The following is developed from gnostic scriptures. Gnostic scriptures are books that were chosen to be left out of the current bible.
The topic is soul and spirit. Not many religions speak directly about the two forms of each of us. I think this knowledge helps some. I personally gained from it. So I brought together a few understandings to give an impression of what has been forgotten or ignored, or buried..by mainstream religion.
Last thing to say is, pray about whatever you read. Ask for discernment. There is something to gain from this, allow the Holy Spirit to decide what is worthy.
You are already in heavenly realms.
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Apocolapse of James 2
For He(the Father), knows the desire and also that which the flesh needs. Because it is not the flesh which yearns for the soul.
For without the soul the body does not sin, just as the soul is not saved without the Spirit.
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In the faithful generation we are in; the 'Holy Spirit' is sought out by the soul. The soul whom no longer wants to be led by the spirit of the individual in eternal realms. This (Holy Spirit) baptism, is to replace the desires of that spirit that the soul (of human generations) would/has generally reflected through the flesh.
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Apocolapse of James 2
For it is the spirit which animates the soul, but it is the body which kills it - that is, it is the soul which kills itself. Truly I say to you, the Father will not forgive the sin of the soul at all, nor the guilt of the flesh. For none of those who have worn the flesh will be saved.
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(Do we exist in the flesh, as a curse of condemnation? A curse then that Jesus broke, as the Holy One, making himself then a curse to redeem those spirits whom place their confidence in his authority.
But what is spirit and what is soul? Is spirit not our eternal form, and is not soul a reflection of it? And is not then our spirit of the Word, as all things came through that authority? And is not then the soul, a reflection of that spirit which denies the truth and acts on it's own? Amen!
Our soul is not what is eternal, it is our eternal spirit, which our soul is a reflection of. This flesh acts to embody the desires a soul brings through it. The eternal spirit of each soul is what animates, or; supplies acts to the soul.
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Gospel of Judas
Judas said to him, “Rabbi, what kind of fruit does this generation produce?”
Jesus said, “The souls of every human generation will die. When these people(a faithful generation), however, have completed the time of the (Kingdom of heaven) kingdom and the (Holy Spirit) spirit leaves them, their bodies will die but their souls will be alive, and they will be taken up.”(speaking of a faithful generation)
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This flesh, as some have felt, is the very hand of justice. As none can escape 'the sin of the soul at all, nor the guilt of the flesh.' 'The souls of every human generation will die.' Our judgement is already upon us. We are already bound to destruction, and only do we know salvation by believing it has come through the son.
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The Apocolapse of James 2
"Therefore, trust in me, my brethren; understand what the great light is. For a father does not need a son, but it is the son who needs the father - though I go to him. For the Father of the Son has no need of you."
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Like the good servant, we do the will of our master and carry forward no expectations. It is these acts faith that recognize the Father as righteous alone.
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Gospel of Thomas, saying 14
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Jesus said to them, "If you fast, you will bring sin upon yourselves,
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and if you pray, you will be condemned,
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and if you give to charity, you will harm
your spirits.
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When you go into any region and walk about in the countryside, when people take you in, eat what they serve you and heal the sick among
them.
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After all, what goes into your mouth won't defile you; what comes out of your mouth will."
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But if in acts of faith, we bring sin upon our souls, condemn our souls, or harm our spirits, for the sake of bringing love to others, or, to glorify the will of the Father, then we are showing the truth can act through us by our knowledge of it, and, our faith in it. See? We cannot escape cost, so do we take cost upon ourselves, (soul and spirit), or do we place the cost of our desires on others.
There is no darkness that can overcome the light, there is no conviction for those who carry the truth, and none can come to harm who are within the truth. But we have to persevere, moment to moment, and this is where we are weak. The forgiveness of sin is the only redeeming that we recieve, and by that blood we place our hope.
The faithful generation I believe is the very few that after the ascension of Christ Jesus, served the truth with faithful loving acts. This generation is likely to be the last generation.
Human souls are reflections of the eternal images that guide them. We, essentially are the wickedness in heavenly realms. We are the fallen. And now the word fallen carries a clearer meaning. We are no longer complete, we are spirit with out truth and we are soul without faith. If our soul can find faith, then our spirit can seek truth. Salvation is not just souls going to heaven, it is two becoming one in the authority we abandoned.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Failsafe
You don't trust them, you love them
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If you trust someone you know will fail you, you are a fool.
I you love someone you know will fail you, you will give them hope.
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1 Corinthians 2:5
so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power.
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1 Corinthians 2:8
None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
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1 Corinthians 2:14
The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
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1 John 4:16
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
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People fail each other because; what is expected of them, is based on a judgement of their worth. So we instead must look beyond human qualities, and be loving in the spirit. By doing so, we place no expectation beyond what we ourselves are an example of.
Our worldliness relies on trust, meaning; the flesh honors what confirms it's judgements. And mankind honors what it recognizes as it's own. People that honor trust, do so because they are justifying their own judgement. That judgement gives them meaning in their existence, but that meaning is worthless, and only bears and fruit. It is a form of control, dominion, and false authority.
Our own judgement is what leads us into a circumstance where we must put trust in another. Once more, our own judgement is what leads us into a circumstance where we might doubt another. If you put aside your judgement, you can instead supply the Holy Spirit a path to act through you. The fruit of the Spirit of Truth, honor God and are all based in love. In doing so, you do not have to doubt or trust another person. Instead, you let love lead the way for the truth to serve the purpose God intends.
So again; trust no man, instead; love them.
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If you trust someone you know will fail you, you are a fool.
I you love someone you know will fail you, you will give them hope.
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1 Corinthians 2:5
so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power.
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1 Corinthians 2:8
None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
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1 Corinthians 2:14
The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
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1 John 4:16
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
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People fail each other because; what is expected of them, is based on a judgement of their worth. So we instead must look beyond human qualities, and be loving in the spirit. By doing so, we place no expectation beyond what we ourselves are an example of.
Our worldliness relies on trust, meaning; the flesh honors what confirms it's judgements. And mankind honors what it recognizes as it's own. People that honor trust, do so because they are justifying their own judgement. That judgement gives them meaning in their existence, but that meaning is worthless, and only bears and fruit. It is a form of control, dominion, and false authority.
Our own judgement is what leads us into a circumstance where we must put trust in another. Once more, our own judgement is what leads us into a circumstance where we might doubt another. If you put aside your judgement, you can instead supply the Holy Spirit a path to act through you. The fruit of the Spirit of Truth, honor God and are all based in love. In doing so, you do not have to doubt or trust another person. Instead, you let love lead the way for the truth to serve the purpose God intends.
So again; trust no man, instead; love them.
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Friday, February 15, 2019
Worldly obedience vs. Holy faithfulness
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Mark 8:14-16
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The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
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“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”
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They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”
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The yeast makes a loaf large so it looks to be of more value, yet it is light and the person remains hungry, so they buy more.
The spiritual yeast of the Pharisees is in their traditions and ceremonies:
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Mark 7:6-7
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He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
“ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
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They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.
