"When darkness reigns": The fallacy of 'grouped will'

Luke 23:23-25
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But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.
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So Pilate decided to grant their demand.
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He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

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Grouped will, is also known as pack mentality. Grouped will is the concept of like minded individuals gather together in intention. In the animal kingdom aswell as the gathering of human beings, this pack mentality is a form of instinctual judgement, generally based on survival or safety.

Grouped will is a weapon of the enemy; in every circumstance. People are raised believing they have a will of their own. All of us were raised with the idea we make decisions based on our will. And a grouped will is just a step further, as it is a common relation between like minded individuals.

But in both induvidual and group choice is a deception. A deception that is heavenly in foundation. Although we do make choices based on our desires, we are unaware that what is in front of us to react to, has been placed there. And in doing so, our choices, act to fulfill the will of the one whom supplied the circumstance. So essentially, the will of the enemy is fulfilled by acting on our desires, whether as individuals or as a group. See?

The enemy has guidelines too. They use the knowledge of good and evil to supply us with choice. And whether we choose good or evil is meaningless, as both act to solidify our reliance on the knowledge of good and evil.

What was supplied by Christ Jesus, was the faith gospel of truth. As, we do not need to understand what faith supplies, and truth does not require knowledge of good and evil, as it is based in love. The enemy is the enemy because instead of bringing mankind out of a need for understanding, the enemy made us reliant on our need for understanding. And because if this, none made it into the presence of the Father.

Grouped will does not carry the truth, it carries instead a common desire, a reaction that is relatable by all involved. The gathered group that petitioned for the release of Barabbas, did so because he fuelled the rebelious nature in them. He had stood up against the civil authorites, and although he took life, he was considered a hero. Where as Jesus supplied nothing but truth, and truth is only recognized by those whom seek to love(the invited), or those whom the truth reveals itself to, (the chosen).

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Matthew 11:27
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"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

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So the chief priests, if they truly saught the Father, knew that Jesus was the Son of God. But threatened by his influence, they too, enabled the rulers and the crowed present, by withholding the truth, and instead empowering themselves with their knowledge of good and evil.

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Luke 22:53
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Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”

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Grouped will is dangerous. Why is the relevant today? The enemy uses it actively. In civil liberties and freedoms, from national interests to company standards, in community groups and social gatherings. Anywhere that faith is not active, sin is present. And anywhere sin is present; love is not the foundation. You cannot serve two masters.

When we consider what has been done to define good, we can see in fact harm was met with harm. What we consider good is actually evil. And when we consider evil acts to be those that repel our grouped will, we can see that what is an eye for an eye could be considered good. So knowledge is circumstantial, and is a deception, as it supplies nothing; but instead guides us by our blind reactions.

The truth is holy, and based on love. And with love as it's foundation, the spirit of truth bears fruit that helps us serve one another in loving ways. In this context we see that grouped will is replaced by loving service.

A hankering for hardships

Acts 14:21-23
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They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,
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strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
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Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

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We have developed since these times. But all of us face hardships. And these hardships are not like meaningless worldly challenges, they are spiritual hardships. Being loving, having patience, showing kindness..

The real church is the body of believers that serve one another, their enemies, and those whom cannot care for themselves; like orphans and widows. And in this loving service, the kingdom of God works through the body of believers individually displaying the fruits and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This is the true body of Christ.

For Paul and Barnabas to be quoted as saying, "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of heaven", is a bit confusing. The following is an attempt to clarify what was being said.

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Matthew 11:28-30
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. 

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Hardships are overcoming, defeative. But Jesus explains that by seeking strength from the truth, our hardships are easily overcome. To enter the kingdom of heaven, is to repent in sincerity, and, in the belief that our sins are paid for by the blood of the Lamb. By doing this, we are putting our own personal desires aside, so that the truth, in it's holiness, can instead act through us. Denying ourselves; so that the Spirit of Truth can act through us.

Jesus suffered, so we too must suffer; that is true, yes. But like Job, temptations, trials, and tribulations are put in front of us so that we can show our beliefs are founded in sincerity, and that our acts can show the Father to be righteous in His faith in us.

Jesus suffered during his forty day temptation. We too suffer when tempted. But we deny ourselves, and we show holiness acts through us by the kingdom of heaven, in order to do so. So our sufferances are only sufferances when we are doing the Father's will instead of our own.

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Jeremiah 13:11
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For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me,’ declares the Lord, ‘to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened.’

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The Father wants His righteousness to shine through His children of faith. They, '..to be my people for my renown and praise and honor.' So part of doing the Father's will, is to Love the Father.

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Matthew 22:37
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Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38
This is the first and greatest commandment.
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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.

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And to Love the Father is to believe in His Truth.

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John 6:28-29
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Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
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Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

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To summarize this now, -it is not the will of God that we suffer, no. It is the will of God that we seek Him by His Truth, in our suffering.-

Our Christ's strength made perfect in our weakness. A strength founded in conviction, and based in loving service of the Father's will. Is it because we would suffer for our love of the Father and the love of others; that we endure hardships? Yes.

Must we ".. go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God"? Yes. In sufferance we seek a strength greater than our own. Without hardships we do not seek in weakness, a strength to overcome.

*Seek first by the Kingdom of God. And in His righteousness shall these things be added unto you.* 

The Doctrines of the Two Mediations

Jeremiah 13:11
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For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me,’ declares the Lord, ‘to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened.’

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The belt was hidden in a rock crevice, and buried. Then it was later dug up in it's now ruined form. And that is what the Lord declared he was going to do with the tribes of Judah and with Jerusalem.

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Jeremiah 13:8-10
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Then the word of the Lord came to me:
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“This is what the Lord says: ‘In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt—completely useless.

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It is because they honor themselves, because wickedness in heavenly places feed their pride, and offer them knowledge of good and evil. And by this knowledge do they act against their God and their fellow man. Even what they consider charity; honors themselves. And what they consider love; only glorifies their existence.

These lesser heavenly hosts lead the childre  of the tribes of Judah and Jerusalem by their reactions and their desires. Having replaced faith with belief and selflessness with self righteousness. A path that separates them from the truth evermore. Mercy is their only hope.

Jeremiah was a prophet. I find that, how the Lord spoke unto Jeremiah, is much like how the Holy Spirit can place words on the hearts of people who are in loving service of another. But no longer does the Lord speak like he spoke to his prophets and kings.

We are not a righteous people, we are not under the curse of the law, no. We are saved because Jesus became a curse that broke that other curse the law had claim on us by. Now, we walk in our trangressions, the temple of the law is empty, and instead the kingdom of heaven is available to us all. And by the kingdom of heaven the fruits of the Holy Spirit can work through us.

