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TAKING CHRISTIANITY BACK FROM THE "APPEARANCE" OF EVIL!!

TAKING CHRISTIANITY BACK FROM THE “APPEARANCE” OF EVIL

“….Abstain from all appearance of evil.….” (1 Thessalonians 5:22 KJV).

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The bible says, “….Abstain from all appearance of evil.….” (1 Thessalonians 5:22 KJV). There are too many groups or individuals representing Christianity, in the lime lights of life, who care nothing about how they appear to the Holy God, the world, or those who are witnessing their actions or behaviors.

True adherents sit back and say nothing while others blatantly misrepresent Christianity and allow it to “appear” as an evil religion or give it a bad name among possible converts or those who are novices of the Gospel of Salvation. “….Abstain from all appearance of evil.….” (1 Thessalonians 5:22 KJV).

There are many things absolutely and undoubtedly forbidden by the Word of God, yet many, who claim Christianity, do them anyway knowing they are wrong, improper, or inconsistent with biblical principles.

Christians are more divided than ever on their opinions of what is considered sinful or not sinful these days. Right and wrong is NOT based on human opinion or feelings about something, but it is supposedly based on the truth of God’s Word.

Christian conduct is often based on man’s opinion or feelings about God’s word than God’s actual truth. Some Christian conduct is CLEAR in God’s word and doesn’t need some major deciphering or interpretation to understanding what is required of individuals.

There may be debates over how to dress, types of music to listen to, whether to drink wine or not, or is it okay to smoke cigarettes, or what games are acceptable to play, but even those should be engaged in based on whether or not they “appear” evil.  The concern is not simply a matter of right and wrong, but does it violate, or corrupt your representation of the Holy God and his Holy values.

Christianity has GAINED a negative reputation NOT because it’s a negative FAITH system, but because the people claiming Christianity have TARNISHED it.

According to historical literature Mahatma Gandhi is quoted as saying: “I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” That was Gandhi’s observation of those claiming Christianity as their faith system.

Jesus Christ distinctly explains how you will recognize HIS Christians. “…BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW that ye are my disciples, “if” YE HAVE LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER…” (John 13:35 KJV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…every one that loveth …. KNOWETH God. He that loveth NOT KNOWETH NOT God; for God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).

Christianity has been high-jacked, abused, misrepresented, twisted, and contaminated over the years from inappropriate use by individuals or by groups whose agenda does NOT match that of Jesus Christ at all.

Christians are to become and act like Jesus Christ in this world. Real Christians are progressively being conformed to his image. “…In this world we are LIKE JESUS…” (1 John 4:17 NIV). “…be[ing]… conformed to the IMAGE OF HIS SON…” (Romans 8:29 KJV).

God sent Jesus Christ because he loved “THE WORLD,” which makes his love ALL inclusive and impartial.“For God so loved THE WORLD, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life…” (John 3:16).

Jesus Christ did NOT die for ONE ethnic “race” of people. He died for the HUMAN race. God did NOT die for one GROUP of people. He died for all groups of people. God did NOT die to support mankind’s different agendas. He died for God’s agenda: THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. .“…The GIFT of God is ETERNAL LIFE through Jesus Christ ….” (Romans 6:23 KJV).

HE DIED FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND. “…Christ …. died for sins ONCE for “ALL”…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB). “… Christ died for OUR SINS according to the scriptures; And ...he was buried, and …he rose again the third day according to the scriptures…” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV).

HE DIED FOR THE SINS OF MANKIND BECAUSE HE LOVED “ALL” MANKIND.  “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent His Son...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).   “For Christ …. died for sins ONCE for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB).

Jesus Christ did NOT die for political issues, sexual immoralities, prejudices, hatreds, a particular church group, one ethnic race of people, or to support one specific worldview. “…Christ …. died for sins ONCE for “ALL”…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB). “…YE ARE “ALL” CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” CHRIST JESUS. … YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

Jesus Christ died for God’s purposes ONLY and not mankind’s. “… Christ died for OUR SINS according to the scriptures; And ...he was buried, and …he rose again the third day according to the scriptures…” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV). “….THE SON OF MAN CAME “NOT” to be served but to serve others and TO GIVE his life as a ransom for many…" (Matthew 20:28 NIV).

Jesus Christ did NOT come for any purpose of man AT ALL. Jesus came to do his Father’s will ONLY. “…I seek NOT mine own will…but THE WILL of the Father which hath sent me...” (John 6:38 KJV).  “…For I have come down from heaven “NOT” TO DO MY WILLBUT to do THE WILL of him who sent me…” (John 6:38 NIV).

It was OBVIOUS that Jesus Christ was presenting SOMETHING NEW.  Jesus Christ was NOT doing something COMMON, or carnal, or polarized, or selfish, or prejudice as many people identifying with Christianity do these days. "…Behold, I will do SOMETHING NEW …” (Isaiah 43:19-20 NASB). “……There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

"I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images... "Behold, the former things have come to pass,Now I declare NEW THINGSBefore they spring forth I proclaim them to you."(Isaiah 42:9 NASB). 

Jesus Christ did acts that made people recognize God was with him. Nicodemus said this about Jesus Christ. “….NO MAN can do these miracles that thou doest, EXCEPT GOD BE WITH HIM…” (John 3:2 KJV).

People tack the word Christian on their causes, purposes, agendas, lifestyles, politics, organizations, churches because Christianity represents one of the highest standards of ethics and morality.

Christianity may represent one of the highest standards of ethics and morality, but it does NOT mean the people CLAIMING Christianity are actually representing those standards. “…Ye shall know them by their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV). “…But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV).

Those claiming Christianity tack the word Christian on their causes and agendas as an implication of having those SAME moral and ethical standards, when in fact, by their OWN behavior, IT IS NOT!

Please PAY ATTENTION. Jesus Christ tells you, in his Holy Word, how you will recognize HIS Christians. “…BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW that ye are my disciples, “if” YE HAVE LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER…” (John 13:35 KJV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…every one that loveth …. KNOWETH God. He that loveth NOT KNOWETH NOT God; for God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).

Furthermore, the Word says, “…My sheep (true disciples) HEAR HIS VOICE, and I know them, and they FOLLOW Me…” (John 10:27 KJV). “…whoever believes in me (my true disciples) WILL DO THE WORKS I HAVE BEEN DOING, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father...” (John 14:12 NIV). "Anyone who loves me (my true disciples) WILL OBEY MY TEACHING. …” (John 14:23 NIV). "…If you hold to my teaching, YOU ARE REALLY MY (true) DISCIPLES…” (John 8:31 NIV).

Causes, organizations, purposes, agendas, individuals, lifestyles, organizations, or churches can all do good deeds, but if Christianity is a part of it, LOVE will be a sign. “… if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I AM NOTHING. And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, IT PROFITETH ME NOTHING…” (1 Corinthians 13:2-3 ASV).

Everyone claiming Christianity is also claiming I am a follower of Jesus Christ. “…In this world we are LIKE JESUS…” (1 John 4:17 NIV).  If you do not SEE Jesus Christ in the fruit of the labor, their claim it is NOT true. “…Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I (God) profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity…” (Matthew 7:22-23 KJV).

Christians were first called Christians, back in Antioch because they were recognized by unbelievers as true “disciples” or followers of Jesus Christ. “…When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the BELIEVERS were first called Christians…” (Acts 11:26 NLT).

“…the BELIEVERS were first called Christians (followers of Christ)…” Who are the true believers? “…Ye shall know them by their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV). “…The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and SO PROVE to be My disciples” (John 15:8 NIV).

 Is someone a Believer just because they say they are?  Who can be a believer? “… AS MANYas received him, to them GAVE HE POWER TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD, even to them that believe on his name…” (John 1:12 KJV). “…WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved...” (Romans 10:13 KJV). “…REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE the gospel…” (Mark 1:15 KJV).

Mankind like division, and polarization, or separatism, or hierarchy, or some false sense of superiority. Are some Believers MORE special than others when it comes to Christianity? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! “…YE ARE “ALL” CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” CHRIST JESUS. …There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

The Holy God does not show favoritism and is therefore, no respecter of one individual over another. When it comes to Christianity God died for ALL people equally. “…Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God SHOWS NO FAVORITISM.  In every nation HE ACCEPTS those who fear him and do what is right. This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all…” (Acts 10:34-36 NLT). “…Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no RESPECTER OF PERSONS: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)…” (Acts 10:34-36 KJV). “…Christ …. died for sins ONCE for “ALL”…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB). “…YE ARE “ALL” CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” CHRIST JESUS. … YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

Christianity brings people together and puts every human being on earth on the leveling ground of truth. “…ALL HAVE SINNED (including you) and fallen short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23). ALL“… [have become]…..unclean and [your] righteousnesses are as FILTHY RAGS….” (Isaiah 64:6 KJV).  Unfortunately, “…There is none righteous, no, not one:” (Romans 3:10 KJV).“…There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not…” (Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV). “….Jesus said unto him ….there is none good but one, that is, God” (Mark 10:18 KJV).

On the leveling ground of God’s truth every human being, who claims Christianity are claiming they are SAVED. If they are truly SAVED somewhere in their lives they had to answer the following or similar questions in order to accept or receive Jesus Christ as their Savior:

1.) ARE YOU A SINNER? “…For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23 KJV).  “…As it is written, There is NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is NONE THAT DOETH GOOD, NO, NOT ONE...” (Romans 3:10-12 KJV).

2.) WHAT IS THE PAYMENT FOR SINS AGAINST GOD? “…the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV). “…YE SHALL DIE IN YOUR SINS: for IF YE BELIEVE NOT THAT I AM HE, YE SHALL DIE IN YOUR SINS…” (John 8:24 KJV).

3.) IF YOU RECOGNIZE YOU ARE A SINNER AND ARE SORRY FOR YOUR SINS; CAN YOU CHANGE? “…REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE the gospel…” (Mark 1:15 KJV). “…REPENT yetherefore, and BE CONVERTED, that your sins may be blotted out …” (Acts 3:19 KJV).

“…REPENTANCE TOWARD GOD, and FAITH TOWARD our Lord Jesus Christ. …” (Acts 20:21 KJV).

4.) CAN YOU BE RESCUED FROM YOUR SINS? “…God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVETH IN HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). “Believeon the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house…” (ACTS 16:31 KJV). "…Therefore REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB).

5.) DO YOU BELIEVE CHRIST DIED FOR YOUR SINS, WAS BURIED, AND ROSE AGAIN? “… Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And ...he was buried, and …he rose again the third day according to the scriptures…” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV).  “…God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ DIED FOR US…” (Romans 5:8 KJV). “… believe in thine heart that GOD HATH RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, thou shalt be SAVED…” (ROMANS 10:9 KJV).

6.) WHY DOES BELIEVING IN JESUS’ DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION IMPORTANT IN SALVATION? The shedding of blood was commanded by God as an atoning sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. “…without shedding of blood is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22 KJV).“…Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29 KJV). “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV).  HIS DEATH PAID GOD FOR YOUR “DEBT OF SIN.”

7.) WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONFESS JESUS WITH YOUR MOUTH AND BELIEVE ON HIM IN YOUR HEART? “…Confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and … BELIEVE IN THINE HEART that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be SAVED…” (ROMANS 10:9 KJV). “…For WITH THE HEART MAN BELIEVETH unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made UNTO SALVATION…” (Romans 10:10 KJV).  “…For WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED…” (Romans 10:13 KJV). “…REPENT ye therefore, and BE CONVERTED, that your sins may be blotted out …” (Acts 3:19 KJV).

8.) WHEN DOES SALVATION BEGIN? THE VERY MOMENT YOU “…REPENT …AND BELIEVE the gospel…” (Mark 1:15 KJV). Once you repent and believe you are SAVED from the consequences of sin and its effects. If you did, you are SAVED. It is as simple as that.

