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Does anyone know why there had to be a death for sin and why it had to be God???

A covenant in the day’s of old had a deep and personal meaning to everyone involved. To break a covenant meant death in most cases to the party who broke the covenant. This is such the case and the reason god had to come in the flesh and die in place of man. If Avram had passed between the animal parts as did God then man would have been the one to of died for breaking the covenant. As we read Avram was in a deep sleep while God in all His glory passed through the animal parts. God promised Avram he would become a great nation more numerous than the grains of sands or the star’s in the Heavens. Avram slept and dreamed of His descendants who would spend 400 years as slaves in Egypt. God made this covenant knowing full well man would some day break this covenant and a death would be required. It wasn’t until what was to be a wedding feast at Mt Sinai and man went whoring in the 40 days Moses was on the mountain top with God that the covenant was broken. The number 40 in Hebrew means testing, trial, and tribulation. It was at that point God decided His people would spend this amount of time [40 years] traveling in the wilderness receiving his grace and mercy but under the penalty of death. The substitute for death was the animal sacrifice until the time of the lord when he came in the flesh to redeem those who where willing to repent and obey his commandments.

 

Gen 15:6-21

(vi) 7 Then he said to him, “I am Adonai, who brought you out from Ur-Kasdim to give you this land as your possession.” 8 He replied, “Adonai, God, how am I to know that I will possess it?” 9 He answered him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a dove and a young pigeon.” 10 He brought him all these, cut the animals in two and placed the pieces opposite each other; but he didn’t cut the birds in half. 11 Birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Avram drove them away.

12 As the sun was about to set, a deep sleep fell on Avram; horror and great darkness came over him. 13 Adonai said to Avram, “Know this for certain: your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs. They will be slaves and held in oppression there four hundred years. 14 But I will also judge that nation, the one that makes them slaves. Afterwards, they will leave with many possessions. 15 As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16 Only in the fourth generation will your descendants come back here, because only then will the Emori be ripe for punishment.”

17 After the sun had set and there was thick darkness, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared, which passed between these animal parts. 18 That day Adonai made a covenant with Avram: “I have given this land to your descendants — from the Vadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River — 19 the territory of the Keni, the K’nizi, the Kadmoni, 20 the Hitti, the P’rizi, the Refa’im, 21 the Emori, the Kena‘ani, the Girgashi and the Y’vusi.”
 

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EPHESIANS 2:3-10

"ALL OF US also lived among them AT ONE TIME, gratifying the CRAVINGS OF OUR FLESH and FOLLOWING its DESIRES and THOUGHTS. LIKE THE REST, we were by nature DESERVING OF GOD'S WRATH! BUT BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US, GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY MADE US ALIVE 'WITH CHRIST' even when we were DEAD in SIN.

IT IS BY GRACE, YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED!![/B] And GOD RAISED US UP 'WITH CHRIST' and SEATED US 'WITH HIM' IN THE HEAVENLY REALMS 'IN CHRIST JESUS'so that IN THE COMING AGES, HE MIGHT SHOW THE INCOMPARABLE RICHES OF HIS GRACE, expressed in HIS KINDNESS TO US 'IN CHRIST JESUS.'

"BECAUSE IT BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH 'FAITH' AND THIS IS NOT FROM YOURSELVES. IT IS 'THE GIFT OF GOD! NOT BY WORKS SO THAT NO ONE CAN BOAST!

BECAUSE WE ARE GOD'S HANDIWORK! CREATED 'IN CHRIST' TO DO GOOD WORKS, WHICH 'GOD PREPARED IN ADVANCE' FOR US TO DO!"
 