So no one is receiving word from the Lord. No. Any whom do not recognize the truth of the Christ Jesus, cannot even recieve through the kingdom that which once was available through the Holy of Holies. The path of the righteous was fulfilled in Jesus. And now all whom claim that path; without recognizing Christ Jesus, are useless.

Does a father stop loving his children when they go astray? No. So to is the love of the Father for those whom He has ceaselessly loved.

But the lesson of truth is not in them, and instead they are blinded by a false value they place in their flesh and their knowledge of good and evil. They only honor themselves and the wickedness in heavenly places that works against them, by enabling them here.

We are not the promised people. We are those chosen whom are grafted on to the vine. We hold belief in the truth. And faith works through us;  perfection that is recognized as the righteousness of the Father. We by seeking by the kingdom of God, bring renown, praise, and honor to the Father. But only because of the truth we carry forward in the belief of His Son.

The doctrines of the two mediations cannot be combined. The Lord does not speak to us through prophets and kings any longer. No. The kingdom of heaven opens up, and the prophetic word that the Holy Spirit pours out on a heart becomes wisdom that serves lovingly one another in the moment. The gifts of the Holy Spirit honor the will of the Father, the do not honor the flesh of the path of righteousness like they did under old mediation.

No one can come to the Father except through His Truth. 

Evidence of our beliefs in our acts.

Malachi 3:17-18
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On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.
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And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.

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What a strange statement. A mystery.

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Luke 15:25-27
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“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
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So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.
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‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

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Luke 15:19-22
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I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’
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So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
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“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
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“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

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Oh how loved is the one whom repents, the one whom returns home, humbled, and sincere. The son that then serves in wisdom, whose knowledge of sin only brought him to seek righteousness. The wicked claim righteousness in their acts to honor themselves in the sight of God. The righteous are those who recognize righteouness is of the Father alone.

We supply evidence of our beliefs in our acts.

It is one thing to provide what is expected of you in order to provide for yourself. It is quite another thing to serve knowing you deserve nothing, yet are honored simply in the ability to serve. We are not God. Even the Holy One of God is 'of God'. We serve, and this is how we supply evidence of our beliefs in our acts.

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Luke 17:7-10
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“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’?
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Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’?
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Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?
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So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ ”

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Jesus did his Father's will. He served without expectation. He loved those who hated him, he did so to show the Father he could put himself aside to allow the will of the Father to be done through him. He did this because he loved the Father, not because he feared Him. He loved the Father. Yet the mystery. The Father seemed to no have shown compassion; not sparing the son whom served him.

So the mystery is this:

The Father did not spare Jesus the full cup of wrath, because it was the Father's will to fulfill His promise to His son. And Jesus had to die for all our sins, in order that he could claim all whom were promised to him. The compassion of the Father was to honor His son, by allowing the him to serve. We supply evidence of our beliefs in our acts. Jesus proved the Father righteous, and the wickedness of those who claimed to be righteous were shown as wicked.
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To carve this lesson into stone, we see Jesus preparing to die, kneel and wash the feet of those who he loved because it was his Father's will. He did so to show them, we supply evidence of our beliefs in our acts. Jesus believed service supplies evidence of our beliefs in our acts. He wanted his disciples to love one another, and to serve to make plain their beliefs. Not in ceremony but sincerity.

We supply evidence of our beliefs in our acts.

To serve God is to deny self, and in sincerity serve lovingly. Not to gain position but because the opportunity to serve is a form of the Father's compassion. Not unlike the grace we are in because it was the Father's will it be so.

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The Good Fight

Is it better to fight what is in front of you, or, is it better to concentrate on what is unseen? You can't do both. Which brings up the question of what is the good fight. What is the battleground, what is the enemy, and what is the enemy's weapon.

The battle is spiritual.

The enemy is heavenly forces that lead mankind by their desire to react. During the first generations of mankind, God had these forces to guide mankind towards an understanding of self, knowledge, and authorities. Nations were developed to cement ideals, develop civilities, and progress the geneologies. These forces were considered workers of the field, and there is of course, a field master. Many lesser gods, all of whom provided what they deemed necessary for the development of those they were cultivating.

What made these forces the enemy, was they set out to place themselves between man and God, instead of leading mankind into an understanding of the kingdom. Not unlike organized religions, the wickedness in these heavenly places made themselves out to be God, supplying understanding and creating consequences, placing themselves as authority over the perishing form. This is why, those of the kingdom whom are the Chosen, will judge these angelic forms. The chosen will be of the truth these wicked forms; denied. The use of influences tempt the flesh into doing the will of the enemy. Often what is considered 'free will' is completely the opposite. The soul enabled to do what it desires, is being led by those same desires.

The battle for the enemy is to show each individual is not worthy of conscience, and is instead better off being led by it's flesh and the influence of the world around it. This supplies the master of this world with a harvest that honors itself, instead of God. The kingdom is from where the perfect and holy aspects of God come from. It is a common conscience, as living and eternal as the truth that is it's authority.

The kingdom is from where the attributes of the Spirit of Truth come to us in this perishing form. For us who walk in out trepasses, the kingdom supplies us attributes that are greater than ourselves. When we set ourselves aside for the love of another or for the love of the Father, the Holy Spirit can act through us by the kingdom. The kingdom is a spiritual constant, like the life within this perishing form.

So what is the good fight? The good fight is moment to moment, in the moment of the day you are in. Every decision, every reaction we make is either of faith or is sin. This is why Paul suggested to pray ceaselessly. And this is why Christ's blood afforded us grace. Without faith it is impossible to please God, and without the blood of the Lamb, there is no grace, and what is faith is actually a form of belief in the providence of self. Concentered and corrupted.

The good fight, is to prove that you can put aside yourself, for the love of others, and for the love of the Father who gave up his only begotten son, to prove these wicked forms in heavenly places did not have to cultivate us with deciet and influence; but instead could have loved us by offering us the truth.

What is the truth? It is what we all came from, what we will return to, and what is the only path to the love that made us. The truth is eternal life. And this perishing form can sustain eternal life, as a new creation. But the enemy will have none of that. And so the battle continues.

Repent.

Deny self. Love one another. Love the Father by believing in His Son. The world will hate you, the children of the world will persecute you. The wickedness in heavenly places will never cease tempting you. You will stumble, you still sin. But it is faithfulness based in love that is greater than each of us. Allow faith to come through you. The good fight. 

Faith by the Kingdom of God

Faith vs. Belief

Faithfulness: Having faith work through us..NOT because of us.

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Matthew 3:9
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And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children of Abraham.

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Galatians 3:7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.

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None on the path of righteousness found themselves in the presence of the Father. Righteousness is of the Father alone. And none can approach the Father except through His Truth.