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The Pharisees do not share the truth, none may enter the kingdom, and all remain hungry for holiness. Their yeast was that of empty wisdom.
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Matthew 23:13
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
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Human wisdom. Human authority. Both Herod and the Pharisees rely on obedience to the workings of what is in front of them, the knowledge of good and evil. But it is through truth that we find the gospel of faith. And it is in faithful acts that we see holiness is founded in love.
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Mark 8:16-21
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They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”
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Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
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Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
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When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”
“Twelve,” they replied.
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“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”
They answered, “Seven.”
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He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
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Love is the foundation of the Spirit of Truth. The unseen qualities of holiness are also where the power of God resides. All the wonders and signs of the power of God that came through Jesus, were based in love. While those who maintain human authority and observe human wisdom, rely upon what they know and what they are witness to.
The disciples had one loaf of bread, and were concerned for how they would eat, even though they witnessed Jesus feed thousands. Why? Because they were obedient to him as their teacher, but still did not comprehend that it is faithfulness that is recognized by the Father as of his Spirit.
The difference between obedience and faith is the difference between the physical and the spiritual. You cannot obey what you do not witness, and you cannot have faith work through you to supply something you are already witness to. This is confirmed with this blessing:
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John 20:29
29
Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
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The worldly yeast requires obedience and is based on the knowledge of good and evil supplied by what was placed before us. The spiritual works of the Truth require faith based on the unseen qualities of God.
To close, when our Christ returns, those who rule with him are witness to the will of God and are therefore in loving obedience. Faithfulness will at that point mainfest also, like it did through the Christ. It will be full, complete, and show the Father to be righteous alone. But until that point, we must regard the faith ministry and the gospel of the kingdom as our loving service. By faithful acts we will overcome the enemy, whom; although defeated, must be placed under heal. The longer we remain obedient to a knowledge that is incomplete, the longer it will take for the fire of faithfulness to overcome death.
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Romans 14:23
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But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
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1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
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1 Corinthians 15:54
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Turning promises into lies
The following serves the truth, by explaining clearly; the love of the Father for His Children. It also serves, to clarify the purpose of the blood of the Lamb of God; as the only path to reconciliation with the Father.
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2 Chronicles 7:14
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and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
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The Hebrews were the children of Almighty God, that is, they were 'of His name'. This is not whom call themselves Christians, nor, is it any group alive today. The children of God were scattered and the temple of Solomon is no longer a Holy place. The Lord God, does not recognize them, and they remain without a king. This is a promise kept; not a promise ever broken.
The people rescued out of bondage had a different mediator with God. And at judgement Moses will be their prosecutor, separating then the wheat from the chaff.
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John 5:45
45
"But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.
But Christians are not these people. We are instead a people that are chosen for our loving acts of faith, our belief in what Jesus did for mankind, is recognized by the fruits of the Holy Spirit we bear in our loving acts. Two groups of people. The promised and the chosen.
I say these things because there is a great misconception that quoting the holy texts brings meaning into the present Christian teachings. This is a practice that does not honor the Father's will, no, nor does it recognize the kingdom upon us, nor does it have the Holy Spirit act through us. It is a misconception, a false teaching. The promises made to Solomon were two fold: either He would remain with them; in their obedience, or banish them from His sight. The promise kept was the banishing and the redicule.
2 Chronicles chapter 7 explains all of this. It is lengthy and I am not going to quote it here. But I will quote that which accompanies the promise, which is it's fulfillment. The king of Persia; Cyrus, was called by the God Almighty to raise the temple in His Holy name. An act of faith, not obedience.
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2 Chronicles 36:23
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him.’”
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2 Chronicles 7:19-22
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But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and the commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
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then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and this temple that I have sanctified for My Name I will banish from My presence. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
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And though this temple is now exalted, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
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And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them. Because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
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Cyrus raised the temple, so that those who were defeated could reconcile with their God. For the Lord God loved those he called His own. And the redicule of having their enemy rebuild their temple, appalled them. But it should have humbled them, as, the Father again kept His promise to them.
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2 Chronicles 7:13-14
13
If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,
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and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
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It is the above holy scripture that is abused. This promise was the deliverance that did not occur, but fulfillment of the promise was instead in their redicule and banishment.
So what can we say? We know that God is just. We know that the truth acts through the faithful just as holy works used to honor the obedient. We are called to be loving; our actions can carry victory over sin; moment to moment in our day. Our sacrifice is self, denying our desires so we can treat others as we have ourselves be treated. We do not need to look back at promises and proverbs that were made to those who came before us. Our battle is in the present moment.
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2 Chronicles 7:14
14
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
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The Hebrews were the children of Almighty God, that is, they were 'of His name'. This is not whom call themselves Christians, nor, is it any group alive today. The children of God were scattered and the temple of Solomon is no longer a Holy place. The Lord God, does not recognize them, and they remain without a king. This is a promise kept; not a promise ever broken.
The people rescued out of bondage had a different mediator with God. And at judgement Moses will be their prosecutor, separating then the wheat from the chaff.
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John 5:45
45
"But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.
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But Christians are not these people. We are instead a people that are chosen for our loving acts of faith, our belief in what Jesus did for mankind, is recognized by the fruits of the Holy Spirit we bear in our loving acts. Two groups of people. The promised and the chosen.
I say these things because there is a great misconception that quoting the holy texts brings meaning into the present Christian teachings. This is a practice that does not honor the Father's will, no, nor does it recognize the kingdom upon us, nor does it have the Holy Spirit act through us. It is a misconception, a false teaching. The promises made to Solomon were two fold: either He would remain with them; in their obedience, or banish them from His sight. The promise kept was the banishing and the redicule.
2 Chronicles chapter 7 explains all of this. It is lengthy and I am not going to quote it here. But I will quote that which accompanies the promise, which is it's fulfillment. The king of Persia; Cyrus, was called by the God Almighty to raise the temple in His Holy name. An act of faith, not obedience.
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2 Chronicles 36:23
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him.’”
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2 Chronicles 7:19-22
19
But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and the commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
20
then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and this temple that I have sanctified for My Name I will banish from My presence. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
21
And though this temple is now exalted, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
22
And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them. Because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
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Cyrus raised the temple, so that those who were defeated could reconcile with their God. For the Lord God loved those he called His own. And the redicule of having their enemy rebuild their temple, appalled them. But it should have humbled them, as, the Father again kept His promise to them.
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2 Chronicles 7:13-14
13
If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,
14
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
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It is the above holy scripture that is abused. This promise was the deliverance that did not occur, but fulfillment of the promise was instead in their redicule and banishment.
So what can we say? We know that God is just. We know that the truth acts through the faithful just as holy works used to honor the obedient. We are called to be loving; our actions can carry victory over sin; moment to moment in our day. Our sacrifice is self, denying our desires so we can treat others as we have ourselves be treated. We do not need to look back at promises and proverbs that were made to those who came before us. Our battle is in the present moment.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Love and faith
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James 1:15
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death
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Death is bound by the laws of physics. The law of all organisms is to sustain itself from it's surroundings. Children cry out of requirement, unable to sustain themselves. A woman will lactate when theh hear a baby crying.