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On the subject of "what yousow, so shall you reap" or what goes around comes around. A lot of times when I have discussions withpeople the lord will prompt me to seek his word on the subject. If I remembercorrectly we where talking about when one does something to someone there is aprice to pay, and it's called "karma". First I believe we mustproperly interpret Grace in order to put this word Karma in the properprospective. Grace was never meant to be a covering for our sins be they presentor future. In short there is no age of grace and the age of law. The correctinterpretation of this is found in the complete Jewish Bible, 2 Timothy 2:1. So then, you my son be empowered by grace that comes fromthe Messiah Yeshua. Grace gives us the power to overcome sin, but oncesin has been committed there is a price to pay. Depending on the degree of sindetermines the degree of payment. Never the less, we all fall short and thisbody will pay the price. In short if we read what the word say's on thesubject. Paul was part of the group that accused Stephen of proclaiming thatYeshua was the Messiah, which the Jews believed to be an act against theteachings of Moses. Acts 8:1 and Saul was there, giving approval [or consent]to his death. And in acts 21:21 we see what happen to Paul.

They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among theGentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their childrenor live according to our customs. Of course there is more to the storyof both men, I only wanted to show one occasion in the Bible where what we sowso shall we reap.


 

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Isa 11:11-16

11 And it shall come to passin that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recoverthe remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt,and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and fromHamath, and from the islands of the sea.

12 And he shall set up anensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gathertogether the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

13 The envy also of Ephraimshall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall notenvy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

14 But they shall fly uponthe shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of theeast together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the childrenof Ammon shall obey them.

15 And the LORD shall utterlydestroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shakehis hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make mengo over dryshod.

16 And there shall be anhighway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; likeas it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.



Asshuror Assyria = "a step"

as a proper noun, masculine:

1) the secondson of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians

2) the peopleof Assyria

as a proper noun, location:

3) the nation,Assyria

4) the land,Assyria or Asshur



Mitsrayim --

as a proper noun, location:

Egypt = "land of the Copts"

1) a country atthe northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through whichthe Nile flows as an adjective

Egyptians = "double straits"

2) theinhabitants or natives of Egypt



Pathros = "region of the south"

a part of Egypt and the home country of the Pathrusim people

probably located in upper Egypt



Cush = "black"

as a proper noun, masculine:

1) a Benjamitementioned only in the Hebrew title of Ps 7

2) the son ofHam and grandson of Noah and the progenitor of the southernmost peoples locatedin Africa

3) the peoplesdescended from Cush as a proper noun, location

4) the landoccupied by the descendants of Cush located around the southern parts of theNile (Ethiopia)

Elam = "eternity"

as a proper noun, masculine:

1) a KorhiteLevite in the time of David

2) a chief manof the tribe of Benjamin

3) an ancestorof a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel

4) a chief ofthe people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

5) anotherancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel

6) a priest whoassisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

7) another headof a family of returning exiles as a proper noun, masculine

8) a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lowerTigris a report news, a rumor

a) a report,news, tidings

b) mention



Hamath = "fortress"

1) theprinciple city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes

as a proper noun, masculine:

2) the fatherof the house of Rechab



Edom = "red"

1) Edom

2) an Edomite,Idumean, descendants of Esau

3) the land ofEdom, Idumea, a land south and southeast of Palestine



Moab = "of his father" as a proper noun, masculine

1) a son of Lotby his oldest daughter

2) the nationdescended from the son of Lot as a proper noun, location

3) the landinhabited by the descendants of the son of Lot



Ammon = "tribal"

a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot throughBen-ammi



Edom = "red"

1) Edom

2) an Edomite,Idumean, descendants of Esau

3) the land ofEdom, Idumea, a land south and southeast of Palestine



Moab = "of his father" as a proper noun, masculine

1) a son of Lotby his oldest daughter

2) the nationdescended from the son of Lot as a proper noun, location

3) the landinhabited by the descendants of the son of Lot



Ammon = "tribal"

a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot throughBen-ammi


 

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"Behold, I give to you POWER:anim-xjum:anim-xsho: to tread on snakes and scorpions, and OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY, and nothing will by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19)