It is by the Spirit of Truth that is now among us, that faithfulness can work through those whom walk in their transgressions. As none are perfect, grace was afforded at great cost, so that by the kingdom upon us, through it can holiness be imparted lovingly; for the sake of others, by the will of God.

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Hebrews 11:1 1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

This is maybe one of the most misleading passages. I understand belief systems all rely on confidence of the believer. But the kingdom of heaven is not a belief system, it is a unseen quality of eternity that through us, perfection serves the will of God.

All translations turn a question into a statement. Except in the greek translation from messianic texts: it provides a completely different perception: Is now faith of hoped for assurance, of things conviction not being seen(?)

We are told by Jesus to make no promise to God or to one another. And assurance means exactly that, 'a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise.'

So in context, the greek verion of Hebrews 11:1 verse is saying rhetorically, 'are we seeing faith this way??' and 'paying then no attention to the conviction of our understanding??'

Then Hebrews 11 goes on to give obvious examples of how faith works through us, and not because of us.

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Faith is one of the unseen qualities of God.
Belief is; what we desire to manifest.

Faith is of the will of God alone.
Belief is based on our understanding in knowledge.

Faith is only founded on Love. God is love.
Belief can be founded on fear, imagination.

Faith is perfect, holy.
Belief is imperfect and based in sin.

Faith is of God.
Belief is a measure of the reactions and desires of the flesh.

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The centurion had great faith upon him, and loved his servant. It is the Father's will we find faith through His Son. The centurion did so. The will of God recognized that faith as 'of the truth', and the power of God healed the servant.

The centurion could not heal his servant solely by his belief. Otherwise he would not have needed the Lord. No, the centurion out of love, saught out the Lord. He set himself aside by being humble, he then allowed faith to act through him, and the authority of God recognized it as holy and complete. As the authority upon Jesus only did the will of the Father, we know that it was the will of God that placed faith in the centurion; to allow it to come through him.

All of the miraculous wonders performed through Jesus Christ were of the Father's will: born of faith, and based in love.

The Hebrews who did healings, believed they did healing based on their self proclaimed righteousness. But they did not. Jesus even stated:

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Matthew 12:27-28
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And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
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But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you

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By the kingdom do the fruits of holiness come through us. Us, whom deny ourselves, so that the truth can instead act. So when Jesus said, 'then the kingdom of God has come upon you.', what was being said is, faith has worked through you: a fruit of the Father's will by His Truth. It was not the imperfect flesh of Christ Jesus whom did miracles. No. It was the imperfect form of the Son of God that denied himself so that the will of God could act through him, not because of him. Amen.

This is the true gospel of the Kingdom. That through us perfection acts, not because of us. We are not God, we cannot become perfected until we are raised as a new creation.

Faith is an act of holiness which comes through us...not because of us. Amen. 

Properness

Praise: the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.

When a co worker does something that has earned approval, we say to the individual, 'hey thanks for doing that', or, 'well done', or, 'I/we appreciate your effort'. What we do not say is 'Praise to you!' The Christ Jesus is the authority of eternal Love. The living form of the Word of God, present before creation, and through whom; all things came into being.

We do not offer approval to our parents for having brought us to life. Nor do we admire them for having brought us to life. Nor, for that matter do we praise the Word of God for being the authority through which we came to be.

The Son does His Father's will. This is another way of saying; the truth is the eternal authority of Love. When people say, 'Praise the Lord Jesus Christ', or 'Praise be his name', or simply, 'Praise Jesus', they are not acknowledging the Father, instead they are acknowledging His Authority. This is improper.

People pray to the authority, instead of through the authority allowing faith to be recognized by the Father. This is incorrect; improper. That is like people only recognizing laws instead of the system that provides them. And this reveals much of the enemy. People claim the commandment of 'Do not steal', but they do not recognize the God that provided it.

So again, acknowledging only the authority of God, is putting that authority above that which provided it to us out of love for us. Jesus did his Father's will, not his own. So why would we only recognize that authority instead of what created it.-

We do not say 'praise Jesus', we do not say, 'praise God'. That is like saying 'Acknowledge Jesus' or 'Admire God'. Instead, we glorify the Father in our acts. We praise God not by saying it, but in our acts.

A form of praise is witnessing to other of good works. A form of glorifying is to have others witness good works coming through you. See? So saying mantras like 'Praise the Lord' are meaningless, without sincerity or worth. They only serve your recognition, which is only of your will in doing so.

We grow closer to the Father through carrying His truth forward. Through us, the Spirit of Truth acts on the Father's will. Love is the foundation in all fruits of the Spirit of Truth.

Yes, holiness is not of us. And it is beautiful and wonderous to have holiness come through our imperfection. But we do not praise the authority by which it came, no. We instead offer thanks.

"Thank you Father for your Son."

In that prayer of thanksgiving, we recognize the Love shared and by the authority upon which it was recieved. AMEN

Awaken! Be alert and aware!

The Progression of False Teachings

1 Thessalonians
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Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

1 Thessalonians 4:4
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Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

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I am not fond of these letters to Thessalonia. They to me; are not in line with Paul's teachings, and seem to be instead, a combination of teachings, more than spirit led truth. Having said that now, there are points worthy of discussion. Paul was creating a religion. This too I struggle to believe was imparted by the Lord. I do not believe that the gospel of the kingdom had anything to do with organized religion.

Personal relationships through His truth, are the inspired walks of those who carry the truth in them. The only church the Father recognizes is one that caters to orphans and widows, those in need whom can not care for themselves. But in no way does that constitute the need for a physical house of worship.

Our God is the God of the Living, His Love is the Rock that His Truth is founded upon. So why does it seem that Paul wanted to form a religion? I believe that those who believed in the faith ministry gathered together to mimic the custom of religion. And this is why these early churches were plagued with falsehoods in prophesy and teachings, misinterpretations of holy texts, and therefore divisions in dogmas.

What was missed was that the yoke of truth is an easy yoke. What was missed is that the Holy Spirit bears perfection through the imperfect. And that the trials are personal, and specific to the holy acts that come through each individuals. The world wanted a religion it could relate to, but God wanted us to build personal relationships with Him directly through His Truth.

Peter did the same of course. By the time you reach chapter 5 of Acts, Peter is the head of a new religion that is in direct competition with the Temple of Judaism. Peter has by this point left behind forgiveness and is no longer open to the Holy Spirit. What powers come through him, kill or heal for show of power. The time of the great commission was over, yet his was a house of fear and power. The ministry of grace became a falacy of consequence and penance, placing again a man between the believer and God. A lie in place of the Truth.