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James 1:27
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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world
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The perishing form sustains itself off of it's environment, it even adapts over generations. The physics of existence is the reaction to death. Death begins after conception, cells duplicate themselves because they are chemically breaking down. The complete form is a number of systems that have developed to combat the nature of death. Our fight against death is the propensity that curbs us into development. We have been fighting death from a cellular level since before we were born.
Everything not born of faith is sin. And sin is born of law. And the law leads to death. In worldly terms the physics of our reality is the law of sin. Everything consumes to sustain itself. In terms of organisms; that which houses the spiritual, consumes that which houses the spiritual. Meaning we are of Adam. So we are of sin, although we were meant for faith. The Christ turn the tide, and we are now working toward faith, to overcome death, through the forgiveness of sin.
To acknowledge the former path; the hebrews were given commanments to follow that defined the sins that lead to death. They also were shown through their prophets and the word of God through their Kings, that the path of righteousness was the denial of sin. But none were found sinless, none showed righteousness to be the Father's alone. So the knowledge of good and evil, only served to form a path to the faith gospel of the kingdom of heaven. And what that means, is a path of spirit that denies the physical to have the perfection of the spiritial act through the faithful. This came at the cost of the physical form of the Son of God, a cost that paid for all our sins, so that we may be open to this eternal truth, and serve the will of God by it.
Almost all will perish in sin, but because of forgiveness and the belief of the individual, our imperishable bodies will be reborn anew. Those bodies will not describe life, life will describe them.
Life is spirit. It is a fullness, that all things created came through. It is the authority of God, it is His Truth. As He is the God of the living. Sin does not come from life, sin is what life was sent out into, so it could overcome death, and claim the physical. Life defeated death, and that reaction now must come to bloom; to bear fruit. And the only way this can occur is by faith, as sin is in all things but faith. Faith is bases in love, and is unseen like the qualities of life. Life is spirit.
We all sin. We all die everyday. We are capable of repent, and over our lifetimes we are brought understandings about what we are supposed to let go of. None die perfect, the intent is to be raised perfected. And if we repent a sinful characteristic, and deny it, we show the Father or sincerity, and we also show His faith in us is well placed, like good servants. For some that sincerity is founded on our deathbeds, moments before death claims this form. For others, their sincerity of faith is ongoing elations, allowing them to grow in conciousness and become examples of love for others to witness. But still, we all sin. We all die everyday.
The Christ died for our sins, so that in death we are found again, seeking him out, as we repent our nature. If we are called to be forgiving, if we are called to show mercy, and compassion; how much more forgiveness is shown to us, is shown as mercy.
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1 Corinthians 15:24-26
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Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
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For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
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The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
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The kingdom supplies the fruits of the Spirit of Truth through believers. The acts are all based in love and show the believers to be worthy of the faith they carry. This is the progress against the physical. This is the war against all dominion, authoeity, and power; that the wicked ess in heavenly realms have over the world and the perishing form. We, the living, in faithfulness, supply loving acts that deny death, in freedom from it's law of sin against one another. We do this by following the two commandments:
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Mark 12:29-3129
“The most important one,”answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
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We are the body of Truth. We are the hands and feet, minds and bodies; that will bring the truth to bear for the honoring of the Father. The Father promised to place the enemy under the heal of His authority. We do this by love, which acts in opposition to death. If we can deny the power of death, it has no sting. And the only way to do so is to believe that love is greater than ourselves, and act on it.
Monday, February 11, 2019
The fire baptism
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Luke 12:49
49
“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
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A very serious topic today. What is this Fire, and why does us being divided have to do with this 'baptism' finding completion?
Water cleansed by John, and the Holy spirit then also came upon him; Jesus is referring to something altogether different in this passage. The baptism is a reference to the gospel of the kingdom being delivered to all whom believe. This is specifically for the living, so every generation that sleeps can no longer effect the kingdom. Thatnis why the last are first and the first are last. The last are still alive when the fire starts, and those who are to be raised were first in the kingdom but fell asleep.
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Luke 12:50-51
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But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!
51
Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.
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Male vs female
Young vs Old
Gay vs straight
Black vs white
Rich vs poor
Nation vs nation
Soul vs soul
I say to you on this day; this is not two kingdoms at war. The war is in ourselves to love or not.
The enemy in heavenly places describes what our desires are tempted by. We supply our choices, and those choices define our reality. For example trends of liberty deprave one to empower another, but both alone are void of purpose in the Father's presence. For we are called to put ourselves aside and be loving. And in every case, the enemy supplies choices that avoid faith amd live for the judgement that comes with obedience to the knowledge of good and evil.
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1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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and
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Ecclesiastes 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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Envy and fear. Neither acknowledge love, so neither are of the truth, and therefore are not born of belief in Christ. So, those who describe a truth that supports division, supplies fear, or empowers envy; these individuals or groups are under false understanding. They are supplying understanding that supports themselves.
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Mark 12:30-31
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
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This is not two kingdoms at war, the enemy is defeated. What we are witness to, is an awakening of conscience and the defeat of animal behaviour. The awakening is based on eternal truth that supplies a path to the holiness of love. This is the baptism; as the truth lives in believers and they then are of him. A new creation, a conscience that replaces our animal instinct which relies upon death and therefore the knowledge of good and evil that supplies meaning.
The peace the world seeks rebels against the truth of love. The peace the world seeks is not holy, and is meaningless because it is not founded on love and faith, but instead is founded on fear and obedience. The enemy is attempting to set themselves up in place of the unseen qualities of God, by supplying meaning in place of purpose. The meaning describes the will of the enemy while purpose is solely found in the will of God. True peacefulness is holy and based in love. And no amount of tolerance and dominion is going to supply love. Thus, those who deny the truth will remain bound by a meaningless existence, while those who faith acts through, will become new creations that supply acts that honor the purpose love set out for us by it's truth.
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Luke 13:28
"There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
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So we clothe ourselves in faith. We fill ourselves with the challenges our daily bread supplies us. We separate the world from the spirit, and we bring love into every act. We fail, we stumble, we faulter. But we continue to get up, for the power of truth is made perfect in our weakness.
What is the Fire? Jesus wants the living to supply faith in love instead of fear in obedience- and that is the fire that consumes.
Luke 12:49
49
“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
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A very serious topic today. What is this Fire, and why does us being divided have to do with this 'baptism' finding completion?
Water cleansed by John, and the Holy spirit then also came upon him; Jesus is referring to something altogether different in this passage. The baptism is a reference to the gospel of the kingdom being delivered to all whom believe. This is specifically for the living, so every generation that sleeps can no longer effect the kingdom. Thatnis why the last are first and the first are last. The last are still alive when the fire starts, and those who are to be raised were first in the kingdom but fell asleep.
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Luke 12:50-51
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But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!
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Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.
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Male vs female
Young vs Old
Gay vs straight
Black vs white
Rich vs poor
Nation vs nation
Soul vs soul
I say to you on this day; this is not two kingdoms at war. The war is in ourselves to love or not.
