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See PROOF that Jesus Christ is God! Watch with your own eyes dead people being brought back to life, the sick being miraculously healed, and demons manifesting and being cast out of people by faith in the power of Jesus' name today!
Join countless people worldwide who have experienced a miraculous healing or a supernatural encounter with God after receiving this message! See ***PROOF*** and watch with your own eyes the power of God in action today at the bottom of this page!
Your life will NEVER be the same! You will not be able to unsee what you are about to see, which will leave you without excuse on Judgment Day to face destruction in hell if you ignore or refuse God's FREE offer of salvation and eternal life.
What if you die today and this is your last chance to get right with God...
Not to scare you, but to awaken you to the importance of making your choice for eternal life in heaven or destruction in hell while you still can.
Because NOBODY of the age of accountability goes to heaven when they die unless they have been "born again." I will prove it and erase all doubt.
See for yourself undeniable PROOF that Jesus Christ is alive in heaven, and that Jesus continues His work on earth casting out demons, healing the sick, raising the dead, and making disciples using people who He gave authority to continue His work by faith in the power of His name.
The Holy Bible is filled with thousands of prophecies (predictions of future events), of which 2,000 have already been fulfilled to the letter without error.
THIS PROVES THAT THE HOLY BIBLE IS A SUPERNATURALLY INSPIRED BOOK!
Not to mention the evidence of archaeology, science, all of creation, and millions of testimonies of lives that have been miraculously changed by faith in the God of the Holy Bible and have seen and/or experienced the power of God in action.
Plus, you can watch (right now) demons talking, screaming, acting out, and being cast out of people the same way the Bible says it happened when Jesus and His disciples were here casting them out of people 2,000 years ago.
See the list of 16 short videos at the bottom of this page under the section "Demon Deliverances." But I would not have you go there now, because I need to prepare you for what you are about to see. If the thought of demons scares you, no problem.
By the time you finish reading this page, you will be a "demon slayer" and everything about this life will make so much more sense. You can't make this stuff up! I see this happen almost every time I attend my extraordinary Church.
Demons are real! Give me a chance to prove it! I have cast demons out of people by faith in the power of Jesus name. And you can too! I will show you how. And if you don't want to go to hell with demons, PLEASE KEEP READING TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE GOING TO HEAVEN!
There were over 300 prophecies concerning the Messiah/Savior of the world given before the first coming of Jesus Christ to the earth. Jesus fulfilled every single one of those prophecies to the minutest detail.
THIS PROVES THAT JESUS/YESHUA IS GOD; who, according to the Holy Bible, became like one of us to save mankind from sin and destruction in hell.
Jesus lived a perfect life without sin (without breaking any of the laws of God) to satisfy all the demands of perfection for us, allowed Himself to be tortured and killed to pay our sin debt, was buried, AND RAISED HIS OWN BODY FROM THE GRAVE!
Jesus said in John 10:18 "No man takes it (My life) away from Me: but I voluntarily lay it down of Myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again." Jesus said in John 2:19 “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”
And the prophet Daniel in chapter 9:25,26 predicted, hundreds of years before it happened, the exact time when Jesus the Messiah would be crucified!
After His death, the Bible says that Jesus appeared to over 500 people at once who were eye-witnesses of His resurrection and ascended back into heaven while His disciples looked on in order to provide salvation and eternal life for "as many as would RECEIVE Him."
Have you "received" Him? If so, are you 100% SURE without a doubt??? Because in hell there is no getting out!
Jesus' disciples who were depressed and lost faith because of Jesus' brutal death by the Romans and were hiding in fear of being crucified like Jesus went everywhere boldly proclaiming the gospel (good news about Jesus) after they saw Him alive again!
They were often persecuted severely for it. And NOBODY continues to suffer torture repeatedly and continuous death threats to proclaim something they know to be a lie!
After Jesus showed Himself alive to His disciples with many infallible proofs being seen of them 40 days, He commanded them to go into all the world and make new disciples of every nation and to teach all new disciples to observe to do EVERYTHING Jesus had instructed them to do.
And due to the enduring effect of Jesus' command, today, there are 2.2 BILLION people who claim to be Christian and believe in Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:13 says: "For whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Romans 10:14 says: "How, then, can they call on the One they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?"
In Matthew 7:21 Jesus said: “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. ONLY THOSE WHO ACTUALLY DO THE WILL OF MY FATHER IN HEAVEN WILL ENTER."
So, the sixty-four thousand dollar question is: Are you doing your own will or the will of God?
Please! Please! Please! Take a note of what Jesus said: "Only those who actually do the will of My Father in heaven will enter (heaven)."
According to the Bible in Luke 9:35, the will of God is that EVERYONE will believe in and obey Jesus. And I will prove to you that one of the best ways you can obey Jesus is by sharing this website with as many people as you can.
Because, according to the timeline of Bible prophecy, a soon coming war will kill ONE THIRD of mankind! - Revelation 9:18. That war is soon to take place! And the Holy Bible has NEVER been wrong.
So, we need to reach as many people as we can with the gospel, before it's too late. Besides, there is absolutely NOTHING more fulfilling than following Jesus Christ and helping others discover who Jesus is and what He has made available to them.
WARNING: The Bible says, believing in Jesus is NOT enough! The Bible says, "Even the demons believe and tremble with fear." Jesus said, "YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN." In fact, Jesus said that most people who believe they are going to heaven will actually be destroyed in hell (Matthew 7:13 & 22).
And the Bible describes hell as an EXTREMELY awful place where the souls of the damned exist eternally where the smoke of their torment ascends up forever and ever and they have no rest day nor night (Daniel 12:2, Matthew 3:12, 25:41,46).
See also Mark 9:48, Luke 16:23, 24, John 3:36, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 14:10,11, 20:10,13-15). And they are utterly consumed with terrors - Psalm 73:19. Forever! Can you imagine...
Want to be absolutely sure you are born again and going to heaven? Want to be absolutely sure you are obeying the true gospel and not one that will send you to hell?
Jesus rebuked the religious leaders of His day calling them snakes for believing and obeying traditions of men rather than believing and obeying the Word of God.
If you want to make sure you do not fall into that same category and one day find yourself eternally damned for it, KEEP reading!
Understand that if the Church fails to influence the culture the culture will influence the Church. And if we fail to pass our faith on to the next generation, the judgment of God will soon follow.
In Hosea 4:6 God said: "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children."
Watch this short video for example:
Watch the playlist of teaching videos called the "Pioneer School" by Torben Sondergaard in the resource links toward the bottom of this page. He will show you undeniable proof that Jesus is still working miracles today such as healing the sick, casting out demons, and making disciples using people like you and me who believe and obey God's Word.
Jesus said in John 14:12: "Very truly I tell you, whoever (INCLUDES YOU!) believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."
Concerning the works that Jesus did, Jesus said in Mark 16:17-18: "These signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; ... They shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."
These signs follow Torben. These signs follow me. And these signs follow many believers today (see ***PROOF*** at the bottom of this page!), which proves that these signs can also and should follow you! Why? Because Jesus said these signs follow them that believe.
Want to be next? Revelation 21:8 says: "The unbelieving will have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone." Therefore, MAKE SURE THESE SIGNS FOLLOW YOU TOO! If they don't yet, allow us to build your faith in the living God of the Holy Bible. Please don't stop perusing this site until that happens! It will certainly be worth your time invested!
Be sure to watch Torben's Pioneer School. Allow Torben to help you remove your religious glasses that you may have received from traditions of men, as Torben explains very clearly what the Bible says is available for you today and how Jesus wants you to follow Him.
No one should have missed His first coming—but most people did because they didn’t know the prophecies. Today, we are living just before the Second Coming of Jesus to the earth. We don’t have 300 prophecies; we have closer to 1,000!
Yet, the holy scriptures tell us that most people will not be ready for His second coming and will be left behind to suffer the coming wrath of God "on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of the Lord Jesus" (2 Thessalonians 1:8).
And according to the timeline of Bible prophecy, Jesus will return to earth in our lifetime! Simple reasoning says: If Jesus went through all the trouble of fulfilling 300 prophecies, including torture of crucifixion, then you know He is going to come back and finish the job to fulfill the remaining prophecies concerning Himself!
So, there is no time to waste! Get ready! And get everybody else ready! Now! That is your job and mine, according to Jesus. Jesus said, "He who does not gather with me, scatters." That means whoever (INCLUDING YOU) does not help Him in His mission to gather citizens into His kingdom is guilty of scattering them.
Jesus said in Matthew 6:3 "Seek FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the things (that most people focus on) will be added unto you." Thus, let gathering people to God be your main focus, then the things that most people normally focus on (like food, clothes, cars, houses, etc.) will be added to you.
Honor God and He will honor you. Be a blessing to others first, then God will bless you." Eternal souls are at stake for heaven's sake!
Colossians 3:2-15 says: "Set your minds on things ABOVE, not on earthly things (like sports, celebrities, and reading fiction! Nobody has time for that!!! The Bible says: "Redeem the time for the days are evil"). For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, THE WRATH OF GOD IS COMING. -
Colossians 3 continues: You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived (This means one who has truly received the Spirit of Jesus Christ, should by FAITH in the power of His Spirit within them resist the urge to think about and do things that satisfy the cravings of the sinful nature of the flesh. And when you resist the urge to sin and endure temptation, this is what love for God feels like).
Colossians 3 continues: But NOW you MUST also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all (That means we, from every nation, are God's family!). Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3 continues: Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."
ALL IT TAKES TO KEEP ANYONE OUT OF HEAVEN IS 1 SIN (breaking any ONE of the laws of God - James 1:15, 2:10, Revelation 21:27, 1 Corinthians 6:9).
And the Bible says that we have ALL sinned and damned our souls to hell - Romans 5:12,18,19. Therefore, EVERYBODY needs Jesus NOW (2 Corinthians 6:2), lest they die in their sins and spend eternity in hell - John 5:28,29.
Thus, Jesus commanded ALL of His followers to tell EVERYBODY how to be saved AND MAKE DISCIPLES!!! I will show you absolute PROOF of what I am saying and explain everything!
This is NOT just another world religion inspired by a fallen angel. Nor is it a cult concocted by an "inspired" false prophet. For proof that God still uses true prophets and apostles today: Read Ephesians 4:11-16.
Do your research and think for yourself, as there are many cults to avoid. If your religious guru tells you not to listen to a certain person or group, don't let them insult your intelligence! Make them prove what they are telling you is the reason for not listening to anyone else.
Who exactly is Jesus Christ? Answer: 700 years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, Isaiah prophesied in 9:6 - "A child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Isaiah prophesied again in 7:14 - "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin (Mary) shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (means God with us)."
Imagine... living in heaven with the God that created all things and died to give you life to make you want to become His closest companion to live with happily ever after...
[Drive safely please as this site is under construction. My friends call me a walking Bible, but I am a novice when it comes to building a blog/web site. I suppose I need to do some editing to soften it up a bit, so as not to come across so intense! But this is how you think when you are full of the love of Jesus, and thus; full of concern over people dying and going to hell!]
Living Waters ministry prints the following message on the back of what looks like million dollar bills as an evangelistic tool.
{HERE IS THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION: Will you go to Heaven when you die? Here’s a quick test: Have you ever lied, stolen, or used God’s name in vain? Jesus said, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” If you have done these things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart, and the Bible warns that one day God will punish you in a terrible place called Hell. But God is not willing that any should perish. Sinners broke God’s Law and Jesus paid their fine. This means that God can legally dismiss their case: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Then Jesus rose from the dead, defeating death.}
Today, obey the gospel and you will be born again: Repent (of sin) and be (water) baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). And in Acts chapter 10, the Bible records an instance where a group of brand new believers received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues before they were water baptized.