9.) CAN YOU FIND SALVATION ANYWHERE ELSE? “…SALVATION is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved…” (Acts 4:12 NIV). “…Jesus saith unto him, I AM THE WAY, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me…” (John 14 6 KJV). “…BY GRACE have ye been saved THROUGH FAITH; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD; not of works, that no man should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV).  “…There is SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE…” (Acts 4:12a NLT).

IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO QUESTION 7 ABOVE AND DID WHAT IT SAID; YOU ARE SAVED. “…For WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED…” (Romans 10:13 KJV). “…REPENT …AND BELIEVE the gospel…” (Mark 1:15 KJV).

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Romans 5:1 KJV). “…Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…” (Romans 8:1 KJV).

DO YOU NEED TO BE BAPTIZED? “…Peter said to them, "REPENT, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit….” (Acts 2:38 NASB). “…Confessing their sins, THEY WERE BAPTIZED by him in the Jordan River… (Matthew 3:6 NIV). “…He that believeth and IS BAPTIZED shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned…” (Mark 16:16 KJV).

Baptism publicly signifies you are NOW “in” Christ, are committing to live a new life, are made holy, are dead to sin, and dead to the old life. “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in the newness life.” (Romans 6:4 KJV).

Baptism is the outward activity that simply mirrors the inward “oneness” between God and the Believer. Paul said, “……those who received his word were baptized….” (Acts 2:41 KJV).  “….walk in the newness of life….” (Romans 6:4 KJV).

Baptism doesn’t save you; it is simply an outward event that represents what has already taken place, inwardly, between God, through Christ and the believer. 

If you have truly repented, believed, and accepted him as you Lord and Savior; you are SAVED. That’s all there is to it. “…For WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED…” (Romans 10:13 KJV). “…REPENT …AND BELIEVE the gospel…” (Mark 1:15 KJV).

If you are a new convert, you need to find a church home that teaches the bible basics and be baptized. Start studying the Holy Bible for yourself. Pray and ask God to help you live a new repentant lifestyle. “…You must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen…” (2 Peter 3:18 NLT).

If you are a longtime believer, but have never truly repented you need to pray and trust God to work IN and THROUGH you. “…If My people which are called by My name SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES …AND TURN FROMtheir wicked ways…” (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV). “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” (1 John 1:9 KJV). “…I will forgive …and will remember their sins no more…" (Hebrews 8:12 NIV).

God through Jesus Christ SAVES you and you are NOW a part of the Christian faith and family. You did not join a religion, or an organization, or an ethnic group, or a cultural group; you joined JESUS CHRIST. “But he that is joined (attached) unto the LORD is ONE SPIRIT…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).

Once JOINED with Jesus Christ, Christianity can transform you. By faith in the truth; you won’t remain the same. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).

If your lifestyle was contrary to God’s holy standard before you were saved; it will be contrary to his holy standard after you are saved. True REPENTENCE is necessary. "…Therefore REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…” (Acts 3:19 NASB). “….God …now commandeth all men every where to REPENT…” (Acts 17:30 KJV). “…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).

GOD WILL “NOT” CHANGE HIS HOLY STANDARDS FOR ANYONE, ANY CAUSE, ANY ORGANIZATION, ANY ETHNIC GROUP, ANY POLITIAN, OR ANY OTHER REASONS. “…be holy, because I am holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).  “Jesus Christ is the sameyesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).

IT IS DISHONORABLE TO GOD TO JUSTIFY YOUR SIN BY HIDING BEHIND THE WORD “CHRISTIAN.” “I AM A CHRISTIAN “THIS”” OR “I AM A CHRISTIAN “THAT.”” “…Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me” (Mark 7:6 KJV).  “…for thy heart is not right in the sight of God…” (Acts 8:21 KJV).

IT IS DISRESPECTFUL AND AN ABOMINATION TO TAKE GOD’S HOLY WORD AND TWIST IT TO SUPPORT “Any” SINFUL LIFESTYLE OR CAUSE. “…WOE unto them THAT CALL EVIL GOOD, AND GOOD EVIL; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (ISAIAH 5:20 KJV). “…He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, …they both are ABOMINATION to the LORD…” (PROVERBS 17:15 KJV).

When you claim Christianity, you are claiming you are a FOLLOWER of Jesus Christ and intend to reflect similar characteristics. Jesus had NO personal agenda and focused strictly on giving God glory through his lifestyle. “Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath SEEN ME HATH SEE the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?” (John 14:9 KJV). “The Son is the RADIANCE of God’s glory and the EXACT representation of his being…”(Hebrews 1:3 KJV).

This is how Jesus identified himself. “…And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, THIS DAY is this scripture fulfilled in your ears…” (John 4:16-21 KJV).

Jesus did NOT identify with any hate groups, political groups, sexually immoral groups, cultural agenda groups, or any other groups. He identified with God’s purpose for his life. “…The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord…” (John 4:16-21 KJV).

Jesus identified himself with his heavenly father."I and my Father are one." (John 10:30 KJV). It is similar to saying “I am a Christian.”

Jesus was claiming he was the same as his father and reflected his characteristics. God backed up Jesus’ claims.  “…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and WITH POWER: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for GOD WAS WITH HIM. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem…” (Acts 10:38-39 KJV).

“…If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person IS A LIAR and is not living in the truth…” (1 John 2:4 NLT).  “…If we “SAY” that we have fellowship with him, and WALK IN DARKNESS (unChristlike), WE LIE, and DO NOT THE TRUTH…” (1 John 1:6 KJV).

Christianity continually lived out through a lifestyle of unrighteous behavior is FAKE Christianity.“…Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God…” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 KJV). “…Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,  or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God…” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NLT).

For those “IN” Jesus Christ, the power of every righteous action and every righteous thought is fueled by God’s inner work.“…it is God which worketh in [them]… both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV).

True Christianity comes shining through true Christians when God “…grant[s]… [true believers]… according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man…” (Ephesians 3:16 KJV).

When God grants, the true believer inner strength through his indwelling Spirit, true Christianity will be quite apparent. . “…Ye shall know them by their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV).

True Christianity should prove NOT disprove who God’s disciples really are by the fruit they bear.  "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be My disciples” (John 15:8 NIV). “…But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, GOODNESS, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV).

True believers would NEVER use Christianity to promote the “deeds of the flesh.” “ … the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these …” (Galatians 5:20-22  NASB). "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6 KJV).

True believers want to be used as vessels that give glory to God ONLY and to promote his agenda; not THEIRS! “…So whether you eat or drink or WHATEVER you do, do it all for the glory of God…” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV). “…And WHATEVER you do, whether IN WORD OR DEED, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him…” (Colossians 3:17 NIV).

I DECLARE AND DECREE THAT TRUE BELIEVERS TAKE BACK CHRISTIANITY IN THE NAME OF JESUS. MAY EVERY FAKE, PHONEY, OR IMPOSER USING, ABUSING, DISHONORING, DISREPECTING, DEFAMING CHRISTIANITY BE REVEALED AND REMOVED….IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

“…For “in him” we (true believers) live and move and have [our]… being.…”(ACTS 17:28 NIV).  They aim to “…Walk in the Spirit, and …[NOT]…the lust of the flesh (sinful nature)…” (Galatians 5:16 KJV).

TRUE CHRISTIANITY PROMOTES AND HONORS GOD, THE FATHER AND JESUS CHRIST, THE SON; “NOT” SELF!“…WHATEVER [they]… do, [they]…do it all for the GLORY OF GOD…” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).

God called every Believer and he makes a place for them on earth to fulfill and walk in that calling. Christians have become the sleeping giant and the world has silenced them with fear. “….God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind….:” (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV).

If the true Christians are silent, who is speaking? There is a CALL on the life of every believer. “….among whom you also are THE CALLED of Jesus Christ. “ (Romans 1:6 NASB).

“…The sheep hear his voice: and HE CALLED HIS OWN SHEEP BY NAME, and leadeth them out…” (Jude 10:3 KJV). “…..and these whom He predestined, He also CALLED…” (Romans 8:30 NASB). “….Whereunto HE CALLED YOU by our gospel…” (2 Thessalonians 2:14 KJV).

When the devil leaves an individual and the individual doesn’t fill the emptiness; what happens? “…When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.  Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation…” (Matthew 12:43-45 NLT).

When God calls his people to different places to minister and cleans it up for them, but they don’t go. “…Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person (or place) and live there. And so that person (or place) is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation…” (Matthew 12:43-45 NLT).

Does the silence of Christians and their failure to answer the Godly CALL on their lives leave an opening for false prophets (evil spirits)? “…But there were false prophetsalso among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction...” (2 Peter 2:1 KJV).

“…Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves…” (Matthew 7:15 KJV).

“…How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, [they are] prophets of the deceit of their own heart…” (Jeremiah 23:26 NLT).

“…In the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! They are the kind who work their way into people’s homes and win the confidence of[ vulnerable women who are burdened with the guilt of sin and controlled by various desires. (Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth.) These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds and a counterfeit faith. But they won’t get away with this for long. Someday everyone will recognize what fools they are…” (2 Timothy 3:1-9 NLT).

SPEAK UP!! “….For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet, Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her salvation like a torch that is burning….” (Isaiah 62:1 NASB).

God’s judgement won’t begin with politicians, or false prophets, or fake organizations, the government, or sinners, but it will begin with Believers. “…For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” (1 Peter 4:17 KJV).

“…IF MY PEOPLE, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND….” (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV).

In order to take BACK Christianity it begins with the true BELIEVER, who is NOT silent and who is willing to answer the CALL of God.

 

THE MIRACLE OF GOD'S CREATION

                                     
THE MIRACLE OF CREATION

“…All things came into being through Him,and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being … (John 1:1-4 NASB).

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“… BY FAITH we understand that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.” (Hebrews 11 NLT). “…In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth …” (Genesis 1:1, 31 KJV).

“…BY THE WORD of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB).

“…In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him,and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being … (John 1:1-4 NASB).

 “…Since the CREATION of the world God’s INVISIBLE QUALITIES—HIS ETERNAL POWER AND DIVINE NATURE—have been “CLEARLY SEEN”, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…” (Romans 1:20 NIV). “…Then God SAID, “Let there be light”; AND THERE WAS LIGHT…” (Genesis 1:3 NASB).

.“…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. …” (2 Corinthians 2:12-15 KJV). . “…The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV).

 In addition, “….Apart from Me (the indwelling Holy Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son (The WORD) “INTO” OUR HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…God has given [you] his [Holy] Spirit as PROOF that [you]… live (are alive) in him and he [dwells]…in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT).

The bible, no matter the language, is a holy and spiritual, LIVING message God’s people depend upon to guide them, hear from God, learn about his holy nature, and SEE him in creation.

For example: “….Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. …God (commander, the Father) said(speaker, the Son), “Let there be light,” and there was light (doer, the Holy Spirit)….God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” …God madethe vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” …God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. …God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness.  …God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”  …God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.  …God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. …God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds…” (Genesis 1 KJV).

“…the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are CLEARLY SEEN…”(Romans 1:20 KJV).

God miraculously created ALL things to reproduce after its own kind. Any changes from an animal or plants original “kind” is due to reproducing with another animal or plant “NOT” of its kind.

These changes are “still” within the original, biblical creation information of kinds and reproduction, however, it is now marred and affected with sin.

Evolutionists presume their subjective opinions about these changes, based on the SAME evidence as creationists, but with scientific interpretations; not spiritual interpretations are superior.

Agree or not, evolution is based on evidence from God’s created world and presumes a biblical worldview cannot glean or does not glean adequate information from the SAME evidence.

Evolutionists ASSUME that their scientific perceptions of God’s created world is correct, but don’t realize their methods are “still” limited to mankind’s subjective interpretation of those findings.

All evolution methods are limited by man’s subjective interpretation, of their findings which makes it difficult, for them, to determine whether they support a young or old world.

Evolutionists often claim that they have found things dated back billions of years, but when asked how they have interpreted their assumptions many admit they can’t concretely prove whether their subjective findings support a young or old world.

