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The Holy Spirit is Working in You!

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“Peace be unto your house” (Luke 10:5)

The Holy Bible is filled with mysteries and untold revelations. Jesus often told his disciples to negate the passing on of certain information until a predestined release date? The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are filled with accounts of Jesus’ orders to those he healed, “go your way and tell nobody what was done.” Why all the mysterious blanks in scriptural revelation? God intends for us to have a relationship with His Spirit (The Holy Ghost), and subsequently learn to hear His voice through the “still small voice” which directs our paths by perpetually “renewing our minds.” When a person masters the art of heeding the Holy Spirit, he or she can read between the lines of scripture and understand unwritten mysteries while seeing untold visions. The following scriptures support this faithful point of view, beginning with an invitation from the Lord which urges us all too…

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:18)

John 21: 24-25

24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

25Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

Mark 9:9

And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead

 Revelation 10:4

“Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”

 

 Why all of the mystery?

John 14: 25-27

25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.  26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, (through revelation and practice) and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.  27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Isaiah 1:18

Come now, and let us reason together,saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

2nd Corinthians 3:12-18

12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away. 14But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. 15Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

“Revelation and Understanding which is unwritten in scripture but revealed by the Holy Spirit strengthens and builds powerful relationships between God and His elect.“ (Elder Rod, 2012)

Don’t let anybody “Talk you to death!”

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John  5:39 “You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” This statement is not addressed to unbelievers but those that profess Jesus Christ. However, his astonishing appraisal of their misguided beliefs is directly opposed to their assumption that they possess eternal life? Eternal life as described by Jesus and stated in the Gospel is a present state of being, an opposing physical reality in which the possessor does not succumb to bodily death (by any means, Luke 10:19). So why do “Christians and born again believers” continue to die? According to Jesus, they are not receiving his Gospel instructions on acquisition of eternal life, “you refuse to come to me.” So if they are not listening to his word in this regard, whom are they listening too? Beware, Don’t let anybody “talk you to death!”

“Give no thought for your life concerning food, drink, and clothing,” or any other worldly commodity (physical need). Do Christians focus their prayers on worldly requests, that even a sinner may obtain through alternate means? Apostle Paul clearly illustrates the blessed ability of applying “Faith in God” to literal situations and circumstances.

Paul declares in Hebrews (New Living Translation, 2007) 11:32 “How much more :do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. 33 By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight. 35 Women received their loved ones back again from death.

But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection.36 Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. 37 Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half,d and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. 38 They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

39 All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. 40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.”

How many present day Christians use their “Faith in God” to perform life saving miracles, or death-defying acts? Has the application of faith been weakened instead of increasing? According to Paul’s final sentence on faith: “For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.”  Do you suppose we are appointed to do perfect acts of faith that make the episodes of our forefathers pale in comparison? Would overcoming physical death by believing, having faith in, and manifesting Jesus’ word qualify as an astounding feat of faith? Our beloved, great-ancestors of faith would give a standing ovation to anyone who overcame physical death and the grave, by faithfully manifesting and obeying John 8:51.

However, when billions of faithful believers overcome physical death and the grave, literally standing ready for the coming of Christ, what do you suppose the Heavenly Hosts will do? When we do our part and “endure until the end” (Matthew 10:22), the Heavenly Host will fulfill Jesus’ promise: “And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world–from the farthest ends of the earth” (Mark 13:27, NIV 1984). This gathering of God’s ultimate faithful ones culminates in our direct physical ascension into heaven! Thereby we bodily manifest the perfection which was sought after and willed to us by the Ancestors of Faith, as it is written: “they would not reach perfection without us.” We must complete their journey toward perfection by performing the ultimate act of faith, which is overcoming physical death and the grave. Remembering always to have faith in 1st Corinthians 15:51, “But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!”  So, faithfully manifest 1st Timothy 6:12, “Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.”  And don’t let anybody, “Talk you to death.”

Cliché vs. Catch Phrase

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According to Jesus, people have the tendency to talk about Christ but not practice the commandments of the Gospel. In the book of Mark chapter 7 verse 7, Jesus sternly warns against this hypocrisy by saying, “Their worship of me is worthless, because they teach human rules as doctrines.” (International Standard Version, 2008)  It is incumbent for true believers to validate their genuineness to Christ by consistently discerning God’s Word from human rules, opinions, and clichés. Moreover, once the distinction is known, believers always choose to obey God rather than man. Apostle Peter exemplified this type of thinking and behavior in Acts 5:29, “But Peter and the apostles answered, We must obey God rather than men.”  He made this statement in the face of certain persecution, to illustrate the importance of being loyal to God’s Word.

The Information Age offers a different challenge to present day true believers. They must discern between the human rhetoric perpetually transmitted on a global scale, and the pure Gospel which Peter proclaimed “must be obeyed.” This process takes place in the human heart, and the individual mind makes the choice. Are the words you treasure just human cliché? Or do you live your life according to the catch phrases of God? Either way the choice is perpetually yours, Cliché  or Catch Phrase, God or man?

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Maximum faith for the maximum goal, beholding the return of Christ!