Jesus said in John 3:5, "Very truly I tell you, NO ONE can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of the water AND the Spirit."
Jesus said in Mark 16:16, "Whoever believes AND IS BAPTIZED shall be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." If you believe, you will obey the Lord's command to be baptized. Because true believers obey God (1 John 5:4).
What does it mean "to put on Christ" as it says in Romans 13:14?
Galatians 3:27 says: For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
That means if you want to go to heaven, you need to repent of sin (that's the death - Ezekiel 33:11, Romans 6:2, 8:13), be water baptized (that's the burial - Colossians 2:12) in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit whose name is Jesus. And receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (that's the resurrection - Acts 2:38, Romans 8:11.)
This is how you obey the gospel (the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ). This is the way that Jesus commanded to continue to the end of the world.
Thus, this is what His holy apostles taught and practiced. See Acts 2:38-41, Acts 10:47-48, Acts 19:3-5, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:16, Acts 8:36-39, Acts 9:17-18, Acts 10:46-48, Acts 16:13-15, Acts 16:32-33, Acts 18:7-8, Acts 19:2-5, Romans 6:3-5, Galatians 3:27, Ephesians 5:25-27,1 Peter 3:20-21.
Many Christians will say: "The thief on the cross, mentioned in the Bible, was not baptized and he went to heaven; therefore, water baptism is not necessary." But the truth is: No one was water baptized in Jesus name until after Jesus rose from the dead and gave the holy apostles the command to baptize EVERYONE in His name.
Water Baptism in the name of Yeshua (Jesus) is how EVERY baptism was performed by Jesus' apostles after Jesus gave the command in Matthew 28:19, which shows they understood what Jesus meant when He commanded them to baptize in the name (NOT names) of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Most churches today perform baptisms by merely repeating the Lord's command, instead of actually carrying out the command. But the power to save is in the name of Jesus. There is no scriptural record of anyone being baptized using the titles of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Many babies have been given the name Jesus by their parents. But when made in reference to God, all power in heaven and earth is in that name, according to the Holy Bible. And that name (Jesus/Yeshua) must be invoked during your water baptism. Some spiritual leaders in the church do not think this is important.
But we cannot see what happens in the realm of the spirit when the name of Jesus is invoked. Thus, we cannot comprehend the necessity of its inclusion in the Lord Jesus' prescription for water baptism. I submit to you, in the light of eternity, why would you take a chance? (Luke 7:29-30, 1 Peter 3:20-21, proverbs 18:10, Titus 3:4-5)
Can we argue with the holy apostle Peter who instructed and even commanded people to be water baptized (Acts 2:37-38, Acts 10:47-48)?
Paul held water baptism in the name of Jesus to be so important that he baptized the Philippian jailer in the middle of the night (Acts 16:32-33). He also re-baptized people who had been baptized by John the Baptist (Acts 19:3-5)! Why do that if proper baptism is not important?
In Mathew 28:19, Jesus commanded EVERYONE to be baptized in His name. Can anyone argue with God?
Acts 22:16 says, "And now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and WASH YOUR SINS AWAY calling on His name." Thus, in the act of water baptism worked out of obedience and faith is where our sins are washed away. The Bible says: Faith without works is dead. The Bible says: And Jesus saw their faith (Mark 2:5).
Since Jesus said that you cannot see the Kingdom of Heaven unless you are born again, then you should by all means seek to fully understand what it means to be truly born again or how to be born again. For that, click here.
Then, read the Bible daily and obey it by faith in God to help you. Otherwise, your heavenly Father/God will punish you, as He still believes in spanking His children. Ask me how I know. I wasn't always this well behaved! Learning to live by faith and follow Jesus is a process (Psalms 103:8-18).
Again, Romans 13:14 says: Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh (By the way, this is one of the scriptures I use to prove that pornography which leads to masturbation is a sin and the Bible considers it unclean. And when you endure the urge to have sex with yourself for the sake of obeying God, that is what love for God feels like.
Plus, a demon speaking through someone who is manifesting in video 2 of 16 under "Demon Deliverances" says: pornography is an open door by which they come into the body).
When we endure temptation, we are speaking God's love language (John 14:21). The reason why God made temptation so difficult to resist is because He simply wants to see how much you love Him back! And He wants you to show the world how much you love Him. He wants you to be a good influence on others, unlike Lucifer -who was the chief of all the angels - who became Satan and was and is a bad influence on others tempting them.
So, do you love Him, the One who died for you to make a way for you to go to heaven? Talk is cheap, but what do your actions tell Him? You may be thinking: "I can't resist temptation and the desires of my flesh. The urge is too strong! I can't help myself! The devil makes me do it." But I am telling you, if you want to go to heaven, CHANGE FATHERS.
John 8:42-50 says "Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. YOU BELONG TO YOUR FATHER, THE DEVIL, AND YOU WANT TO CARRY OUT YOUR FATHER'S DESIRES. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
The truth according to the Bible, is that we were all born in sin. That is why no one needs to teach a child how to lie and commit other sins. We were all born with an evil nature. That is why we all need a savior.
Why did God send the angels who sinned to earth before sending them to their final destination, hell?
Answer:
In John 14:30,31 Jesus said: "I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of the world (Satan) is coming (to tempt and test me). And he has no claim on Me [no power over Me nor anything that he can use against Me]" That the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave Me commandment, even so I do."
And why is Satan and the majority of one third of the angels who followed Lucifer in his rebellion right now still on the earth?
Answer: That the world may know that you and I love the Father. And so God will know how much we love Him.
Romans 6:16 says: "Do you not know, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"
Proverbs 11:31 says that the Righteous are repaid on the earth, much more the wicked. That means if a born again, Christian believer sins, he can be forgiven but he will still suffer the consequences of his sin. For more proof, read Galatians 6:7,8. That does not mean that God will not heal you after He chastens/corrects you - Psalm 103, Proverbs 28:13. But if you wish to avoid the consequences of sin, STOP sinning period.
And by that, I mean from this moment on resist the strong urge to do what you know is wrong in God's eyes. Keep reading to learn how. Because contrary to popular belief, I will prove to you that it is possible. And this is the most important insight that Satan NEVER EVER wants you to discover and believe.
Because once you reach this level of spiritual maturity, you will become VERY effective on the earth LIKE Jesus. Only then will the Holy Spirit be able to operate in and through you as He did with Jesus. And Satan NEVER wants the world to see any man operating with such power again. That is why he tries so hard to keep everybody in the dark.
The Bible says: "He gives the Holy Spirit to them that obey Him." From the Holy Spirit of God comes the anointing to do all things. The Bible says: "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord." Jesus said: "Apart from Me, you can do NOTHING." Only by the Spirit of Jesus Christ are we able to truly live the abundant life Jesus came to bring us. Jesus came not only to deliver us from the guilt of sin but from its power to keep us enslaved.
John 8:34-36 says: Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, YOU will be free indeed."
Only a free man can free another man who is bound in chains of slavery.
DO NOT try to live pure and holy by yourself without the assistance of an accountability partner! God knew that you and I would need tangible help and encouragement from our fellow members of the family of God.
That is why the Bible says in Hebrews 3:13, "Encourage/exhort/warn ONE another DAILY, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness." Thus, having an accountability partner is required by this scripture.
We need an accountability partner/s to communicate with daily to hold each other accountable and to encourage each other to endure temptation and to stay in the fight against sin.
Without an accountability partner, one or more that you can communicate with daily, it will be extremely difficult to remain faithful at avoiding sin.
Imagine...how helpful it would be to have a confidant that would text or call you daily with a quick word of encouragement with scripture verses and to ask you daily if you kept our God's commandments or if you had any sin to confess?
And imagine how helpful it would be if your confidant told you: "Even if you are tempted to entertain an unholy thought, I want you to call me immediately so I can help pray you through and I will call you to pray for me whenever I am tempted."
Plus, if you knew that God required you to confess your sins to your confidant, would you not think twice before sinning? Would that not help you to endure temptation? God thinks so. And this is why God requires everyone to confess their sins to their confidant or accountability partner.
We find this command in James 5:16 "Confess your sins ONE to another and pray ONE for another that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
No doubt this is why many believers remain sick no matter how much they are prayed for, because they have a lack of knowledge on this issue.
Again, Hebrews 3:13 gives us this command: "Exhort ONE another daily so that NONE of you may become hardened by the deceitfulness of sin."
This means EVERY believer in Christ has a scripture mandate to establish an accountability partnership with another believer.
Hebrews 10:25 says, “And let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage ONE another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
The above verse does not begin with "Thou shalt." Nevertheless, it is still a command. Why do I say that? Because any scripture the Holy Spirit inspired holy men to write is a good thing. And James 4:7 says: "He that knows to do good and does it not, to him it is sin." See also 2 Timothy 3:16.
Of course, if you are a new believer, this is something the Holy Spirit will convict you of later as you mature in the Lord to broaden your understanding of what God requires of you beyond the 10 Commandments. God does not expect you to walk before crawling.
Habakkuk 2:2-3 says, "Then the LORD said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others. This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed."
Much of what you will read here is a vision God gave me during the Covid 19 lockdown in 2020 to write down on modern tablets. Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." If you want to live the abundant life Jesus intended for you to live, catch the vision and carry it to others.
See the billboard below. That is my other domain name that directs visitors to this website. I used words that readers will not soon forget and for grabbing peoples' attention. Plus, I want people to think about my message every time they hear that nasty little two worded phrase. It's about time we sanctify those words anyway.
Do you truly want to make a difference in the world? I know you do. Because this is the dream that God places deep inside the heart of every one of us (Philippians 2:13). Then, simply obey what Jesus said: Go and sin no more. Satan has some how caused so many people to believe that Jesus did not mean what He said. But God wasn't joking when He said: "Thou shalt/NOT" ten times. The Bible plainly and clearly says: I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength.
He does expect us to grow up after we become a baby Christian/believer. And He definitely knows how to encourage it! Until then, God offers mercy. But God forbid if or when you ever have to use it, because there will be pain that will last much longer than your pleasure (Hebrews 12:6-11, Psalm 119:67, Proverbs 28:13, Hosea 8:7, Romans 2:9).
And trust me, if you ever experience the presence of God and feel His love embrace, you will never want to sin again! Because, you know the Bible says that sin separates us from God. And you will NEVER want to lose His presence in your life! Once you taste of God's presence, you will never EVER want to leave His presence! Nothing feels like that! No wonder Exodus 33:11 says: Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, departed not from the tabernacle. Psalm 16:11 gives explanation.
A lot of people wonder why they are sick when they are unaware that MOST disease is caused by sin (Galations 6:7,8). And that it is God who actually allows Satan and his demons to bring upon them the curse of sickness and disease as a result of sin or for testing (Job 2:6, Luke 13:16, Matthew 12:22, Proverbs 26:2).
Psalm 78:49 says of God: "He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels (demons) among them."
Hebrews 12:6 says "The LORD disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”
God said in Exodus 15:26 "If you DILIGENTLY heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is
right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His
statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on
the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
God said in Exodus 23:25 "You shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you."
Thus, contrary to popular belief, MOST sickness and disease is a spiritual issue resulting from sin.
1 John 5:18 says "We
know that who ever is born of God SINS NOT; but he that is begotten
of God keeps himself (from sin), and that wicked one (devil/demon) touches him not."
That is why Jesus was able to say in John 14:30 "Satan has no claim on Me." Why? Because of the above verse in 1 John 5:18. Read it again.