So we are NOT to pay back to wrong with a wrong. This is the fundemental of forgiveness. Yes, we take the cost upon ourselves, amd we do this out of love for the Father, as well as because we have faith it is what is His will. We do these things and others are witness to them. So we know that the true church of Christ is the body of believers. And only through him can we come to the Father. The truth is eternal, full, and complete im every moment we walk into. This is the fundemental of faith, and this is how the true church remains in the Father's will.

So what are these other churches of God?  Ones that take the Holy Scriptures and use them to support the ministry of Jesus the Son of God. But this too is almost unheard of. Most create a combination of contradictions, placing old wine in new wineskins, or worse, placing new wine in old wineskins.

Whatever the church of Peter and the churches of Paul were in the first century, neither of them supportes personal relationships with the Father. Neither openly recognized the unseen qualities of the kingdom and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Neither openly recognized that leadership doesn't exist in the truth. The draw to develop comparible religions failed the ministry of faith for all believers then and now.

Twenty centuries later we have seen first hand that the morality of manmade religions is just simply a judhement call of the self righteous. War have been waged, lives lost, cultures destroyed, and corruption has altered the very ministries, making them barely recognizable. The only path is narrow, that being; Spirit led discernment. Faith is the only path where sin is not.

So do we drop religion to cater to the truth? Love covers a multitude of sins.

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1 Peter 4:8
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Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

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So continue to do what you are doing, but focus on allowing personal development with the Holy Spirit fruits working through you. For faith without deeds is dead, reformed Jew and Gentile alike.

The denial of self: For loving purpose

I have spent the last week away from my ministry online. It has been a week filled with frustration, bitterness, confusion, hurt, and a profound sense of loneliness. I dont believe in sharing weaknesses as testimony. Because it only recognizes understanding founded in the knowledge of good and evil, instead of the faith that is in all of us.

Consequences are founded in sin, while, grace is the foundation of faith, a grace founded in a love greater than each of us. So instead of testifying to common weakness, I want to instead acknowledge how faith faces no consequence. To repent is to acknowledge what has been standing between us and the Father. As nothing can approach the Father except through His Truth, we then are aware that what we repent brings us closer to him, as that repent is an act of faith.

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Galatians 6:7-9
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Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
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Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
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Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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Self is very much defined by the flesh. It is not however based on our desires. Instead, it is based on how we react to those desires. The cost our actions bring upon others. Sin is not what we desire, our desires are a part of this flesh, not the soul within it. No, sin is the cost we create for others by reacting to those desires. And what we reap in judgement correlates with what cost we sowed.

Self is a balance of give and take, but is meaningless. As the knowledge that supplies our choice's understanding; lacks purpose beyond this perishing state. That is why Paul says to the Galatians, ' ..whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.'.  The Spirit of Truth can only bear fruit through this perishing form, if the desires of this flesh are denied action. Yes, desires happen, yes reactions come to mind and sprout from the heart. But if we instead deny ourselves, because our faith is in something greater than us, that loving obedience bears fruit that is holy and eternal. 

Bringing me back to my current state and the challenges of the last week. Although I became and am currently overcome with selfish emotions, I in my love for the Father, can put myself aside in a moment. Because faith is holy, and greater than my self and the desires of this flesh. And instead of trying to make sense of my flesh-based struggles, I allow my faith to act through me, to serve a purpose known only through spiritual Truth.

So what can we say? Condemnation is not for the faithful. Consequences are simply a reaction of the flesh and the world in a balance. Condemnation is for those who create consequence for others; to enable themselves. So what is sin? An abuse of the knowledge of good and evil to satisfy the desires of the flesh. 

Faithfulness is spiritual holiness. We live in our trepasses, none are righteous, instead we now know righteousness in of the Father alone. So the faith Abraham showed, the Father recognized because it was of Him, a holiness that came through Abraham.

None are perfect, all sin. I spent a week buried in my inadequate understanding, when all I had to do was sincerely believe in the faith that comes through me in moments based in truth that are of loving purpose. It was not always this way. Ritual cleansings were necessary to have holiness come through those who were considered on the righteous path. But the Blood of the son of God bares the cost of the sins of mankind. And it is by that Grace that the rest of the world can have holiness act through them in moments of faith that are based in loving purpose.

If we go into moments in fear because we lack adequate understanding of self, the moment is lost. But if we carry on in faithfulness, aware that grace is what allows us to put our selves aside; the fruits of holiness find loving purpose in our sincerity. So like Paul suggests; we persevere.

About weakness Part 2: Renewing of your mind

Being able to see our weakness as the remanence of what grace rescued us from.

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2 Corinthians 12:10
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That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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Romans 12:2
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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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Ephesians 4:22-24
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You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
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to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
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and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

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Many of us remain in the comfort of salvation, and do not change the way we think. There is a transition to be made, it is done with sincerity, and is the only path to complete joy in sufferance. Those who are still of themselves and the world, cannot relate to what an awakened mind sees and hears. Because of the effects of grace, a person who carries the truth forward within themselves slowly masters that state of awareness. It is then in that state, that holiness in the form of spiritual fruit, serves through us.

Although we are tempted to act on our desires, or are tempted to conform to what the world demands from us; it is in that weakness that the power of perfect truth can act. Lobe describes how we serve others who still remain unaware of themselves, is the same love that Christ Jesus had for us when he did the Father's will.

So how are our minds renewed? By denying ourselves, and no longer act as the world sees us. This is the effect of grace. And we know that the children of the world, and the powers and principalities of wickedness in heavenly places; reject us because of it. But our minds are renewed by mastering our understanding of this sufferance. Instead of being victimized by it, we celebrate in recognition. So that when we are denying ourselves to do the Father's will; the truth of holiness shows that righteousness is of the Father alone. And for that love to take root, honors the truth that is the only path to it.
Yes, we are imperfect. Yes, when persecuted we are still tempted to react. Yes, weaknesses are real and we all have them. But what we now see in our weakness, used to be how wickedness led us in the darkness. What we now see in weakness, is still in control of others. It is by this grace that we can see the sin we are in. And it is this power of truth, that allows us to love where before we would only react to what was in front of us. This is a war. Simply put, the enemy is defeated, but we are all tasked with overcoming wickedness.

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1 Corinthians 6:2,3
2 Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
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Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life

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Righteouness is of the Father alone. God is Love, and His will is done only through His Truth. The power of the truth is made perfect in weakness. And it is only by mastering our understanding of weakness that we can begin to overcome the wickedness that we came from.

If you cannot overcome your own illness, how can you hope to heal others?

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About weakness

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2 Corinthians 12:7-9 (Ammended)
I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me...Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

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Too often we consider our struggle instead of considering the grace we are shown. Too often we consider what is in front of us, rather than what we have been saved from.

Today, I was on my way to work in traffic. And a realization came over me. I was shown that being conscious of my acts came from understanding gained in the wisdom behind repenting. And I was then also aware; that my tolerance of others who still remain unaware of themselves, is the same love that Christ Jesus had for us when he did the Father's will.

