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Those who think they have 'the right' to stop others, who proclaim truth, share truth, help others (in the truest sense) & are not infringing on the rights of anyone but are doing the right thing (as it is stated in The Highest Court of Heaven, presided over by The Most High God, EL Elyon, Who is YHVH, The ELohim of Israel, The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob [Avraham, Yitzhak & Yaakov]), are wrong, as far as I understand The Truth.
Below are several articles which share a few who are being unjustly, illegally (in Truth) persecuted for no reason other than that they are "doing the right thing" from the perspective (as far as I can tell) of those who know The Truth:
in the USA:
http://www.naturalnews.com/033265_Daniel_Chapter_One_government_raids.html
in Iran:
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/iran/article_115478.html
in Laos:
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/laos/article_115433.html
in Israel (persecution against Messianic believers):
http://www.maozisrael.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iswi_facts
in Florida, USA: (reported today; please read other posts on this site's blog at http://www.jihadwatch.org/ )
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/08/tampa-police-crime-scene-tech-now-admits-fear-of-muslim-reprisal-in-classifying-honor-killing-as-acc.html
in Malaysia:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/08/malaysian-christians-finding-it-hard-to-ignore-worsening-persecution-at-the-hands-of-muslims.html
... a bit old, as a news story (from 2005), but important to read & know about:
http://www.jewishvoice.org/site/DocServer/Shoebat_Article.pdf?docID=1241
... and another 'old story (from 2003),' but one worth reading, about one who has become a pastor:
http://www.jewishvoice.org/site/DocServer/Sergey_Katchanov_From_Mosow_with_Love.pdf?docID=203
and an 'older story' about one who was persecuted for believing in Yeshua:
http://www.jewishvoice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=JewishBelievers_RabbiDaniel
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Please, consider reading (when you can make time to do it) what is shared in the articles I am citing, above. I believe you will find that the stories 'sound' familiar.
Why? Because those people, across the world, who are "doing the right thing" are (by those I'll call the oppressors, the unjust, the ones who'd like all power to be given to them to control others with whom they disagree, .... I refer, here, to those who are offended by the Life of Messiah Yeshua, The Son of YHVH God, The [only] One Who loved them enough, in Truth, and in actions, to 'redeem' their lives by sacrificing His own Life [on earth] "in their place" as The Lamb of God, Who [alone] is able to take away their sins, the power of sin [which held those who hated YHVH God & those who were offended at His Torah & His Word "bound" under the bondage to their own sins & iniquities]) ... attacked unjustly, unreasonably and unjustifiably.
Have you read similar reports of unjust persecution of peaceful people?
Have you read reports of attacks / violence against those who represent Messiah Yeshua on this earth, but who are hated for their relationship / their 'right' association with Him & with YHVH God, His Father (and ours)?
Please, pray for persecuted believers!
Thank you for listening!
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Below are a couple of other articles / posts which you may wish to read:
http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6412/til-school-do-us-part/
http://fieryspiritedzionist.blogspot.com/2011/08/unesco-attempts-to-erase-jewish-history.html
http://www.radicalislam.org/blog/durban-abuses
http://www.radicalislam.org/blog/fort-hood-attack
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.10080/pub_detail.asp
http://www.radicalislam.org/threat/homegrown-threat/us-mosques
... and some are being persecuted simply because they want to raise 'honestly healthy (non-GMO)' food on their farms in the USA:
http://www.naturalnews.com/033264_farmers_GMOs.html
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There are many more stories, both current and also 'from years ago' and ... those from "not so many years ago," which I could have shared links to.
But, please know that YHVH God does care about each & every one of His own children who are persecuted, in any way.
And, if you have a story to share, in which someone was unjustly persecuted, "for no good reason," please contact me, via this blog site.
I will look over your 'story,' and will share it, if it agrees with this blog's goals & the blog owner's personal, spiritual convictions, based on YHVH God's Word of Truth. (found both in His Torah & the entire Tanakh, and also in His "New Covenant" Word)
... shared with a deep, sincere concern for others who have been persecuted "without cause" according to YHVH God and His Word of Truth
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Showing posts with label Word. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
some articles you will want to read
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I recommend that you all (if you wish) go to the site links I am sharing below here. There are three articles for you to learn from, regarding creation science versus evolutionary theory. But each article is unique. The first one I am sharing with you is one I think should be shared far and wide!
http://creation.com/inheritance-biological-information-2
The title for the article at the link, above, is: "Inheritance of biological information--part II: redefining the information challenge"
http://creation.com/anti-creationist-slanders-are-back-to-front-the-evolutionary-basis-for-racism-eugenics-and-nazism
The title for the article at the link, above here, is: "Anti-creationist slanders are back-to-front: the evolutionary basis for racism, eugenics and Nazism," with thoughts (in response to one who had commented, a long while ago, on what the commenter misunderstood, mis-perceived, about several facts regarding belief in a Creator and that "all men are crated equal" by Him) shared by Jonathan Sarfati, CMI -- Australia
http://creation.com/genesis-the-missing-piece-of-the-puzzle
"Genesis: The missing piece of the puzzle," by Calvin Smith
I agree with the author of this article that Genesis "is" the information that the young people, of any era, should know quite well, especially studying the original Hebrew wording, and the meanings of the words used especially in Genesis 1 - 11. When this is done well and thoroughly, one gains a good understanding of the Truth shared in Genesis. The result? One knows enough to have a worldview that is sound and ... since evolution does not have a truly scientific (science means "knowledge" -- true science would mean knowledge that is "true") foundation, but is actually based on many assumptions and pre-suppositions, and represents a man's way of thinking, rather than an infallible, Truth-ful, all-Knowing Creator's way of thinking.