The findings of evolutionists oscillate and are constantly changing how they are subjectively interpreting things ALL the time.

New interpretations and findings make the old ones flawed and obsolete. Are all their interpretations flawed? Is it really poor and limited science?

Evolutionists and creationists are humans who subjectively interpret facts from God’s created world and assume their views are correct.

The miracle of creation is UNDERSTOOD by faith, not merely subjective interpretations. “… BY FAITH (by depending upon God) we understand that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.” (Hebrews 11 NLT).

The debate between evolutionists and creationists can go on and on, but they will continue to rest on mankind’s fallible presumptions about the interpretation of facts. 

When a person’s interpretation of facts REST on God’s infallible WORD, by faith,they can be empowered, with the help of the indwelling Holy Spirit, to understand the miracle of creation, by depending upon God TRUTH. .“…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. …” (2 Corinthians 2:12-15 KJV). . “…The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV).

The MIRACLE of CREATION is founded upon the TRUTH of the WORD and understood by depending upon that truth. “… BY FAITH we understand that THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s command...” (Hebrews 11 NLT). “…BY THE WORD of the Lord the heavens were made…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB).

When the MIRACLE of CREATION is based upon the TRUTH of God’s WORD and understood by faith there is NO need to debate.

God CLEARLY reveals he is the TRUE Creator of the universe from the beginning. “…Since the CREATION of the world God’s INVISIBLEQUALITIES—HIS ETERNAL POWER AND DIVINE NATURE—have been “CLEARLY SEEN”, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…” (Romans 1:20 NIV).

How is the MIRACLE of CREATION clearly SEEN? Look at the reliable sky, the rising sun, the nightly moon, the multitude of stars, DNA, the love hormone, oxytocin, or the way the body heals itself. “…FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…” (Romans 1:20 NIV).

Some folks would whether call creation “intelligent design” than admit there “IS” a God of Creation.

Evolutionists call their facts science and the Creationists call their facts religion, but the WORD of God calls the fact of creation…. TRUTH.

Much of human facts, about creation, simple BLIND people or SUPPRESS the TRUTH that is right in front of their eyes. “… God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness…” (Romans 1:18 NLT). “…the CREATION of the world … [is] “CLEARLY SEEN”, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MADE…” (Romans 1:20 NIV).

Why is the MIRACLE of CREATION important to God’s people? Basically creation tells, his people, or reveals to them that GOD EXISTS.“…I am (or I exist as)the Lord, the God of all flesh…” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). "… I am (or I exist as) the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… I (exist as), the LORD … (I am or exist as) the first, and with the last. I am (or I exist as) He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB).

God’s name is “I AM.” “I AM” tells his people that GOD “does” exists. In fact, God is the sufficient and objective existence from which ALL other existence flow. "… I amthe Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).

“… I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last. I am He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… I am the first and I am the last,  And there is no God besides Me…” (Isaiah 44:6 NASB). “… Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come…” (Revelation 4:8 KJV).   

Not only does GOD exists, but he exist through the CLEAR expression and revelation of his holy natureand miracle-working power seen THROUGH creation.  “… “I AM WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…The invisible [GOD]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen, being understood by the things that are MADE …” (Romans 1:20 KJV). “ ... All things came into being (existence) through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being (existence) that has come into being…” (John 1:3 NASB).  “… I amHe...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… I am the firstand I am the last…” (Isaiah 44:6 NASB). "… I am the Alpha and the Omega," …" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).

He demonstrates what existence means by REVEALING himself through all of creation, as the ULTIMATE Spiritual BEING. “… I am He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB). “… “I AM WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “… “This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all generations…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).

God created the condition or reality of existence. “… All things came into being (existence) through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being (existence) that has come into being (existence)…” (John 1:3 NASB).  “… there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we existthrough Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “… “I AM WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). Existence BEGINS with God.

There is NO existence outside of God’s existence. There is NONE like HIM!!! “… “I AM WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB)."… who is  (who exists)… who was (who has existed) and who is to come (who continues to exist in the future for “all” eternity), the Almighty … [God] …" (Revelation 1:8 NASB).“…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “… Blessed be the LORD God…” (Psalm 72:18 KJV). “…my God,You are veryGREAT…”(Psalm 104:1-2 NASB).

“…GOD “IS” SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). God EXISTS as Spirit. “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).

God EXISTS perpetually and eternally. “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV).

God is the ULTIMATE Spiritual being or existence. “…GOD “IS” SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “… I am (“ I exist as”) God, and there is none else… I am (“I exist as”) God, and there is none like me…"(Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV).  “…there is NONE like unto thee, O LORD; thou artgreat, and thy name is great in might.…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “… “I AM (“I exist as”) WHO I AM (“who I exist as”)…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).

God exists and his existence is REALIZED “clearly” through creation.  “…the earth is filled with the LORD's GLORY (existence; presence)…” (Number 14:21 NLT). “…My Presence will go with you…” (Exodus 33:14 NIV).

God’s creative existence and presence is EVERYWHERE! It is among us, within us, around us, and through us. “… “I AM WHO I AM … who is … who was and who is to come, the Almighty (existence)…" (Exodus 3:14-15 & Revelation 1:8 NASB).

God’s creative existence and presence, in the world, is HOW GOD makes himself KNOWN to mankind. “…the whole earth is full of his GLORY (existence; presence)…” (Isaiah 6:3). “…the earth is filled with the LORD's GLORY (existence; presence)…” (Number 14:21 NLT).

God’s presence says  “I exist” or I am real.  His existence is realized through the MIRACLE of CREATION. “…God who created all things…” (Ephesians 3:3-4, 9 NASB). “… there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we existthrough Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB).

“..Worthy art Thou, our Lord and God … for Thou didst create all things, and because of Thy will they existed and were created…” (Revelation 4:11 NASB).

“…In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth …  And the Spirit of God (or existence of God) MOVED upon the face of the waters…” (Genesis 1:1-3 KJV).

God “IS” the BEGINNING OF objective, sufficient, and definitive, creative EXISTENCE.  “… “I AM(the ultimate, creative existence) WHO I AM (the ultimate presence)…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). Therefore, “… I am (“I exist as”) God, and there is none else … and there is none like me…"(Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV).

Because God exist; YOU exist. HE is the ULTIMATE creative existence who created you ON PURPOSE and bought YOU into existence. “…we exist through Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “… Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?  If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night, “Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You. For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;Wonderful are Your works, And my soul (my existence) knows it very well …” (Psalms 139: 7:14 NASB).

By the GRACE of God I exist and you exist. By God’s GRACE I am present in this life, and you are present in this life. “…by the GRACE of God I AM (we are) what I AM (we are)…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).

Because God exists and is present, so is all of mankind who is physically ALIVE on earth and those who are spiritually ALIVE on earth and in heaven. “…we existthrough Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB). “…by the GRACE of God I AM (we are) what I AM (we are)…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).

God is the FULL and COMPLETE example and expression of TRUE creative existence. “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…we existthrough Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB).

ALL of creation have their existence THROUGH the God of Creation! “… In Him we live and move and exist…” (Acts 17:28 NASB). “… in him we live, and move, and have our being…” (Acts 17:28 KJV).

“… HE Himself GIVES to all people LIFE and BREATH and all things…” (Acts 17:25 NASB).  “…I charge you in the presence of God, who GIVES LIFE to all things…” (1 Timothy 6:13 NASB).

God existed FIRST and THEN created the existence of the world and mankind. “…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…And the LORD God …breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…I AM what I AM …” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).

All of creation exists because of the God of Creation. All of mankind EXISTS because of the God of Creation. You and I EXIST because of the God of Creation. “… In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a third day. Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. Then God said, “Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.” God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind”; and it was so. God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.  God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so. God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day…” (Genesis 1 NASB),

“…we existthrough Him…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB).

One day I AMinstructed, “….LET US MAKE man … after our likeness (our EXISTENCE) …” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image (A CARBON COPY)…..male and female created he them (BOUGHT THEM INTO EXISTENCE)…”(Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit);and man became a living soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV).

“…“…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…And the LORD God …breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living (existing) soul…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…I AM what I AM …” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).

BECAUSE OF the GOD of creation, I AM WHAT I AM. BECAUSE OF the GOD of creation, YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE.

God EXISTS and because he exists; YOU EXIST. “…  I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;Wonderful are Your works, And my soul (MY EXISTENCE) knows it very well…” (Psalms 139:14 NASB).

THE GOD OF CREATIVE EXISTENCE NEVER CHANGES!! “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).  “…Jesus Christ is the sameyesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13 :8 NIV).

GOD HAS POWERFULLY and CONSISTENTLY EXISTED in the past, exists in the present, and will continue to exist in the future.  “…Jesus Christ is the same … forever…” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).

GOD’S POWERFUL creative EXISTENCE made YOU to exist or live physically too. “… HE Himself GIVES to all people LIFE and BREATH and all things…” (Acts 17:25 NASB).    “… In Him we live and move and exist…” (Acts 17:28 NASB). “… in him we live, and move, and have our being… “ (Acts 17:28 KJV).  “…by the GRACE of God I AM (we are) what I AM (we are)…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).

The MIRACLE of CREATION is revealed in your very creative existence.

“…All things (including YOU) came into being through Him (the word, jesus), and apart from Him (the WORD, Jesus) nothing came into being that has come into being … (John 1:1-4 NASB).

 

THE MIRACLE OF GOD'S DELIVERANCE

THE MIRACLES OF DELIVERANCE – THE RED SEA

“…the Lordbrought us forth ….with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders…” (EZEKIEL 13:3 KJV).

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God DELIVERED Israel out of BONDAGE mightily and he used miraculous signs and wonder to do it.  What message was God sending through his GREAT DELIVERANCE? “…I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and so you will know that I am the Lord…” (Exodus 10:1-2 NLT). “…your deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB).

“… “I AM WHO I AM’ This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all generations…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).  “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh…” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). "… I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… I the LORD … the first, and with the last. I am He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB).  “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…You are veryGREAT…” (Psalm 104:1-2 NASB).

“… he [THAT] hath done marvellous things…”(Psalm 98:1 KJV).

After the Israelites left Egypt, King Pharaoh and his army attempted to come after them and bring them back into bondage.

“…When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. “What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?” they asked. So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops. He took with him 600 of Egypt’s best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander. The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance. The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh’s army—all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon. As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord, and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’” (Exodus 14:1-14 NLT).

God HEARD the cries of his people at the entrance of the RED SEA. He DELIVERED them mightily by parting the RED SEA so they could get to safety.

“… You heard their cries from beside the Red Sea. You displayed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, his officials, and all his people, for you knew how arrogantly they were treating our ancestors. You have a glorious reputation that has never been forgotten.  You divided the sea for your people so they could walk through on dry land! And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters…” (Nehemiah 9:9-12 NLT).

He also defeated their enemies once and for all so they would NEVER be bothered by them again!! “..The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again…” (Exodus 14:13-14 NLT).

God Always wants his people to REMEMBER he is their GREAT DELIVERER!! “…I’ve also done it … so you will know that I am the Lord…” (Exodus 10:1-2 NLT). “…your deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “…For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning…” (Romans 15:4 KJV).

“… They [were to remember] those days of old when Moses led his people out of Egypt. [When] they cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea, with Moses as their shepherd? Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit to be among his people? Where is the one whose power was displayed when Moses lifted up his hand—the one who divided the sea before them, making himself famous forever? Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea? They were like fine stallions racing through the desert, never stumbling. As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley, the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. [God] led [his] people … and gained a magnificent reputation…” (Isaiah 63:11-14 NLT).

“…… I am God, and there is none like me…"(Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). indw  “… [God] … is Your rock and Yourfortress, your deliverer, Your GOD, Your rock, in whom [you] … take refuge; Yourshield and the horn of Your salvation, YOURstronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).

The Israelites were FREE when they were DELIVERED from the Egyptians, but the RED SEA erased any lingering doubts or concerns!! “..The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again…” (Exodus 14:13-14 NLT). “…The people of Israel …walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides. That is how the Lordrescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore. When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses … (Exodus 14:29-31 KJV).