Following the return of the 70 disciples He had sent out to "preach the GOOD News, cast OUT devils, HEAL the sick using His Name, their jubilant report that the demons were under their control and obeyed them, Jesus replied with a most AMAZING and STARTLING statement. He first announced that He had PERSONALLY witnessed satan's expulsion from Heaven. It was His WORD OF AUTHORITY that cast satan out of Heaven so that satan :crackheadfell as lightning from Heaven. Now The LORD has placed into the Body of Christ's hands that SAME WORD OF AUTHORITY: "I hand this AUTHORITY over to you ... "Behold, I give to you POWER to :anim-xjum:anim-xsho: tread on snakes [EVIL SPIRITS] and scorpions [DEMONS] and over ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY [satan], and NO THING WILL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU." (Luke 10:19; Hebrew 2:14-15)

We, as the Church or Body of Christ have a clear LEGAL BASIS for deliverance from satan's bondage and oppression, and for us to take DECISIVE OFFENSIVE ACTION against:AR15firin satan in this spiritual warfare going on in the earth today until The LORD returns. God intends for the TRUE CHURCH, NOT satan, to be the 'CONTROLLING FORCE':jedi: in human affairs in the Earth. Hallelu YAH!:love:
 

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"Behold, I give to you POWER:anim-xjum:anim-xsho: to tread on snakes and scorpions, and OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY, and nothing will by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19)

Following the return of the 70 disciples He had sent out to "preach the GOOD News, cast OUT devils, HEAL the sick using His Name, their jubilant report that the demons were under their control and obeyed them, Jesus replied with a most AMAZING and STARTLING statement. He first announced that He had PERSONALLY witnessed satan's expulsion from Heaven. It was His WORD OF AUTHORITY that cast satan out of Heaven so that satan :crackheadfell as lightning from Heaven. Now The LORD has placed into the Body of Christ's hands that SAME WORD OF AUTHORITY: "I hand this AUTHORITY over to you ... "Behold, I give to you POWER to :anim-xjum:anim-xsho: tread on snakes [EVIL SPIRITS] and scorpions [DEMONS] and over ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY [satan], and NO THING WILL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU." (Luke 10:19; Hebrew 2:14-15)

We, as the Church or Body of Christ have a clear LEGAL BASIS for deliverance from satan's bondage and oppression, and for us to take DECISIVE OFFENSIVE ACTION against:AR15firin satan in this spiritual warfare going on in the earth today until The LORD returns. God intends for the TRUE CHURCH, NOT satan, to be the 'CONTROLLING FORCE':jedi: in human affairs in the Earth. Hallelu YAH!:love:



the problem with your view on the bible my dear is you have little to know understanding as to what is meant by obedience in order to be a part of His kingdom. You are a liar and according to the word of God we are not to have anything to do with you until you repent. Hell you still have faith in any and all pulpit pimps and their lies so why should anyone trust in you???
 

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When we sin and repent, we need to show forth the fruit of repentance and be restored (Luke 3:8). When we openly sin and shame the Body of Messiah, we need to be called to account. Joseph "forgave" the sin of his brothers, but he also spoke openly of their transgressions against him (Genesis 50:20). We must always separate the sin from the sinner, forgive the transgressors and seek their restoration, but, like Joseph, we also need to call sin, "sin."

When people continue in their sin after repeated warnings, we are supposed to "take special note of that person and not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame" (2 Thessalonians 3:14; Titus 3:10). Nonetheless, many do not properly judge sin due to wrong teachings about "not judging" others. To understand this truth, we need to see the verse in context. We especially need to connect it with its following verse, and we need to balance it with the rest of Scripture.

Messiah Yeshua said, "Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your

own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye" (Matthew 7:1-5).



Viewed in context, we see that Yeshua is addressing the hypocritical judgment of brethren; He is speaking against people having a condemning spirit, against attacking brethren for small faults while we have even greater ones. He is warning people against this because, there is an automatic reaction that travels with judging our brothers.