Note: While I do appreciate what is shared in this article, because it presents much that I agree with, I would *not* have used some wording in it, such as the word "Christmas." The holiday most may call Christmas originated as a very pagan festival (with the murder of babies as part of the rituals done by the pagans; the truth about this "holiday" is a long story, but if I were the author, I would not have use this wording, since I believe it is true that Yeshua, YHVH God's Son, was born at the time of year when Succoth / Sukkot is celebrated in Israel ... in early October or late September. Besides, in those mountains near Jerusalem, no shepherds would be abiding in the fields by night, at the time of year that is late in what we call December. It's much too cold, there, at that time of year!).
I would also not have mentioned "Easter Sunday" as "the Celebration of Jesus' (Yeshua's) resurrection...." I know what is meant by this wording. However, it is offensive to our Heavenly Father, I believe.
Why? Because His Son was sacrificed (on the Roman execution stake) "as" the Passover / Pesach Lamb, during (the last day of) the feast of Passover / Pesach. The meal Yeshua shared with His disciples / followers in the chamber / room in Jerusalem "was" the Passover / Pesach meal!
He died as The Lamb of God / YHVH, Who takes away the sins of all who will believe in Him as their Redeemer, as God's only-begotten Son, Who shed His Blood to take away the debt / penalty we owed to our Father Who made us, because of our sins & iniquities. "Easter" merely refers to Ishtar, or another Babylonian name, for the one whose worship and rites point to a pagan belief system, which should not remain part of what we call a time when we, as believers, are wanting to commemorate the wonderful time when our Messiah / Redeemer arose from the dead, ... and ... now, He lives forevermore!
"Easter" and "Sunday" are words used as a result of the pagan & 'established Roman church authorities' changing what had been "done" for several centuries among the true believers & followers of Yeshua The Messiah of The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. (Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov) ... after His Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven. Before the year 400 A.D., the "church rulers (within the Roman Empire, at that time)" changed what they "said" believers / followers of Yeshua should do. They admitted that they had no Biblical basis for what they, soon, forced believers to do -- about which day to worship The Almighty God (YHVH our Elohim) and His Son, Yeshua our Messiah. In The Word of YHVH God, Yeshua never makes a statement, nor does Paul (Rav Shaul), teaching the followers of Messiah Yeshua to change what YHVH God had, before, commanded & established as a part of His covenant & instructions / teachings (Torah) for all generations, even for those who were "strangers among" the Hebrews / the Israelites. The books of Deuteronomy and Exodus, and in other inspired books in the Tanakh and what many call the Bible, confirm this. The same guidelines and teachings / instructions were to be kept / and lived by, by anyone who joined himself or herself to YHVH, The God of Moses / Moshe. (The God of Israel) The Lord YHVH says He changeth not. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He did not say He changed the day on which He was to be worshipped, but some use the "misunderstanding" of the day His Son arose from the dead ... as some type of confirmation that, now, all who believe in Messiah Yeshua "should" worship / meet / fellowship on the first day of the week. The only day YHVH God (Elohim) gave a special name to was the Sabbath, the seventh day of the 7-day week He established in the book of Genesis. He never changes. Would He change the day by working things out so that His Son was resurrected on a day of the week that would, then, lead Yeshua's followers to disobey His former command to "rest" on the seventh day of the week? Why would He do this? It would be inconsistent with His other teachings in The Word / The Tanakh.
He (Yeshua) was already resurrected (alive from the dead) "before" the sun came up, ... on the first day of the week. The Word does "not" say He arose "on" the first day of the week. (even before the sun arose) One may search the Scriptures in the New Covenant / New Testament / B'rit Hadashah, to check the wording used in the most accurate translations available. It does not say He arose "on" or "during" the first day of the week. Please, be "Berean" in your thinking & searching of The Scriptures, so you can be accurate in what you believe to be true and right.
Please understand: I am not condemning. Only clarifying what I am stating. (for my readers) And, am taking this opportunity to share these beliefs & clarifications with you. This article merely reminds me that I have not shared some of this information, before. (and I should have)
Nevertheless, this article is worth reading for the information shared in it regarding worldviews, and what an atheistic evolutionary worldview "teaches," as opposed to what a Biblical creationist worldview "teaches."
And I do agree with the write of this article that pastors & congregation leaders / teachers "should" address evolutionary theory, sharing about where it stems from, where it leads to, and ... how true believers should respond ... and "stand firm." (my own emphasis; am not quoting any wording used in the article, in my statements here)
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Keep (continue) thinking!