God bought them OUT and DELIVERED them permanently at the RED SEA by erasing ALL the past and giving them a NEW start as FREED people of God! “…your deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB).

“…I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered [THEM] out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you…” (1 Samuel 10:18 KJV). “…When your ancestors arrived at the Red Sea, the Egyptians chased after [them] with chariots and charioteers. When [the] ancestors cried out to the Lord, [HE[ put darkness between [them] and the Egyptians. [He] brought the sea crashing down on the Egyptians, drowning them. With [their] very own eyes [they] saw what I did…” (Joshua 24:6-7 NLT). “… Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.…” (Exodus 14:30-31 KJV). “…Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians…” (Exodus 18:10 KJV). “…the Lordloved [his people], and he… [kept] the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers… the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt…” (Deuteronomy 7:8 KJV).

God has NOT changed. He STILL DELIVERS!! “… [God] … is Your rock and Yourfortress, your deliverer, Your GOD, Your rock, in whom [you] … take refuge; Your shield and the horn of Your salvation, YOURstronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).  “Jesus Christ (THE WORD) is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).

Eventually God’s people abandoned him and forgot all about his GREAT DELIVERANCE. After Egypt, they went into bondage over and over again. “….They ABANDONEDthe Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods …” (Judges 2:12 NLT).

 “…Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and followed other gods…” (1 Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord to serve Baal …” (Judges 2:13 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord… they turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT). “… [They] became proud and FORGOT [God]….” (Hosea 13:6 NLT). “…Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have FORGOTten ME…” (Jeremiah 2:32 NLT).

“…I called my son (children) out of Egypt. But the more I called to [them[, the farther [they] moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols. I myself taught Israel how to walk, leading [them] along by the hand. But [they don’t] know or even care that it was I who took care of [them[. I led Israel along with my ropes of kindness and love. I lifted the yoke from [their] neck, and I myself stooped to feed [them]. “But since my people refuse to return to me, they will return to Egypt (a type of bondage) and... [The bondage] will destroy them, trapping them in their own evil plans. For my people are determined to desert me. They call me the Most High, but they don’t truly honor me. “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go? How can I destroy you …My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows. No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy. For someday the people will follow me. I, the Lord, will roar like a lion. And when I roar, my people will return …And I will bring them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT).

Some people say: “…I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. …I [am] …a slave to the sin (the Egypt) that is … within me. Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “….O … God, what can we say after all of this? …ONCE AGAINwe have ABANDONED your commands!” (Ezra 9:10 NLT). NOW, “the whole world lies under the power (the bondage) of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).

“…BY THE WORD of the Lord … [God will DELIVER YOU] …” (Psalms 33:6 NASB). “… I will bring them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT). “…… I am God, and there is none like me…" (Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). indw  “… [God] … is Your rockand Your fortress, your deliverer, …" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).

This TIME he SENT his Son!! “…[God]…sent His Son...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).  God …sent His Son to be the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…He gave his only begotten Son,…” (John 3:16 KJV).

 “…For Christ … died for sins ONCE for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us [home again] to God…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB). “… I will bring them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT). “… [He sent the] …one… who can reconcileGod and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).

As great as the Egyptian and Red Sea deliverance was, God had an even GREATER DELIVERANCE planned through Jesus Christ.“…Great is his love … and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD” (Psalms 117:2 KJV). “…[GOD] remembered his covenant with them(THROUGH ABRAHAM) …” (Psalms 106:42-48 NLT). To Abraham he said: “…I will BLESS thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a BLESSING: And I will BLESS them that BLESS thee …in thee shall all families of the earth be BLESSED…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

No matter how many times God had to deliver HIS people, it couldn’t KEEP them free from bondage. “Again and again [God] rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin…” (Psalm 106:39-43 NLT).

If God’s deliverances, alone, could keep them free from bondage they wouldn’t have cried out for his help over and over and over again. “…the righteous CRY and Lord the heareth and delivereth them out of ALL their troubles…” (Psalms 34:17 KJV). “…Again and again [God] rescued them…” (Psalm 106:39-43 NLT).

Instead, they would forget and abandon God, their GREAT DELIVERER and he would have to repeatedly rescue them. “… Their enemies (SINS) [would crush] them and [bring] them under their cruel power. Again and again [God] rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin…” (Psalm 106:39-43 NLT).

God planned to send a DELIVERER that could RESCUE the people from BONDAGE once-for-all!! “… [His Son]… gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father…” (Galatians 1:4 KJV). “…Christ … died for sins ONCE for all…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB).

The deliverance from sin is the GREATEST DELIVERANCE of all. GREATER than when the Israeli’s were bought out of Egypt. GREATER than the parting of the Red Sea.  “…Many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn't see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn't hear it…” (Matthew 13:17 NLT).

Biblical ancestors LONGED to see Jesus Christ, the Messiah and to HEAR him speak the WORDS of God.

They LONGED to experience the mystery and secret deliverance of God’s plan of GRACE through Jesus, but could ONLY imagine it, by faith, from a distance. “…And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth…” (Ephesians 1:9 NLT).

God has NOW revealed to you his mysterious will of DELIVERANCE through Jesus Christ. “…Having made known unto [you] the mystery of his will,according to his GOOD PLEASURE which he hath purposed in himself…” (Ephesians 1:9 KJV). “…it is GIVEN unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven…” (Matthew 13:11-12 NASB). “….resulting in a true knowledge of God's MYSTERY, that is, Christ Himself…” (Colossians 2:2 NASB). “…The MYSTERY that has been kept hiddenfor ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord's people…” (Colossians 1:26 NIV). “….the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of THE MYSTERY which has been kept secret for long ages past…” (Romans 16:25 NASB). “…by revelation there was made known to me THE MYSTERY… when you read you can understand my insight into THE MYSTERY of Christ… to bring to light what is the administration of THE MYSTERYwhich for ages has been hidden in God who created all things…” (Ephesians 3:3-4, 9 NASB). “….attaining to all the wealth ….resulting in a true knowledge of God's MYSTERY, that is, Christ Himself…” (Colossians 2:2 NASB). “…praying …that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth THE MYSTERY of Christ…” (Colossians 4:3 NASB). “…God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of THIS MYSTERY …which is CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of glory…” (Colossians 1:27 NASB).

“…BY THE WORD of the Lord … [God will DELIVER you from SIN] …” (Psalms 33:6 NASB). “…… I am God, and there is none like me…"(Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). indw  “… [God] … is Your rock and Yourfortress, your deliverer, …" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).

The world and sometimes God’s OWN people desperately seek signs, and wonders, and miracles or seek to discover the secret of DELIVERANCE from wickedness, but God gave the SECRET to his Children. “…THE SECRET of the Lordis with them that fear him…” (PROVERBS 25:14). “… but HIS SECRET is with the righteous…” (PROVERBS 3:32). “And I will give [my people] … HIDDEN RICHES of SECRET PLACES…” (ISAIAH 45:3). God has “… [MADE] KNOWN… [TO his people]...the RICHES of the glory … which is Christ IN YOU…” (Colossians 1:27 KJV).“…Jesus Christ IS IN YOU…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Christ in you, …” (Colossians 1:27 KJV). “…THE SECRET of the Lord is with [YOU]…” (PROVERBS 25:14).

“… [God] … is Your rockand Your fortress, your deliverer, …" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).

GEMINI: THE TWO-FACED CHRISTIAN; A FICTIONAL TRUTH!

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GEMINI: THE TWO-FACED CHRISTIAN is a fictional depiction of how people may claim to be a Christian and profess to be a Christian, but based on the “deeds” of their flesh they are not. Gemini was a local and renown Christian leader who claimed to be saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. In all appearances, she looked like the real thing, but privately she lived a life of sin and carnality When she met client, Susan Taylor, she realized she’d departed from God, needed to repent, and it turned her life upside down. As Gemini’s eyes were opened through spiritual enlightenment she SAW clearly the damaged she’d done to the Christian faith and others under her leadership. Though Gemini was trying to live righteous, her past was right on her doorstep and her marriage and ministry was in serious jeopardy. Was she going to reap what she sowed in living color? Had her sins finally found her out! Would her sins expose her to her church community. Open the book, read it or listen to it and find out

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GEMINI: THE TWO-FACED CHRISTION; A FICTIONAL TRUTH!

GEMINI: THE TWO-FACED CHRISTIAN is a fictional depiction of how people may claim to be a Christian and profess to be a Christian, but based on the “deeds” of their flesh they are not. Gemini was a local and renown Christian leader who claimed to be saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. In all appearances, she looked like the real thing, but privately she lived a life of sin and carnality When she met client, Susan Taylor, she realized she’d departed from God, needed to repent, and it turned her life upside down. As Gemini’s eyes were opened through spiritual enlightenment she SAW clearly the damaged she’d done to the Christian faith and others under her leadership. Though Gemini was trying to live righteous, her past was right on her doorstep and her marriage and ministry was in serious jeopardy. Was she going to reap what she sowed in living color? Had her sins finally found her out! Would her sins expose her to her church community. Open the book, read it or listen to it and find out

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THE MIRACLE OF THE WORD OF GOD

THE MIRACLE OF GOD'S HOLY JUSTICE!

“MAKING THINGS RIGHT AGAIN”

“...He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he...”(Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV).

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       The God of JUSTICE is LOVING, RIGHTEOUS, and ALL HIS WAYS are JUST. “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…everything he (God, the Holy Spirit) does is right and all his ways are just....” (Daniel 4 NIV). “...He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he...”(Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV).“… “I AM WHO I AM …” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).  “…I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).

God’s WORD governs righteous behavior. God’s JUSTICE judges unrighteous behavior. “...the government will be on his (Jesus, the WORD’s) shoulders...” (Isaiah 9:6 NIV). “...judgment and justicewill be upheld…”  (Job 36:16-21 NLT). God’s WORD is the system of government in God’s Kingdom. God’s JUSTICE is the system of judgement in God’s Kingdom.

God, the Holy Spirit is responsible for making laws for the citizens of HIS kingdom. God, the Holy Spirit, manages their OVERALL well-being in all domains, and controls the supplying of their needs. “...He (God, the Holy Spirit) careth for you...” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV).“… [God, the Holy Spirit] ... will supply all your [need]… according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus…” (Philippians 4:19 NASB).

God’s redeemed people are citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. “…[God’s people]... are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. [They]... are members of God’s family. …” (Ephesians 2:19-20 NLT). “...[their]... citizenship is in heaven...” (Philippians 3:20 NIV). “...you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household...” (Ephesians 2:19 NASB).

In, addition, “...the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts...” (Isaiah 5:16 NIV).

God’s JUSTICE doesn’t simply punish sin and wrongdoing, but it includes treating “all” people with FAIRNESS, PROTECTING the vulnerable, showing CARE or CONCERN for all people equally,  taking a stand against INJUSTICES, and it requires RIGHTEOUS behavior that reflects kindness, mercy, and compassion. “...But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand.The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out. The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror...” (Psalm 10:14-18 NIV). “...he (God, the Holy Spirit) loves justice...” (Psalms 11:7 NIV).

“...He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever.He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous...” (Psalm 146:6-8 NIV).

It is the God of JUSTICE who will acquit the innocent, condemn the guilty, expose lies and corruption. “...The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror...” (Psalm 10:14-18 NIV).

God does NOT like those who DISTORT justice by favoring the rich and oppressing the poor. “...Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly...” (Leviticus 19:15 NIV). “...He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. He told them, “Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict.  Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery...” (2 Chronicles 19:5-7 NIV). “...he (God, the Holy Spirit) loves justice...” (Psalms 11:7 NIV). “...the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice...” (Isaiah 5:16 NIV). “... the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts...” (Isaiah 5:16 NIV).