The Bible says that you and I are eternal spirits. And it says: "The body without the spirit is dead." Our body is like our house. When we sin, we are essentially opening a window for a thief (demon) to enter our house. The thief does NOT own our house but is inside messing up the house and stealing what belongs to us.
Once the thief is driven out of your house, you must shut and lock the windows by repenting of and avoiding sin, otherwise; you will give the thief access into your house.
Ephesians 4:27 says: "Give no place to the devil." Why? Because when we sin, that gives Satan and his demons/fallen angels a right to enter you, afflict you with all curses, and/or control you. This is how Satan and his demons rule the world for now, through the disobedient. Until Jesus returns to cast the wicked into the eternal lake of fire.
People who are controlled by a demon/s can appear and act normal. And you would never know that when that person is speaking, that it is actually a demon using the person's voice and faculties. And there are people who have sold their soul to the devil for earthly gain and demons are using them for all sorts of tasks, even to rule nations. There are many examples of this in the Bible.
In Matthew 8:29 Jesus went to cast demons out of a man, when the demons spoke using the man's voice: "What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
See, demons know the Bible and they know their days are numbered, when Jesus will send them to hell for eternity. Misery loves company, so they want to bring us to hell with them by tempting us to follow them in rebellion. They hate us, because the Bible says that God created us in His image. Thus, when they see us, they are reminded of God who they hate. Because Jesus did not sacrifice His life and die for them in order to suffer the punishment of sin for them, but for us!
And the reason God did not die to redeem the fallen angels is because they were already in heaven. The Bible says: "To whom much is given much will be required" (Luke 12:48). The Bible says: "After you receive the knowledge of the truth there remains no more sacrifice for sins, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God (Hebrews 10:26,27).
And now that you have received the knowledge of the truth, I suggest you obey it! Psalm 119:4-6 says "Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. O that my ways were directed To keep thy statutes! Then shall I not be ashamed, When I have respect unto all thy commandments."
God created the world for relationship. But God is holy and HE HATES SIN. And the only way we can be close to Him (Almighty God) is by becoming like He is, holy and haters of sin. Therefore, He gave us the Word of God to show ANYONE who desires to be close to Him the way. Breaking the laws of God is what sin is (1 John 3:4).
Now that I have your attention, let me give you some confidence.
Hebrews 10:14 says: "For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy."
"Being made holy" means that we are all a work in progress. The Bible says, not until we (the redeemed, born again believers) actually see Jesus will we be like Him, perfect in every way.
1 John 3:2 says: "Beloved, NOW are we the sons of god, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."
According to the Bible, if you with your heart believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and confess Him as your Lord and are truly born again by the way I have described in the scriptures, then God sees you as perfect without sin. Because God looks at you through the blood of Jesus and sees no sin. Not that you don't have sin, but it's because God cannot see it through the blood of Jesus Christ.
For example, after the children of Israel had sinned many times and committed terrible acts, breaking the commandments of God, the Holy Spirit moved the unstable prophet Balaam to bless the children of Israel, saying: "He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them." - Numbers 23:18.
Why was God unable to see their sins?
Because, they believed in the promise of the Messiah and the animal sacrificial system that God instituted back then. God allowed them to offer a lamb sacrifice whereby they were saying: Oh God please forgive me for breaking your law and transfer my sin to this innocent little lamb and let this animal die in my place.
And God temporarily pardoned or rolled back their sin and delayed His judgment until the true Lamb of God, the One that the Bible says was slain from the foundation of the World, Jesus Christ, the King of glory would come to offer Himself as a final sacrifice for the sins of all mankind. Jesus' blood alone has the power to atone for sin once and forever, according to the Holy Bible. See also Nehemiah 9:16-38.
The Bible says for us to run the race to win it. Jesus said, first of all, that God is our Father. This means, no matter how many mistakes we make, it does not change the fact that we are His children.
Thus, when we fall down, we can expect our Father to come running out of the grandstands every time to help us finish the race, to remind us that we can make it with Him. But Jesus said, that when the prodigal left his father to live a life of sin that he was dead. It wasn't until the son repented and came back to the father that Jesus said he was alive again.
So, as long as we stay with the Father, it does not matter how many times we fail, He has our back. But the day we choose to leave the Father, stop trying to live right, stop getting back up, and stop running the race -- in order to pursue a life of sin, according to Jesus, we are as good as dead and done, finished!
Nevertheless, even if we choose to live our whole life in rebellion, yet repent just before our dying breath, His mercy will take us back. But, that is too great a risk! Because what if you die before you get the chance to repent?!
I am convinced that Judas, even after betraying Jesus, if he had not committed suicide and repented, God would have accepted him. That man will now have to spend eternity in the lake of fire, according to scripture.
Jesus is the one who said in Luke 17:3,4 “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” Do you not think that God practices what He preaches? Get up and try again! Scripture says: "He will perfect that which concerns me." Have faith in God and declare that over your life!
According to the Bible, no amount of good works or deeds can save you - Ephesians 2:8. Without the blood of Jesus the Messiah applied to your sin, you will never see heaven. But you will experience the fury of God's wrath and hatred towards sin forever in the lake of fire - Daniel 12:2, Revelation 14:11.
Jesus said in Matthew 7:22,23 "Many will say to me on (Judgement) day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
The laws of God are the 10 commandments which include the 4th commandment to honor the Sabbath Day on the day God designated as Saturday, NOT Sunday which most Christians observe as the Sabbath without any scriptural authority for doing so.
James 2:10 says: "Whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of breaking them all."
So be sure to honor God's law over traditions of men lest you hear Jesus say: "I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who break God's laws."
Those are the most terrifying words you could ever hear from the God of the universe, who alone has the power to damn your eternal soul in a fiery abyss.
Therefore, the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IN LIFE is:
Does God know me?
How can you know? The Bible tells you.
Nahum 1:7 says: "He knows them that trust in Him."
1 Corinthians 8:3 says, "Whoever loves God is known by God."
But what does the Bible say love for God is? What does that look like?
1 John 5:3 says, "This is love for God: To KEEP His commands.
And what does KEEP mean?
Answer: To CAUSE TO CONTINUE, which means: DON'T STOP! DON'T QUIT! DON'T EVEN HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON!
Jesus said: "I am the way" (to heaven). "Follow Me." That means: Live like Me; Copy Me!
The holy apostle John said in 1 John 2:6, "Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did."
And Jesus said: "Go, and sin NO MORE." "Be perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect." "Be holy even as I am holy." And only the devil who is Satan would have you think that God did not mean what He said (Genesis 3:1).
And in order for us to live holy and keep the commandments of God, we must trust in Him - His holy Spirit that comes to live inside of us (when we receive Him) and is the One who enables us to turn from sin, endure temptation, and follow Him. This is why the Holy Bible says: "He knows them that trust in Him."
Today, most church going Christians think that it is okay to keep sinning because God will keep forgiving them without any fear of consequence. But I will PROVE to you with many scriptures that those who are self deceived, when upon Judgment Day, will hear God say: "I never knew you. Depart from Me you who break God's laws."
The holy apostle James said in James 1:22: "Do NOT just listen to God's Word. YOU MUST DO WHAT IT SAYS. Otherwise, you are only deceiving yourselves."
Deceived, self professing Christians will use scripture to make excuse for their sin. But the holy man who wrote the scriptures they reference (the holy apostle Paul) said in 1 Corinthians 7:19, "The important thing is to KEEP God's commands."
This is why the holy apostle Peter warned us to be careful to avoid misunderstanding the holy apostle Paul's writings! Here is that WARNING - 2 Peter 3:16 "His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures to THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION."
The holy apostle Paul reiterated God's commandments in Romans 13:9, "Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill (murder), Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Did the "holy" apostle Paul KEEP the commandments of God?
The holy apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9:27, "I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I FEAR that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified."
The holy apostle Paul said, concerning the righteousness of the law, he was BLAMELESS (Philippians 3:6, Acts 23:1).
Did the holy apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ teach that we should live holy and blameless like them?
In Philippians 4:9 the holy apostle Paul said, "KEEP putting into practice all you learned and received from me - EVERTHING you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you." That means the apostle Paul by the Spirit was saying to us too that we should discipline our body like an athlete and train it to do what it should out of FEAR of God, lest we be disqualified!
Paul said in Philippians 2:12,13 "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him."
If there was no reason for us to fear and tremble, then tell me why did the apostle tell us to fear and tremble when it comes to working out our salvation, unless there is potential for us to lose something?
King David said to his son Solomon in 1 Chronicles 28:9 "If thou seek Him (God), He will be found of thee; BUT IF THOU FORSAKE HIM, HE WILL CAST THEE OFF FOREVER."
The holy apostle Paul said: "I fear lest after having preached to others I myself be cast away."
An example of being disqualified: In the book of Samuel, God anointed two men to be king: Saul and David. The difference was, David was a man after God's own heart and therefore God blessed David with favor. And instead of appreciating and honoring David, like Cane to Abel, Saul became envious of David's favor which led to Saul's ultimate demise and damnation in hell. The correct response should have been one where Saul is convicted and inspired to repent and follow the way of David in seeking after God.
And Jesus predicted that many will become offended in the last days which we are living now - Matthew 24:10. Sin such as envy leads to hardening of the heart and losing one's faith - Hebrews 3:15. And the Spirit explicitly says that in the later days, some will depart from the faith - 1 Timothy 4:1. Make sure that you are not one of them, as this will disqualify you for heaven! Because we are saved by grace through faith. If you depart from the faith, your salvation will depart with it.
Also, if after one becomes born again by grace through faith then later is deceived into believing that they are justified by keeping the laws of God, that person will fall from grace. And the blood of Jesus Christ will profit them nothing - Galatians 5. Thus, that person will spend eternity in hell paying for their own sins.
Understand and NEVER forget: We are not saved by keeping God's commandments. We are saved to keep God's commandments. And refusing to keep God's commandments, leads to hardening of the heart and losing faith.
Psalm 36:1 says: "I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no FEAR of God before their eyes."
What is worship?
In Romans 12:1 the holy apostle Paul said, "I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship."
The holy apostle Peter said in 2 Peter 3:13,14 "In keeping with His promise, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this MAKE EVERY EFFORT to be found SPOTLESS, BLAMELESS, and at peace with Him.
Jesus said: “If you love Me, keep My commandments … He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me … If ANYONE loves Me, he will KEEP My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him." John 14:15-24
Jude 1:21-23 says: "KEEP yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with FEAR, pulling them out of the FIRE; hating even the garment SPOTTED by the flesh."
Again, Jesus said MOST people who think they are going to heaven will in fact spend ETERNITY in hell. Therefore, my dear reader, I highly encourage you to read all my posts on this blog to make sure you are NOT one of them!
The Bible (Scripture) says that we are saved by God's mercy (Titus 3:4-5). The Bible says that no one is saved by keeping God's commandments (Romans 3:20). Scripture says we are saved to KEEP God's commandments (James 2:21-24). If we fail to KEEP God's commandments after God saves us freely by His grace, then we will be in DANGER of falling away and losing our faith. And I can prove this by many scriptures, win every debate, and put the nail in the coffin. Therefore, you don't want to play around with sin!
Jesus said that the greatest commandment of all is to love God with ALL your heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37). So, if that is the greatest commandment, what do you think the greatest sin is? Answer: Not loving God will ALL your heart, mind, and soul.
2 Peter 1:10 says, "So, dear brothers and sisters, WORK HARD to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will NEVER fall away."