I recommend that you all (if you wish) go to the site links I am sharing below here. There are three articles for you to learn from, regarding creation science versus evolutionary theory. But each article is unique. The first one I am sharing with you is one I think should be shared far and wide!
http://creation.com/
The title for the article at the link, above, is: "Inheritance of biological information--part II: redefining the information challenge"
http://creation.com/anti-creationist-slanders-are-back-to-front-the-evolutionary-basis-for-racism-eugenics-and-nazism
The title for the article at the link, above here, is: "Anti-creationist slanders are back-to-front: the evolutionary basis for racism, eugenics and Nazism," with thoughts (in response to one who had commented, a long while ago, on what the commenter misunderstood, mis-perceived, about several facts regarding belief in a Creator and that "all men are crated equal" by Him) shared by Jonathan Sarfati, CMI -- Australia
http://creation.com/genesis-the-missing-piece-of-the-puzzle
"Genesis: The missing piece of the puzzle," by Calvin Smith
I agree with the author of this article that Genesis "is" the information that the young people, of any era, should know quite well, especially studying the original Hebrew wording, and the meanings of the words used especially in Genesis 1 - 11. When this is done well and thoroughly, one gains a good understanding of the Truth shared in Genesis. The result? One knows enough to have a worldview that is sound and ... since evolution does not have a truly scientific (science means "knowledge" -- true science would mean knowledge that is "true") foundation, but is actually based on many assumptions and pre-suppositions, and represents a man's way of thinking, rather than an infallible, Truth-ful, all-Knowing Creator's way of thinking.
Note: While I do appreciate what is shared in this article, because it presents much that I agree with, I would *not* have used some wording in it, such as the word "Christmas." The holiday most may call Christmas originated as a very pagan festival (with the murder of babies as part of the rituals done by the pagans; the truth about this "holiday" is a long story, but if I were the author, I would not have use this wording, since I believe it is true that Yeshua, YHVH God's Son, was born at the time of year when Succoth / Sukkot is celebrated in Israel ... in early October or late September. Besides, in those mountains near Jerusalem, no shepherds would be abiding in the fields by night, at the time of year that is late in what we call December. It's much too cold, there, at that time of year!).
I would also not have mentioned "Easter Sunday" as "the Celebration of Jesus' (Yeshua's) resurrection...." I know what is meant by this wording. However, it is offensive to our Heavenly Father, I believe.
Why? Because His Son was sacrificed (on the Roman execution stake) "as" the Passover / Pesach Lamb, during (the last day of) the feast of Passover / Pesach. The meal Yeshua shared with His disciples / followers in the chamber / room in Jerusalem "was" the Passover / Pesach meal!
He died as The Lamb of God / YHVH, Who takes away the sins of all who will believe in Him as their Redeemer, as God's only-begotten Son, Who shed His Blood to take away the debt / penalty we owed to our Father Who made us, because of our sins & iniquities. "Easter" merely refers to Ishtar, or another Babylonian name, for the one whose worship and rites point to a pagan belief system, which should not remain part of what we call a time when we, as believers, are wanting to commemorate the wonderful time when our Messiah / Redeemer arose from the dead, ... and ... now, He lives forevermore!
"Easter" and "Sunday" are words used as a result of the pagan & 'established Roman church authorities' changing what had been "done" for several centuries among the true believers & followers of Yeshua The Messiah of The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. (Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov) ... after His Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven. Before the year 400 A.D., the "church rulers (within the Roman Empire, at that time)" changed what they "said" believers / followers of Yeshua should do. They admitted that they had no Biblical basis for what they, soon, forced believers to do -- about which day to worship The Almighty God (YHVH our Elohim) and His Son, Yeshua our Messiah. In The Word of YHVH God, Yeshua never makes a statement, nor does Paul (Rav Shaul), teaching the followers of Messiah Yeshua to change what YHVH God had, before, commanded & established as a part of His covenant & instructions / teachings (Torah) for all generations, even for those who were "strangers among" the Hebrews / the Israelites. The books of Deuteronomy and Exodus, and in other inspired books in the Tanakh and what many call the Bible, confirm this. The same guidelines and teachings / instructions were to be kept / and lived by, by anyone who joined himself or herself to YHVH, The God of Moses / Moshe. (The God of Israel) The Lord YHVH says He changeth not. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He did not say He changed the day on which He was to be worshipped, but some use the "misunderstanding" of the day His Son arose from the dead ... as some type of confirmation that, now, all who believe in Messiah Yeshua "should" worship / meet / fellowship on the first day of the week. The only day YHVH God (Elohim) gave a special name to was the Sabbath, the seventh day of the 7-day week He established in the book of Genesis. He never changes. Would He change the day by working things out so that His Son was resurrected on a day of the week that would, then, lead Yeshua's followers to disobey His former command to "rest" on the seventh day of the week? Why would He do this? It would be inconsistent with His other teachings in The Word / The Tanakh.
He (Yeshua) was already resurrected (alive from the dead) "before" the sun came up, ... on the first day of the week. The Word does "not" say He arose "on" the first day of the week. (even before the sun arose) One may search the Scriptures in the New Covenant / New Testament / B'rit Hadashah, to check the wording used in the most accurate translations available. It does not say He arose "on" or "during" the first day of the week. Please, be "Berean" in your thinking & searching of The Scriptures, so you can be accurate in what you believe to be true and right.
Please understand: I am not condemning. Only clarifying what I am stating. (for my readers) And, am taking this opportunity to share these beliefs & clarifications with you. This article merely reminds me that I have not shared some of this information, before. (and I should have)
Nevertheless, this article is worth reading for the information shared in it regarding worldviews, and what an atheistic evolutionary worldview "teaches," as opposed to what a Biblical creationist worldview "teaches."
And I do agree with the write of this article that pastors & congregation leaders / teachers "should" address evolutionary theory, sharing about where it stems from, where it leads to, and ... how true believers should respond ... and "stand firm." (my own emphasis; am not quoting any wording used in the article, in my statements here)
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Keep (continue) thinking!