God is a God of JUSTICE he SEES everything and he SEES when leaders and his people DO NOT “ACT” JUSTLY by not looking out for the weak and helpless. “…Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes…” (Hebrews 4:13 NLT). “...You are a God who sees me...” (Genesis 16:13 NASB). “…He hath shewed thee, O man (woman), what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8 KJV). “…O people, the Lordhas told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right (hate injustice),to love mercy (justice), and to walk humbly with your God…” (Micah 6:8 NLT).  

God’s word also warns: “...Don’t pass on malicious gossip. Don’t link up with a wicked person and give corrupt testimony. Don’t go along with the crowd in doing evil and don’t mess up your testimony in a case just to please the crowd. And just because someone is poor, don’t show favoritism in a dispute...” (Exodus 23:1-3 MSG). King David prayed for King Soloman: “...Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice...” (Psalm 72:1-2 NIV).

God is a God of JUSTICE and he encourages his people to DO RIGHT and ACT JUSTLY while upon earth. “...Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow...” (Isaiah 1:17 NIV).

Job was an example of one who EXACTED God’s JUSTICE.
“...I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger...” (Job 29:14-16 NIV).

A TRUE disciple, follower of God, citizen of Heaven, NEW CREATION in Christ, or redeemed child of God WORSHIPS God by extending God, the Holy Spirit’s, LOVING JUSTICE to all!

God’s JUSTICE will STAND against INJUSTICE. “...I (God, the Holy Spirit) know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts....” (Amos 5:12 NIV). “...People hate this kind of talk. Raw truth is never popular. But here it is, bluntly spoken: Because you run roughshod over the poor and take the bread right out of their mouths, You’re never going to move intothe luxury homes you have built. You’re never going to drink wine from the expensive vineyards you’ve planted.I know precisely the extent of your violations, the enormity of your sins. Appalling! You bully right-living people, taking bribes right and left and kicking the poor when they’re down...” (Amos 5:10-12 MSG).

“…Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes…” (Hebrews 4:13 NLT). “...You are a God who sees me...” (Genesis 16:13 NASB).

“...This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other...” (Zechariah 7:9-10 NIV).

“…He hath shewed thee, O man (woman), what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8 KJV).

God’s JUSTICE was HIGHLIGHTED in Jesus’ teaching and ministry upon earth. JUSTICE was NOT to be ignored or neglected! “...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, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me...” (Matthew 25:35-36 NIV).  “...Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone...” (Luke 11:42 NIV).

God as a God of JUSTICE may be a hard concept to comprehend when SO MUCH evil continues. Many believers and non-believers have asked “...If God is SUCH a LOVING God why does he allow and tolerate wickedness and evil?...”

God led me to Habakkuk for the answer. Habakkuk had the SAME complaint. “...How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice?Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails.The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted....” (Habakkuk 1:2-4 NIV).

“...God, how long do I have to cry out for help before you listen? How many times do I have to yell, “Help! Murder! Police!” before you come to the rescue? Why do you force me to look at evil, stare trouble in the face day after day? Anarchy and violence break out, quarrels and fights all over the place. Law and order fall to pieces. Justice is a joke. The wicked have the righteous hamstrung and stand justice on its head...” (Habakkuk 1:2-4 MSG).

Habakkuk like so many of God’s people didn’t KNOW how to reconcile God’s JUSTICE and GOODNESS with the wickedness and evil they were SEEING and EXPERIENCING in the world. “...What’s God going to say to my questions? I’m braced for the worst.I’ll climb to the lookout tower and scan the horizon. I’ll wait to see what God says, how he’ll answer my complaint[s]...” (Habakkuk 2:1 MSG).

This is HOW the God of JUSTICE answered Habakkuk. “...Look around at the godless nations. Look long and hard. Brace yourself for a shock. Something’s about to take place and you’re going to find it hard to believe.I’m about to raise up Babylonians to punish you, Babylonians, fierce and ferocious—World-conquering Babylon,grabbing up nations right and left, A dreadful and terrible people, making up its own rules as it goes. Their horses run like the wind, attack like bloodthirsty wolves. A stampede of galloping horses thunders out of nowhere. They descend like vultures circling in on carrion. They’re out to kill. Death is on their minds.They collect victims like squirrels gathering nuts. They mock kings, poke fun at generals, Spit on forts, and leave them in the dust. They’ll all be blown away by the wind. Brazen in sin, they call strength their god...” (Habakkuk 1:5-12 MSG).

God ALLOWED the Babylonians to be IN CHARGE, for a while, to PUNISH “his” rebellious children that had been taken into exile. “...I am raising up the Babylonians (Chaldeans),that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own...” (Habakkuk 1:6 NIV). “...I’m about to raise up Babylonians to punish you, Babylonians, fierce and ferocious—World-conquering Babylon,grabbing up nations right and left...” (Habakkuk 1:5-12 MSG).

The Babylonians were wicked, terrible people, who made up laws that benefitted themselves, but God USED them to discipline his people. “...They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor...” (Habakkuk 1:7 NIV).  “...A dreadful and terrible people, making up its own rules as it goes...” (Habakkuk 1:7 MSG).

“...He (god, the holy spirit) careth for you (his people)...” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV). “...For whom the Lord loveth he CORRECTETH…” (Proverbs 3:12 KJV).   

 “...If you are not disciplined – and everyone undergoes discipline – then you are notlegitimate, not true sons and daughters at all” (Hebrews 12:8 NIV).

God disciplines his children so “…that [they] might be partakers of his holiness….” (Hebrews 12:10 KJV). “…Be holy, because I am holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…I am the Lordwho makes you holy…” (Leviticus 20:8 NLT).

“… [God allows corrections]…for [their] profit...” (Hebrews 12:10 KJV). “…No chastening (discipline) for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised (trained) thereby...” (Hebrews 12:11 KJV).

This is, part 2, of HOW the God of JUSTICE answered Habakkuk. God, the Holy Spirit, assured Habakkuk that the Babylonians would definitely face his JUSTICE. “...Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it...”(Habakkuk 2:2-3 NIV). “...And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it....” (Habakkuk 2:2-3 KJV).

Then God, the Holy Spirit, SAID: “...See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright—but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness—indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nationsand takes captive all the peoples. “Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, ‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goodsand makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?’  Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey. Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. “Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin! You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life. The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.  “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice! Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies! You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed! The cup from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. “Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.” The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him...” (Habakkuk 2:4-20 NIV).“...Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it;it will certainly come and will not delay...”(Habakkuk 2:2-3 NIV).

“...And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry...” (Habakkuk 2:2-3 KJV).

God basically TOLD Habakkuk that the RIGHTEOUS, in the days of trouble, would be the ones who will CONTINUE to live by faith.  “..Behold, his soul (the wicked soul) which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith...” (Habakkuk 2:4 KJV).“..For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith...” (Romans 10:17 KJV). “...But that no man (woman) is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith...” (Galatians 3:11 KJV).  “...Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man (woman) draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him...” (Hebrew 10:38 KJV).

The righteous will CONTINUE to trust and depend upon God, the Holy Spirit, and his WORD no matter what they SEE. “…live by faith, not by sight….” (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV).

The righteous are empowered and strengthened by the indwelling Holy Spirit to SEE, through FAITH, beyond the present circumstance with confidence in the God of JUSTICE. “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13 KJV).

“…I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want…” Philippians 4:11-12 NIV).

“...He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord , He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust ...” (Psalm 91 KJV).

“...Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler...” (Psalm 91 KJV).

The righteous are the ONES that know their righteousness is a GIFT given to them through the blood of Jesus. “…the GIFT of righteousness…” (Romans 5:17 KJV). “...God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT). “...his gift of righteousness ...through this one man, Jesus Christ...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT).

The righteous, through Jesus, are in right standing with God, the Holy Spirit. ... God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God ... through this one man, Jesus Christ...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT).“… my righteous servant (Jesus) ... [made]... it possible for many to be counted righteous…” (Isaiah 53:11 NLT). “…[He sent the] …one … who can reconcileGod and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…[salvation]… IS THE GIFT OF GOD (the Holy Spirit)…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV). “…[God’s people ARE] ... Saved by grace through faith (trust in & dependency upon God)… NOT OF [them]SELVES ... not of works , that no man (woman) should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV).

 “...his gift of righteousness ...through this one man, Jesus Christ...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT). “…it is the blood [of Jesus] that maketh an atonement for the soul…” (Leviticus 17:11 KJV).

In the Old Testament when God sent a tenth and final plague upon the Egyptians which caused the death of the firstborn of both people and animals. ALL the firstborn of Egypt died on the same night, even King Pharaoh’s son. All died, except the righteous who were COVERED by the BLOOD. (READ Exodus 11:1-12:36). “…This is what the Lord says: At midnight tonight I will pass through the heart of Egypt. All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die. Then a loud wail will rise throughout the land of Egypt, a wail like no one has heard before or will ever hear again. …” (Exodus 11:4-8 NLT).

The children of Israel (God’s people, the righteous) that painted their door posts with the sacrificial blood of an animal did not lose their firstborn to death. “… But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the Lordmakes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites…” (Exodus 11:4-8 NLT).

This created a FEAR in the hearts and minds of the Egyptians. “… All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. ‘Please leave!’ they will beg. ‘Hurry! And take all your followers with you.’ Only then will I go!” …  The Lord caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites, and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for. So they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth!” (Exodus 11:4-8, 12:34 NLT).

“…BY THE WORD of the Lord the [Israel, his righteous, was delivered out of the house of bondage] …” (Psalms 33:6 NASB). “…I am the Lord, I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians...”(Exodus 6:6-7 KJV). “…The Lord bought  [Israel, his righteous] out with a mighty hand and redeemed [them] out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of…Egypt. … (Deuteronomy 7:8 KJV).

God, the Holy Spirit, DELIVERED thousands that night. “…That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children…” (Exodus 12:37 NLT).

The Israelites, God’s righteous people, had been in slavery, in the land of Egypt, for over 430 years. “…The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years.  In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the Lord’s forces left the land. On this night the Lord kept his promise to bring his people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to him, and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation…” (Exodus 12:40-42 NLT).

“…I will rid you out of their bondage...”(Exodus 6:6-7 KJV). “…I will redeem you with a stretched out hand...”(Exodus 6:5:6-7 KJV). “…The Lord bought [Israel,  his righteous people] out with a mighty hand and redeemed [them] out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of…Egypt. … (Deuteronomy 7:8 KJV).

God was TOTALLY aware of the Babylonian’s wickedness and evil ways. “…Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes…” (Hebrews 4:13 NLT). “...You are a God who sees me...” (Genesis 16:13 NASB).

However, God USED the Babylonians to CHASTISE his people. God was also completely aware of the Babylonians many wrongdoings/sins, greedy excesses, and evil ways. His “WOES” were a warning of the coming JUDGEMENT upon them.

God allows the wicked, whose intention is to benefit themselves while harming others, in order to fulfill his GOOD PLAN. Satan and his evil followers “…intended to harm[God’s people], but God intended it for ...[their]...good...” Genesis 50:20 NIV). “…The plans [God has]…for you…. [are]…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you HOPE and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV). “…all things work together for GOOD to them that LOVE GOD, to them who are THE CALLEDto his purpose” (Romans 8:28 KJV).

 “…[You]…will receive NOW in return (in this life) a hundred times as many houses, brother, sisters, mothers, children, and property…” (Mark 10:28-31 NLT).“….If God is for us, who [or what]... can be against us?” (Romans 8:31 NIV).

The God of JUSTICE’s intentions are ALWAYS pure, HOLY, good and JUST. “...For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11 KJV).

God is a God of "MIRACULOUS" JUSTICE. He SEES the wickedness of ALL his creations and they will not go unpunished. “...whatever a person sows, this he(she) will also reap. ..” (Galatians 6:7-8 NASB). “...For the one who sows to his (her) own flesh will reap destruction from the flesh...” (Galatians 6:7-8 NASB).  “...You have plowed wickedness, you have harvested injustice...” (Hosea 10:13 NASB). “...they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes...” (Proverbs 1:31 NASB). “...One who sows injustice will reap disaster...” (Proverbs 22:8 NASB).