The "judge not..." verse is followed by a "conjunction statement." The sentence that follows it begins with the word "for," or with the Greek word, gár (Strong's#G 1063). In other words, the first verse is an "A" statement that is followed by a connected "B" statement. The verses need to be viewed as a unit. Yeshua is warning that doing "A" will lead to "B." The A-B unit is, when we judge a person, it automatically sets in motion a standard of measure by which we will one day be measured. If we use a measure of judgment, that same measure will later be used on us.

To avoid encountering this reactive measure, many people mistakenly conclude that they will not judge anything - so that they, in turn, will not suffer any form of judgment. The problem with this flawed reasoning is that, not judging is a form of judgment.

When we refuse to judge anything, we are in essence saying, anything goes. When "anything goes" among Believers, even the heathen will judge us to be lawless. The Word warns us that, "Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves" (Romans 14:22). We do not want to be hasty or condescending in our judgments of others - but we also do not want to appear to be someone who "approves" of sin based on our refusal to judge it. In the end, we will not be "happy" if we do this.

We cannot judge the eternal destiny of a brother. Only the Father can disinherit a son. However, we are supposed to judge the fruit of our brethren. Yeshua warned us to "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves." How do we know enough to beware false prophets? Yeshua said we will "know them by their fruits." He also said that one day, He will throw the trees that bear bad fruit into the fire (Matthew 7:15-20).

For our own spiritual well-being, we must judge the fruit of others, and, leaders sometimes need to warn others. When someone is in a position wherein others look to them for guidance, they have an obligation to speak the truth: "Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock" (1 Peter 5:2-3). Leaders must care for the sheep and not leave them to defend themselves against ravenous wolves.

If we judge in a rash, unjust, or unloving manner, we will only add to the problem and surely be dealt with accordingly. On the other hand, if we go too far in a mistaken understanding of "not judging" the fruit of fellow Believers, we make ourselves look like unaccountable fools to the outside world. We refuse to judge sin when it raises its ugly head in our camps, and consequently, the world ends up being our judge. We become a laughing stock. The true Gospel is then mocked and maligned and we bring shame to the Name of our GOD.

When the people of Corinth were having problems with sin in their camp, Paul said to them, "If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?" (1 Corinthians 6:1-3).

Believers are supposed to judge matters in this life!


Ironically, we often feel free to pass judgments on those who are in the world, but are afraid to say anything about the bad fruit of those who claim to belong to the Messiah. Yet, Paul said, " What have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church/congregation?" (1 Corinthians 5:12). The world is already condemned. We are supposed to be a light to them, a ray of hope. But, if they see the continuing darkness of worldly sin in our congregations, our lights will appear to be dim, indeed. Thus we must judge sin in our congregations.Everyone sins and falls short of the glory of GOD (Romans 3:23). If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us (1 John 1:8). If we are merciless with others, judgment without mercy will be shown to us. Mercy triumphs over judgment (James 2:13). Therefore, judgment by brethren should be reserved for "continual sins."

In Christian circles continuing sin is often overlooked due to bad teachings that lead people to believe in the idea that they are to "judge not..." This mistaken conclusion has caused many to accuse Christians of thinking that they can "slide into Heaven on greasy grace." In the Hebrew Roots and Messianic movements, this harlotrous teaching wears a different dress. Its designer label is "LaShon Hara," meaning "The Evil Tongue."

It is true that we are not to speak "evil" of our leaders (Acts 23:5). James warns us not to "slander" a brother (James 4:11). 1 Chronicles 16:22 says, "Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm." We are told "to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people" (Titus 3:2). However, like the "judge not" mistake, these verses, too, can be misconstrued....