Monday, May 16, 2011
John 14:10-14, 15, 21, 23
Yeshua spoke the words, below, to His followers, while on earth. They do apply to all His followers who have come to know Him, and believe He is YHVH God's only-begotten Son, The Lamb of YHVH God, Who gave His Life for each of us who believe in Him as our Savior, Redeemer, our kinsman-Redeemer, and as our Master, Lord, King. --
John 14:10-14
"Believest thou not that I AM in The Father (YHVH God our Elohim), and The Father in Me? the words that I speak unto your I speak not of Myself: but The Father that dwelleth in Me, He doeth the works.
Believe Me that I (am) in The Father, and The Father in Me: or else believe Me for the very works' sake.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater (works) than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father."
"And whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do, that The Father may be glorified in The Son.
If ye shall ask any thing in My Name, I will do it."
John 14:15
"If ye love (agape) Me, keep My Commandments."
John 14:21
"He that hath My Commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him."
John 14:23
"Jesus (Yeshua) answered and said unto him (Judas, not Iscariot), he will keep My Words: and My Father will love (agape) him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."
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John 14:10-14
"Believest thou not that I AM in The Father (YHVH God our Elohim), and The Father in Me? the words that I speak unto your I speak not of Myself: but The Father that dwelleth in Me, He doeth the works.
Believe Me that I (am) in The Father, and The Father in Me: or else believe Me for the very works' sake.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater (works) than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father."
"And whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do, that The Father may be glorified in The Son.
If ye shall ask any thing in My Name, I will do it."
John 14:15
"If ye love (agape) Me, keep My Commandments."
John 14:21
"He that hath My Commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him."
John 14:23
"Jesus (Yeshua) answered and said unto him (Judas, not Iscariot), he will keep My Words: and My Father will love (agape) him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
The Lord is our victory! His generosity goes on and on!
I Corinthians 15: 57-58 reminds us ...
"... thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ). Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding (!!) in the work of The Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor (for / to win souls for His Kingdom) is not in vain *in* The Lord."
I Corinthians 15: 50-54 also speak of victory ...
"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit The Kingdom of God; neither doth corruption (that which is able to die; the *flesh*) inherit incorruption (eternal life). Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last Trump: for the Trumpet shall sound, and the dead (in Messiah) shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So, when this corruptible (body of the flesh) shall have put on incorruption (immortality),a nd this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory."
The Lord is the Victor over death.
He alone holds the keys to death and hell, now.
We can trust Him Who is True.
He alone is able to deliver these mortal bodies into (as He changes them into incorruptible spiritual bodies) immortality.
I John 5: 4 shares with us ...
"For whatsoever is born of God (our Father in Heaven, YHWH, the Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob / Israel) overcometh the world (system): and this is the victory that overcometh the world (system), even our faith."
I John 5: 5 - 13 continues ....
"Who is he that overcometh the world (system), but he that believeth that that Yeshua (Jesus) is The (True, Only-begotten) Son of God (YHWH)?
"This is He that came by water and Blood, even Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ); not by water only, but by water and Blood. And it is The (Holy) Spirit (of YHWH) that beareth witness, because The (Holy) Spirit is Truth.
"For there are three that bear record in Heaven, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost (Spirit): and these three are one.
"And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
"If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His son.
"He that believeth on The Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son.
"And this is the record, that God (the Father Almighty) hath given us eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son.
"He that hath The Son hath Life: and he that hath not The Son of God hath not Life.
"These things have I written unto you that believe on The Name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal Life, and that ye may believe on The Name of The Son of God."
I John 5: 20 ... shares more truth, for those who believe ...
"And we know that The Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is True, and we are in Him that is True, even in His Son Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah (Christ). This is The True God, and eternal Life."
He has already won the victory over death, and over this world system in which we live, being on the earth as we are. He won it through His Life, suffering death, burial, and subsequent Resurrection from the dead! (on the third day after He died)
All we need do is realize we have no way to get to Heaven ourselves (on our own merit), after we die, because we were born unable to measure up to God's "mark" ... His standard of Righteousness, of sinlessness, of being pure in heart (on our own), of having a right attitude at all times, and in every motive of our hearts, ... and more, because He requires us to be holy, as He is holy, and we can only do that by being "in" Messiah, through our belief in His Name, and in His atoning sacrifice as the Lamb of God, in our place, to redeem us (each of us individually).
We can never do enough to earn our way into Heaven, or eternal Life, on our own, by ourselves.
We need a Redeemer, One Who is our kinsman-Redeemer (as Boaz was, for Ruth), Who is willing to "pay the debt owed" by our sins, and iniquities, in God's sight, ... to make us acceptable to The King Eternal (Melech ha Olam).
We must believe on The Name of The Son of God, Who took upon Himself our sins and iniquities, on the tree, the Roman execution stake. To do that, we can "call upon The Name of The Lord," and He will surely save us (deliver us from eternal condemnation) from the wrath to come. He promised. He cannot lie. He is The Truth! He will do it!
The victory has been won! Yeshua the Messiah has won it *for* us! Hallelujah!!! Let's (we who already believe) trust in Him, Who made us, has redeemed us, and will carry us through into eternal Life with Him, in Heaven! Those who read this and do not know Him may visit http://www.lifeinthebible.org/ to learn *how* to join the family of God.
http://www.openwordbase.com/ has some interesting research you may wish to explore! It's a great resource for school teachers!
"... thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ). Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding (!!) in the work of The Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor (for / to win souls for His Kingdom) is not in vain *in* The Lord."
I Corinthians 15: 50-54 also speak of victory ...