Joseph was UNFAIRLY treated, but one day, “...Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid. Do I act for God? Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now—life for many people. Easy now, you have nothing to fear; I’ll take care of you and your children.” He reassured them, speaking with them heart-to-heart...” (Genesis 50:20-21 MSG). “...Fellow Israelites, listen carefully to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man thoroughly accredited by God to you—the miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him are common knowledge—this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him. But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him. David said it all: I saw God before me for all time. Nothing can shake me; he’s right by my side. I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope.I know you’ll never dump me in Hades; I’ll never even smell the stench of death. You’ve got my feet on the life-path, with your face shining sun-joy all around... (Acts 2:23-28 MSG).

God’s righteous people are ASSURED, no matter what is happening, that HIS is “…[thei]r deliverer…” (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “… I AM WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).  “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh…” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). "… I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… I the LORD … the first, and with the last. I am He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB).  “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…You are veryGREAT…” (Psalm 104:1-2 NASB).

God is a God of  "MIRACULOUS" JUSTICE, so no matter what YOU SEE; STAND FIRM! “…Let us NOT become weary in doing good,for at the PROPER TIME WE WILL REAP A HARVESTif we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV). “... the faithful followers of the Lord ...keep their promises [to God]... even when it hurts...” (Psalms 15:4 NLT).

Watching WICKED and EVIL people prosper and “seemingly” get away with their many crimes could put a righteous person on the BRINK, BORDER, or EDGE, of utter DESPAIR. “...I [would have]... fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living...” (Psalm 27:13-14 KJV).

During TROUBLING times, the PATH of righteousness gets MIGHTY narrow sometimes, but at the end of the day, God’s people should, willingly choose, to continue to walk by faith and NOT to give up! “…THE WAY is narrow that LEADS TO LIFE, and there are few who find it…” (Matthew 7:13-14 NASB).  “…Let us NOT become weary in doing good,for at the PROPER TIME WE WILL REAP A HARVESTif we do not give up...” (Galatians 6:9 NIV). “...The just shall live by faith...” (Romans 10:17 KJV). “…He willkeep you strong to the end…” (1 Corinthians 1:8 NLT). “...In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world...” (John 16:33 KJV).

“... Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world..." (John 16:44 NLT). “...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid...” (John 14:27 KJV). “...we must [go]...through much tribulation [to]...enter into the kingdom of God...” (Acts 14:22 KJV). “...Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord....” (Psalm 27:13-14 KJV).

The God of "MIRACULOUS" JUSTICE says:  “...despite all these things, overwhelming victory is [Y]ours (his righteous ONES) through Christ...” (Romans 8:37 NLT).

 

THE MIRACLE OF BECOMING A NEW CREATION

THE MIRACLE OF BECOMING A NEW CREATION

“… if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).

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The SOUL, all the non-physical aspects of a human being is existing, moving, and creating its identity within the prison of the SINFUL NATURE. “… the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these …” (Galatians 5:20-22  NASB).

WITHIN the PRISON of the SINFUL NATURE, the WARDON is the EVIL ONE. “… The SOUL, through the sinful nature obeys]…the devil—the commander of the [evil] powers in the unseen world. He is the [evil] spirit at work in the hearts (part of the SOUL) of those who refuse to obey (follow) God…” (Ephesian 2:2-3 NLT).

The EVIL ONE is the MASTER Dictator that DOMINATES the SOUL of “EVERY” slave of SIN through the sinful nature. They are ALL under his POWER. “… the whole world (EVERY SOUL) lies under the power (CONTROL) of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).

They have NO CHOICE outside of the EVIL ONE’S control. “…the flesh  (SINFUL NATURE)… does not submit to God's law (instructions), nor can it do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV). “… the [soul is] … under the power(CONTROL) of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).

The SOUL imprisoned by the SINFUL NATURE BELONGS to the EVIL ONE and they are his SLAVES of SIN. “…I am (MY SOUL IS) … a slave to sin…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).

The SOUL under the POWER of the EVIL ONE and through the PRISON of the SINFUL NATURE is allowed to think, feel, have relationships with others, have worldly success, material possessions, gain world renown, explore appetites, follow their heart’s desires, and do whatever the flesh pleases as LONG as it is within the REALM of the CARNAL world. However,“…ALL that is in the world, the LUST of the flesh, and the LUST of the eyes…..is NOT of the Father, but it is of the world (which is under the power of the EVIL ONE)….” (1 John 2:16-17 KJV).

 “…The sinful nature (FLESH) wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants …” (Galatians 5 NLT). “… [THE SINFUL NATURE] … does not submit to God's law (HOLY instruction], nor can it do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV). “…THE FLESH (THE SINFUL NATURE) SETS ITS DESIRE AGAINST the [HOLY] Spirit…” (Galatians 5:17 NASB).

 “…Those who ...set their MINDS ON THE THINGS OF THE FLESH (THE SINFUL NATURE)…” (Romans 8:5 NASB). .“ … the deeds of the flesh (SINFUL NATURE) are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these …” (Galatians 5:20-22  NASB).

 “…WHOEVER SOWS TO PLEASE THEIR FLESH (SINFUL NATURE), FROM THE FLESH WILL REAP DESTRUCTION; …” (Galatians 6:8 NIV). “…the flesh  (SINFUL NATURE) profits nothing…” (John 6:63 NASB).

SOME PEOPLE LIKE LIVING BY THE FLESH (THE SINFUL NATURE). “…MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, because THEIR DEEDS WERE EVIL. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved…” (John 3:18-20 KJV).

HOWEVER, CHOOSING TO CONTINUE TO LIVE BY THE SINFUL NATURE, IS A TEMPORARY SITUATION, BUT WITH ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES. ”.. if you live by its (the FLESH) dictates, you will die…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “…For if ye live AFTER THE FLESH, ye shall die…” (Romans 8:13 KJV). “…Know … that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey (to follow), his servants ye are to whom ye obey (follow); whether of sin unto death….” (Romans 6:16 KJV).

MANY PEOPLE DON’T CARE ABOUT OR BELIEVE IN ETERNAL DEATH. “…He that believeth on him is not condemned: but HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT IS CONDEMNED ALREADY, because HE HATH NOT BELIEVED in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And THIS IS THE CONDEMNATION, that light is come into the world, and MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, …” (John 3:18-20 KJV). 

SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT LIVING ACCORDING TO THE SINFUL NATURE “FEELS” RIGHT TO THEM!  “…There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of DEATH...” (Proverbs  14:20 KJV). “…There is a way that seemeth rightunto a man, but the end thereof arethe ways DEATH ….” (Proverbs 16:25 KJV).

“…WHOEVER SOWS TO PLEASE THEIR FLESH (SINFUL NATURE), FROM THE FLESH WILL REAP DESTRUCTION; …” (Galatians 6:8 NIV). “…For if ye live AFTER THE FLESH, ye shall die…” (Romans 8:13 KJV).

“…Every man (or woman) is tempted, when … [they are] … drawn away of his (or her) own lust (through the SINFUL NATURE), and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it BRINGETH FORTH SIN: and sin, when it is finished, BRINGETH FORTH DEATH…” (James 1:13-15 NLT). “…Sin (the violation of God’s instructions) entered into the world, and DEATH through sin, and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans 5:12 KJV). “…The wages of sin is death (spiritual death)…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).

“…All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23).

Sin separates God from mankind. “… [their] … iniquities (sin)…separated[them]… from [their]… God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). However, “… without [the] shedding of blood [there] is no remission (forgiveness or atonement for man’s sins)…” (Hebrews 9:22 KJV). “…[It is]…the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul…” (Leviticus 17:11 KJV).

SO “…God [decided to SAVE] us [from the bondage of sin] and [call us] to live a holy life. He did this, not because we DESERVED it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his GRACE through Christ Jesus…” (2 Timothy 1:9 NLT).

“…[God]…sent His Son...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).  God …sent His Son to be the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…He gave his only begotten Son…” (John 3:16 KJV). “..He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV).

Jesus is the slain, Lamb of God, that gave his life in exchange for yours and therefore BECAME the atoning sacrifice for your sins. “…Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29 KJV).

 Therefore, “…Christ … died for sins ONCE for all,the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us [home again] to God…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB). “… I will bring them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT). “… [He sent the] …one… who can reconcileGod and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).

God desired to reconcile himself to mankind.“…God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ …” (2 Corinthians 5:18 NIV).

God RECONCILED man by the FORGIVENESS of SINS through the ATONING sacrifice of Jesus Christ. “…Without [the] shedding of blood (an atoning sacrifice) [there] is no remission (or forgiveness of sins)…” (Hebrews 9:22 KJV)…”

SIN creates a BARRIER between sinful man and the HOLY God. “… And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm (barrier) has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).

This barrier will ALWAYS cause a SEPARATION, because God, the HOLY Spirit and SINFUL mankind, WHICH can NOT and will NOT “EVER” MIX. “… And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm (barrier) has been set in place…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).

SIN and HOLINESS naturally SEPARATES; just like oil and water. “…Your INIQUITIES (sin) have separated between you and your God (holy) …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…It’s YOUR SINS that have cut you off from God (who is HOLY)…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT).

Thus, God SENT Jesus, his Son, who became like an EMULSIFIER in order to enable the mixture or emulsion of two unlikely substances. “…He that is joined [by Jesus] is ONE spirit… [OR united, through emulsion, with the HOLY God]” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).

If an emulsifier is added to oil and water it will miraculously enable them to MIX together. “…He that is joined (MIXED together) [by] the Lord (Jesus) [becomes] ONE Spirit… [OR is miraculously united, through emulsion, with the Holy God again]” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…. Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).

You are a totally new creation when you accept Jesus into your heart as your Lord and SAVIOR. “… [BECAUSE]… if any man (woman) be in Christ, he (she) is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).

“…Jesus Christ makeththee whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “…If any man (woman) be in Christ, he (she) is a NEW creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are … [MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I will put a new spirit in you. …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…God has given [you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT). “…God himself … makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together …[again]… —spirit, soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG).

 The indwelling HOLY SPIRIT “is” God. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (freedom)” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…Jesus Christ (the WORD is also SPIRIT and) is … [dwelling within] … you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…If the Son (the WORD) therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed”…” (John 8:36 KJV).

Remember the Holy Spirit WILL not and CAN MIX with SIN. SIN will ALWAYS naturally separate from HOLINESS.

God is SPIRIT. God is a SPIRITUAL being. God, the SPIRIT is TOTALLY separated and SET APART from SIN. 

THE SPIRIT CAN’T – not by CHOICE, but by divine nature- MIX, JOIN, or FELLOWSHIP with SIN at ALL!! “…what fellowship (COMMON GROUND) hath righteousness with unrighteousness?  [NONE[...And what communion  (COMMON GROUND) hath light with darkness?  [NONE]...And what concord (COMMON GROUND) hath Christ (the Word of TRUTH) with Belial (the DEVIL or Father of LIES)? [NONE]...Or what part (COMMON GROUND) hath he that believeth (depends upon God) with an infidel (one who doesn’t depend upon God)? [NONE]...” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).

BECAUSE the holy spirit dwells in you (THE NEW CREATION); you are also totally free and separated from sin. “…Who will free [you] from this life that is dominated by [the SINFUL NATURE]? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).“… The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord (the WORD, which is SPIRIT)…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “… [God is] HOLY (totally set apart and separated from SIN)…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV).  “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God’s Spirit dwells in you (NEW CREATION)?...” (1 Corinthians 3:16 NASB). “ “…where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (freedom)” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV).

IF YOU ARE FREE FROM SIN, WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH SIN? “…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human (too fleshly), a slave to sin… I know that nothing goodlives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. …I [am] …a slave to the sin that is … withinme (within the FLESH)…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).

Let’s take a closer look.