WORK HARD sounds to me like "disciplining my body like an athlete and training it to do what it should."
We are saved by the blood of Jesus! Jesus did all the work necessary for us to be atoned for. Therefore, nothing in my hands I bring. Only to the cross I cling. Although we are not saved by works or keeping God's commandments, staying saved takes a lot of work on our part!
Jesus said in Luke 13:24 (NLT) "Work hard to enter the narrow door to God's Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail."
According to the Bible, the God of the universe, Jesus Christ is looking for a spiritual bride. That is you and me along with all born again saints of God. But He doesn't want a half hearted lover, you see... Is He worth it? Imagine being the eternal wife of God and a joint heir with Jesus Christ where everything in the universe is yours as much as it is His. Does that sound like He is worth it?
Besides, Jesus is the only one who loves you just the way you are and is willing to help you become what He wants you to be, ever how long that takes. And He loves you enough to pay your debt of sin that you nor any other being could ever pay.
Philippians 2:12,13 says: "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have ALWAYS obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—CONTINUE (which means KEEP or don't stop) to work out your salvation with FEAR and TREMBLING, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."
If it is the Spirit of God who works in the heart of those who obey God, as the above verse says, then who is working in the heart of those who disobey God?
Answer:
Ephesians 2:1,2 says: "As for you, you WERE dead in your transgressions and sins, You USED to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
In the following video, you will see PROOF that demons still work in the hearts of people today. And just like in the day when Jesus was on the earth, demons manifested and spoke through a person to Jesus. Watch the same thing happen just below.
This is real, as I see this all the time. The reason why you may have never seen a demon manifest in someone, is because demons hide and they only tend to manifest in the presence of someone who is filled with the Spirit of God and the knowledge on how to cast them out.
In Matthew 8:29 when Jesus met the man filled with demons at Gadara, the demons cried out (using the man's voice), “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Did you come here before the time to torment us?" Mark 5:9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
When a man brought his son to Jesus who had a "dumb" spirit (which is a demon who was causing the lad to be mute), after Jesus commanded the demon to leave the child, Mark 9:26 says: "Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him.
Watch a similar thing happen in this video. This young lady experiences a wonderful deliverance to the glory of God. To see 16 more short videos of demon deliverance, see the video list at the bottom of this page under the title: Demon Deliverance.
I have seen hundreds of people manifest demons all over the world. They act normal until they manifest. And a lot of times after the demon/s are done manifesting the person does not even remember or are aware that anything happened.
But if we will CONTINUE to WORK HARD to nurture and grow our faith, as the holy apostle Peter admonishes us to do, we can avoid the tragedy of losing precious faith. Once you draw close to Jesus, you will not be attracted to any other god, and the things of this world will become less desirable. But if you don't stay close to Jesus, there is a high risk that you will be lured away to hell, according to the Bible. And NOBODY can afford to take that kind of risk!
So, I repeat, if you ever stop WORKING HARD to stay on fire with a passion for God, you will be in DANGER of falling away! So, dear friend, don't get lazy! Otherwise, the constant pull from your flesh, the world, and the devil will lead you into sin which will harden your heart and cause you to lose your faith! Therefore, I urge you to read every post on my blog. Because my posts are full of Bible verses and exhortation that will build your faith, revive your soul, feed your spirit, and set your heart on fire for the Lord of heaven.
And this is extremely important! Because, listen to what God said in Revelation 3:15,16 "I know your deeds that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm - and neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
Jesus said in Matthew 7:13, "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are MANY (majority) who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and DIFFICULT is the way that leads to life, and there are FEW (minority) who ever find it."
Hebrews 9:27 says, "Man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment." Who do you think sets the time of your appointment with death? That would be God who holds your breath in His hands. That means, dear reader: Prepare to meet God NOW lest He runs out of patience (Proverbs 29:1).
Jesus said in Revelation 3:20 "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."
Imagine, every beat of your heart is a knock of God's mercy...
He was there all the time, waiting patiently in line.
If you only knew what I knew, you would not leave this site without acquiring enough faith to be born again! I am not your average Christian. My prayers have produced the same types of miracles that followed Jesus.
I have prayed for sick people by myself and they were INSTANTLY healed by faith in the name of Jesus! I have witnesses. I have prayed for some who were miraculously healed in time. Albeit, I have prayed for others to be healed where nothing happened or they died. I have seen demons with my own eyes and cast them out by faith in Jesus name. I have witnesses to that who saw the same thing I did!
I even have a friend who dropped dead with a heart attack. He was lying in a coma in the Intensive Care Unit on a ventilator/machine that breathes for you and he was attached to multiple IV's, when my wife and I came to his bedside to pray for him. I asked the Holy Spirit if it was His will to heal him, so I could pray in faith. And the Holy Spirit said to me: "Why are you asking Me if it is My will to heal, when I commanded you in the scriptures to "heal the sick" in My name?"
I thought to myself: "Alrighty then. That was too simple. Why didn't You cause me to understand that bit of information years ago?" And He answered my thoughts: "When the pupil is ready the teacher will appear."
Now that I knew the will of God in that situation, I commanded the healing virtue of Jesus Christ to heal and restore his body from the effects of the heart attack in the mighty name of Jesus. And he completely recovered without any deficits, returned to work, and purchased a new motorcycle which he drives around by himself! So, my faith combined with the faith of other believers brought Jesus to the scene!
My mother had a stroke standing in front of the altar at her church where she immediately developed right sided weakness and lost the ability to move her right arm and right leg. The right side of her mouth was drawn and she was unable to even swallow. I came to her bedside in the Emergency Room. And I told her in faith believing that God would recover her, she would regain function, walk again, and that her doctor and all of her medical support staff would call it a miracle. That is exactly what happened! Again, my faith combined with the faith of family and other believers brought Jesus to the scene!
So, it's too late to tell me that the Holy Bible is not true, that miracles are not for today, and that God does not answer prayer! Praise God! Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Hallelujah!
And I am about to PROVE to you, that through faith in Jesus name, you can do it too! Not only can you do it, Jesus commands you to after you become a committed disciple of Christ. If you dismiss this truth before seeing proof, you will be doing yourself and everybody else a tremendous disservice. All I know, is that what I believe works just like it reads.
Otherwise, I would not have invested thousands of hours reading and studying the Holy Bible. Nor would I have risked my life many times to do what I believed was God's will for me.
Over the years, I have personally shared the gospel with tens of thousands of people who were not Christian. And only when I preached the gospel, I would feel a crushing heavy electricity on both my arms from my elbows to the tips of my fingers. And while doing so, I had my life threatened and came close to being killed multiple times. But I am willing to risk it all for the sake of the call. Because this is what you commit to when you choose to follow Jesus. I'm not going to sugarcoat it.
In John 15:18,19 Jesus said, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you don't belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you."
But when you realize who Jesus is, how much He loves you, and what He has already done for you - you will want a relationship with Jesus. When that happens, His Holy Spirit will come into you and give you the desire and the power to follow Him (Revelation 3:20, Philippians 2:13, Acts 2:38).
Until that happens, you will be searching for satisfaction, peace, and fulfillment in all the wrong places.
There is NOTHING more exciting and fulfilling than living the Christlike life. And you can do it! This is what we were created for!
The apostle Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 1:12 "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath ENABLED me, for that He counted me FAITHFUL putting me into the ministry."
Did you see that? First, Jesus has to enable you. And you have to learn to cooperate with Him in order to prove yourself faithful through testing. Then, He will put you into the ministry!
1 Thessalonians 2:4 says "But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who examines our hearts."
And when God tests your heart, you may feel like you are going to die or come near losing your mind! But He will not give you more than you can endure. Whatever you do, DO NOT QUIT!
Why? Because Luke 9:62 says: "Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
Isaiah 48:10 says: "See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
Proverbs 17:3 "The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests hearts."
If you want to go to heaven and be used of God then you must pass through the fire (Isaiah 64:8). Let me help you through it.
It's not like anybody has any other option. There is only ONE WAY.
Jesus said in John 6:38 "For I have come down from heaven not to do My will but to do the will of Him who sent me."
Then Matthew 4:19 said: Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
When Jesus said: "Follow Me," that means we are to follow His example by denying our own will to do God's will.
And Jesus said in Matthew 10:38 "If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine."
Therefore, we really don't have a choice. So, might as well jump in with both feet and give God everything you got! Because that is exactly what He did for us! He laid His life down for us and suffered more than anyone as an example for us to follow. So that the whole world might be saved!
Imagine being able to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out devils, open the eyes of the blind, make deaf ears hear, and make the lame to walk by faith in the power of the name of Jesus...How would that make you feel to be able to help people like that? Some people would want to be like you. Then you could tell them what Jesus told them: "Go and sin no more lest a worse thing come upon you (John 5:14)."
And Christ Jesus wants to enable you too, even more than you want Him too! In fact, Jesus has been looking for you! Because not only does He want to minister life to you, He wants to minister life through you to others (Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 10:2). And there is absolutely no better way to live! Check it out.
Here's proof that God has been looking for you: 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, "The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is PERFECT toward Him.
If you will simply trust the Holy Spirit of Jesus to help you endure EVERY temptation and trial, you will be loving God with a perfect heart and you will come to know your creator intimately and He will use you like He did Jesus to elevate the lives of others and change the world (John 14:21). And you will be amazed how much your faith will skyrocket!
PERFECT Love is who Jesus is (1 John 4:16). That is why the Bible says: "Put on the Lord Jesus Christ," "the Lord our righteousness." Jesus is the one who enables us to live righteous. Thus, we must put Him on, be clothed with His righteousness.
The Bible says that our righteousness or self-effort is as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). The Bible says that there is no good thing in us (Romans 7:18). The Bible says: "The heart of man is desperately wicked, who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9).
God is holy and will only accept what comes from Him. Therefore, self-effort or will power required by all other religions will not be accepted by God, only righteousness that comes from trusting in Jesus alone.
1 John 3:7 says: Little Children, let no one deceive you. He that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.
Isaiah 54:17 says: No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, AND THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS FROM ME,” Says the LORD.
So, come on. Let me show you how to get God to show Himself strong on your behalf!
Here is unequivocal proof that there is NO excuse for sin once you are born again. Never forget this! This is extremely important to remember! Because only a scarce few believe this, even though; it is all through the Bible! Instead, most will use one scripture to make excuse for sin.
1 Corinthians 10:13 says, "NO temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will NOT let you be tempted beyond WHAT YOU CAN BEAR. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that YOU CAN ENDURE IT."
Do you understand what that verse means? That means, any time and EVERY time you are tempted, you can endure it by faith in Jesus who is your unlimited source of supernatural power that comes to live in you when you are born again. So, let Jesus add the super to your natural!
The Bible says: "As a man thinks in his heart so is he." If all we ever hear is that we are all sinners and broken, then that is how we will tend to live our lives. Because you cannot live above the level of who you believe you are. But when you learn the truth of what God said in His Word about you, then you can rise to that level.
Are you ready for the Truth?
The Holy Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:9,10 "Do you not know that the unrighteous SHALL NOT inherit the kingdom of God? Do NOT be deceived. Neither fornicators (those who have sex before marriage), nor idolaters (those who love anything more than God), nor adulterers (those who lust after or have sex with another's spouse), nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." That means people who do such things will not go to heaven. And the term "covetous" in that verse includes every kind of lust.
But here is the good news after one repents from what God calls sin and becomes born again: In the very next verse 11 it says: "And that is what some of you WERE. But you WERE washED, you WERE sanctifiED, you WERE justifiED in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."