"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit The Kingdom of God; neither doth corruption (that which is able to die; the *flesh*) inherit incorruption (eternal life). Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last Trump: for the Trumpet shall sound, and the dead (in Messiah) shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So, when this corruptible (body of the flesh) shall have put on incorruption (immortality),a nd this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory."
The Lord is the Victor over death.
He alone holds the keys to death and hell, now.
We can trust Him Who is True.
He alone is able to deliver these mortal bodies into (as He changes them into incorruptible spiritual bodies) immortality.
I John 5: 4 shares with us ...
"For whatsoever is born of God (our Father in Heaven, YHWH, the Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob / Israel) overcometh the world (system): and this is the victory that overcometh the world (system), even our faith."
I John 5: 5 - 13 continues ....
"Who is he that overcometh the world (system), but he that believeth that that Yeshua (Jesus) is The (True, Only-begotten) Son of God (YHWH)?
"This is He that came by water and Blood, even Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ); not by water only, but by water and Blood. And it is The (Holy) Spirit (of YHWH) that beareth witness, because The (Holy) Spirit is Truth.
"For there are three that bear record in Heaven, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost (Spirit): and these three are one.
"And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
"If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His son.
"He that believeth on The Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son.
"And this is the record, that God (the Father Almighty) hath given us eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son.
"He that hath The Son hath Life: and he that hath not The Son of God hath not Life.
"These things have I written unto you that believe on The Name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal Life, and that ye may believe on The Name of The Son of God."
I John 5: 20 ... shares more truth, for those who believe ...
"And we know that The Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is True, and we are in Him that is True, even in His Son Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah (Christ). This is The True God, and eternal Life."
He has already won the victory over death, and over this world system in which we live, being on the earth as we are. He won it through His Life, suffering death, burial, and subsequent Resurrection from the dead! (on the third day after He died)
All we need do is realize we have no way to get to Heaven ourselves (on our own merit), after we die, because we were born unable to measure up to God's "mark" ... His standard of Righteousness, of sinlessness, of being pure in heart (on our own), of having a right attitude at all times, and in every motive of our hearts, ... and more, because He requires us to be holy, as He is holy, and we can only do that by being "in" Messiah, through our belief in His Name, and in His atoning sacrifice as the Lamb of God, in our place, to redeem us (each of us individually).
We can never do enough to earn our way into Heaven, or eternal Life, on our own, by ourselves.
We need a Redeemer, One Who is our kinsman-Redeemer (as Boaz was, for Ruth), Who is willing to "pay the debt owed" by our sins, and iniquities, in God's sight, ... to make us acceptable to The King Eternal (Melech ha Olam).
We must believe on The Name of The Son of God, Who took upon Himself our sins and iniquities, on the tree, the Roman execution stake. To do that, we can "call upon The Name of The Lord," and He will surely save us (deliver us from eternal condemnation) from the wrath to come. He promised. He cannot lie. He is The Truth! He will do it!
The victory has been won! Yeshua the Messiah has won it *for* us! Hallelujah!!! Let's (we who already believe) trust in Him, Who made us, has redeemed us, and will carry us through into eternal Life with Him, in Heaven! Those who read this and do not know Him may visit http://www.lifeinthebible.org/ to learn *how* to join the family of God.
http://www.openwordbase.com/ has some interesting research you may wish to explore! It's a great resource for school teachers!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Is anyone else grieved? What are you doing...
... about how you feel?
Thanks to the generosity of both advertisers, and product makers, especially those who are at-home moms, and families, who produce products of high quality, who wish to promote their products among families on one income, through "giveaways" and, in one case, "bloggy giveaways." I am so encouraged to see how many giveaways there are, this week, and a whole passel (a whole bunch is how southerners like me say it) coming up, next week.
But ... what are you all doing about your dread-filled feelings, that so many have and are expressing on blogs and websites, regarding our nation's and our families' futures. The truthful information and predictions are quite foreboding, quite negative!
We have our Hope in Heaven, in The Lord Almighty, and in His Word, and the promises we know are shared in it, by One Who cannot lie, Who is (completely) faithful to keep His promises, and keep His people (His children, His own, His saints, all true believers) from the evil one!
The Lord is still on the throne, and (as a matter of fact) He is using (and going to use) what's been going on, what's been "planned, for many decades, in the secret societies" of rich, elite men around the world, ... all of which God must give permission, must allow, though it grieves His own Heart of Love to see anyone (who fears Him, who understands Who He is, who reverences The Almighty, El Elyon, The Lord God we worship, serve, believe in and trust in, through our belief in and allegiance to His Son, Yeshua {Jesus} The Messiah, The Anointed One of YHWH God) suffer wrongfully, ever.
The Lord is "with us." That's what Emmanuel means. That is one of Yeshua's (Jesus') Names!
The Lord is able to deliver us from harm, from lack, from drought and keep us alive in famine. He is YHWH Yireh! -- The Lord Who continually provides all we need. (for me, I must adjust what I understand to be my 'needs'!!)
The Lord is fully ready and willing to answer all our prayers that agree with His Will in motive, in trusting belief (versus doubting, as we ask Him for anything, or about anything), and in heart (desire -- do we desire His Name to be glorified, and Him to be praised, or His Plans on this earth to be forwarded, ... or do we just want our selfish will, or even just want something we want, rather than asking Him what He wants to occur?).