Truth is neither "evil" nor "slanderous." Truth sets people free. Our faith grows strong in it (John 8:32; Colossians 2:7). Zechariah 8:16 tells us, "These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates." Evil and slanderous speech consists of lies. If speaking the truth about someone were evil, then our GOD would be guilty of that sin, over, and over, and over again. He is not guilty, and it is not wrong to speak the truth in a matter. That is the only way we will ever have peace in our gates.

Yet, this truth, too, needs to be measured against heart intent. If we are telling the "truth" about someone because we want to harm their reputation, the fact that we spoke "truth" will not erase the sin of malice that lies in our heart. When we speak the truth, it must be spoken with perfect courtesy and regard for the one(s) involved: "Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Messiah (Ephesians 4:15).

When we refuse to judge anything, we are in essence saying, anything goes. When "anything goes" among Believers, even the heathen will judge us to be lawless. The Word warns us that, "Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves" (Romans 14:22). We do not want to be hasty or condescending in our judgments of others - but we also do not want to appear to be someone who "approves" of sin based on our refusal to judge it. In the end, we will not be "happy" if we do this.

We cannot judge the eternal destiny of a brother. Only the Father can disinherit a son. However, we are supposed to judge the fruit of our brethren. Yeshua warned us to "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves." How do we know enough to beware false prophets? Yeshua said we will "know them by their fruits." He also said that one day, He will throw the trees that bear bad fruit into the fire (Matthew 7:15-20).

For our own spiritual well-being, we must judge the fruit of others, and, leaders sometimes need to warn others

1 Cor 5:9-13

Immorality Must Be Judged

9 I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with xesually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the xesually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is xesually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner — not even to eat with such a person.

12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore "put away from yourselves the evil person."

 

 

 

 
 

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EPHESIANS 1:18-23

"I PRAY that the EYES of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may KNOW the HOPE to which HE has CALLED you, the riches of HIS Glorious inheritance in HIS HOLY PEOPLE, and HIS incomparably GREAT POWER FOR us who BELIEVE. That POWER is the SAME as the MIGHTY STRENGTH HE DEMONSTRATED when HE RAISED CHRIST FROM THE DEAD AND SEATED HIM AT HIS OWN RIGHT HAND IN THE HEAVENLY REALMS, FAR ABOVE ALL RULE AND AUTHORITY, AND POWER AND DOMINION, and EVERY NAME THAT IS INVOKED, NOT ONLY IN THIS PRESENT TIME, BUT ALSO IN THE AGE COMING. And GOD PLACED ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET AND APPOINTED HIM TO BE 'HEAD' OVER EVERYTYHNG FOR THE CHURCH, WHICH IS HIS BODY, THE FULLNESS OF HIM WHO FILLS EVERYTHING IN EVERY WAY."


Christ Jesus is the SUPREME AUTHORITY IN THE UNIVERSE! God has placed HIS NAME ABOVE EVERY OTHER NAME or Power or Governing Authority in Creation, and that all things in Heaven and on earth have been PLACED UNDER HIS FEET, UNDER HIS ABSOLUTE DOMINION. Jesus Christ is the HEAD of the Church, which is His Body in the earth. Just as an arm, leg, etc., draws its LIFE from the body, so Christ's Body of Believers MUST have a RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST because His SOURCE OF LIFE (Eternal Life)is IN HIM. The Church is not merely a Body of Believers who are merely ruled over by Christ as President, or a KINGDOM in which He is the SUPREME AUTHORITY, but we are PART OF HIM, who must be vitally connected with Him.