2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "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 5:21 says, "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
In other words, after Jesus cleans us up and saves us, the Bible says we are new creatures created in Christ Jesus. So, no matter how ugly is our past, and no matter what we have done, all of that is long gone forever and washed away by the cleansing blood of the spotless/sinless lamb of God (Jesus) who the Bible says takes away the sins of the world. Hallelujah!
That means we are no longer sinners, broken, messed up, and on our way to hell. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus." Hallelujah! And when you read the Bible and see what it says you now are by the redemptive act of the cross of Calvary, you can live at that level! The Bible says: "He that the Son (Jesus) sets free is free indeed." Praise God! That is good news!
One time after seeking God with fasting for 3.5 days consuming nothing but water, God spoke to me and said something I never heard before in my life growing up in church. It sounded so foreign to me and it shook me to my core.
How would you like for the God who made you and EVERTYHING in the universe to speak to you too? You can make that happen! I am no different than you! Jesus said in John 10:27, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me."
In fact, if you are already born again, the only reason you would not hear God speak to you, is because your priorities are out of order and your prayer life is not strong enough. In order to hear God, you must spend time with Him (i.e. pray) at least one hour a day and avoid sin (Matthew 26:40, Psalm 34:15-16, Psalm 66:18). And reading the Holy Bible is the main way to get to know God and to learn what He desires from you (John 5:39). Reading the Bible is one way to spend time with God.
Here is what God spoke to me: "After you came up out of the water of baptism, I expected you to NEVER sin again." Afterwards, God opened my eyes to all the scriptures that support what I knew the Holy Spirit had spoken to me. And here are just a few of many examples in scripture:
1 Corinthians 15:34 says, "Awake to righteousness and sin NOT."
Acts 10:35 says, "But in every nation, he that feareth Him and works righteousness, is accepted of Him."
The apostle Paul said in Romans 6:1,2 - "For we know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that WE SHOULD NO LONGER BE SLAVES TO SIN."
2 Timothy 2:19-21 says: 19 "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are His. And let EVERYONE that nameth the name of Christ DEPART from iniquity.
20. But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and earth; and some to honor and some to dishonor.
21. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work."
Hebrews 12:11 says: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off EVERY weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us."
1 John 3:6 says: "No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him or known Him."
Psalm 119:2 says: "Blessed are they who KEEP His statutes and seek Him with ALL their heart - they do NO wrong but follow His ways."
Psalm 106:3 says: "Blessed are those who act justly who ALWAYS do what is right."
Proverbs 2:21,22 says: "For the upright will live in the land, and the BLAMELESS will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it."
This is the verse most Christians think they can rely on to get away with continual sin: 1 John 1:9 says "But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness."
But that scripture was ONLY INTENDED TO BE A SAFETY NET FOR THOSE WHO WORK HARD TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH!
And I will prove that fact with this verse:
Romans 8:13 says: "For if you live by its (your flesh/body's) dictates YOU WILL DIE. But if by the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature you will live."
1 John 3:10 says: "This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: ANYONE who does not live righteously and love other believers does NOT belong to God."
In John 8:11 Jesus said, "Go, and sin NO MORE."
1 John 2:1 says, "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will NOT sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
The Bible says there is grace for sin (1 John 1:9, Proverbs 28:13). But this blog is all about how to reach your full potential. The Bible says that there will always be sin in our lives (1 John 1:8). But the scriptures say that if we will obey what we already know to be right, then the blood of Jesus cleanses us from the sin that we are not aware of (1 John 1:7).
Although, if you willfully sin after you receive the knowledge of the truth, you will suffer the wrath of God (Hebrews 10:26-31). So, keep reading if you want to avoid that!
Here is PROOF that you too can live BLAMELESS:
The Bible says that Noah was blameless (Genesis 6:9). Enoch was blameless (Genesis 5:24). Job was blameless (Job 1:1). Abraham was blameless (Genesis 26:5). Moses was blameless (Hebrews 3:5). The parents of John the Baptist were righteous in God's eyes and observed ALL the Lord's commands and decrees BLAMELESSLY (Luke 1:6). The apostle Paul said of himself concerning the righteousness of the law that he was BLAMELESS (Philippians 3:6).
James 1:27 says, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to KEEP oneself UNSPOTTED from the world."
James 2:8 says, "If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself you do well BUT IF YOU SHOW PARTIALITY you commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors." Is there any type of person who you would be embarrassed to be seen with? Be careful not to show partiality!
DO NOT make the mistake of following any other definition of love than how God defines love, which you will find in and should memorize 1 Corinthians chapter 13:4-8.
Romans 3:13 says, "Love does NO harm to a neighbor: therefore love is the fulfillment of the law (of God).
In fact, you could sum up the entire 66 books of the protestant' Holy Bible in one word: LOVE
Any time you get out of love with ANYONE know that your faith will STOP working and your prayers will go unheard (Galatians 5:6, 1 Peter 3:7, Psalm 34:15,16).
And, you will suffer punishment: God said in Revelation 3:19 "Those who I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent."
How long does God expect us to keep His commandments and live righteous and holy lives?
Answer: 1 Timothy 6:12-14 says, "Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the ETERNAL LIFE to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the sight of God, who gives life to EVERYTHING, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to KEEP this commandment without SPOT or BLAME, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ..."
Nevertheless, the crowd, even the vast majority of church going Christians, will tell you that it is impossible to live blameless. But Jesus said the crowd is going to hell (Matthew 7:13, 22-23). And the title of this blog is:
How To Make Sure You Go To Heaven
The only way you can endure every temptation is by spending time with God, which is the reason He created you in the first place - for relationship (Matthew 26:40,41).
No matter what you can accomplish on your own, it will NEVER compare to the abundant life you can enjoy working hand in hand with the Holy Spirit!
Jesus said in John 15:5, "I am the vine (grapevine); you are the branches. WHOEVER abides in Me and I in him he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do NOTHING.
So, my question to you: Do you want to bear much fruit and live a productive life? Once you come to faith in Jesus Christ and make Him the Lord of your life, He is going to give you a mighty burning desire to make a difference in this world. He will give you a desire to become a strong influence on many people to draw them close to God.
If this is your desire, then what did Jesus say YOU MUST DO? Answer: Abide in Him. And 1 John 3:6 says: NO ONE who abides in Him keeps on sinning.
Allow me to whet your palate for what you can enjoy when you fall in love with Jesus... Here is a conversation I had with the Holy Spirit of God Almighty who longs to have a conversation with you too:
I so longed for the ability to bring glory to God with my life. So, I asked the Holy Spirit of God who dwells very close to me, even in me the Bible says, to help me further understand the above verse in John 15:5.
And the Holy Spirit responded to me and said (not in an audible voice): "Who is Me in that verse?" And I said, "God." Then He said, "Who does the Bible say God is?" And I said, "1 John 1:5 says: God is light; and in Him is no darkness at all. And 1 John 4:8 says: God is love.
Then He said: "Exactly. If you will abide in the light and in love, you will bear much fruit." Then He said: "Where does the Bible say light comes from?"
Then I said: John 1:1-4 says: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the LIGHT of men. And Proverbs 6:23 says: For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is LIGHT; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life... And 1 John 5:3 says: For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments.
Then I understood that if I keep His commandments which is light, then I will be abiding in the LIGHT. Afterwards, the Holy Spirit said: "What does the Bible say love is?" And I said: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says: Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. And Jesus said in Luke 6:32: “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them."
Then the Holy Spirit helped me to understand that love is not love until you are having to endure the other person! Because if love endures all things such as irritations, frustrations, annoyances, anger, rage, nagging, slander, persecutions, etc. without behaving rudely then love is not love until it hurts!
Therefore, I can like someone when they please me. But I am showing love when it hurts me or when I refrain from behaving rudely when someone says or does something that could offend if I allowed it to offend me. Thus, I concluded that love endures everything you throw at it.
Allowing ourselves to become offended leads to our demise. Thus, Satan and his minion demons will do their best to use any willing vessel to try to offend us. But what they mean for evil, God uses for good to toughen us up and eventually make us unoffendable, like a pearl. And who best to use, but to those closest to us.
God uses peril to turn us into pearls. Jesus said, "It rains on the Just and the unjust." In other words, everyone will suffer either way. You can either allow life to turn your heart into a stone or your can direct the hardness of life to thicken your skin or shell to protect your heart from offense.
Best to remember that irritations are only meant to protect us, knowing that the Bible says that God will not allow any temptation come upon us that is too great to bear. Besides, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, "Be thankful in all circumstances." And that is not a suggestion, but a command. Notice, the scripture did not say, be thankful for it but in it. Why? Because remaining thankful in all circumstances prevents us from becoming offended.
Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defense against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin , materials that also make up its shell.
Just like Jesus did. Jesus endured suffering and even death by people He made - on a tree He grew - that was dropped into a hole in the earth He created. Afterwards, some Bible scholars believe that Jesus descended into hell which He originally created for the fallen angels, and suffered there until God was appeased for the sins of all mankind from Adam.
Remember: In every difficult situation we find ourselves in, it could ALWAYS be worse. Keeping this in mind will make it easier for us to obey the command "be thankful in ALL things." For example, if our right arm is hurting, we should be thankful that both arms are not hurting. If we have to work with a mean person, we should be thankful it's not two.
The Bible says that love endures all things, even constant irritations.
Jesus said in Luke 17:3,4 “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying 'I repent,' you must forgive them.”
1 John 4:7 says: Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. You may ask: How can anyone love like that? Jesus said in John 15:5: Apart from Me, you can do NOTHING. Philippians 4:13 says: I can do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
WARNING: LOVE IS NOT AN OPTION!
Jesus said: Love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:31). Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44).
Hebrews 12:14 says: Follow peace with ALL men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Philippians 2:3 says: Let NOTHING be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 1 Corinthians 6:10 says: revilers or those who assail with scornful or abusive language shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 2 Timothy 2:24 says: A servant of the Lord must NOT quarrel but must be kind to EVERYONE be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.
I have seen all kinds of miracles for most of my life. I was raised in this environment. For example: When I was a young child, my praying mother came into the bedroom where my brother and I were sleeping. And she said, "Boys, get up. God has shown me in a vision that your dad's vehicle is stalled on the side of the road, and we have to go help him." We all three got in the car, drove to where God had shown her in the vision, and there he was!
I have no reason to lie to you or make up stories. And God does not demand us to try to convince anyone. Jesus commands His followers to preach the gospel. And Jesus is the one who confirms the truth of the gospel we, His faithful servants preach with signs (miracles) following.
The Holy Bible says in Mark 16:20, "And the disciples (of Jesus) went everywhere and preached, and the Lord (Jesus) worked through them confirming what they said with MANY miraculous signs." And I will prove to you that Jesus is still confirming the Word that His disciples preach today! See ***PROOF*** at the bottom of this page!
I'm telling you God is real! The devil is real! Heaven is real! Hell is real! And if you die without being born again, according to the Holy Bible, you will spend ETERNITY in a lake of fire with the fallen angels and all the damned souls of humanity.
I pray to God that I have your attention! Because this might be God's final attempt to get your attention before YOU die!
If you don't believe what I am telling you yet, please keep reading until the miracle happens!
It's too late to tell me that what I believe is not true. Because I have seen way too much proof of what faith in the God of the Holy Bible can do. I'm going to heaven with or without you, but I would rather bring you with me no matter who you are.
And if you keep reading, you will soon be talking like me. Because God will fill you with His love, a passion for lost souls, power to boldly proclaim His gospel, and the courage to get it done no matter what it takes.