The Lord is ready, any time, to give us what we ask for, if we meet His simply, yet profound, and just and wise and righteous, qualifications as shared in I John 5: 14-15, 17-18 (the entire chapter is well worth reading!), and in John 14: 13-14, John 15: 7-8, and John 16: 23-24.
The Lord is able to heal us, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, and He is able to restore our broken relationships, with friends & family and even employers and others we are acquainted with (but are not close friends with).
The Lord is able to fulfill all His Will, all His Counsel, and bring to fruition all His Plans, which are always for our good, though "as they are being worked out, on earth" we may not understand why "so many of the details" and "small moments in time" seem to be so painful, so much of a struggle, so difficult to figure out how to deal with, without wondering "why me, Lord?" or "what are You up to, Lord?"
The Lord knows what He is doing --- in the case of what's going on in Washington, D. C., and across the United States of America, ... with regard to whether or not anyone, any more, in any political leadership position, in this country, will truly, fully uphold and defend (and even "comprehend" what's in) our U. S. Constitution. He knows "why" He is allowing evil men to remain in positions of authority over us, or some of us. He knows "how" He will take care of each of His true children (saints, true believers in The Lord Yeshua The Messiah). He knows "what" His plans are to do us good, even though we may suffer, in word, or in deed, at the hands of evildoers, who honestly believe they are doing God a service, to mistreat us, falsely accuse us, or treat us wrongfully.
He will be with us at all times, if we truly belong to Him. Do we have His Holy Spirit dwelling within us? inside us? If so, then we -- in truth -- have nothing and no one to fear. Are we doing all we know to do, to follow The Lord YHWH?
Are we seeking Him to learn "what else" He wants us to do, to bring Him glory and praise, through how we live, each day?
Am finding that the most important lessons in life are not learned through textbooks, but through living real life, helping a person in need, listening to a sorrowful or suffering heart one is willing to share with us, in conversation, ... in seeing opportunities to help someone 'in need,' in any way The Lord enables each of us to help. Are we doing what He would have us do?
Am I (oh, now it's personal; it always is personal, with God, Who sees how we respond when He presents a service opportunity to any of us, as His children) making myself available, to serve Him in any way, even in ways I don't think I am qualified to serve Him in / through?
I'm evaluating some priorities, this month, as many of us are.
I'm looking deep inside, asking God to reveal hidden motives, and, as David asked YHWH to do, in the last verses in Psalm 139 (verses 23 and 24), I ask Him ...
"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me (test me, to see if I am pure in heart toward You -- my version of what this phrase means), and know my thoughts (YHWH already knows all my thoughts; perhaps David means "make me aware of my wrong thoughts that do not honor You, Father."): And see if there be any wicked way (a course of life, a mode of action) in me, and lead me (will I follow Him faithfully, loyally?) in the way everlasting." -- Psalm 139: 23-24
Cry out to God, if you lack money / income!
Cry out to God, if you are suffering from a disease, or pain, or some emotional trauma!
Cry out to God, if you need Him to "act" or "manifest" His Help, His Healing, His Peace (you need to be filled with) or His deliverance from some situation that He does not endorse!
Then, choose to receive His Grace (what He uses to enable each of His children to desire to and do have the power to "do" what we call His Will), each moment, especially when you are tested, and begin to grumble or complain, as I do, at times!
And choose to "do the next thing" as Elisabeth Elliot Gren has shared, in her devotional book entitled _Keep a Quiet Heart_, by Elisabeth Elliot. -- Whatever "the next duty" you must do is, you should do it. If we do what we know to do, in practical activities (what we see must be done, on a daily basis), then God takes care of the rest of what needs to be done by Him. He is faithful to do His part, that relates to our daily lives! If we doubt this, then we can go back and read in His Word of the many times He did all that was needed, to keep His people alive, ... for any campaign (against any enemy) that God told them to go up against, ... or even in famine, The Lord took care of widows who had no real source of income but Him, and His daily provision for each one. There are more true stories in His Word, the Bible, that reveal to our sometimes clouded eyes, that He is able to give us the strength to do what we should.
The real question is: are we looking at what that "duty" is? Or are we distracted by some "thing" in this world, that has taken our focus off of Him, and onto "that thing?" Then we've made it an idol object. And an IO is leaving out one part -- the U -- God is the U in any IOU (these are American abbreviations; not sure if others in other lands use the letters IOU in this way as we Americans do). God is the ONly One to Whom we owe our attention or our skills / giftings / abilities, in service, or in taking time to try to accomplish any task or project!
So, I must ask myself: is what I want to do ... something that my Father in Heaven has told me to do, or wants me to do?
If I evaluate what my priorities are, for today, or for the coming month, or year, I must first examine my own heart, to see if my motives toward my Lord and Savior are "righteous" and honoring to His Name. After examining my heart, each night, or morning, in prayer to my Lord, to God my Father, ... then, I must also take time to listen to His Holy Spirit, Who speaks to me through His Word, in my Bible. Doing these two things will begin each day with a much more correct perspective on "life on earth." ! God is able to help us, but we tie His Hands, so to speak, and prevent Him from helping us, ... in a real way ... if we ignore His commands He's given us through His Son, Yeshua The Messiah. They are taught in The Word, from Genesis 1 to The Revelation (given by Yeshua) to John (the apostle) 22.
II Timothy 3: 16 (in Rav Shaul's / Paul's letter to his disciple in the faith, named Timothy) "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in Righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect (fresh, complete), throughly (thoroughly) furnished unto all good works (fully enabled to "accomplish" the good activities, endeavours that God would have, or lead, each believer to do)."