1. YOU ARE IN THE FLESH, WHICH IS NOW THE SINFUL NATURE; AND IT IS “NOT” FREE FROM SIN. The sinful nature is “unable” to follow god’s holy instructions. “… [the flesh (sinful nature] … does not submit to God's [holy] law (instruction, nor can it do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV).

2. THE SINFUL NATURE IS NOT FREE FROM SIN AND WHEN YOU DEPEND UPON THE FLESH IT NATURALLY REBELS AGAINST THE DESIRES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. “…The sinful nature is ALWAYS hostile to God. It NEVER did, [from the beginning] obey God’s laws (instructions), and it NEVER will. …” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).“…THE FLESH SETS ITS DESIRE AGAINST the Spirit…” (Galatians 5:17 NASB). (Galatians 6:8 NIV).  “…The sinful nature (FLESH) wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. …” (Galatians 5 NLT).

3. GOD’S WORD IS SPIRIT AND HIS HOLY INSTRUCTIONS CAN “ONLY” BE FOLLOWED THROUGH THE EMPOWERING OF THE INDWELLING SPIRIT. Christ works “in” and “through” the flesh to fulfill the holy instructions in God’s word. “…it is Godwho works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose…” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “…The … HOLY SPIRIT …does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are his. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH each of us… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).

4. The way to avoid FOLLOWING THE SINFUL NATURE is to depend upon the indwelling holy spirit whose presence has broken the power of the sinful nature over the soul.  “…the flesh profits nothing…” (John 6:63 NASB). The FLESH is “…DEAD in trespasses and sin” (Ephesians 2:1 KJV). “…the body  (the flesh) without (apart from) the spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV).  “….Apart from … [God’s Holy Spirit], [you]… do nothing (you cannot live FREE from sin)…” (John 15:5 NIV). “….Don't put your trust in mere human beings (in human FLESH; including yourself)….” (Isaiah 2:22 NLT). “…Trust in the Lord (the word, the indwelling spirit, etc) with all thine heart (part of the SOUL)…” (Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV).

5.  The indwelling holy spirit does the work of transforming the soul, into the image of Christ, through jesus Christ, the word of god.  “…beconformed to the image of his Son…” (ROMANS 8:29 KJV). “…I do nothing of myself…” (John 8:28 KJV). “…the Fatherthat dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…He helps me…” (Psalms 28:7 NLT).

 “…The God of peace… that great Shepherd of the sheep …may he work in [you]… what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).

“….if any man be in Christ, he is a New creature: OLD THINGS are passed away; behold, ALL things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).

 “…Be transformed by the renewing of your mind (part of the SOUL)….” (Romans 12:2 KJV). “…The will of God, [is]…your SANCTIFICATION (ongoing cleansing, FREEING from sin)…” (1 Thessalonians 4:3 NASB).“…[You]..can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth [you]…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV). “…Christ liveth in [you]…” (Galatians 2:20 KJV).

6. It is through dependency upon the indwelling holy spirit that sin loses “all” power! “…The power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. …” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

“…God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

“.. He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things,..” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

“… Those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

“…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by SIN? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).

“… The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).

 “… you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you …” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

“… (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. …” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

“…Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do…”(Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

“… If you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

 “…The power of the life-giving [indwelling Holy] Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. …” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “…Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (freedom)” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…Jesus Christ (the WORD, which is SPIRIT) is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “….if any man be in Christ, he is a New creature: OLD THINGS are passed away; behold, ALL things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).

“... [You have been] made free from sin….” (Romans 6:18 KJV).

THE HOLY SPIRIT MAKES THE REDEEMED SOUL INTO A NEW CREATION AND EMPOWERS THEM TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM THE “POWER” OF THE SINFUL NATURE!

THE MIRACLE OF BECOMING A NEW CREATION

 

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THE MIRACLE OF THE "INDWELLING" HOLY SPIRIT

THE MIRACLE OF THE INDWELLING SPIRIT

THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS “IN” YOU

“…God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).

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The best way to begin seeing the MIRACLE of the INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT is through the eyes of making a covenant.

A covenant is made between two or more people, which permanently binds them together into a relationship based on promises, privileges, vows, and responsibilities broken ONLY by the death of one of the parties.

A covenant relationship is also a LIFELONG relationship which spiritually BINDS two or more people together forever.

Human marriage was created to be or represent that kind of bond. In marriage, vows and oaths are made where the parties promise to uphold their responsibilities and participant in equal privileges based on their God-given roles until death do them part.

Covenants are God’s idea and his people are usually the major recipients or dependents and he is the major caregiver or provider.

God’s people were mainly expected to receive, keep, trust and depend upon what God offers to them through the promises his Word in regard to his responsibilities to the covenant relationship with them.

God’s covenants with his people were NOT merely contracts, but were promises, from his heart, to faithfully keep every single WORD he said to them.

God’s covenants with his people were based on his trustworthy Word and his faithful, holy character which is greater than any human vow, because his Word ALWAYS accomplishes what he sends it out to do. “… [God is] WATCHING over [his] word to PERFORM it…” (Jeremiah 1:12 NASB “…So shall MY WORD be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT return unto me void, but it SHALL ACCOMPLISH that which I please, and it SHALL PROSPER in the thing whereto I sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV).).

Old Testament examples of being in  a relationship with God was always based on establishing a respectful covenantwith them FIRST. “…For I will have respectunto you …and establish my covenant with you.…”(Leviticus 26:9 KJV).

LIFELONG relationships, established by covenants, bespeak of the privileges you have and the responsibilities you have toward one another.

LIFELONG, covenant-like, relationships were meant to be wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, relatives, etc. Each relationship bespeaks of privileges and responsibilities each party involved will have toward one another. “…I will  …establish my covenant with you.…”(Leviticus 26:9 KJV).

 People no longer establish those LIFELONG relationships with each other. Many easily abandon those covenant roles. History informs us that God’s people also repeatedly abandoned the covenant roles they had in the relationship with him. “…They ABANDONED ME ….” (JEREMIAH 16:11 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord… they turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT). “…The Lord replies, “This has happened because my peoplehave ABANDONED MY INSTRUCTIONS; they have refused to obey what I said….” (JEREMIAH 9:13 NLT).

“…For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning…” (Romans 15:4 KJV). “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition…” (1 Corinthians 10:11 KJV).

What happened to the covenant relationship, in the OT, when the recipients were not committed? …“…“IF” you refuse to LISTEN to the Lordyour God and do not [follow his instructions], …all these curses will come and overwhelm you:…” (Deuteronomy 28 NLT).

New Testament examples of being in a relationship with God are also based on establishing a covenant FIRST too. “… [Everyone]… who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. [They]…are [ALL]… part of the same body, and enjoy the promise of blessings because THEY BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS…” (Ephesians 3:6 NLT). 

The New Testament RECIPIENT’S loyalty and commitment to the covenant relationship with God is also impacted by apostasy (unfaithfulness); BUT JESUS makes the difference. “…Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant…” (Hebrews 7:22 NIV). “…In him (Jesus, the Word) ALL THINGS  (including YOU)…hold together…” (Colossians 1:7 NIV). “… [God is]…sustaining ALL THINGS (including YOU)… by his powerful word…” (Hebrews 1:3 NIV). “….Apart from Me (Jesus, God’s WORD), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

Therefore, “… [We are]…looking unto Jesus the AUTHOR (originator) and FINISHER (sustainer) OF OUR… FAITH (dependency upon God)…” (Hebrews 12:2a KJV). “…Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant…” (Hebrews 7:22 NIV). “…Because you [are my children], God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts...” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). "…I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances…” (Ezekiel 36:27 NASB). “…HE (Jesus) WHICH HATH “BEGUN” A GOOD “WORK” IN YOU WILL “PERFORM” IT until the day of Jesus Christ…” (Philippians 1:6 KJV).“…it is God who worketh in you…” (Philippians 2:13 KJV).

SO “…ye are not under the law (the dos and don’ts of life based on human effort), but under GRACE  (based on unmerited favor)…” (Romans 6:14 KJV). “…When you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses (the dos and don’ts of life based on human effort). …” (Galatians 5 NLT). “…You are controlled (directed) by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you…For all who are led (directed) by the Spirit of God are children of God…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT).

This is why the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT is SO miraculous. Theindwelling HOLY Spirit is “IN” you. “…The [Holy] Spirit of God dwell in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).

“…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (Instructor), the Word (mouthpiece), and the Holy Ghost (Worker): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).

The Father informs, instructs, guides, or directs. Jesus speaks the information, instructions, guidelines, or directions. The Holy Spirit does the WORK “in” and “through” God’s people.

In other words, the Father instructs; Jesus “SPEAKS,” the Holy Spirit “DOES” the WORK. “…The Father (Instructor), the Word (mouthpiece), and the Holy Ghost (Worker)…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).

God is the Father. God is the Word. God is the Holy Spirit. “…THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).

The Father INSTRUCTS. Jesus SPEAKS the INSTRUCTIONS. The Holy Spirit DOES the WORK instructed TO DO.

The FATHER’s (the instructor) WORD (the mouthpiece) is POWER (the worker); all features of God. “…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (INSTRUCTOR), the Word (MOUTHPIECE), and the Holy Ghost (WORKER): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE: “…Then God SAID, “Let there be light”; AND THERE WAS LIGHT…” (Genesis 1:3 NASB). “…Then God SAID (the Father instructed), “Let there be light” (The Word spoke his instructions); AND THERE WAS LIGHT (The Holy Spirit DID what was instructed to do) …” (Genesis 1:3 NASB).

The instructing, speaking, and doing is all happening immediately and simultaneously (altogether), not separately. : “…Then God SAID, “Let there be light”; AND THERE WAS LIGHT…” (Genesis 1:3 NASB).

“…In the beginning was the Word (god’s mouthpiece),and the Word (god’s mouthpiece) was with God, and the Word (the mouthpiece) was God. He (the mouthpiece) was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through [the mouthpiece], and apart from [the mouthpiece] nothing came into being that has come into being … (John 1:1-4 NASB).

The FATHER’s (instructor) WORD (mouthpiece) is POWER(worker) and they are ONE. “…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (instructor), the Word (mouthpiece), and the Holy Ghost (Worker): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).

Therefore, “…There is ONE … God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all,and in you all….” (Ephesians 4:4-5 KJV). “… There is but one God…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 KJV). “….The LORD is our GOD, the LORD is ONE…” (Deuteronomy 6:4 KJV). “…There is no God, but ONE…” (1 Corinthians 8:4 KJV).

One day God instructed, “….LET US MAKEman … after our likeness…”(Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male and female created he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit);and man became a living soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV).

Which part of MAN was MADE in God’s “image” and “likeness?” “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).   “…the LORD God … breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Himself=SPIRIT)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[ed] … in … [the male and female]…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).

Thus, “…man (woman) became a living soul …” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).

The Holy SPIRIT was IN an uninterrupted UNION with man’s BODY and SOUL. The BODY and SOUL was spiritually ALIVE!!  “….God saw … it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).

God originally created man with a body, soul, and his Holy SPIRIT! “…the body without (apart from) the spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV).“….Apart from Me, you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

AGAIN: “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Spirit); and man became a living soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw … it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).

The RELATIONSHIP between God and the man he’d created “….was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV). ALL WAS WELL!!

However, God instructed MAN by SAYING: “…of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: BUT of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil THOU SHALT NOT EAT OF IT …[or] … thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).

However, man choose not listen to God’s instructions or guidelines. A serpent (Satan) gave them instructions or guidelines that contradicted those of God’s and they followed him instead.  The serpent said “…ye shall not surely die.…” (Genesis 3:4-5 KJV).

 “…The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it.…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).

The woman made a CHOICE. Her decision was CATATROPHIC and ALTERED her destiny. First of all, her UNION with God was immediately severed. “… ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).

Second, her severed union with God caused her spiritual death as God’s Word instructed her it would. God is “…watching over [his]… Word to perform it…” (Jeremiah 1:12 NASB). “…[God’s Word] shall prosper in the thing whereto [God]… sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). “.… Thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).