The enemy in heavenly places describes what our desires are tempted by. We supply our choices, and those choices define our reality. For example trends of liberty deprave one to empower another, but both alone are void of purpose in the Father's presence. For we are called to put ourselves aside and be loving. And in every case, the enemy supplies choices that avoid faith amd live for the judgement that comes with obedience to the knowledge of good and evil.
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1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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Ecclesiastes 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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Envy and fear. Neither acknowledge love, so neither are of the truth, and therefore are not born of belief in Christ. So, those who describe a truth that supports division, supplies fear, or empowers envy; these individuals or groups are under false understanding. They are supplying understanding that supports themselves.
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Mark 12:30-31
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
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This is not two kingdoms at war, the enemy is defeated. What we are witness to, is an awakening of conscience and the defeat of animal behaviour. The awakening is based on eternal truth that supplies a path to the holiness of love. This is the baptism; as the truth lives in believers and they then are of him. A new creation, a conscience that replaces our animal instinct which relies upon death and therefore the knowledge of good and evil that supplies meaning.
The peace the world seeks rebels against the truth of love. The peace the world seeks is not holy, and is meaningless because it is not founded on love and faith, but instead is founded on fear and obedience. The enemy is attempting to set themselves up in place of the unseen qualities of God, by supplying meaning in place of purpose. The meaning describes the will of the enemy while purpose is solely found in the will of God. True peacefulness is holy and based in love. And no amount of tolerance and dominion is going to supply love. Thus, those who deny the truth will remain bound by a meaningless existence, while those who faith acts through, will become new creations that supply acts that honor the purpose love set out for us by it's truth.
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Luke 13:28
"There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
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So we clothe ourselves in faith. We fill ourselves with the challenges our daily bread supplies us. We separate the world from the spirit, and we bring love into every act. We fail, we stumble, we faulter. But we continue to get up, for the power of truth is made perfect in our weakness.
What is the Fire? Jesus wants the living to supply faith in love instead of fear in obedience- and that is the fire that consumes.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Fearless example of Love
Did the tax collectors stop collecting taxes? Did the drunkards stop drinking? No. So what does it say that in the presence of sin, the Son of God was loving instead of judgemental. What it means is; love is fearless and is the light in the presence of darkness. Where light is, darkness cannot remain, nor can it linger. So the love that Christ shared in his acts of non-judgemental fellowship, left an impression of the freedom from punishment, the Hebrew's old mediation used on even those of the same belief.
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1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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Fearing God, and casting stones. This cycle of fear and punishment was provided under the strict and rigid path of perfect knowledge, which in any case, brought no one into the presence of the Father. But what it did do is solidify the need for obedience in the presence of the Lord God. This was a time when miracles occured and obedience to the power of God was then not faith based, but knowledge based. Things actually happend, and folks could choose to obey or rebel.
In our times, our mediation is complete. Ours is the etwrnal authority. We are of a faith based love, instead of knowledge based obedience out of fear. See?
Jesus did not look to convince or sell the idea of salvation, because he is salvation. The difference is he died for the sins of mankind so we would never again have to acknowledge the cost that the knowledge of good and evil laid upon mankind. We instead of fearing consequences, can be free to put ourselves aside and in faith know that the Holy Spirit will provide acts based on a love the Father recognizes as His own. Jesus did his Father's will.
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Mark 2:15-17
15
While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
16
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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Amen.
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1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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Fearing God, and casting stones. This cycle of fear and punishment was provided under the strict and rigid path of perfect knowledge, which in any case, brought no one into the presence of the Father. But what it did do is solidify the need for obedience in the presence of the Lord God. This was a time when miracles occured and obedience to the power of God was then not faith based, but knowledge based. Things actually happend, and folks could choose to obey or rebel.
In our times, our mediation is complete. Ours is the etwrnal authority. We are of a faith based love, instead of knowledge based obedience out of fear. See?
Jesus did not look to convince or sell the idea of salvation, because he is salvation. The difference is he died for the sins of mankind so we would never again have to acknowledge the cost that the knowledge of good and evil laid upon mankind. We instead of fearing consequences, can be free to put ourselves aside and in faith know that the Holy Spirit will provide acts based on a love the Father recognizes as His own. Jesus did his Father's will.
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Mark 2:15-17
15
While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
16
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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Amen.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
To fear a loving God
What is it to fear a loving God
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1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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The complaint has come to me that this next generation of believers do not fear God, and thus, they do not honor God. I am told of a concern; that these new believers, do no repent in a sincere manor.
Principles of self discipline are not the same as the holiness of self control. None are without sin, so it is hypocrisy to chastise those whose sin is obvious while those whose sin is secretive remain un-rebuked. While the reformation of the heart and the renewal of the mind are signs of grace working in a person's life; it is the holiness that comes through them that show the Father to be righteous. Self discipline is not holiness. And it is the love we show for others who are in sin, that is a denial of self, in order to allow the holiness of self control to work through us.
So for believers to judge their fellow believers for lacking self discipline, is itself; a failure to deny themselves, as they are not allowing the holiness of self control to work through them. The end result is a lack of love. Yes, when we are weak, we should not allow our weaknesses to tempt our fellow believers. Yes, if we persevere in faith we are moving forward in the will of God, and not the path of sin. No, this is not something mankind can maintain, or, we would not experience death. We are in an imperfect form. Our judgement of one another should be not critical but instead supportive.
To fear a loving God is to not understand His will. The Father did not call us through His Truth so we may fear Him. No, our repent of the poverty we were born into, is a repent done, not out of fear, but out of sincere love and thanks for the grace afforded by a God whom so loved us, that He gave His only begotten son, so, whom soever believes in him shall not perish, but instead know eternal life. If after knowing this, an individual returns to their desire to act on their own will, and return to lies, greed, deciet, covetous, and all the others ways of the world and flesh, then it is in those acts that they are sepaeatimg themselves from a truth that came at a great cost. So, what is there to fear of a loving God? Not understanding His will.
Our commandments are few. Love the Father, and, love one another. You cannot expect someone to repent something grace has not shown them. You cannot consider your acts as holy, if they are not based in love. God will deliver to His Son, all those whom He recognizes by the Spirit of holiness that bears fruit through them. Love, is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
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Ephesians 6:19
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Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.
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We are called to love. The Old Testament, on numerous occassions, spoke of fear of the Lord our God. But it is under the mediation of grace that we in our beliefs are called instead to be loving. Yes, we do not eat what harms the beliefs of those at the same table. But that is more a recognition of the holy fruit of gentleness, and not a judgement. We are called to walk through our days basing our acts in love. God is love.
So who should fear God? Those who do nor show mercy, those who do not repent when they are shown in grace that which they do that creates a cost in others, and those who know what the blood of the lamb is, yet deny it for sake of their own will. Who else should fear God? Those who are in heavenly places that refuse to acknowledge the authority of the Truth, those who are not eternal not mortal whom wander the earth corrupting mankind, and those who petitioned the Father through humanity, instead of petitioning for humanity. The lake of fire will not be empty, but it is in the best interest of every Christian to be loving, merciful, and humble in their position.