So yes, the love we carry for others, those who are still of the world, is the Father's will. We find purpose; is believing in the actions Christ took. Serving those who, could only witness the holiness that came through him. And that Spirit of Holiness can, and does bear fruits through those whom are aware of themselves. They have put aside their desires to allow this holiness to work through them.

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John 16:7
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But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

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Weakness is the reminder we have of what we were. It is what our flesh desires and also the expectations this world has of us. Weakness that in our dying of the world and repent of our desires, we become accutely aware of in others. We see in others what we have overcome with grace. Weakness, in this context is a reminder of the love that is our salvation. See?

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2 Corinthians 12:9 (Ammended)
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Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

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So in this context, 'boast' means Paul celebrates his weaknesses because they are a reminder of the love that is the Father's will. His awareness that grace has given him, is a love founded on truth.

Perfect. Holy.

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2 Corinthians 12:10
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That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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His use of 'for Christ's sake', means the Son of God's obedience to the will of the Father; to bring (Paul and us all) salvation, cost Jesus his life. So to honor that effort, Paul carries that rememberance forward.

So what does this say? When we are in weakness, or, are insulted by others witnessing us denying ourselves, or we are in hardship because we refuse to subject ourselves to what the world expects of us, or we face persecution for remaining forgiving, and loving, in a situation that; would otherwise involve judgement and retribution. We celebrate those moments as a reminder of the truth; the love of God has brought upon us.

None are perfect, but the holiness that comes through us in our state of grace; is.

Amen.

Through a believer comes the Truth

Romans 14:8-9
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But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim:
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If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

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This is one of those passages of testimony that can be really misunderstood and lead people astray. It can be clarified by completing the wisdom.

The 'word' is only one thing. It is not holy scripture, it is not biblical passages, it is not sermons, or witness testimonials. The 'word' is only one thing: 'living truth'. What is meant by living truth is, the Spirit of Truth, speaks through a believer by the kingdom. This is generally understood as unspoken wisdom that ears do no hear.

The living truth is brought into being in the form of holiness, like love, kindness, gentleness, goodness, peacefulness, patience, faithfulness, joyfulness, and self control. These fruits are the foundation of spiritual acts. The living word is founded on these action of spiritual holiness. So when the verse says 'the word is near you', that is to say; the building blocks of holiness supply the living word.

To figuratively say 'Jesus is Lord' is to in 'belief' serve the living truth. And to believe it in your heart is to serve with sincerity. For Christ Jesus to ascend, meant he would send down the Spirit of Truth for us. This was his promise to us. That the believer, in sincerity of belief, having put self aside, could have the living truth act through them by the kingdom which is the foundation of holiness. So sincere belief in the ascended form of the Son of God, is the only way to the Father.

The living truth - through us.

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John 14:6
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Jesus replied, " I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

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The Promised and the Chosen

The reconcilliation of the Promised

The people of righteousness had to drop everything to follow him. They had to leave behind the old wineskin, and become the new wine and belong to the new wineskin. The new wineskin is the body of Christ, those who were promised to him. As their Messiah, he gathers them to himself, becomes their new mediation. He is the temple of God, destroyed and raised again three days later. The promised whom belong to him.

There is a great difference between those whom the great commission was set in motion for, and the remainder of the world. The great commission was to bring the truth to Jews about the Lord and his coming. The great commission was a petition of love and power, shown in wonders and miracles performed. The Commandments for the Hebrews and the lessons of their prophets, were summarized and kept complete by the Lord in his ministry.

 The two commandments summarize the purpose of obedience:

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Matthew 22:37-40
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Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
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This is the first and greatest commandment.
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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments

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The two commandments come from the Lord himself. These do not suspend the Law or the lessons of the prophets, no. But what they do instead is give a clear path through the wilderness, they create the direction that is shown to an enlightened mind. Love is the rock in which the church is founded upon.

The church itself is the body of Christ, which is specifically those whom believe; and in their belief, set themselves aside so that in the moment, what is holy can come through them (via the kingdom upon them).

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The Kingdom of Heaven and the Chosen

Lost in the rest of the world, are the children of belief. These are said to be the true children of Abraham, not of geneology no, but of faithfulness.

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Philippians 3:9
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and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.

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Faith shows righteousness is recognized in the Father alone. As faithfulness is not of the flesh, but is holy and of the Spirit of Truth. So the promised and the chosen are to be collected, gathered to celebrate the marriage of the Truth with infinite capacity. The merging of the seen with the unseen under the authority of a new creation; the living Word of God.

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Saul was not called in the same way because although he was circumsized and although he was of the people of righteousness, he was chosen to deliver the ministry of faith. Paul delivered a ministry to the Gentiles whom walk in their transgressions.

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Romans 1:17
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For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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Gentiles were not given the law, the prophets, nor the two commandments. Instead they must believe that when they deny themselves, in that humility and of their sincerity, the Holy Spirit can act through them to serve others by the fruits of holiness. These fruits are actions of an unseen quality, actions based solely on love.

These actions; founded in belief, are of the Spirit of Truth, and come through the Gentile by the Kingdom of heaven that is upon them. As they are not themselves people of righteousness, what is righteous acts through them.

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The Promised and the Chosen

The true vine is one of faith, the body of which Christ Jesus is the head. Some natural, some grafted on. The living Word of God, whom will collect from the world, his which are sleeping and even some whom will be in existence at the time. Those who are in existence at the time of the rapture, are the last, whom will be taken first.

Glory to God in the Highest, the differences between those of righteousness and those whom walk in their transgression is coming into the light! The gospel of the Kingdom is coming clear!

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The covetous of the perishing

Micah 7:13
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The earth will become desolate because of it's inhabitants, as the result of their deeds.

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The earth becomes desolate because we desire what others have, we see what is in front of us and react to it. It is called covetous. Lies too are a form of covetous, as a lie supplies a gain that comes from desire. But in terms of tangible things, we covet what others have that we do not. We do not become idle in our covetous, no, we act on it. Cain murdered, Jacob decieved, David was aldulterous, Judas betrayed. What we covet is attached to not only our greed, it is moreso attached to our pride, our ego, our vanities and esteem.

The lesson of enlightenmemt is that in this perishing form, what matters is our ability to be loving. In loving ways, we supply acts of holiness, in the form of the fruits of the Spirit of Truth. Through those who put for live's sake put themselves aside, offer service in the form of: loving kindness with others, loving patience with others, loving faithfulness to the Father, loving peacefulness with our enemies, loving joy in our sufferance together, loving gentleness with those in mourning or in strife, and loving goodness in acts of charity. All unseen qualities of selflessness and holiness.
All greater than the qualities of human emotion which always provide self the honor that belongs to the Father alone.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit is believing the Son of God died to give the perishing the opportunity to put themselves aside in grace afforded by his blood. And in that grace, allowing then, the ability to pur aside self so that in loving ways we can reconcile ourselves to God and serve one another in loving ways that are holy and greater than what we can alone provide.

