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G I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE! The entire world is covered over as with a thick, wet quilt of lies; a grid made up of satan's tapestries, which he wove with dark threads, and with (stolen from God) white threads. But the "GOOD tidings unto all men" - Lk 2:10 - the pure gospel message of Jesus' death and resurrection, cuts through all lies. What is the oNe true and simple gospel? Which satan has been working diligently to thoroughly cover, these 2OOO years -- ? Satan wants death to remain, for then he can convince himself, that he is god and can lead the world (back) to placating (worshipping) him! (He reveres death, it being one thing he can truly take credit for.) This is why, even though Jesus said, "my yoke is EASY, and MY burden is light" - Mt 11:30, the scripture also says "work out your salvation with fear and trembling" - phil 2:12. Jesus was sinless. And imperfection (original sin) was not in Him. With the Father, He is the author of LiFe - yet He "descended" (eph 4:9,10) from His glorious realms above, to the very grave, and dust of the earth. He "has the keys of death and the grave" - rev 1:18. And if we will believe this very message, and allow him to carry ouR sins and imperfections, to the cross, the grave, for us - then we are free! Declared innocent and inheritors of HIS eternal LiFe. He went to our grave, in return for our "resurrection"! And will share His eternal LiFe - with us! (Jn 11:25) Now that we are born anew, we are Godīs own babes, and what we most need, is the "sincere milk of the word" - 1 peter 2:2. Our heart crying out to God, "Father...!" is our proof and guarantee, that we are saved. This is His seal, and signature upon us... His (notarized) stamp upon our heart; which seal, and shield, is His Spirit - (See) 2 cor 1:22, 5:5; gen 15:1; gal 4:6; Ro 8:16. We now have oNe commandment (instruction) -- > To worship! (And Love God). Thatīs it! And donīt let anybody convince you otherwise! Now, I could hand you a list of things to do, and a list of things not to do - but this is where it gets SO easy for satan &Co. Once we become familiar with the new testament, the anchor of our being, and hope of life eternal, we realize the new testament writers, the apostles, were constantly warning against two main counterfeits. The saving and fruitfuL gospel is a narrow path. Yet bordered mightily on both sides with ditches. On the one side, is rules and regulations or rituals of all sorts and manners - for salvation, and/or transformation; and on the other side is lawlessness and immorality - the very things which bring N0N-life {hell = the grave, sheol; "helle" King James, olde english, is "to bury"}. But we are to stay on the narrow path of faith and love (believing and worship) which becomes wide and spacious! We can waste time, and wallow in the ditches, but we wonīt get very far, and we will be "unfit for any good works" or deeds - titus 1:16. BUT, if we will earnestly and sincerely seek Godīs face more (seek, and continue to seek Him out) - and love and worship Him, we will ever love Him more and more (falling more and more fully in love with Him!) And He, being Love (1 Jn 4:8) will ever fill us with himself ever more and more. THUS(!) shall we love our fellow person more and more. We will not defraud, steal from him/her, nor beat them (saved nor unsaved) not even with words. Do you love God? Do you want to please Him? THiS is what pleases Him - love. And how do we love? Being imperfect!? By pouring our hearts and love out to God daily. Meeting with Him everyday... eating Our Daily Bread (the Word, eSpecially, the new testament and covenant). By dipping and soaking it (the bread) in Our Daily Wine - His Spirit and Presence, by worship (love poured out) and prayers. Follow THiS formula, remembering it always (Lk 10:27 Ro 5:1,2) -- for satan is a myriad gabble of ideas otherwise - and we will not only "abide" and "endure", but wiLL be most blessed, and bless-ed; until eventually our "eye will become single" and with complete clarity and discernment, we will be full of light and radiant (mt 6:22), for His power at work iN uS, is the same resurrection power "which arose Jesus from the grave" (eph 1:19,20 ) and parted the Red Sea! Yet, a little leaven (untruth, in this case) leavens the whole lump! Robs the Gospel of its saving and transforming POWER! Paul wrote, "but I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ" - 2 Cor 11:3. oR, as another translation puts it - "I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ." Matthew 9:22 - "thy faith has made you whole.." Luke 7:50 - "your Faith has saved you.." Acts 11:24 - "..full of the Holy Ghost and faith... 1 Timothy 4:10 - "..we labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe." Jesus said, John 17:3, (amplified version) - "And THiS IS eternal life: to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus (the Anointed One, the Messiah), whom You sent." Acts 15:9 - "..purifying their hearts by faith." Hebrews 11:6 - "but without faith it is impossible to please him: for he/she that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Ephesians 5:18 - "and be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit" (literal - "be, being filled, with the Spirit"). Romans 3:28 - "therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." (27) - "where is boasting then? It is done away with." Romans 3:31 - "do we then make empty the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law" (itīs fruit grows in us, THROUGH FAITH - as a flower or a grape vine KEEPS its face EVER toward the sun, gowing its fruit, it knows not how...) Romans 4:5 - "but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Romans 5:1 - "therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (2) By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice..." Romans 9:32 - "...because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone." James 2:24 - "ye see then how that by works" (changes wrought by true and sincere believing, proving oneīs Faith) "a person is justified, and not by faith only. (26) - BECAUSE, as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works" (changes within and without) "is dead also" (being proven hollow, not real). Acts 26:18 - "To open their eyes, and to TURN THEM from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified" (purified and made strong) "by faith.." Galatians 5:1 - "stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." (Ritual, or even "the Law" as GREAT, and fulfilled, as it shall become in the Kingdom, cannot give a new heart or mind.) (13) - "For, brethren, you have been called to liberty; only use NOT liberty for an occasion to the" (un-lawful desires of the) "flesh, but by love serve one another. (14) - For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (15) - But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another. (16) - This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh" / lower nature. (18) - But.. be led of the Spirit.. (19, amplified bible) - Now the doings (deeds) of the flesh are clear (obvious): they are immorality, impurity, indecency, (20) - Idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger (ill temper), selfishness, divisions (dissensions), party spirit (factions, sects with peculiar opinions, heresies), (21) - Envy, drunkenness... (22) - But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, (23) Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such a one there is no law [that can bring a charge]." [Our righteousness must "excEEd the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees"! Mt 5:20] "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days" - Col 2:16. [Gal 4:30 "What saith the scripture..?"] Romans 10:17 - "so then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 14:1 - "he that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations" (arguings). "One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind" - Romans 14:5. Romans 14:22 - "hast thou faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows" (meats, which sabbath, &tc, Ro 14.) 1 Corinthians 2:5 - "that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men" [oR oneīs own abilities!] "but in the POWER of God."
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