To love God is to draw closer to Him by His Truth.
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1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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The complaint has come to me that this next generation of believers do not fear God, and thus, they do not honor God. I am told of a concern; that these new believers, do no repent in a sincere manor.
Principles of self discipline are not the same as the holiness of self control. None are without sin, so it is hypocrisy to chastise those whose sin is obvious while those whose sin is secretive remain un-rebuked. While the reformation of the heart and the renewal of the mind are signs of grace working in a person's life; it is the holiness that comes through them that show the Father to be righteous. Self discipline is not holiness. And it is the love we show for others who are in sin, that is a denial of self, in order to allow the holiness of self control to work through us.
So for believers to judge their fellow believers for lacking self discipline, is itself; a failure to deny themselves, as they are not allowing the holiness of self control to work through them. The end result is a lack of love. Yes, when we are weak, we should not allow our weaknesses to tempt our fellow believers. Yes, if we persevere in faith we are moving forward in the will of God, and not the path of sin. No, this is not something mankind can maintain, or, we would not experience death. We are in an imperfect form. Our judgement of one another should be not critical but instead supportive.
To fear a loving God is to not understand His will. The Father did not call us through His Truth so we may fear Him. No, our repent of the poverty we were born into, is a repent done, not out of fear, but out of sincere love and thanks for the grace afforded by a God whom so loved us, that He gave His only begotten son, so, whom soever believes in him shall not perish, but instead know eternal life. If after knowing this, an individual returns to their desire to act on their own will, and return to lies, greed, deciet, covetous, and all the others ways of the world and flesh, then it is in those acts that they are sepaeatimg themselves from a truth that came at a great cost. So, what is there to fear of a loving God? Not understanding His will.
Our commandments are few. Love the Father, and, love one another. You cannot expect someone to repent something grace has not shown them. You cannot consider your acts as holy, if they are not based in love. God will deliver to His Son, all those whom He recognizes by the Spirit of holiness that bears fruit through them. Love, is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
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Ephesians 6:19
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Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.
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We are called to love. The Old Testament, on numerous occassions, spoke of fear of the Lord our God. But it is under the mediation of grace that we in our beliefs are called instead to be loving. Yes, we do not eat what harms the beliefs of those at the same table. But that is more a recognition of the holy fruit of gentleness, and not a judgement. We are called to walk through our days basing our acts in love. God is love.
So who should fear God? Those who do nor show mercy, those who do not repent when they are shown in grace that which they do that creates a cost in others, and those who know what the blood of the lamb is, yet deny it for sake of their own will. Who else should fear God? Those who are in heavenly places that refuse to acknowledge the authority of the Truth, those who are not eternal not mortal whom wander the earth corrupting mankind, and those who petitioned the Father through humanity, instead of petitioning for humanity. The lake of fire will not be empty, but it is in the best interest of every Christian to be loving, merciful, and humble in their position.
To love God is to draw closer to Him by His Truth.
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Friday, February 8, 2019
Spirit gives birth to spirit
John 3:5-8
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Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
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Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
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You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
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The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
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Of water and of Spirit.
Repent of Sin and seeking truth by faith.
The water baptism was a ceremony used to identify the nees to wash sin from the body. It was very literally a cleansing of the flesh but to represent the flood that washed away the sins in Noah's day. It was not until much later that the idea of repenting; refraining from the sin you were cleansed of, developed from the ceremony. It was John the baptist whom denied himself drink, ate raw life, and wore course fibers, ministered the repent and preached the coming of the gospel of the kingdom. The spiritual kingdom by which spiritual perfection would act through those whom were thought to be worthy.
Of course Jesus was the Messiah, the annointed Son of God whom brought the gospel of the kingdom of heaven to mankind; first to the Jews than the Gentiles. Jesus brought understanding that the practitioners of ceremony and tradition did not expect. They expected that their knowledge of good and evil would define them as righteous enough to have authority of holiness. What they did not expect was that righteousness was of the Father alone, and it was always to be the Spirit of Truth, the eternal authority; tbat would supply holiness. Holiness that would come from the Spirit and also bear fruits and gifts of the spirit by this kingdom of heaven which Jesus described.
Because Jesus is the Son of God, he was never fully human. Although he was witness to our temptations and the sinful geneology of his lineage, he himself was capable of being the embodiment of holy. Although imperfect in the flesh, his soul and the spirit that came upon him- were perfect, full, and of God. So what was miraculous acts and spectacles of power, were because he was the authority which all things came from. He is the Word of God which all creation came from. Those who followed him that were Jews, left themselves and their attachments to the world behind themselves. They did this so that their faith would be considered obedience to the will of God. And the truth could work through them. The difference between them and us, is we act in faith, where as they acted in obedience.
When Jesus is again present, in the physical, those whom acted on faith, will then act in obedience. As all that is hidden will be shown.
The baptism of Spirit is considered being born again because you have to put yourself aside to have truth work through you. You have to die of your desires to react to what is placed in front of you, and allow instead faith to supply your heart and mind with the unseen qualities of something greater than yourself. We do not heal people, drive out demons, or raise the dead; because we did not witness something that we must be obedient to. No, instead we are to act on faith, and allow the Holy Spirit to supply the fruits of holiness by the kingdom, through us. Faith itself is holy, it is a confidence in the unseen qualities of God.
So for the kingdom to come upon us, we must repent our ways, and deny ourselves. This is a spiritual act, an act of faithfulness that God will recognize as of Him.
The wind blows, we recognize it by our senses, and acknowledge it even though we are only witness to it's coming and going. Those whom repent their sins and deny themselves, do so because they recognize the need to, and act of faith.
The kingdom of heaven that comes upon us is the first step into recognizing God in our lives. It is also the first step in God recognizing His truth acting through us. If you wondered what you made perfect is like, continue to act in loving ways. Almost all of us must perish, but we awake to know ourselves free of the enemy.
5
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
6
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
7
You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
8
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
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Of water and of Spirit.
Repent of Sin and seeking truth by faith.
The water baptism was a ceremony used to identify the nees to wash sin from the body. It was very literally a cleansing of the flesh but to represent the flood that washed away the sins in Noah's day. It was not until much later that the idea of repenting; refraining from the sin you were cleansed of, developed from the ceremony. It was John the baptist whom denied himself drink, ate raw life, and wore course fibers, ministered the repent and preached the coming of the gospel of the kingdom. The spiritual kingdom by which spiritual perfection would act through those whom were thought to be worthy.
Of course Jesus was the Messiah, the annointed Son of God whom brought the gospel of the kingdom of heaven to mankind; first to the Jews than the Gentiles. Jesus brought understanding that the practitioners of ceremony and tradition did not expect. They expected that their knowledge of good and evil would define them as righteous enough to have authority of holiness. What they did not expect was that righteousness was of the Father alone, and it was always to be the Spirit of Truth, the eternal authority; tbat would supply holiness. Holiness that would come from the Spirit and also bear fruits and gifts of the spirit by this kingdom of heaven which Jesus described.