Yeshua's commands do seem to be concentrated / taught in the New Covenant (most call it the New Testament). However, "Sh'ma Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad," does mean "Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, The Lord is One." And in His Word, all that is written therein is to be used (by us) to learn from, to teach (others), and to use in correcting ourselves, and to enable us to better understand, and do, what He leads us and expects us to do.
If you wish to learn more about what Yeshua has commanded us to do and to know that He wants us to do, please visit: http://iblp.org/iblp/discipleship/dailysuccess/
Learn what Jesus (Yeshua) commanded each of us children of God to do! It will inspire you! It will encourage your heart!
If you choose to enroll in the Daily Success scripture meditation program, through that site, you will receive daily emails, to share with you truths that will transform your life, and will bring you "good success." ... as mentioned in Joshua 1: 8-9.
As you do the same, I will be 'working on' choosing to think right, live right, and do right. God is able to enable you, and me! We must plod on, willingly, cheerfully, and lovingly. Our Lord Yeshua did, while He was on earth, homeless, alone (in more ways than one), and listening to, and following God's leading, ... in much prayer, in fasting, in suffering, in rejoicing, ... in a loving, living response to His Father in Heaven. He just asks us to follow Him, in doing the same. And He promises He will enable us to do "greater" things than He was able to accomplish on earth, in His short time of ministry (only 3 years), before He laid down His Life, on the tree, and died, and then was resurrected on the third day, according to the Scriptures. Will we be busy about doing our Father's business, as He was?
Let's try our best, because He is "with us" to enable us to do it. He promised! (if we are willing to cooperate with Him, in it)
Today, my goal is: to yield my rights to The Lord, and my expectations to The Lord (in prayer)
Thanks to the generosity of both advertisers, and product makers, especially those who are at-home moms, and families, who produce products of high quality, who wish to promote their products among families on one income, through "giveaways" and, in one case, "bloggy giveaways." I am so encouraged to see how many giveaways there are, this week, and a whole passel (a whole bunch is how southerners like me say it) coming up, next week.
But ... what are you all doing about your dread-filled feelings, that so many have and are expressing on blogs and websites, regarding our nation's and our families' futures. The truthful information and predictions are quite foreboding, quite negative!
We have our Hope in Heaven, in The Lord Almighty, and in His Word, and the promises we know are shared in it, by One Who cannot lie, Who is (completely) faithful to keep His promises, and keep His people (His children, His own, His saints, all true believers) from the evil one!
The Lord is still on the throne, and (as a matter of fact) He is using (and going to use) what's been going on, what's been "planned, for many decades, in the secret societies" of rich, elite men around the world, ... all of which God must give permission, must allow, though it grieves His own Heart of Love to see anyone (who fears Him, who understands Who He is, who reverences The Almighty, El Elyon, The Lord God we worship, serve, believe in and trust in, through our belief in and allegiance to His Son, Yeshua {Jesus} The Messiah, The Anointed One of YHWH God) suffer wrongfully, ever.
The Lord is "with us." That's what Emmanuel means. That is one of Yeshua's (Jesus') Names!
The Lord is able to deliver us from harm, from lack, from drought and keep us alive in famine. He is YHWH Yireh! -- The Lord Who continually provides all we need. (for me, I must adjust what I understand to be my 'needs'!!)
The Lord is fully ready and willing to answer all our prayers that agree with His Will in motive, in trusting belief (versus doubting, as we ask Him for anything, or about anything), and in heart (desire -- do we desire His Name to be glorified, and Him to be praised, or His Plans on this earth to be forwarded, ... or do we just want our selfish will, or even just want something we want, rather than asking Him what He wants to occur?).
The Lord is ready, any time, to give us what we ask for, if we meet His simply, yet profound, and just and wise and righteous, qualifications as shared in I John 5: 14-15, 17-18 (the entire chapter is well worth reading!), and in John 14: 13-14, John 15: 7-8, and John 16: 23-24.
The Lord is able to heal us, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, and He is able to restore our broken relationships, with friends & family and even employers and others we are acquainted with (but are not close friends with).
The Lord is able to fulfill all His Will, all His Counsel, and bring to fruition all His Plans, which are always for our good, though "as they are being worked out, on earth" we may not understand why "so many of the details" and "small moments in time" seem to be so painful, so much of a struggle, so difficult to figure out how to deal with, without wondering "why me, Lord?" or "what are You up to, Lord?"
The Lord knows what He is doing --- in the case of what's going on in Washington, D. C., and across the United States of America, ... with regard to whether or not anyone, any more, in any political leadership position, in this country, will truly, fully uphold and defend (and even "comprehend" what's in) our U. S. Constitution. He knows "why" He is allowing evil men to remain in positions of authority over us, or some of us. He knows "how" He will take care of each of His true children (saints, true believers in The Lord Yeshua The Messiah). He knows "what" His plans are to do us good, even though we may suffer, in word, or in deed, at the hands of evildoers, who honestly believe they are doing God a service, to mistreat us, falsely accuse us, or treat us wrongfully.
He will be with us at all times, if we truly belong to Him. Do we have His Holy Spirit dwelling within us? inside us? If so, then we -- in truth -- have nothing and no one to fear. Are we doing all we know to do, to follow The Lord YHWH?
Are we seeking Him to learn "what else" He wants us to do, to bring Him glory and praise, through how we live, each day?