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“From faith to faith” (Romans 1:17) admonishes us to exercise our faith by believing in something new, the “deep things of God” (1 Corinthians 2:10)!  Give your body to John 8:51 and have faith in God to make it happen. Don’t physically die, choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). Don’t expect and have faith in the death of your body, expect to physically greet Jesus when he returns (Matthew 25:1-13). Endure to the end and behold his glory with your own eyes (Mark 13:13). The Holy Spirit will keep your body alive to greet Jesus when he returns (1 Thessalonians 5:19-24). It is God’s pleasure to keep you alive and present you to Jesus, face to face (Jude 1:24-25). Look forward to His coming, don’t look back to the ways, belief, and expectation of death and the grave (Luke 9:62).

The Challenge of Your Life?

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“Let God be true and every man a liar!” (Romans 3:4)

Apostle Paul pulled no punches in this stark comparison between the Word of God and the conversations of people. Do you believe this scripture is an essential viewpoint to use when reading The Holy Bible? If so, you are hereby challenged to discover the meaning, worth, and intent, of your physical body according to God’s Word in the Bible. Each passage of scripture illustrates God’s intentions and commandments for your physical body. People often focus on God’s relationship with the spirit of man, and the personality, but these scriptures offer profound proof that God redeems and loves the human body as well as the spirit.

These scriptures require the reader to take God’s Word at face value, without human interpretation  or opinion. That is why the opening scripture says, “let every man be a liar!” Holding to the principle  that God’s Word is true, you will discover an amazing revelation which concerns every person who reads this blog. Your physical body is precious in God’s sight, and everlasting life is a physical miracle which is obtainable now, today, and immediately! Would you rather live instead of die? Would you like to save the lives of your children, family, and friends? I hope so, because according to God’s Word, the act of physical death is not the doorway to heaven! Nobody goes to The Kingdom of Heaven to be with Jesus at the moment of death because Jesus is alive! Death is a curse not a cure. Death is still the wages of sin (Romans 6:23), and no lie of mankind can change that fact. Nevertheless, death can be overcome, outwitted, outsmarted, and totally avoided, here and now, forevermore!

1st Thessalonians 4:17 proclaims,  “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” This group of people are the righteous believers who are alive on the earth when Jesus returns. Please note that they leave this earth by physical ascension not death and the grave. They are physically risen into heaven and escape the curse of death completely. This puts a whole new spin on the spiritual song, “When the saints go marching in” (literally on their feet). The question is, Do you prefer ascension over the grave? If so, this list of scriptures will ultimately introduce you to an escalated focus of faith that can only be described as, “The Challenge of Your Life.” Enjoy!

CHALLENGE OF YOUR LIFE 

  1. 1. John 8:51 (Do this to avoid death completely!)
  2. Ephesians 5:29-32 (Your flesh and bones belong to Jesus.)
  3. Proverbs 12:26-28 (No physical death when you get this right.)
  4. Ezekiel 18:31-32 (God hates death, and commands you to reverse course and live.)
  5. Hebrews 7:15-16 (Death can’t touch your body, bones, or blood.)
  6. Hebrews 10:16-22 (Jesus gave you power to live endlessly.)
  7. Isaiah 40:1-5 (God’s kingdom is for flesh and bone people.)
  8. Jeremiah 32:27 (God proclaims his dominion over your body.)
  9. Proverbs 4:20-23 (God gives His word for the benefit of your flesh.)
  10. 1st Corinthians 6:19-20 (God owns your body forever, so live eternally.)
  11. Romans 12:1-2 (Give God your living body, not a dead corpse.)
  12. John 17:1-3 (When you really know God, your flesh is eternal.)
  13. 1st John 2:14-17 (You can be “out of this world” and stay here too!)
  14. Ephesians 2:19-22 (God is eternal and your body is His everlasting home.)
  15. 1st Thessalonians 5:19-24 (God keeps your body alive to meet Jesus at the second coming.)
  16. 1st Thessalonians 4:13-18 (This group of people is eternal now!)
  17. Luke 21:34-36 (Jesus said, beating death is not easy, but you can do it.)
  18. 1st Timothy 6:12 (Beat death by fighting faithfully, and living day by day.)
  19. Romans 8:11-23 (God says your body is your coupon for eternal life.)
  20. John 12:50 (Living forever is God’s commandment for you to accomplish!)

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Manifesting John 8:51 in the flesh!

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What did the apostle Paul mean when he said, “we shall not all sleep?” (1st Corinthians 15:51)

The process of using the scriptures to define the scriptures is an excellent way to avoid the tides of human opinion. In the book of Acts a disciple named Stephen was stoned to death. The biblical description of his physical demise reads as follows;  Acts 7:59 “And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” 

Physical death is described as “fell asleep” in this biblical account of Stephen’s death by stoning. In 1st Corinthians, Paul confirms the description of death in regards to born-again believers as falling asleep. (1st Corinthians Chapter 15, New International Version 1984)  verses: “16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man; the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.”

This testimony makes it perfectly clear that the term sleep denotes physical death. Conversely, by using scriptures to define scriptures, the opening statement quoted from apostle Paul, “we shall not all sleep,” simply means everybody is not going to die. Subsequently, the old cliche’ of “everybody has to go sometime” is not biblically accurate, and could be determined as a derogatory lie. What do you suppose? Nevertheless,  the challenge remains, how does one become a member of the group which “shall not sleep?” 

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Throughout the New Testament the death of born-again believers is described as “falling asleep.” In subsequent posts we will explore the reason for this new designation of death in regards to those who belong to Christ.