Because Jesus is the Son of God, he was never fully human. Although he was witness to our temptations and the sinful geneology of his lineage, he himself was capable of being the embodiment of holy. Although imperfect in the flesh, his soul and the spirit that came upon him- were perfect, full, and of God. So what was miraculous acts and spectacles of power, were because he was the authority which all things came from. He is the Word of God which all creation came from. Those who followed him that were Jews, left themselves and their attachments to the world behind themselves. They did this so that their faith would be considered obedience to the will of God. And the truth could work through them. The difference between them and us, is we act in faith, where as they acted in obedience.
When Jesus is again present, in the physical, those whom acted on faith, will then act in obedience. As all that is hidden will be shown.
The baptism of Spirit is considered being born again because you have to put yourself aside to have truth work through you. You have to die of your desires to react to what is placed in front of you, and allow instead faith to supply your heart and mind with the unseen qualities of something greater than yourself. We do not heal people, drive out demons, or raise the dead; because we did not witness something that we must be obedient to. No, instead we are to act on faith, and allow the Holy Spirit to supply the fruits of holiness by the kingdom, through us. Faith itself is holy, it is a confidence in the unseen qualities of God.
So for the kingdom to come upon us, we must repent our ways, and deny ourselves. This is a spiritual act, an act of faithfulness that God will recognize as of Him.
The wind blows, we recognize it by our senses, and acknowledge it even though we are only witness to it's coming and going. Those whom repent their sins and deny themselves, do so because they recognize the need to, and act of faith.
The kingdom of heaven that comes upon us is the first step into recognizing God in our lives. It is also the first step in God recognizing His truth acting through us. If you wondered what you made perfect is like, continue to act in loving ways. Almost all of us must perish, but we awake to know ourselves free of the enemy.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Holy Mercies
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Luke 16:9
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I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
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Matthew 6:19-21
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“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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I know people who rely on the system of exchange to render interest to support their retirement. So because of this, they believe that the system of exchange is worthy of their prayers. They pray for it to be strong, and to last them. This, because they have placed their faith in money and what it provides.
Because they defend it with prayer, they defend whatever political party supplies that system of exchange with stability. They see those individuals as acting on God's behalf, because they feel their prayers are being answered. This, because they have placed their faith in money and what it provides.
Because these political players are seen as acting on God's behalf, anything they do that supplies safety to this system of exchange is seen as the will of God through them. This because money is now the master of hope and the acts of love and the acts of faith of these people I know who have allowed money to become their master.
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Ecclesiastes 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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Everything we do with money that does not supply others in loving ways, only separates us further from the truth. Everything we save here gains interest, every investment here has the potential to prosper, every penny spent, is a penny earned by another. Money has always been a means to an end. It offers temporary freedoms, liberties, and peace, but at the cost of the envy it creates in others. And in the end, in heavenly realms, we come to face the choices we made. And eternally are chastised for them. Because our desires are our to act on for our own gratification, or our desires are ours to deny, to instead recognize others in loving ways that honor the truth.
None of us our perfect, but, perfection can act through us if we deny ourselves. Charity is a great place to start:
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Matthew 25:35
35
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
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I live in a generation of self. Gratification is the focal point of almost everything done or worked for. We are enslaved by our envy of one another, driven by pride. As a Christian in this time, I have seen a homeless person as an opportunity. A choice offered, a blessing. Because even our system of exchange is becoming unseen, so that to offer charity in money form is almost unheard of. The wickedness in heavenly realms wants us to punish those who are cast out, while, the truth calls on us to treat others as we would have ourselves be treated.
Christ was hated first.
You will find individuals who deny themselves so that the holiness can act through them. It is you, you who can sacrifice your desire to gain; in order to lovingly give. I do not know what treasures await those who do these things. But perhaps the treasures are mercies, as what charity is truly is a mercy. A bit of God working through a bit of His creation. So in our mercies we show the Father as righteous, and we do so by honoring His truth. Glory be.
Luke 16:9
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I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
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Matthew 6:19-21
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“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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I know people who rely on the system of exchange to render interest to support their retirement. So because of this, they believe that the system of exchange is worthy of their prayers. They pray for it to be strong, and to last them. This, because they have placed their faith in money and what it provides.
Because they defend it with prayer, they defend whatever political party supplies that system of exchange with stability. They see those individuals as acting on God's behalf, because they feel their prayers are being answered. This, because they have placed their faith in money and what it provides.
Because these political players are seen as acting on God's behalf, anything they do that supplies safety to this system of exchange is seen as the will of God through them. This because money is now the master of hope and the acts of love and the acts of faith of these people I know who have allowed money to become their master.
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Ecclesiastes 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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Everything we do with money that does not supply others in loving ways, only separates us further from the truth. Everything we save here gains interest, every investment here has the potential to prosper, every penny spent, is a penny earned by another. Money has always been a means to an end. It offers temporary freedoms, liberties, and peace, but at the cost of the envy it creates in others. And in the end, in heavenly realms, we come to face the choices we made. And eternally are chastised for them. Because our desires are our to act on for our own gratification, or our desires are ours to deny, to instead recognize others in loving ways that honor the truth.
None of us our perfect, but, perfection can act through us if we deny ourselves. Charity is a great place to start:
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Matthew 25:35
35
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
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I live in a generation of self. Gratification is the focal point of almost everything done or worked for. We are enslaved by our envy of one another, driven by pride. As a Christian in this time, I have seen a homeless person as an opportunity. A choice offered, a blessing. Because even our system of exchange is becoming unseen, so that to offer charity in money form is almost unheard of. The wickedness in heavenly realms wants us to punish those who are cast out, while, the truth calls on us to treat others as we would have ourselves be treated.
Christ was hated first.
You will find individuals who deny themselves so that the holiness can act through them. It is you, you who can sacrifice your desire to gain; in order to lovingly give. I do not know what treasures await those who do these things. But perhaps the treasures are mercies, as what charity is truly is a mercy. A bit of God working through a bit of His creation. So in our mercies we show the Father as righteous, and we do so by honoring His truth. Glory be.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Walls of Envy
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Romans 12:16-21
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Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
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Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
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If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
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Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
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On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Love is sincere, there is no room for conditions that benefit those who are in a position to give or supply others. Conditional giving is a form or worldliness, it is an act of transgression.
If you give food to the poor to save your conscience strife, it is not holy what you do, it is selfish. If you build a wall to keep out those you consider the enemy, build they come to you seeking only opportunity and equality, you are only walling yourself in from supplying hope and fairness. Consider this:
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Ecclesiastes 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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If we know that what drives us is meaningless, then we know what seeks us has purpose.
The wickedness in heavenly places does not seek us out, it places in front of us, what we desire, and what we will react to. We are enslaved; acting on what is placed in front of us. The world calls this our own 'will', or 'free will'. But we are slaves to the enemy of truth. We have no will of our own, we only have desire and choice, both which we are led by. So the wickedness in heavenly places does not seek us, we just naturally rely on what understanding we gather from our knowledge of what we learn from what is placed in front of us.