I GUARANTEE you in the power of the name of Jesus and on the authority of His inspired, written Word, God will confirm to you that His Words are TRUTH!
In 1 Corinthians 2:4,5 the apostle Paul said, "My speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
So, wait for it my friend. It's coming! The power of God will confirm His Word to you if God thinks you need to see proof. Otherwise, reading or hearing the supernatural, inspired Words of God is enough to produce saving faith. In John 20:29 Jesus said: "Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed."
You are not here by chance! Jesus brought you here for a reason, to make you a disciple and a disciple maker. Consider yourself eternally blessed!
Jesus said:
"All authority in heaven and earth has been given to Me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name (NOT names) of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey EVERYTHING I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the world." Matthew 28:18-20
Are you obeying Jesus' command to make disciples? Read this carefully! Jesus is a king, and not just any king but the King of kings. And the Bible says, the king's business required haste! That means soldier, get up and move! Because, the Bible says that Jesus died for all, therefore; He desires for all to be saved.
This life compared to eternity is a drop in an endless ocean. Yet, your eternal rank will be based on how you choose to live your life in this one drop of time... Think long and hard about that statement...then act accordingly. Because Jesus said, "If you gain the whole world and lose your soul, what has it profited you?" That means, leave the crowd, and come walk this less traveled road with the wise.
One of the BIGGEST questions in life is: When you die (which could be today) and you stand before God to give an account of your life - while you are waiting to receive your eternal judgment, do you want to be full of regret wishing you would have given your best, your all, to seek to know God and serve Him - or do you want to stand there with confidence? In light of the fact: Jesus said, "The greatest commandment of all is: Thou shalt love thy God with ALL thy soul, heart, mind, and strength.
2 John 1:8 says, "Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, be diligent so that you receive your FULL reward."
I can't imagine losing any part of an award for all of eternity!
Jesus said in Revelation 3:11, "I am coming quickly! Hold fast to WHAT YOU HAVE that no one may take YOUR crown." That means it is possible to lose something you have gained forever! So be very careful!
Heaven will NOT be the same for everybody. Jesus said, "I am coming, and My reward is with Me to give to EVERY MAN according to his work." So, do you want to fly with the eagles, or do you want to run with the chickens and the turkeys?
Do you want to end up as a street sweeper of sorts forever, or do you want everything heaven has to offer and be someone that others must look up to for eternity? To see a star, you must look up. The stars are in high position over earthlings. Scripture encourages you to reach for the stars.
Daniel 12:3 says: "And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament (heavens); and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." 1 Corinthians 9:24 says, "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." Jesus said, "He that will be greatest must be servant of all" (Matthew 23:11).
Do you seek to bring honor to God with your life or to be honored? Jesus said, "If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto Me." Do you seek to lift up the name of Jesus in order to draw people to God or do you seek to lift up your own name? Are you trying to get people to focus on you or Jesus? It depends on whether you prefer temporary results or eternal.
Everyone likes a winner. But the moment you start losing, you begin to lose fans, likes, and followers quickly. The praise of man is very fickle, vain, and temporary. Thus, the only thing that matters is everything God thinks of you.
Besides, if you do your best to please God, you will please those who are on fire for God and you will be a good influence on those who are not.
Romans 2:7,8 says, "To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality He will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger."
The Bible condemns pride on earth; in fact, God will crush pride and ego out of you (until you feel like a zero with the rim off - Isaiah 42:8, James 4:6) before He will ever use you greatly. But there are many scriptures that encourage you to live in such a way so that you will receive the best that God has to offer those who love Him with all their soul, heart, mind, and strength. And the more you realize how much God loves you, the more you will want to love Him back (1 John 4:17).
God will pay you for working for Him. John 4:34 - 36 says: "Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together." And God will supernaturally provide your needs when you follow Him (Mathew 17:27).
You might be thinking: "I will be satisfied just to make it into heaven by the skin of my teeth." Dangerous thinking! According to scripture, if you have a lackadaisical attitude toward the things of God, if you are not all in and STAY on fire with a passion for God, your chances of making it in are super slim. I can show you MANY scripture proofs. Just to name a few: Read Revelation 3:15,16, Matthew 22:37-39, 24:13, Colossians 1:23, and Hebrews 3:13-4:11,11:6.
And the reason it is critically important that you stay on fire for God, is to avoid sin. Because the Bible says sin will harden your heart and destroy your faith - Hebrews 3:13. And it's your faith in God's Word that saves you. But if you eventually lose your faith, you will lose your life! I can PROVE this with so many scriptures and win EVERY debate. I can absolutely obliterate the "Once Saved always Saved" doctrine and put the nail in the coffin.
And scriptures like these are one way God encourages you to draw closer to Him. Psalm 19:7 says, "The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving the soul, the decrees of the LORD are trustworthy making wise the simple." Our souls are dead until we hear the Word of God that produces life!
God has a weeding process. Because, at the end of the day, He is just looking for a suitable wife (Bible says: Church/body of believers = Spiritual Bride of Christ) who is a passionate lover, not a halfhearted lover or a dead fish! He gave His all for us!!! Thus, He deserves everything you got!!!
God created everything and gave you 5 senses to enjoy it. But if you refuse to acknowledge Him after He gives you the world, why should He give you heaven?
The Bible speaks much about the mercies of God, although; I write little about that aspect. Because my thoughts are: Why take advantage of One so good and worthy of all your love and affection? And why take the risk and test the limit of God's grace, especially in the light of eternity!?
The Holy Bible says that you can know for sure if you are going to heaven. No other religion can make that claim. Hebrews 10:14 says, "For by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are BEING made holy." Also, see Deuteronomy 31:6, 1 John 3:14, Psalm 138:8, Hebrews 12:2, John 5:24, 6:37, 10:28-30, Luke 15:4, 2 timothy 1:12, Jude 1:24 to name a few.
You might be thinking: "This sounds difficult and hard to me. I think I will choose another religion, because don't all religions lead to God?" No. Jesus said in John 14:6: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." 1 John 5:12 says: "Whoever has the Son (Yeshua) has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." Acts 4:12 says: "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
So, you might be thinking: "Then, why are there over 4200 religions in the world?" Answer - Revelation 12:9 says: "The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent (Genesis 3:1) called the devil, or Satan, who leads the WHOLE WORLD astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him."
Revelation 20:1-3 "And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time." See also Luke 10:18.
Your next question might be: "What are the fallen angels doing here!?" "And why did God send them here and not straight to hell!?" Answer: To prove our love for God by giving us a choice: Are we going to follow Satan in rebellion against God, or are we going to follow Jesus in obedience to God? I give scripture proof of that fact in my free discipleship training. God does not make robots. He gave us each freewill to choose how we want to live our lives.
Deuteronomy 8:2 says: "You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would KEEP His commandments or not."
Jesus said, "If any man will come after Me let him deny himself take up his cross daily and follow Me." Remember, Jesus is the way to God. He came to be our example to follow and to teach us His love language, how He wants us to show Him our love. Jesus said, "If any one does not take up their cross and follow Me, he is not worthy of Me." 1 John 5:3 says, "This is love for God: To KEEP His commandments." And keep means EVERY DAY for the remainder of your life.
So, if you say, "Thank you for saving me from hell! I love you, Lord Jesus!" but refuse to keep His commandments know that your actions speak so loudly He won't hear a word you are saying! In Luke 6:46 Jesus said, "Why do you keep calling me Lord, Lord but don't do what I say?" The Bible says that Jesus is both Savior and Lord. You can't have one without the other. If you want Jesus to save you from hell, then plan to obey Him as your Lord.
Understand that keeping God's commandments are not that hard. The Bible says, they are not burdensome (1 John 5:3). To name a few examples: Thou shalt not use God's name in vain. Thou shalt not murder. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor. Besides, we have the Holy Spirit of Jesus living in us, the unlimited source of power, to help us endure temptation! And all He asks: Love God and love people!
We must choose daily to seek God, follow peace with all men (Hebrews 12:14), love our neighbor as ourselves, live holy, endure the lusts of the flesh, the trials of this life and all temptation. Otherwise, you are joking with your life!!! The Bible says: "He that suffers in the flesh is DONE with sin" (1Peter 4:1)(James 1:12).
I advise you to avoid listening to the crowd that says you can't do this. Because Jesus said, "The crowd is going to hell and only a few will enter the narrow gate that leads to life" (Matthew 17:13-14). The Bible says: "I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength." Plus, once you read my Free Discipleship Training, you will see better how to trust Jesus to help you, and will learn to rest in Him.
Another reason you want to avoid sin, is so you can do the works that Jesus did. Some very learned Christian leaders and Bible scholars believe that only Jesus' apostles were given the ability to perform miracles like Jesus did.
And so, they teach that when Jesus' apostles passed away or died, the ability to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons, and raise the dead died with the apostles. Thus, I think Bible training colleges that teach that the "signs of the apostles" no longer exist, should be called cemeteries rather than seminaries as they are called today.
You do not have to be an apostle to perform the miracles that Jesus did. Jesus clearly said: "ANYONE who believes in Me will do the works I have been doing." Note: The Bible equates believing with obeying. Proof on that in my "Free Discipleship Training." So read that verse again using "obeys Me" in place of "believes in Me." So, let's try that:
In John 14:12 Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, anyone who (obeys Me) will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father."
It's the Holy Spirit of God, Jesus that raises the dead, heals the sick, casts out devils, etc. And Acts 5:32 says, "We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit who God has given to those who obey Him."
Now, when Jesus said, "they shall do greater things," He does not mean greater in magnitude but more of the same. Because, Jesus said in Luke 6:40, "The disciple is NOT above his master, but everyone that is fully trained shall be as his master."
When you are born again, YOU become a son (child) of God. 1 John 3:1 says: "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him."
And in John 5:19 Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, that the Son can do nothing of himself, he can only do what he sees his father doing, because whatever the father does the son also does."
What works did Jesus do? He kept the commandments, He raised the dead, healed the sick, cast out devils, cleansed the lepers, and made disciples. Then, He commanded His followers to do the same thing (Matthew 10:8).
I as well as so many others are living proof that you can do these things in the name of Jesus (See ***PROOF*** at the bottom of this page). Of course, we can't do NOTHING! But Jesus living in us does the work as He will do for you!
Jesus said, "All things are possible to them that believe." So, whether you believe you can or cannot, you are right.
Jesus said, "ANYONE who wants to serve Me must follow Me, because My servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor ANYONE who serves Me." - John 12:26
Jesus said in Mark 16:17,18: "And these signs will accompany THOSE WHO BELIEVE: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (The Bible says: Do not tempt the Lord thy God, so this verse means if you accidently get bit by a snake or accidently drink poison, it will not hurt you.)
In Matthew 28:20, Jesus commanded His disciples to make new disciples and to teach all new disciples to obey EVERYTHING that Jesus instructed His first disciples to do.
Then, Jesus told them in the same verse: "I am with you always even to the end of the world." Well, guess what? The world has not ended! Therefore, the same 2,000-year-old command is still in effect. So, what are you going to do about that? God wants to know!
Why? Because today, there are BILLIONS of people, who all they have ever known, is a false religion or an even more absurd ideology that is void of any god. And all of those precious people who Jesus loves and died for need to see PROOF that obeying the Holy Bible (Acts 2:38) by faith in the God of the Holy Bible to enable them, is the only way to heaven!
Again, what did Jesus command US to do? "Keep the commandments, Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons, make disciples, and teach all new disciples to do the same thing (Matthew 10:8, 28:19-20). And Jesus is not going to ask us to do anything that He will not give us strength to do. Again, you can see proof at the bottom of this page that Jesus is still performing the same types of miracles today as when He was here in the flesh 2,000 years ago!
