by many infallible proofs God is Holy and Right. God's showing us through many laws He puts out there that we fail to obey within the Law (of God through Moses) & in this, God shows us a limit on personal avenging of a victim to his/her aggressor. God in Christ is saying in essence we need a Savior to save us from our sinful edged passions for in many ways we have gone way over the edge in sinning before God. Have you tied your aggressor to a post even if only in thoughts? You've sinned. If we have ever lied we have sinned before God and if we have ever stolen we have sinned also. Lusted? You failed. Scripture says, "miss the Mark in one of them (any one law in the Law,) and you've missed (or failed) every one of them," (James 2:10.)
Thoughts of love turned to lust? to hate? to murder in the heart? We deserved hell justly for this because God's Law judges such attitude/behavior (See Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5,6,7.) For Heaven/Paradise God created creation to spend eternity with Him and each other and to live there requires perfection indeed. Otherwise as soon as one of us showed up there, Paradise would no longer be Paradise/Heaven. Jesus went to the Father to show that opened up is Paradise and Heaven and He succeeded! He won the Title Deed to it all and He sits on God's Throne: He can open the Seal to the Sevenfold-Sealed Scroll (see Rev.6,7.) All others (in other words, who sin) are liars and thieves, "trying to climb up some other way," scripture declares,... "into the sheepfold." "My sheep hear My Voice," Jesus said, "and a stranger they will not follow," John 10. Jesus said, "My sheep...I know them, and they follow Me," (Jn 10.)
In mercy God Himself provided the way to Himself and in Eternity fullness so we could enjoy, in that we could not cross that bridge until He sent Himself in the form of Jesus Christ as Savior: and Christ lived a pleasing life to God before God pleasing of His Ten Commandments (and the 613 laws) here on earth obedient to death even a cross death, & rose again which was vindication of the way He lived under God's Lordship and which so many villify to their own swift destruction. In victory (His) of that way He lived and died and rose again so we could accept: "it is Finished" by the Son and so somehow to reach to the resurrection from the dead (meaning Heaven.) This Paul said in the Epistle to the Philipians would take place at the Rapture or when we die. This is the first resurrection. We need to be rightly related to God. He died in weakness, was buried, seemed to some: a crucifixion (hung on a cross to die)(II Corinthians 13:4,) but that was Friday....Sunday's a Coming! and on Sunday.. He Arose from death and lives by the Power of God in victorious triumphant fashion! That Resurrection has been and is supremely victorious and it's the most documented fact of history! His-Story. He brought tithes and offering to God which was His Blood to the Throne where God dwelt. Access is now here.
(He had gone to the cross to suffer God's wrath in an eternity in those six hours on the cross. He suffered an Eternal Punishment, our punishment we deserved of hell full blown: the eternity of eternities of time existed there for six hours on the cross beseiged by God's Wrath and Won: He came out the other side Whole and intact. It took an Eternal Being to save us Eternally beloved. He became sin and had the full blown strength of God's Judgment, in Wrath poured out upon Himself and His own Blood justified Him without the smell of smoke!)
Now we can go free. We live by faith not sight. Can you not see the Majesty or Magnificance of this? And so we need to respond in kind to God to that 'in one act of time once for all Eternity' loving act and in that I/you can be saved? Believe Jesus paid it all! If you can have faith to be healed and saved, you can be assured if you do: A certain salvation.
For instance Moses was given a pattern in the Sinai desert as to how God would provide for them in a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night and by way of the Ark of His Presence that led everywhere they went which had a Mercy Seat on The Tabernacle, of Accacia wood within and by cherebim and (of beaten gold, outside) and seraphim on top with wings facing each other to observe where God dwelt back in the Old Testament. This artifact later became the Temple: Holy of Holies and contained the Ark of The Presence. And then Christ Himself on earth, the very Presence of God, and now Christ is within each believer, by the Holy Spirit we're masterpieces who're given by God life and ministry to each of us! But you have to be IN Christ to win Eternal Life. You have to be identified with Christ through life. In other words, His Presence in you in salvation and outside you have to be applied to your life and it's all a Gift by grace to those that obey by faith through grace (in Greek, Chiro.) In fact the obedience of faith Paul spoke of in Romans chapter one is for one to endure to the end (of life.) Jesus lived that perfect life perfectly. "I am the way the truth and the life, no man gets to the Father but by Me," Jesus Christ said (John 14:6.) We need to be born of God or born from above, born again Jesus taught (John 3:3,5)! We come to confess our sins to God in Christ admitting we're sinners and have fallen short of God's glory (and that's in Romans 3:23 to do.) Romans three verse ten says, "There is none righteous, no not one." We fall short of God's glory but fall on the mercy of God and kindness and accept Christ as our Lord and Savior humbly in a bow of the knee before Him. Paul said He bowed before God and so should we. Be following Christ all the days of our life & we will assuredly for certain build a sure foundation against the storms to come established on the Laws and Promises of God as a result, and will have committed everything to Him in an inheritance we pick up progressively along the way, prepared for us 'rooted' in God. Jesus is the only way to God. Salvation is of the Lord. God can put us in the eye of the storm in peace in Him. He can write our names in His Book of Life. NO other name under Heaven given among men is needed to be saved Acts 4:12. His Name is Jesus. It's my desire that you will pray fervently earnestly for salvation and in prayer unceasing determine to know God rightly to the point that God knows you through Christ and determine to walk towards Christ: sincerely ask God to be saved through Christ's Blood and be committed to live for Christ so you can be ready should He call you home to Heaven (Philippians 3:20-21.) Read all the Bible and find Jesus Christ, the Living Word, your salvation. It's for everyone! It's a new spiritual life. It's not religious action of the type of fig leaves nor eclessiasticalness. You're not turning over a new leaf in getting saved but turning to the Lord. It's not of works nor by oneself but of and by the Lord's grace through faith. We don't do good works to be saved but we do good works because we're saved. I was at an age of four when I understood this plan of God's and asked Him in, repented, for Him to be my Savior from sin (it's not reformation but transformation.) It's made by God so a child can understand the Gospel message and thus be saved. It has never been a better fuller life since then for me but an Abundant Life in Him . And I have never regretted a moment of it! Bethel Assembly Of God Church - A GREAT CHURCH WITH SERVICES SUNDAY AND THRU THE WEEK!
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