The only purpose we can know starts with having faith work through us. Faithfulness is acting on the unseen qualities of spirit. And unlike belief systems, faithfulness is a fruit of holiness, it is something of God, it is perfect and full. Faithfulness does not require knowledge or understanding. The only thing faith requires is a foundation of love based on love's authority. The truth is that authority. Purpose is only found through love, and love is only found through it's truth.
What then is the truth? Truth is that which is founded in love.
So whe we are fuelling envy in one another, we are further enslaving ourselves. Enforcing an understanding; that is based solely on our knowledge of good and evil. An understanding wmhich is only used to lead us into moments, ultimately leading to our deaths. We have to deny ourselves to know our purpose is to 'live in hamony with one another'.
And one another includes everyone. Not just those whom enable you, are like you, or those who you covet your relationship with. No, we are commanded to be peacemakers, love those in need, treat others as we would have ourselves be treated. Not just do so to ease our conscience or recieve tax breaks. But sincerely provide what we ourselves would like to have provided for us in that circumatance. A kind word, a sincere hug, the coat off your back, shelter for the night, equal opportunity in your nation, schooling for your children, medical treatment, religious freedom..
This existence is meaningless, our toil is meaningless. The only significance is found in the fruits of truth based in love. Our true purpose. The opportunity to act on faith and allow loving purpose to provide hope for another soul, is doing the will of God.
Woe to a people that fuels envy, walls itself in to set an example of its fear, pride, and blindiness.
Fear God. Repent. Love
Sunday, February 3, 2019
One naked believer
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Mark 14:50
50
Then everyone deserted him and fled.
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Mark 14:51-52
51
A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,
52
he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.
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Gospel of Thomas saying 21
1
"What are your disciples like?"
2
He said, They are like little children living in a field that is not theirs.
3
When the owners of the field come, they will say, "Give us back our field."
4
They take off their clothes in front of them in order to give it back to them, and they return their field to them.
5
For this reason I say, if the owners of a house know that a thief is coming, they will be on guard before the thief arrives, and will not let the thief break into their house (their domain) and steal their possessions.
6
As for you, then, be on guard against the world.
7
Prepare yourselves with great strength, so the robbers can't find a way to get to you, for the trouble you expect will come.
8
Let there be among you a person who understands.
9
When the crop ripened, he came quickly carrying a sickle and harvested it.
10
Anyone here with two good ears had better listen!
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The significance of the passages in Mark and the saying left for us in the gospel of Thomas, carry a similarity worthy of discernment.
It is a group of disciples, who represent the relationship of the twelve tribes of Judah with the Father through the Lord. They were each called and they followed, and they witnessed, and they were served by their Master. In the end, they abandoned Him for their own sake, in fear for their lives. Disciples who later recieved annointing of the Holy Spirit, the fruition of a promise made by the sacrificial Lamb of God. These disciples represent the vine, as they are Israel, the twelve.
Yet, we see that there was one, not of the twelve, who did not abandon and flee. He had nothing, and denying the fear he likely had, followed the soldiers whom had seized Jesus. It is said he had nothing but a linen garment, and when the guards went to seize him, he managed to escape naked, leaving them holding the garment. Was he not the one that Jesus foretold would understand in the gospel of Thomas?
What the true disciple did was return to the enemy what the enemy could make claim of, which in this case was the only physical possession of the lone disciple, his garment. All that remain was the unseen fruit that the lone disciple carried in himself. A thief in the night, claiming an act of faith, that the enemy had no claim on, as it was not of the field the enemy has claimed ownership of. One disciple, of faith, acting in love.
Did not this one disciple steal away the only good fruit harvested on this night?
So in this hour of darkness, when all abandoned the Son of God, one at risk to self; managed to serve the will of God. Overcoming themselves, by the strength of the faith the Father placed in them. A strength made perfect in the belief they carried forward into the moment. The one disciple showed he feared God and not the enemy, in this dark hour. An act of faith that none of the other disciples showed. It is my belief that this one act of faith, stole away the authority of the enemy over the gentile world.
This one act of fearlessness for the sake of love, made a disciple of one who would be grafted onto the vine that is Christ Jesus. While the enemy made the others scatter in fear of it's authority, this one disciple feared God more, and only escaped with the flesh the supplied the fruit of holiness through it. An act of holiness in humanity's darkest hour.
To go further, the other disciples, fearing the enemy, sold all they had to purchase weapons, weapons meant to defend themselves. Yet Jesus, healed the wound their fear created. But here is this one believer, weaponless, wearing a single piece of cloth, who would not flee, would not leave the Son of God to be abandoned. Making a stand for love's sake. And barely escaping, naked into the darkness.
The field is the conscience of mankind. The enemy leads mankind by their senses and desires. What is placed in front of us, bears fruit from the conscience...what is planted bears fruit.
The harvest honors the owner of the field, as the enemy has planted a vine of it's own. This vine honors them and not the Father. The choices mankind makes from the reactions they have from what is placed in front of them..what is planted in the moments in front of them, bears fruits that is actually the will of the enemy.
The gospel of the kingdom, says to do the will of God, one must deny themselves, and allow the truth to instead work through them. This is what the one believer did, that the other disciples did not. The one believer who followed Jesus, denied himself, and allowed the love he had to supply the truth in his act of faith. And the enemy had no power over him, even in this darkest hour. And the enemy watched him slip away in his nakedness. In victory.
The knowledge of good and evil brought the capacity for wisdom to the conscience of mankind. How one reacts to this knowledge does not honor the Father, nor His truth. All wisdom and understanding does in honor self, and the actions taken, whether for evil or for good, all bear fruit that honors the enemy. It is all sin, it all carries cost, as none of it is based in truth-Amen.
Loving acts based on the spirit of truth acting through us, honors the Father through the belief we carry forward in His sacrifice of His Son and the authority eternally in him. There is no need for understanding in acts of faith, because selflessness is the basis of the service. So the enemy, the field of knowledge, that field's vine, and the bad fruits it bears, all are denied, when loving acts are grown from the true vine.
The one naked believer, escaping naked, the clutches of the enemy. Truly, that is the one unknown believer that Christ Jesus deserved, and is the banner of the nation of believers that bear his Name eternally. Fighting the good fight.
Carry On!
Mark 14:50
50
Then everyone deserted him and fled.
---
Mark 14:51-52
51
A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,
52
he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.
---
Gospel of Thomas saying 21
1
"What are your disciples like?"
2
He said, They are like little children living in a field that is not theirs.
3
When the owners of the field come, they will say, "Give us back our field."
4
They take off their clothes in front of them in order to give it back to them, and they return their field to them.
5
For this reason I say, if the owners of a house know that a thief is coming, they will be on guard before the thief arrives, and will not let the thief break into their house (their domain) and steal their possessions.
6
As for you, then, be on guard against the world.
7
Prepare yourselves with great strength, so the robbers can't find a way to get to you, for the trouble you expect will come.
8
Let there be among you a person who understands.
9
When the crop ripened, he came quickly carrying a sickle and harvested it.
10
Anyone here with two good ears had better listen!
---
The significance of the passages in Mark and the saying left for us in the gospel of Thomas, carry a similarity worthy of discernment.