You might be thinking: "But don't you have to be a member of the clergy or somebody special to perform signs and wonders like that?" No. Jesus said in Mark 11:23 - "Truly, I tell you, if ANYONE says to this mountain, 'Go throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes what they say will happen, it will be done for them."
Your next thought may be: "But I don't have that much faith! My faith is probably about the size of a tiny little bird egg." FANTASTIC! That makes you more than qualified!
Jesus said in Matthew 17:20 "Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'move from here to there,' and it will move. NOTHING will be impossible for you." And that includes ANYTHING that stands in your way and is physically unmovable by you, such as an incurable disease, death, or a demon! Welcome to the life of the supernatural!
If you are afraid that people will make fun of you, slander you, delete you, defriend you, unfollow you, hate you, or try to kill you; well, those are just demons using people (Ephesians 6:12) to try to discourage you from taking up your cross and following Jesus Christ. That just goes with the territory.
BUT BE WARNED:
Jesus said in Luke 9:26 "Whoever is ashamed of Me and of My Words, of him the Son of man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the Holy Angels."
In Matthew 10:28 Jesus said, "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
Those who refuse to do the will of the Father, will not be included in the family of God - Matthew 12:50
Referring to Judgment Day after we die, in Luke 19:27 Jesus said, "And these enemies of mine who would not let Me rule over them, bring them and slay them in front of Me."
This is why God Himself became a man like us and willingly allowed Himself to be tortured, killed, and spent 3 days and 3 nights in hell (Matthew 12:40) to pay our ransom for sin. Note: In Matthew 12:40 Jesus prophesied what would happen to him.
As the body of the prophet Jonah lie dead in the belly of the whale, custom made to preserve his body, his spirit/soul was in hell for 3 days and nights until he repented and made a vow to God to go warn the Ninevites if God would save him.
Likewise, as the body of Jesus lie dead in the tomb, His spirit was in hell for 3 days and nights just like Jesus said would happen.
That means God loves you so much that He suffered hell for you so you would not have to go there! That is how bad that place is! And this is why God threatened Jonah with eternal hell if he failed to obey to go warn the Ninevites of God's judgment.
And this is why God threatens you and I with hell if we fail to warn others of God's judgment (Ezekiel 3:18, 33:9, Psalm 24:3,4, Matthew 7:21, 10:38, 12:50, 16:25, James 1:22, 1 John 2:6).
Note: According to the scriptures mentioned above, after one is justified by grace through faith can later be condemned unworthy for failing to warn others of God's wrath to come.
Jesus said in Luke 21:36 "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
This corresponds with Jesus' parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18:21-35. After the unmerciful servant was pardoned from his debt and therefore justified, the unmerciful servant was later condemned unworthy.
Want to be found worthy? Discover what Jesus meant when He said: "If you lose your life for My sake you shall find it."
Hint: Revelation 5:9 says: "And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy..., because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation." See also Psalms 44:22, Matthew 10:16.
Hebrews 11:35-37 says: "There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword.
They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground."
So, essentially, God is saying to us: "If we are unwilling to suffer and die if necessary in order to warn others of the wrath of God to come, then we are not worthy of Jesus' blood.
Can you think of any better way for God to encourage people to spread the gospel which is the good news about Jesus Christ than to threaten with hell-fire?
This is why all the disciples/apostles of Jesus were willing to suffer and die as martyrs, because they understood, according to the teachings of Jesus, there was no other choice.
Jesus said in Matthew 10:16-23 “Behold, I send YOU out as sheep in the midst of WOLVES: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Be on your guard; YOU will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. On my account YOU will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. But when they arrest YOU, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through YOU. “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children
will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. YOU will be hated by EVERYONE because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. When YOU are persecuted in one place, flee to another."
John 18:36 says: "Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight..."
Jesus said: "Put the sword (or gun) in its place. For ALL who take the sword SHALL DIE BY THE SWORD."
All this means: Do NOT try to defend yourself. But do your best to avoid being martyred before your time. God will protect you and deliver you out of all threats to your life just as He did for Jesus' disciples in the Bible until He won't.
Jesus tells us how to deal with situations when in danger: "Do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with MORE THAN TWELVE LEGIONS OF ANGELS?" - Matthew 26:53
In Luke 10:4-11 Jesus said to His disciples: "Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. In the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you."
In Luke 22:35,36 Jesus said to His disciples: “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered. But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one."
Yet, the disciples of Jesus NEVER used a sword to defend themselves after Jesus rose from the dead, nor did they ever encourage believers to take up arms or a sword (gun) to do so. Because they understood what Jesus meant when He said: "Put the sword in its place."
The disciples of Jesus counted it an honor to suffer for Christ as we should. Acts 5:42 says "The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus."
Acts 21:13 says: "Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
In Luke 9:59 Jesus said: “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” And Jesus said in Matthew 16:24: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."
1 John 2:6 says: "Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did."
The holy apostle Paul said in Romans 15:20 "It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation."
When people believe in what you are doing, they will want to support your ministry but be very prayerful and faithful with how you handle the money. Remember, you are only a steward of all that God entrusts you. You own nothing and never will.
What you keep lasts until you sleep in death. What you give away is multiplied and endures forever. Many fruitful ministries have come to ruin because ministers allowed the love of money and temporary things to steal their hearts and replace their passion for lost souls and seeking first the Kingdom of God.
Instead, they turned their focus to build their own kingdom aquiring for themselves expensive houses, cars, clothes, watches, etc. Jesus said: "The love of money is the root of all evil." If they would have simply obeyed Jesus' command in the following verse, they could have averted such tragedy and loss.
Jesus said in Matthew 6:19-21 "Do NOT store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
1 Timothy 6:9 says "Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction."
If anybody had a right to be rich in this world it would certainly have been the holy apostle Paul who labored for God more than all. Yet, look at what that dear Brother said in this next verse!
The holy apostle Paul who God gave authority and inspired him to write over half of the New Testament Bible said in 1 Corinthians 4:11: "To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless."
And the holy apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:9 "Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." And in 1 Corinthians 11:1 Paul said: "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."
When the holy apostle Paul said: "Put it into practice" and "Follow my example," that means we are to live like he did. Because he said this by the Spirit!
Acts 3:6 says: "Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
No doubt this is the reason we do not see the kind and the amount of miracles that followed Jesus and His disciples today, because we do not live as they lived!
Do you see how this runs contrary to the prosperity gospel that is so widely believed among Christians? Most Christians believe that God wants them to live at ease and comfortable. But they clearly missed what Jesus meant when He said: "Take up your cross and follow Me."
Understand, that if Jesus was willing to leave the splendor of heaven and willingly lay down His life for you while they tore the flesh off of His bones, shoved a crown of thorns on His head, pulled His beard out, spit in His face, slapped and hit Him, jeered, nailed His feet and hands to a cross and raised Him up and let it drop into a hole with Him nailed to it, and suffer His soul in hell until the wrath of God toward the sins of mankind was appeased, then God expects us to be willing to sacrifice our bodies if need be in order that others may hear the Words that bring eternal life. And Jesus said, "If anyone does not take up their cross and follow Me, they are not worthy of Me." And that means: "Anyone and everyone who refuses to follow the example of Christ by denying themselves to do the Father's will will NOT go to heaven.
Jesus said in Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but ONLY the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven."
2 Timothy 2:12 says, "If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: If we deny Him He also will deny us."
Acts 14:22 says: "We must through MUCH tribulation enter into the Kingdom of God."
Romans 8:36 says: "As it is written: For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter."
Jesus said in Matthew 10:39, "Whoever finds their life will lose it. Whoever loses their life for My sake will find it."
Scriptures like these are His way of making sure EVERYBODY gets a chance to make a decision for Christ and receive eternal life. I just want to make sure you know what you are stepping into when you go down into the water of baptism.
Because water baptism is where you commit to leave your old life behind to follow the will and plan of God. Water baptism is a memorial for you to remember that you died to your old ways and buried the old you to serve the Lord Jesus Christ forever and Him only.
But you say, "I am too old to serve God." The Bible says Moses was 80 when he led the children of Israel through the waste howling wilderness and across the Red Sea. Anna the prophetess was 84. Yet, she departed not from the temple, but served God with fasting and prayers night and day - Luke 3:27. Sarah was 90 and Abraham 100 when they had their first miracle child.
Have any more excuses? Be careful not to be found in the group mentioned in the following scripture. And if you are, be very scared! If you think you may be, I advise you to read all my posts on this blog right away! Because you are on terrible terms with God. And you are breathing His air with lungs He made for you!
2 Timothy 3:1-5 says: "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, UNHOLY, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people."
You might be thinking: "Wow! Then the power of God is starting to manifest on the earth to confirm the Words of the Holy Bible!" The fact is, this is how it has always been for those who believe right. And now that we are living in the last days and nearing the very end, Daniel 11:32 will soon be fulfilled in its completion which says: "And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he (Antichrist) corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits."
Note: No where in the Bible will you find one scripture where God gives any man the right to change the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. Yet, most Christians view Sunday as the Sabbath, in an effort to obey tradition of men over the commandment of God.
And their reasoning for doing so is because Jesus resurrected on a Sunday morning. Nevertheless, the law of God still stands in full force of all the powers of heaven saying: "Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy."
God said in Isaiah 58:13,14 "If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,
then you will find your joy in the LORD, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” The mouth of the LORD has spoken."
Jesus said in Matthew 12:8 "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
You will not find one scripture in the Bible referring to the first day of the week, Sunday called the Lord's day.
Exodus 20:9,10 says: "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.
Genesis 1:31- 2:3 says: "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."
The Sabbath observance was given by God to man in order to rest and reflect upon the Creator of all creation on the 7th day of every week, not the first day, Sunday.
1 John 5:3 says: "For this is the love of God, that we KEEP his commandments." And that includes, dear reader, the fourth commandment which is to remember the Sabbath day (Saturday) to keep it holy.
According to the Bible, a day begins at sunset and ends at the next sunset. This is supported by the repeated use of the phrase "the evening and the morning were the first day" in Genesis 1.
Thus, the observance of the Sabbath begins Friday at sunset and ends on Saturday at sunset. This is how jews honor the Sabbath until now in Israel and throughout the world.
While my wife and I were in Israel, I saw people running down the sidewalk to get home before sunset on a Friday evening. I asked our friends who live there why they were running. And they said: "To get home before sunset in order to observe the Sabbath command."
Although, the blessings that come from honoring the Sabbath only are realized upon its strict observance according to scripture.
The Sabbath is a reminder of God's creation, redemption, and relationship with His people. The Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between Yahweh and Israel.
Romans 9:6, 7 says: "For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel. Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called."
Galations 3:7 says: "Only those who are of faith are the sons of Abraham." This means only Jews and Gentiles that believe in Jesus are sons of Abraham and heirs of the promise. A gentile is anybody who is not a jew.
The Jews who do not believe in Jesus are not sons of Abraham though they be physical descendants of Abraham. God told Abraham: "I will make you a father to many nations" - Genesis 17:5.
Galations 3:29 says: "If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise."
This means people from every nation who believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior are true Israel or spiritual Israel rather.
This corresponds with what Jesus said: "They that do the will of My Father the same is my brother, sister, and mother." It has NOTHING to do with physical bloodline relationship.
God told Abraham: "In Isaac shall thy seed be called" - Not Ishmael who was a result of the flesh - But in Isaac who was a result of promise. If you are Muslim and a descendant of Ishmael don't let this offend you love.