Always return to the thief on the cross who repented, and witnessed to another; recognizing in belief the Son of God. He witnessed to the other thief out of love for the gift of the salvation, and in doing so had holiness provide truth in testimony. The Spirit of Truth spoke through him in his last moments. He was baptized in his faith.

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Ephesians 4:5
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one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

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The world and the heavens will all be destroyed, but the Word of God, that is, the living Word of God, will remain. We who recognize life, and whom are recognized by the Spirit of Truth, are co hiers of God. We are the body of which the Holy One is the head of. We are the church built on the rock which is the Father's will, which His Holy One is the cornerstone of. What is there to covet that carries purpose? What covet honors truth? It is all condemning, all evidence of a person's desires.

This existence to those of Spirit is meaningless. All things perish. Purpose is only found in loving acts that glorify the Father's will through His Truth.

Fear God. Repent.

The Boasting of Sufferance

Philippians 1:29
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For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

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We set our old self aside, so that in our newness, what is of the light; can shine through us. And to set aside the worldliness we are designed for, and to set aside therefore all of what we desire, is to suffer temptation, like Christ Jesus suffered.

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Hebrews 2:18
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Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted

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We are illuminated by light which is the righteousness and holiness of God the Father. That light shines like a beacon for others to witness, whether it be non-believers or believers. This is the love we share, and that quiet sufferance is the fullness of joy. Spiritual, holy joy, not some form of emotional gratification. In the spiritual, holy joy, is what we quietly boast.

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Philippians 1:21
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For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

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To live, is to enter the darkness of the day in opposition to it. Where the light is; no darkness can remain, nor can it linger. If we indeed are the light, in having put ourselves aside, the holiness of the Spirit of Truth can act through us by the kingdom of heaven. Which is to say; we deny ourselves, and in that sufferance, our existence has holy purpose. That is what it is 'to live is Christ and to die is gain'. Two fold is the meaning:

1. To live is to suffer this existence; aware and in denial, of the poverty of the flesh inwhich we are bound.
2. To die of this flesh is to not only exist in denial of old self but in preparation for our eternal gain after we perish of this trial of flesh.

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Philippians 1:26
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so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.

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Boasting in this context is not a work of pride. And anyone subject to that belief has not the humbleness of a prisoner of Truth, one whom was saved from their own inequities by the blood of the one who died so those inequities would not be counted against them in judgement of their soul.

This is a very delicate statement, we boast in the truth of our suffering, having had to put ourselves aside in order to love our neighbors, our enemies, and one another; all in a way that is holy, and glorifies the righteousness of the Father.

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Philippians 1:29
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For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

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A big step in having holiness act through your belief in the Son of God, is no longer reacting to what is put in front of you. Yes, you will be tempted to be angry, tempted to be envious or jealous, temped to be boastful or proud, tempted to give in to desires of the flesh and tempted to gain in the darkness of the world. But it is the holiness of suffering these temptations that brings the perfection of the power of Truth into a moment.

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2 Corinthians 12:9
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But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

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Amen amen.
Learn from this.

Fear God. Repent.

Habakkuk: To observe and report

Habakkuk 2:1
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I will stand at my watch, and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

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Habakkuk 2:4
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“See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness.

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I am a guard. I guard things.
I observe, and I report.

Habakkuk, a prophet of the Lord God, did the same. He observed and he reported. He saw what eyes could not, and heard what ears could not. Instead; his faithfulness made him open to prophetic word. Righteousness came through him, holiness in the form of a spiritual gift. Habakkuk observed for the Lord, and then reported his complaints. He stood watch, right where the enemy would attack, and where also a defense would primarily take place; the ramparts. Habakkuk stood watch, seeing what could not be seen. He saw what the enemy was doing, and how those he loved were being effected. His heart heard what righteousness spoke unto him, and this was what was reported, prophecy.

The enemy places in front of the flesh what the flesh desires. In doing so, the enemy can through this deception, guide the flesh in the darkness. Darkness being, spiritually unaware. For if you survive as a creature of instinct, you deny the soul that is the life within you, and our wholly reliant on the flesh, which is how death collects it harvest. The enemy uses existence to honor itself and it's craftiness. Habakkuk saw this, reported it, and the Lord answered. This is how the process of faith brings the holiness of prophetic word to life. Best explained:

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Isaiah 42:9
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See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.”

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"..before they spring into being, I announce them to you."

This bring me to the point of this lesson. Habakkuk paid attention, not to what the flesh spoke, or what his own flesh heard. No. Habakkuk listened in faithfulness for the Lord to answer what he was witness to. Habakkuk did not report his reactions to what was in front of him, instead he sought answers by describing what he observed through faith. Habakkuk observed and reported in a way that showed righteousness was through the Father alone. The unseen qualities of God, is how we seek the unseen answers.

Christ Jesus brought us the good news of the Kingdom. We seek first by the kingdom, as it shows that righteousness is through the Father alone. It is by this unseen quality that faith works, faith in itself is a fruit of this Holy Spirit. The kingdom of God is where truth is eternally in authority. And that kingdom is where gifts like prophetic word are powered.

Denying our selves is denying our desires: our need to react to our senses, and our emotions. The lesson of observation and reporting unseen qualities is very much a lesson in wisdom. We deny self in order to observe through something greater tham ourselves: through the Spirit of Truth. And when we report what we have witnessed in the unseen qualities of Truth, we are truly showing righteousness is of the Father alone.

Amen.

The Wind

Ecclesiates 4:4

4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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'A chasing after the wind', is used as a saying multiple time by the author of Ecclesiastes. I in my understanding from the hospel of Truth, can say the author of Ecclesiastes was more right than they could know in the wealth of knowledge they had. 

The wind is a good metaphor for Satan. The Master of this world, whom leads mankind to do his will, by tempting them into reactions, choices. We 'chase after the wind', because it was placed in front of us. Earlier even in Ecclesiastes, the author acknowledges this understanding, saying;

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Ecclesiastes 1:8
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All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.

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Our senses rule us, and this is how mankind in it's spiritual blindness is led. We react to what is placed in front of us. And it is by those reactions, those choices, that we do the will of the great deciever. We honor ourselves, and in doing so, we honor the will of the one who puts what is in front of us; there to lead us by it. This puts a very clear and concise reasoning into the command to 'deny our selves'.