It is a group of disciples, who represent the relationship of the twelve tribes of Judah with the Father through the Lord. They were each called and they followed, and they witnessed, and they were served by their Master. In the end, they abandoned Him for their own sake, in fear for their lives. Disciples who later recieved annointing of the Holy Spirit, the fruition of a promise made by the sacrificial Lamb of God. These disciples represent the vine, as they are Israel, the twelve.
Yet, we see that there was one, not of the twelve, who did not abandon and flee. He had nothing, and denying the fear he likely had, followed the soldiers whom had seized Jesus. It is said he had nothing but a linen garment, and when the guards went to seize him, he managed to escape naked, leaving them holding the garment. Was he not the one that Jesus foretold would understand in the gospel of Thomas?
What the true disciple did was return to the enemy what the enemy could make claim of, which in this case was the only physical possession of the lone disciple, his garment. All that remain was the unseen fruit that the lone disciple carried in himself. A thief in the night, claiming an act of faith, that the enemy had no claim on, as it was not of the field the enemy has claimed ownership of. One disciple, of faith, acting in love.
Did not this one disciple steal away the only good fruit harvested on this night?
So in this hour of darkness, when all abandoned the Son of God, one at risk to self; managed to serve the will of God. Overcoming themselves, by the strength of the faith the Father placed in them. A strength made perfect in the belief they carried forward into the moment. The one disciple showed he feared God and not the enemy, in this dark hour. An act of faith that none of the other disciples showed. It is my belief that this one act of faith, stole away the authority of the enemy over the gentile world.
This one act of fearlessness for the sake of love, made a disciple of one who would be grafted onto the vine that is Christ Jesus. While the enemy made the others scatter in fear of it's authority, this one disciple feared God more, and only escaped with the flesh the supplied the fruit of holiness through it. An act of holiness in humanity's darkest hour.
To go further, the other disciples, fearing the enemy, sold all they had to purchase weapons, weapons meant to defend themselves. Yet Jesus, healed the wound their fear created. But here is this one believer, weaponless, wearing a single piece of cloth, who would not flee, would not leave the Son of God to be abandoned. Making a stand for love's sake. And barely escaping, naked into the darkness.
The field is the conscience of mankind. The enemy leads mankind by their senses and desires. What is placed in front of us, bears fruit from the conscience...what is planted bears fruit.
The harvest honors the owner of the field, as the enemy has planted a vine of it's own. This vine honors them and not the Father. The choices mankind makes from the reactions they have from what is placed in front of them..what is planted in the moments in front of them, bears fruits that is actually the will of the enemy.
The gospel of the kingdom, says to do the will of God, one must deny themselves, and allow the truth to instead work through them. This is what the one believer did, that the other disciples did not. The one believer who followed Jesus, denied himself, and allowed the love he had to supply the truth in his act of faith. And the enemy had no power over him, even in this darkest hour. And the enemy watched him slip away in his nakedness. In victory.
The knowledge of good and evil brought the capacity for wisdom to the conscience of mankind. How one reacts to this knowledge does not honor the Father, nor His truth. All wisdom and understanding does in honor self, and the actions taken, whether for evil or for good, all bear fruit that honors the enemy. It is all sin, it all carries cost, as none of it is based in truth-Amen.
Loving acts based on the spirit of truth acting through us, honors the Father through the belief we carry forward in His sacrifice of His Son and the authority eternally in him. There is no need for understanding in acts of faith, because selflessness is the basis of the service. So the enemy, the field of knowledge, that field's vine, and the bad fruits it bears, all are denied, when loving acts are grown from the true vine.
The one naked believer, escaping naked, the clutches of the enemy. Truly, that is the one unknown believer that Christ Jesus deserved, and is the banner of the nation of believers that bear his Name eternally. Fighting the good fight.
Carry On!
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Don't give up
Of faith. That is how a true Christion moves forward. We are in Christ; pushed back, beaten down, tricked, manipulated, decieved, abused, persecuted, isolated, doubted, judged, rediculed, hated, ignored, and even caused to stumble. Anyone who denies the world and denies the flesh, is denied by the world and remains tempted in the flesh. But without faith it is impossible to please God.
Of love. The authority of love is it's truth. In eternal form that is the now living Word of God, the new creation, our Christ. In spirit, that truth is available to us here in this time and place. It is unseen, but we recognize it by the fruit is supplies. And we know by testing the fundemental basis of the fruit, and if it is founded on love, it is truth. Because no one can approach the Father except through His truth. And God is Love.
Of truth. The knowledge of good and evil supplied the Hebrews with understanding and a path to righteousness found in the Father. None were righteous, but there was perfect knowledge of good and evil by which some among them prospered. The knowledge of good and evil is derived from meaning gleaned from this perishing state of being. Death is the ultimate form of wisdom derived from our knowledge of good and evil. Truth is not attached to this. Truth is founded in faith. And instead of meaning found in death, it supplies purpose in life.
To deny yourself is to deny meaning which fades when you do. No bloodline or worldly legacy can honor the dust. So instead, the truth is found in denying one's desire. Acting instead on what is placed in front of oneself. Allowing purpose to be found by having faith act on what love requires. And what love requires in every moment, going forward; is to treat others, as you would have yourself be treated.
Running in opposition; is to having eternal truth acting through a perishing form. That is unnatural, because our senses react to what is placed in front of us, not on the unseen qualities of God. The wickedness in heavenly realms leads the flesh from birth to death with allowing it choice based on it's knowledge of good and evil. But this is the vine that renders no holy fruits. To render holy fruit as a unholy form, we must run in opposition to what is natural for us. And the only way to do that, is to deny ourselves, so that the eternal authority can instead act through us. The Spirit of Truth does so, this is considered the kingdom of heaven being upon us.
You are polarized from the workings of this world, for putting yourself aside for loving service of others. You will be hated, as Christ Jesus was hated.
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Gospel of Thomas, saying 32
32
Jesus said, "A city built on a high hill and fortified cannot fall, nor can it be hidden."
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Don't give up.
Be forgiving of those who make it difficult, they themselves are asleep, blind, and are reacting to what they seek hnderstanding of but will never be a par of without faith.
Seek forgiveness from the Father. You will faulter, this is not like the knowledge of good and evil, where you will propser in worldly ways because of your understanding. You will instead be like this:
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Gospel of Thomas, saying 21
21
1
What are your disciples like?
2
Jesus said, "They are like little children living in a field that is not theirs. 3
When the owners of the field come, they will say, 'Give us back our field.'
4
They take off their clothes in front of them; in order to give it back to them, and they return their field to them.
5
For this reason I say, if the owners of a house know that a thief is coming, they will be on guard before the thief arrives, and will not let the thief break into their house (their domain) and steal their possessions."
6
"As for you, then, be on guard against the world.
7
Prepare yourselves with great strength, so the robbers can't find a way to get to you, for the trouble you expect will come.
8
Let there be among you a person who understands.
9
When the crop ripened, he came quickly carrying a sickle and harvested it.
10
Anyone here with two good ears had better listen!"
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