Because if you put your trust in Christ, you too along with every Jew who trusts in Christ can become a son of Abraham and of spiritual Israel and thus heirs of eternal life and all the blessings of Abraham. Thanks to Jesus!
As of 12/01/2024 when I added this comment, if you type in "Did God change the Sabbath to Sunday?" into a Google search bar, the first result you will see is an AI Overview that reads:
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No, there is no explicit biblical command that changes the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday:
- The Bible does not provide evidence that the day of worship was changed to Sunday. Jesus observed the Sabbath on the seventh day, and the apostles and New Testament Church continued this practice after his death.
- God's Law, embodied in the Ten Commandments, is said to be unchanging. Psalm 89:34 says, "My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips".
- The early Church did not move the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. The first Christian communities were formed within Judaism, and they observed the Jewish practice of temple worship and law.
Anyone who believes that God gave any man permission to change the Sabbath day (which the Bible calls the Lord's Day - Isaiah 58:13, 14) to Sunday misundertood the holy apostle Paul's writings. And the holy apostle Peter warned us this would happen to their own destruction - 2 Peter 3:16.
Understand and know for sure that when God speaks He says what He means and means what He says. And He requires His instructions to be followed precisely.
For example: In the Bible story, Uzzah reached his hand to "steady the Ark" (of the Covenant) when the oxen pulling it stumbled, causing him to be struck dead by God because only Levites were allowed to touch the Ark directly; essentially, he was not supposed to touch it at all.
The context: This incident is found in 2 Samuel 6:6-7, where King David was bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.
Uzzah's action: When the oxen stumbled, Uzzah reached out to stabilize the Ark, which was considered a violation of God's law.
The consequence: God struck Uzzah dead on the spot for touching the Ark.
And if you say: "Well, that's just Old Testament," then read in Acts chapter 5 how God struck Ananias and Sapphira dead in the New Testament.
So, what I am saying is: In the light eternity, WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THE RISK???
Who cares if the vast majority of Christians observe Sabbath on Sunday. Peer pressure is the tool Lucifer used to convince 1/3rd of the angels of heaven to follow him in his rebellion.
No doubt most Christians who observe Sunday as the Sabbath do it out of ingnorance. And that was me for most of my life until I learned better! Most who do just don't know any better. But the Bible says: "To whom much is given much is required."
This means: If God allows one the privilege of possessing a Holy Bible, He expects that one to know what is inside its pages. - 2 Timothy 2:15.
The Bible also says: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." The thing is, if people really loved God they would spend time with Him and His Word.
When people love other things more, they ignore and neglect to study and meditate on His Word. And by so doing commit idolatry. And the Bible says: "Idolaters shall NOT inherit the Kingdom of God."
For example: Exodus 32:6 says, "So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry."
Romans 14:23 says: "Whatsoever is not of faith is sin." This verse emphasizes that if you cannot act with a clear conscience, you should not do it. Meaning: If you are not sure what you do is the will of God and you do it anyway, you sin. This points out the importance of avoiding violating your convictions.
The Bible clearly warns us repeatedly: "Be NOT deceived." Ephesians 5:6 says: "Let no one deceive you with empty/vain/foolish words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience."
The NLT says it this way: "Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins for the anger of God will fall on ALL who disobey Him."
Satan is very deceiving! And we cannot even trust our own hearts! Jeremiah 17:9 says: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked."
If you have read to this point, you have plenty of faith. All you need is to be trained on how to use it. And for that, I invite you to read my Free Discipleship Training.
Obviously, you are a diligent seeker like me! I want to congratulate you! And trust me when I say, "It's all uphill from here." You are going to have to push your body to where it doesn't want to go. But that is where the river flows! And God wants to see how much you really want it, His presence.
This is the church's finest hour!!! Let God arise!!! Let His enemies be scattered!!!
It's time to prepare the bride for her wedding! Ephesians 5:25-27 says: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but HOLY AND BLAMELESS.
Oh my! I was feeling normal. But when I typed that last paragraph, I was overwhelmed. I know it had to be the Spirit of God moving within me. It made me cry y'all! It felt like longing love rushing up out of my heart and into my face. Must be the Holy Spirit yearning for this to happen! That was a supernatural experience by itself because that has never happened to me.
While you are figuring out how Jesus wants you to serve Him as your Lord and king, you can start making disciples NOW by simply sharing a link to this blog with your contacts. With today's technology, that simple task could result in a chain reaction where millions of people around the world can hear the gospel and be discipled.
You can also send your preferred printer a link to this site to show them how to print business cards that you can share like the one at the top of this page. And when you send people to this site and they are helped or discipled, you receive eternal credit as though you were the author of all the resources here! Because the people that you could invite may never see this site without your invitation.
Everything is done for you! This gospel blog presents the gospel, teaches next steps, and offers "Free Discipleship Training." Plus, I have included links to additional learning resources below that would take years to peruse! All you need to do is invite people here, which renders every excuse not to share your faith with others invalid (including covid excuses).
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Colossians 3:16,17 says, "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 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."
Respective of the above Bible scripture, the following is a hymn I wrote entitled: Let Us Stand:
Verse 1
God is good. God is great. So, let us examine our eternal faith. Will we stand or will we fall. Will we give in or heed His call. Night or day with fire so bold. Long awaits that which is foretold. The King is coming and will not be late. The work of His cunning one can't emulate. The blind will see. The deaf will hear. The lame will leap. And the mute will speak. The dead will arise. And the leapers will be clean. And all of creation will dance and sing!
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By His hand Church let us stand through every trial and temptation by His hand may we stand. By His hand Church let us stand through every trial and temptation by His hand may we stand.
Verse 2
Diamonds and gold reflecting the light. Nothing can captivate like the Spirit of Christ. Blessings untold or curses of old, what will we choose now in this life. We will all stand together at the judgement seat of Christ to receive our due for how we lived our lives. So while we wait, let us seek His face until the whole world sees Christ in His Church. So His kingdom can come and reign on the earth.
Verse 3
From eternity past He holds all in His grasp. There is not one rogue atom that can flee its task. Every soul will bend their knee and declare He is God. And forever and always we will reign with our Lord. None can withstand His mighty power. He will come with His angels and blazing fire to remove the scourge of sin and the wicked within to establish His kingdom on earth among men. - end
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Bible app for your smartphone or tablet
The Price of God's Miracle Working Power
Hell's Best Kept Secret
They Gave A Homeless Man A Pizza, See What Happens Next!
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VERY IMPORTANT!
In some of the videos below, you will see proof that people still today can be possessed by and be used by demons. Scripture proof: Ephesians 2:2 "...the devil, the commander of the spirits (demons) in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God." What is the solution?: 1 John 5:18 says: "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one (the devil or a demon) toucheth him not." Thus, if you trust the Holy Spirit of God to enable you to obey and follow Jesus' teachings, the devil and demons (God's evil police force) cannot touch you. Proverbs 16:7 says: "When a man's ways please the Lord He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him." Otherwise, God will allow His evil police force to afflict you in order to bring you to repentance. If you disobey God, the devil will touch you and get all up in your business. Why? Because the Bible says: "It is the goodness of the Lord that leads men to repentance." Because He doesn't want anybody to go to hell. Just don't cross the line of God's patience! Because Proverbs 29:1 says: "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy." The Bible says that if we continue to sin against our conscience, or what we know is the Truth, then our conscience will be silenced (1 Timothy 4:2). That just means, when you can sin and no longer feel convicted or sorry for sinning against God, you have seared your conscience over until you are dead to the drawing of the Holy Spirit. If that happens, you are finished! You will be damned! God will go to great lengths to get your attention and to draw you to Himself, but He will not work against your will. If your will is against the things of God, and you don't want to have any part of God, God will leave you alone. And so will the devil. Because the devil knows he's already got you. Therefore, Psalm 73:5 says: "They are not in trouble like other men. They are not plauged like other men." But the moment your will says: "I want God", here comes the devil. That is why the Bible says: "Fight the good fight of faith." That is why the book of Revelation says: To him that overcomes will I give...." It's going to be a fight y'all, as Toby Mac would say. But what the devil means for evil, God uses for good - 1 Corinthians 5:5, Genesis 50:20, Proverbs 16:4, Romans 9:22-24, Romans 8:28-29. Therefore, Ephesians 4:27 says: "Neither give place to the devil." God gives to you free will. So, it's all up to you. James 4:7 says "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." 1 John 3:24 says: "Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us." 1 John 4:4 says: "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One (Holy Spirit) who is in you is greater than the one (Satan) who is in the world." Therefore, Go! Fight! Win!
***PROOF***
SEE PROOF, AS MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE, HOW JESUS (GOD) HAS CONFIRMED HIS WORD TO COUNTLESS PEOPLE AFTER HEARING THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. The following are just a few of countless proof testimonies. God is so eager to demonstrate His power to spark faith in the hearts of people, He is willing to use imperfect people like you and me to glorify His name. Note: You may want to fast forward through some of the videos to the applicable material.
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34. Watch the testimony of: Lou Bega, the singer for the 1999 hit song "mambo No. 5." He is now a born again Christian having being baptized in the holy spirit, both him and his wife and now preaches the gospel and performs baptisms for new Christians! (See video below)
The time stamp for his "beginning" is (15:40) and for his "one year later" is (1:27:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s9Dmdm6jpY
I recommend you watch the full movie, it shows the works and healing of the Holy Spirit in many peoples' lives and one of the most powerful things you will ever watch!
Demon Deliverances
1. Marine Kingdom Secrets Exposed during Deliverance
2. DEMON CONFESSES SATAN'S AGENDA FOR THE LAST DAYS
4. Eighth Principality General of Satan challenges Prophet Ed to a fight.
5. "WE ARE 74 INSIDE HER" Demon Confesses
6. SHOCKING! Can this be behind the CORONAVIRUS?
7. "I take everything she touches!"
8. "I Use Her Voodoo Doll When She's In Church!"
9. A Reptilian Spirit reveals How his kingdom steals your God-given gifts
10. Animal Demon Fights Back in Church
11. Marine Demon Speaks "I AM THE BIG BOSS"
12. The Reason Why You Won't Ignore Eating In Your Dreams Again!
13. After showing the movie "Come Out In Jesus Name" in 2,000 movie theaters across the USA, there was a mass deliverance prayer session at the end of the movie. The following is an example of what happened in theaters after the show, a manifestation of demons and deliverance: Click here
14. Watch me command demon/s out of a woman. Watch the demon try to run away from me. Then watch the angels arrest the demon after I say: "No, no, no, no." Or I could have simply said: "Angels arrest the demon until I am done." Because angels await our command. Hebrews 1:14 "Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" Notice how the woman appears delivered before I even apply the anointing oil on her head. Jesus said in Mark 11:23 "I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Watch me use the authority that Jesus gave us in the above verse. I am simply believing in my heart that as I say what I want to happen based on Scripture that it is and will happen as I say it. When I say to the demon/s, "You are leaving this body now!" - I am believing and seeing by the eyes of faith that the demon/s are obeying as if Jesus Himself was doing the commanding. Because that is essentially how delegated authority works. A mountain is ANYTHING you cannot physically move yourself. Jesus said: You shall have "whatever" you believe and say. Therefore, speak to your mountain! And let Jesus move it for you. And "whatever" includes anything you see Jesus doing in the Bible. Jesus said in John 14:12 "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." Click here and forward the video to 4:30:40. I am the guy in the red shirt who the pastor calls from the audience to command the demon out.
15. Watch demons go wild as T.B. Joshua prays.
16. Satan cast out. Very powerful deliverance.
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