So then what can be asked is, what is there beyond our reactions, beyond choices we make? And the answer is acts of faith instead of instinct. Denying self in a holy sense is called self control. We put ourselves aside, in order to have the truth, the spiritual truth, act through us in holy ways. This is the holiness that Christ Jesus called us to be of. (Notice I wrote 'be of', not simply 'be').

We are imperfect and corrupted, but when we deny our selves, what is actually perfect, which is the Spirit of Truth, it can act through us. That is holiness. So what is there beyond our reactions to what is placed in front of us? Holiness can instead come through us. Happiness, wealth, properity and influence...all are of the times before Christ Jesus. The Father allowed all nations to do there own thing:

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Acts 14:16 16 In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

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You will notice corrupted ministries that in thier blindness attempt to combine the times before the Truth came, with the gospel the Truth brought. The contradictions are obvious to those who carry the Truth forward, instead of attempting to honor two masters.

The world according to the Prophets and according to the ministry of John the Baptist, was a very different place. It was the Messiah whom fulfilled the prophesy of the prophets he sent, and it was John the Baptist who paved the way for the gospel of truth. Both the Prophets and John ministered repentance and denial of self, encouraging believers to not rely on tradiotional cleansings, but to instead go further and deny themselves.

The children of the world chase after the wind. Everyone reading this came from that also. We have only had very few years to develop away from what we otherwise led by. Even as the disciples walked with Jesus, there was reactions of doubt, denial, anger, loss of interest, and even as far as hatred and lies. The Father sent His only begotten Son to be the final sacrifice for the sins of all mankind, so we could step our of ourselves, out of the wind, and instead allow holiness, eternal life, to supply perfect love. We were meant to become the children of God, not just mist that returns into itself.

Fear God. Repent. 

The Enemy's influence on Christendom

Acts 14:16
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In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

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The book of Acts is always a struggle for me. It seems choppy and something like an arguement to maintain a defense.

The idea that Paul performed miracles troubles me. It is not at all how I understand the faith ministry. 

The Great Commission began with the anointment of the disciples, it is called Pentecost. The reason for that anointment was so the disciples could share the good news with the Jews. The holy fire came upon the disciples they went forward doing wonders and miracles to show that God worked through them. Paul was of the faith ministry. At no point in time did Paul receive anointing. His baptism in the Holy Spirit was one of faith. His is the faith Ministry. This is why I really struggle with parts of the New Testament that make account of Paul performing miracles and wonders. Yes, he was a temple jew prior to being saved. No, that does not make him a miracle worker.

For the Gentiles who walk in their transgressions the Holy Spirit works through us by the kingdom which is upon us. The power of the Holy Spirit that comes through believers that are reformed Jews or are Gentiles, is in the form of gifts, and fruits of the Holy Spirit. The fruits are well-known and the gifts themselves are also well-known. But I contest that there has never been a healing done by a Gentile; including Paul, Timothy, and Barnabas. If there was a healing miracle done through a Gentile, then they would still be doing it today. And we all know, that there is none.

Since the great commission ended there has been no driving out of demons, no healings, and no raising of the dead. The Holy Spirit works through believers in selfless ways. What comes through us is holy. As we are not holy. We are not righteous people. By grace, holiness comes through us in ways that show righteousness is the Father's alone.

So has the enemy used organized religion to mimic pagan beliefs of the past, when the Lord let all nations go there own way? Yes. Do the ministries of penance, faith healings, prophets and disciples, all create consequence to empower the house they describe? Yes.

The enemy took the principles of faith and of reconcilliation; and returned power to himself, through deception and influence. Mankind serves the will of the master of this world, and the churches that claim the truth, never sought it out. Instead they celebrate their greatness, claiming it in the Lord's name. All the while; denying the sacrifice made to bring each of them an opportunity to have a personal relationship with the Father through belief in that sacrifice.

Holy scripture ended with Micah. The New Testament is relevant for sharing the gospel of truth. But the Holy Spirit baptism is a faith baptism. Like the thief on the cross who repented in belief, his faith is the baptism, the yoke that is light. Love the Father, love one another, deny self in order to have holiness work acts through you. *Do these things because you believe the Son of God died to remove the cost of sin on your conscience, so that you can love freely, without gainful intent.* This is how you honor the Father's will, belief in His Son. Do not rely on man or house for salvation. 

David, vengeance, and the redeeming qualities of Love

Psalm 35:4-9
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May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
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May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lorddriving them away;
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may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lordpursuing them.
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Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
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may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
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Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation.

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'Vengeance is mine', sayeth the Lord. What David does not mention, is that we are to love our enemy, feed them, bear acts of holiness for them to witness in wonder. We are called to love. Share equally all we have, even if they take more than is offered. We are forgiving for love's sake. We do these things in hope that charity will speak volumes of the grace we live in, and act lile a beacon for them to walk towards.

If the love we share does not speak to their hearts and they remain closed, it acts like 'pouring hot coals on their heads'; in other words; guilt. We do no supply ourselves a righteous stance. We do not use holy scripture on non believers, because words like truth and life and light have no meaning to them. We would in essence be sharing something alien to them.

But what all creatures respond to is love. If you die being loving, you are truly honoring your master. And those whom abuse you, or persecute you, or condemn you to banishment or death, redicule or isolation, how will judgement treat them? Woe to the enemies of the Lord. Fear God.

 'Vengeance is mine' sayeth the Lord.

"If anyone causes one of these little ones--those who believe in me--to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."

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So be loving of your enemy, sincerely, for their sake. Forgive them over amd over, turn the other cheek. *Whatever you have to do to make them understand that the love you are showing is greater than your own desire to react.* Amen

Lies and living

Corinthians 3:9-10
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Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
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and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

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Paul was speaking to believers in Corinth when he wrote this. The idea was to learn to be honest with others in a controlled, loving environment. As they werr surrounded with like-minded individuals who were learning together that evryone grew up developing reliances on this poverty of the flesh.

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John 8:44
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You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

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Paul did not witness Jesus saying this. Paul istead relied on knowledge passed on through spiritual means, unseen means. The Holy Spirit is our council as believers, we no longer rely on our own understanding. We allow our belief to replace our worldliness, allowing instead; spiritual truth to recognize our sincerity, and speak through us by what is considered the kingdom.

Lies in the world. We are raised in them, we afford them, we have used them to benefit our selves and those we care for. We gain from them. Lies protect what we invest time into, what we are possessive of. Lying is wickedness, the act of evil. Although lies can save lives, sustain comforts, and even provide advancement and security; none of these things honors the unseen qualities of God.