 “… [Their] (Eve’s and Adam’s) … iniquities (violation of God’s instructions) … [immediately] … separated [them]… from God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…Every man (or woman) is tempted, when … [they are] … drawn away of his (or her) own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it BRINGETH FORTH SIN: and sin, when it is finished, BRINGETH FORTH DEATH…” (James 1:13-15 NLT).

 THAT day “…Sin (the violation of God’s instructions) entered into the world, and DEATH through sin, and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans 5:12 KJV). “…SIN IS the transgression of the law (violation of God’s instruction)….” (1 John 3:4 KJV). “…The wages of sin is death (spiritual death)…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).

 “…God asked the woman, “What have you done?” (Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “… ONE sinner destroy[ed] … MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB). “… [They were] …separated… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). They were NOW “…DEAD in … sin…” (Ephesians 2:1 KJV). “…Through one man… [or Adam and Eve] … sin entered into the world, and DEATH through sin, and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans 5:12 KJV). NOW “…All have sinned and fallen short of the glory (the HOLY Spirit) of God…” (Romans 3:23).

 “…The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wantedthe wisdom it would give her …” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).

 “…So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). IMMEDIATELY, Adam, Eve, and ALL of mankind became “…separated from the [Holy] LIFE of God…” (Ephesians 4:18 NIV).

 “…in the daythat thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV). “…At that moment their eyes were opened (to an existence without the Holy Spirit of God)…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).  “… [They immediately became] … separated from the [Holy] LIFE of God…” (Ephesians 4:18 NIV).

The Holy Spirit separated from man. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “… [Their] … iniquities …separated [them]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…between us and you a great chasm(barrier) has been set in place…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB). “…God asked the woman, “What have you done?”(Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “… ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).

God, the “breath of life” or the Holy Spirit SEPARATED from mankind. “…And the LORD God formed man [out of] the dust of the ground (Body) … [but, one day] … the breath of life (Holy Spirit) … [separated from them] … and man[kind] became  … [dead] … soul[s] (Soul) …” (a paraphase of GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…the body without (apart from) the [Holy] spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV).  “… MUCH GOOD … [was destroyed]…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).

What can MAKE mankind spiritually WHOLE again, spiritually ALIVE, and RESTORE them BACK to God? The answer: the Holy Spirit; the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT? “…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE …” (John 3:6 NLT). “….Apart from Me, you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).

Only the “breath of life” can return mankind BACK to God’s original, created “image” and “likeness” that was ONCE so VERY good? “….LET US MAKE man … after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male and female created he them…”(Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Holy Spirit);and man became a living soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).

ONLY “…Jesus Christ makeththee whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “…If any man (woman) be in Christ, he (she) is a NEW creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are … [MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… I will put a “new” spirit in you. …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).

Therefore, “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together [again]—spirit, soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG).

God WANTED “YOU” back in UNION with him (the HOLY SPIRIT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “… I am[also] holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV).

 “…There ... [is] … …one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). Thus, “... God so loved the world, that HE GAVE his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life…” (John 3:16 KJV).

GOD expressed his LOVE through JESUS. “…God SO LOVED the world, that he GAVE…” (John 3:16 KJV). “…God ….GAVE his only begotten (specially created) Son…” (John 3:16 KJV).   “…NOT that we loved God, but that HE LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “….HE FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV).

GOD expressed his LOVE through the Holy Spirit’s actions. “…he … SENT HIS SON  (action) to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). GOD “…SPARED NOT his own Son, but DELIVERED (action) him up FOR US ALL…” (Romans 8:32 KJV). “…God SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US by “SENDING” (action) Christ to die (action) for us WHILE we were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT). “…There is no GREATER LOVE than to lay down  (action)one’s life…” (John 15:13 NLT).

God’s LOVE MIRACULOUSLY COVERED over ALL that separates YOU from him. “…Love COVERETH a multitude of sins…” (Proverbs 10:12, 1 Peter 4:8 ASV).

HOW? God’s LOVE MIRACULOUSLY forgave and cleansed (FREED) you from every single sin, big or small, just to bring you BACK into a relationship with HIM again. “…If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to FORGIVE us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” (1 John 1:9 KJV).

God’s LOVE MIRACULOUSLY ERASED and ERADICATED your record of wrongs against him and he will NEVER remember them again. “…love …keeps NO RECORD of wrongs. …” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV). “… I will …remember [your] sins NO MORE…" (Hebrews 8:12 NIV).  

God’s LOVE MIRACULOUSLY bonds you to him forever and he will ALWAYS love you. “… [God’s]love … is the perfect BOND of unity...”(Colossians 3:14 NASB). “…[Nothing]…shall be able to separate [you]… from the love of God which is “in”Christ Jesus our Lord…” (Romans 8:38-39 KJV).  “….The…faithful love of the Lord, never ends...!”(Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT).  “…[God has] loved [you]...with an EVERLASTING love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). A “…Love …[that] … never FAILS….” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).

God’s LOVE, for you, is so GREAT that he created a begotten SON; to be a living sacrifice in order to bring you BACK to him. “…Christ also hath once SUFFERED for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might BRING US … [back] … to God…” (1 Peter 3:18 KJV).

God’s LOVE, for you, NEVER weans, wavers, or is faithless. “… The … FAITHFUL love of the Lord, [for you], NEVER ENDS...!”(Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT).

Sending his LOVE through Jesus Christ is HOW you GET the MIRACULOUS INDWELLING SPIRIT back and become RESTORED to the original, created “image” and “likeness” of God. “…Confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and … BELIEVE IN THINE HEART that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be SAVED…” (ROMANS 10:9 KJV). “…God … sen[ds] forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” OUR HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…Jesus Christ IS IN YOU…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…God has given [you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT). HALLELUJAH,

“…Christ hath REDEEMED us … That the “BLESSING of Abraham” might come on … [US] … through Jesus Christ; that WE MIGHT receive the promise of the [holy] Spiritthrough faith (depending upon God)…” (Galatians 3:13-14 KJV). “…The Lord (also the WORD) is that [holy] Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE [Holy] SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV).

“… AS MANY as received him (JESUS), to them GAVE HE … [BACK] … POWER (The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT) TO BECOME THE “SONS” OF GOD (children of God) … [AGAIN]……” (John 1:12 KJV). “…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” [THEIR]… HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…The Lord is that [holy] Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).

 “…God, in his grace, freely MAKES US RIGHT [again] in his sight…” (Romans 3:21-26 NLT).

The MIRACULOUS indwelling HOLY SPIRIT “is” God. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).  “…Jesus Christ (the WORD, the mouthpiece) is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “… I and my Father are ONE…” (John 10:30 KJV). “… Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me…” (John 14:11 KJV).

God is the FATHER.Jesus is the WORDof the father. The Holy Spirit is the POWER of the father. “…THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).

The MIRACULOUS indwelling HOLY SPIRIT is PROOF of a restored soul. “….He restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “…I will restore…” (Jeremiah 30:17 KJV).  God is a “…restorer of thy life…” (Ruth 4:15 KJV). “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to (or restores) SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT). “…God has given [you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT).

The MIRACULOUS indwelling HOLY SPIRIT is PROOF of a covenant RELATIONSHIP with God. “…The believers were filled WITH … the … [INDWELLING] … Holy Spirit…” (Acts 13:51-52 NLT). “…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….” (1 Corinthians 6:17). “…God has given [you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT).“… I will have respect unto you …and establish my covenant with you.…”(Leviticus 26:9 KJV).

“…Jesus Christ makeththee whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “…If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are … [MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I will put a new spirit in you. …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…God has given [you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT).

Therefore, “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together …[again]… —spirit, soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG).

 The MIRACULOUS indwelling HOLY SPIRIT “is” God. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The … [miraculous indwelling holy] … Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).  “…Jesus Christ is … [indwelling] … you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV).

You may EXIST, you may be physically ALIVE, and you may be BREATHING, but you are and can ONLY be spiritually ALIVE with the indwelling Holy Spirit!!! “…the body without the spirit (apart from the indwelling Holy Spirit) is dead!!!…” (James 2:26 KJV).

The MIRACLE of the INDWELLING Holy Spirit is that God, himself, actually INTERACTS, BONDS, and CONNECTS with the believer by taking up residence in their hearts. “…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” [YOUR]… HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…The Lord (the WORD) is that [holy] Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV).  “… his (Jesus) name is called The Word of God…” (Revelation 19:12-13 NASB). “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE [Holy] SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).  

God is the FATHER.Jesus is the WORDof the father. The Holy Spirit is the POWER of the father. “…THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).

In addition, when the Holy Spirit takes up residence in the believer’s heart he brings a WHOLE new LIFE of intimate, committed, faithful, everlasting love through the covenant relationship. “…[God’s] love …is the perfect BOND of unity...”(Colossians 3:14 NASB). “….[Nothing]…shall be able to separate [you]… from the love of God which is “in” Christ Jesus our Lord…” (Romans 8:38-39 KJV).  “….the…faithful love of the Lord, never ends...” (Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT).  “…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT [forever]….” (1 Corinthians 6:17).

“…God has said “Neverwill I leave you; never will I forsake you…” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV). “…I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, to the very end…"(Matthew 28:20 NIV).  “…Behold, I AM WITH… [YOU] and  … I WILL NOT LEAVE [YOU] …." (Genesis 28:15 ASV). “…he remains faithful, …” (2 Timothy 2:13 NLT).

The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT imparts spiritual life. “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).

The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT is PROOF of God’s presence. “…God has given [you] his [Holy] Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]… in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT).

The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT is also PROOF that you BELONG to God. “…remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all….” (Romans 8:8-11 NLT).

The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT is also PROOF that you are his CHILD (son). “… AS MANY as received him, to them GAVE HE POWER (indwelling Holy Spirit power) TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD…” (John 1:12 KJV).

The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT produces and displaysspiritual fruit “IN” and “THROUGH” the believer. “…The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in [y]our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control….” (Galatians 5 NLT). “…The … HOLY SPIRIT …does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are his… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH each of us … … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…The HOLY SPIRIT …gives all these gifts and POWERS… (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).

The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT guides the believer. “…let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. …” (Galatians 5 NLT).  “…he shall direct thy paths”(Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV). “…The steps of a good man are ordered(guided) by the Lord: …” (Psalms 37:23 KJV).

The INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT intercedes for the believer. “..we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for uswith groanings which cannot be uttered…” (Roman 8:26 KJV).

In fact, the INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT supplies “all” the needs of the believer. “…God shall supply ALL YOUR NEEDaccording to his riches in glory [through the indwelling Spirit of] Christ Jesus…” (Philippians 4:19 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…God will generously PROVIDE all … [the supplies] … you need…” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT).

In addition, the INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT provides “all” the power and strength the believer NEEDS to do the things and works that pleases God. The believer is “…strengthened with might by his [Holy] Spirit in the[ir] inner man…” (Ephesians 3:16 KJV). The believer “…can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth [them]….” (Philippians 4:13 KJV. “….Apart from [the indwelling holy spirit], [they]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…may [God] work in [them] what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…That great Shepherd of the sheep, EQUIP (supply strength and power to) [them] with everything good [through the indwelling Holy Spirit]… for doing his will …” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…It is God which worketh IN [them] both to will  and to do  …” (Philippians 2:13 KJV).

“…The power of the Holy Spirit … lives within [you], carefully guard the precious truth (Jesus, the Word of God) that has been entrusted to you…” (2 Timothy 1:14 NASB).

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). THE MIRACLE OF THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT IS THAT IT MEANS “GOD IS (TRULY) WITH US.” “…God with us…” (Matthew 1:23 NASB).

“…The [HOLY] Spirit of God dwell in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).

“…God has said “Neverwill I leave you; never will I forsake you…” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV). “…I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, to the very end…"(Matthew 28:20 NIV). 

THE MIRACLE OF THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT!!!