Am finding that the most important lessons in life are not learned through textbooks, but through living real life, helping a person in need, listening to a sorrowful or suffering heart one is willing to share with us, in conversation, ... in seeing opportunities to help someone 'in need,' in any way The Lord enables each of us to help. Are we doing what He would have us do?
Am I (oh, now it's personal; it always is personal, with God, Who sees how we respond when He presents a service opportunity to any of us, as His children) making myself available, to serve Him in any way, even in ways I don't think I am qualified to serve Him in / through?
I'm evaluating some priorities, this month, as many of us are.
I'm looking deep inside, asking God to reveal hidden motives, and, as David asked YHWH to do, in the last verses in Psalm 139 (verses 23 and 24), I ask Him ...
"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me (test me, to see if I am pure in heart toward You -- my version of what this phrase means), and know my thoughts (YHWH already knows all my thoughts; perhaps David means "make me aware of my wrong thoughts that do not honor You, Father."): And see if there be any wicked way (a course of life, a mode of action) in me, and lead me (will I follow Him faithfully, loyally?) in the way everlasting." -- Psalm 139: 23-24
Cry out to God, if you lack money / income!
Cry out to God, if you are suffering from a disease, or pain, or some emotional trauma!
Cry out to God, if you need Him to "act" or "manifest" His Help, His Healing, His Peace (you need to be filled with) or His deliverance from some situation that He does not endorse!
Then, choose to receive His Grace (what He uses to enable each of His children to desire to and do have the power to "do" what we call His Will), each moment, especially when you are tested, and begin to grumble or complain, as I do, at times!
And choose to "do the next thing" as Elisabeth Elliot Gren has shared, in her devotional book entitled _Keep a Quiet Heart_, by Elisabeth Elliot. -- Whatever "the next duty" you must do is, you should do it. If we do what we know to do, in practical activities (what we see must be done, on a daily basis), then God takes care of the rest of what needs to be done by Him. He is faithful to do His part, that relates to our daily lives! If we doubt this, then we can go back and read in His Word of the many times He did all that was needed, to keep His people alive, ... for any campaign (against any enemy) that God told them to go up against, ... or even in famine, The Lord took care of widows who had no real source of income but Him, and His daily provision for each one. There are more true stories in His Word, the Bible, that reveal to our sometimes clouded eyes, that He is able to give us the strength to do what we should.
The real question is: are we looking at what that "duty" is? Or are we distracted by some "thing" in this world, that has taken our focus off of Him, and onto "that thing?" Then we've made it an idol object. And an IO is leaving out one part -- the U -- God is the U in any IOU (these are American abbreviations; not sure if others in other lands use the letters IOU in this way as we Americans do). God is the ONly One to Whom we owe our attention or our skills / giftings / abilities, in service, or in taking time to try to accomplish any task or project!
So, I must ask myself: is what I want to do ... something that my Father in Heaven has told me to do, or wants me to do?
If I evaluate what my priorities are, for today, or for the coming month, or year, I must first examine my own heart, to see if my motives toward my Lord and Savior are "righteous" and honoring to His Name. After examining my heart, each night, or morning, in prayer to my Lord, to God my Father, ... then, I must also take time to listen to His Holy Spirit, Who speaks to me through His Word, in my Bible. Doing these two things will begin each day with a much more correct perspective on "life on earth." ! God is able to help us, but we tie His Hands, so to speak, and prevent Him from helping us, ... in a real way ... if we ignore His commands He's given us through His Son, Yeshua The Messiah. They are taught in The Word, from Genesis 1 to The Revelation (given by Yeshua) to John (the apostle) 22.
II Timothy 3: 16 (in Rav Shaul's / Paul's letter to his disciple in the faith, named Timothy) "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in Righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect (fresh, complete), throughly (thoroughly) furnished unto all good works (fully enabled to "accomplish" the good activities, endeavours that God would have, or lead, each believer to do)."
Yeshua's commands do seem to be concentrated / taught in the New Covenant (most call it the New Testament). However, "Sh'ma Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad," does mean "Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, The Lord is One." And in His Word, all that is written therein is to be used (by us) to learn from, to teach (others), and to use in correcting ourselves, and to enable us to better understand, and do, what He leads us and expects us to do.
If you wish to learn more about what Yeshua has commanded us to do and to know that He wants us to do, please visit: http://iblp.org/iblp/discipleship/dailysuccess/
Learn what Jesus (Yeshua) commanded each of us children of God to do! It will inspire you! It will encourage your heart!
If you choose to enroll in the Daily Success scripture meditation program, through that site, you will receive daily emails, to share with you truths that will transform your life, and will bring you "good success." ... as mentioned in Joshua 1: 8-9.
As you do the same, I will be 'working on' choosing to think right, live right, and do right. God is able to enable you, and me! We must plod on, willingly, cheerfully, and lovingly. Our Lord Yeshua did, while He was on earth, homeless, alone (in more ways than one), and listening to, and following God's leading, ... in much prayer, in fasting, in suffering, in rejoicing, ... in a loving, living response to His Father in Heaven. He just asks us to follow Him, in doing the same. And He promises He will enable us to do "greater" things than He was able to accomplish on earth, in His short time of ministry (only 3 years), before He laid down His Life, on the tree, and died, and then was resurrected on the third day, according to the Scriptures. Will we be busy about doing our Father's business, as He was?
Let's try our best, because He is "with us" to enable us to do it. He promised! (if we are willing to cooperate with Him, in it)
Today, my goal is: to yield my rights to The Lord, and my expectations to The Lord (in prayer)
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