Lies are worldly, and we all grew using lies to get our way. Some say, 'lying to defend what you love is okay'. But that is like saying, 'what I love is worth lying for'. Selfishness lies, selflessness relies on the truth. Nothing that is holy needs lies to sustain it. So what can a lie do for love, when love is holy. No, love does not need lies ever if the truth is working in us. If you need to lie to defend what you love, what you say you love is selfishly sustained for your sake, and does not honor God.

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John 14:6
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Jesus replied, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
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1 John 2:22
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Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son.

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An antichrist lies about love being human and claims it in ways that deny the truth of love; the Son of God. Amen. There is no ministry of God that can supply selfless acts that are holy; that does not acknowledge that truth supplies the Father's will alone. In this way, the worldliness of mankind, is the wickedness that denies the spiritual holiness of truth. Which is another way of saying the Anti Christ relies of the flesh and the world to do the will of the prince of the world. I have in the past said that the Anti Christ is a spirit that is fuelled by lies. I said this because lies use the living spirit of man to supply the prince of this world what is his will.

Paul wanted the believers in Corinth to practice being honest with one another, because they were in this way, renewing their understanding of the unseen qualities of God. Honesty does not benefit the selfish qualities of our worldly selves, ever. Honesty brings light to our weaknesses, our desires, our pains, our covets, jealousies, hatreds, and fears. This is exactly the reason why Jesus had his disciples give up everything to follow him. The same with groups under Paul's ministry, none can recognize the truth without first denying the lie strength in their lives. You cannot reconcile yourself to God in any other way but His Truth.

So why do the poor inherit the Kingdom of Heaven? Because they have nothing in this world worth lying about. The poor carry the truth, and are forced into a position where the unseen qualities of God become apparent. It is better to be reconciled to God with an empty belly and no where to rest your head, than it is to be warm and well fed in what your lies provide.

I personally have been starved and dying. And it was when in my starvation, I finally put myself aside and repented my sins and aplraoched God with all the honesty I could supply. My sincerity was in tears and in desperation. It was only after that and many hours of giving thanks, having expected to die, that I recieved my annointing. I wish I would have died. After the initial annointing, I seemed to increase in awareness. But I had to continue to repent what grace showed me, in order to increase more. Weeks went by it seemed like. And truly I felt different, as I was becoming of holy purpose instead of personal development.

But what did start to happen was, I realized I had to decide between becoming homeless or starting out again in the world. I was not fully willing to be homeless. Even after all that I was shown and all that came upon me, I feared being homeless, I feared death.

That was over four years ago. And since then I was taken in by family. And what they see as progress re entering society, I see as failing the Father and His Truth. I have even started to be two faced with co workers, lying to them to keep my position. I lie to supply myself with comforts. The comfort that only leads me along by my desires, leads me further from the truth and again closer to my destruction in judgement. I do this, because I want to live. Even knowing this existence is meaningless. I still want to live. So I more than most, realize what lies are, and what they do. I realize how the enemy uses us, and how we allow wickedness to bloom to supply ourselves with comforts. I repent, and I deeply fear God.

So what can I say? You lie, I lie, anyone who has something to lose, will lie to keep it. What we love is not worth lying for, it is worth dying for. And if you follow the commandments of truth, you love God and you love one another. Do you lie for God? No. Do you lie for others? You shouldn't. The Spirit of Truth supplies the fruits we need to do the will of God, and all these fruits are tberefore based in Love.

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James 2:25-26
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In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

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Rahab hid spies. She did this act of faith for loving reasons, putting her life on the line for the sake of others. Had she hid them for profit or personal gain, it would have been judged as deceit.

Be known among other believers for your sincerity. Do not think that testimony about the sin you came from honors truth, although it should be shared with the Father, and xknfession to one another is uplifting, no, testimony is ongoing. It is not allowing lies to supply self with gain. Allow instead the lies you would tell to enable your self, to be replaced by knowledge found the the qualities of the Holy Spirit of Truth. Your actions will encourage others to do the same. We live in a time where, wickedness is everywhere. In a time where lies are made to sustain our comforts.

In a time where now sin is no longer hidden by lies and is enabled by being done openly without repent. In a time where Christians in parts of the world lie about being Christian, so they are not murdered or so they can sustain their lives. Wickedness has increased to a point where the enemy, who is the father of lies, has almost replaced the truth. Am I not a sinner? Do I not sin against the Truth to sustain myself here?

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Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

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The blood of the Lamb washes away the sins of the believer. Does this mean we continue to sin? No. But we are each of us known. And if in my sin, I can repent it most sincerely, and put myself aside in a moment, for the sake of love in acts of holiness; then yes, I am in Christ Jesus. And the authority of the truth allows me to do the Father's will, through the kingdom the supplied me.

Last word. Lies surround you. You were raised by lies, and you have developed because of their nature. Repent and practice honesty. Do so in prayer first, and then with other believers. Know that honesty is opposite of what the world demands. There is a cost to honesty in the world. This does not mean you should go on lying, it does mean that you should fear God and repent every time you do lie.

Final note:
To be as sly as snakes and simple as doves, does not mean to be wicked and lie and to deny you are. To be as sly as snakes is to know what is being put in front of you and be prepared by knowing what to expect. To be as simple as doves, is to enter into a moment innocently, without motives. Seek first by the kingdom, for the fruits of holiness supply what replaces lies.

Amen.

The Gospel of Faith and Love

All of Paul's letters to the different communities of the faithful; all of these letters were to specific groups facing specific problems. His letters were always meant for a specific group and had directions for them. As Christians, what we must draw from these letters, is not the specifics as much as the fundementals. What should be the foremost consideration is the Holy Spirit is our council, as, it was Paul's council. He was not taught to say what he did. Nor, was Paul's jewish lineage and upbringing the foundation of his instruction and fathering of these groups.

As Christians, what we can derive from these letters is the faith gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ that speaks of the Holy Spirit and the workings of the kingdom of heaven.

Galatians 3:7-8
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Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.
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Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

All nations outside the temple wall walk in their transgressions, spiritually uncircumsized. Righteousness to everyone outside of the temple walls is recognized as of the Father alone.

The gospel of the Christ is the faith gospel. No amount of knowledge can compare to the least amount of faith. Faithful acts are holy, greater than the person they come through, just like love. And faith is nothing if not based in love. Love of the Father or love of one another.

But love is selfless, and therefore faithful acts based in love are also selfless. True acts of faith do not attempt to harness belief to do man's will, nor are acts of faith based on worldliness or desire. No, acts of faithfulness are of God, through one whom has put themselves aside, denying their will, all in love of another or the Father through His Truth. I say it that way because:

John 14:6
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Jesus replied, "I am the way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Paul ministered the gospel of faith. The power of faith based in love is greater than any man, not just those outside the temple walls. Faithfulness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit of God. And God is love, and is the Rock upon which the Truth is built.

Amen