Romans 8:29
"Because THOSE God foreknew, He also predestined TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters."
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EPHESIANS 1:18-23

"I PRAY that the EYES of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may KNOW the HOPE to which HE has CALLED you, the riches of HIS Glorious inheritance in HIS HOLY PEOPLE, and HIS incomparably GREAT POWER FOR us who BELIEVE. That POWER is the SAME as the MIGHTY STRENGTH HE DEMONSTRATED when HE RAISED CHRIST FROM THE DEAD AND SEATED HIM AT HIS OWN RIGHT HAND IN THE HEAVENLY REALMS, FAR ABOVE ALL RULE AND AUTHORITY, AND POWER AND DOMINION, and EVERY NAME THAT IS INVOKED, NOT ONLY IN THIS PRESENT TIME, BUT ALSO IN THE AGE COMING. And GOD PLACED ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET AND APPOINTED HIM TO BE 'HEAD' OVER EVERYTYHNG FOR THE CHURCH, WHICH IS HIS BODY, THE FULLNESS OF HIM WHO FILLS EVERYTHING IN EVERY WAY."

Christ Jesus is the SUPREME AUTHORITY IN THE UNIVERSE! God has placed HIS NAME ABOVE EVERY OTHER NAME or Power or Governing Authority in Creation, and that all things in Heaven and on earth have been PLACED UNDER HIS FEET, UNDER HIS ABSOLUTE DOMINION. Jesus Christ is the HEAD of the Church, which is His Body in the earth. Just as an arm, leg, etc., draws its LIFE from the body, so Christ's Body of Believers MUST have a RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST because His SOURCE OF LIFE (Eternal Life)is IN HIM. The Church is not merely a Body of Believers who are merely ruled over by Christ as President, or a KINGDOM in which He is the SUPREME AUTHORITY, but we are PART OF HIM, who must be vitally connected with Him.

Romans 8:29
"Because THOSE God foreknew, He also predestined TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters."
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I'm sure I'm wrong but i always thought one's reputation was a direct reflection of their character.
 

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In the Mind of God, EVERY BELIEVER shares complete IDENTITY WITH CHRIST from the CROSS TO THE THRONE. All humanity was identified with Christ in death, but ONLY those Who BELIEVE are identified with Christ in His Resurrection and His Position of HONOR AND POWER.

Christ's death for OUR sins erased satan's LEGAL claim to the Human Race. Not only did Christ disarmed the power of satan, but He also destroyed the kingdom of Darkness in such a way that makes the devil and his demonic forces 'cow down and roll over' at our commands in Jesus' Name. Death did its best to shackle Christ, they tried to prevent His Resurrection, but darkness had no power to stop Him. Christ Jesus broke free and emerged triumphant from hell with the KEYS of Death and Hell.

"He made a SHOW of them or 'completely took away their power over Him', championing over them."
Colossians 2:15


"Death could not hold Him."

So when LORD Jesus, our King, burst forth from that dark prison in Hell and "ascended up on High," all of us (Believers in Christ Jesus) were RAISED AND SEATED TOGETHER WITH HIM.


"But God ... brought us to LIFE WITH CHRIST ...And in union WITH CHRIST JESUS, He raised us up and ENTHRONED us WITH HIM in the HEAVENLY REALMS." (Ephesians 2:4-6)

"I AM HE WHO LIVE AND WAS DEAD, AND SEE, I AM ALIVE FOREVERMORE, AMEN; AND HAVE THE KEYS OF HELL AND DEATH." Revelation 1:18

When Christ took His Seat in the Heavens, He proved conclusively that satan's devastation was COMPLETED. Hell was thrown completely into bankruptcy. Christ has made us RULERS over the devil's powers and his kingdom of Darkness. How frustrating this must be for the devil and his kingdom to no end!! Now God has deputized us and He EXPECTS His Kings on earth (Believers in Christ) to ENFORCE/RULE OVER the kingdom of Darkness in the earth. Jesus took care of satan's power to INTERFERE with God's Will and God's Kingdom from being carried out in the earth. And oh how this brings Our Father great JOY to see His Children carry out His Command that He gave Adam and Eve in the Garden before they fell to satan's LIES:

"26 Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our Image, in Our Likeness, so that THEY MAY RULE OVER the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and OVER ALL the creatures that move along the ground.”

27 So God created mankind in His Own Image,
in the Image of God, He created them, Male and Female, He created them.

28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. RULE OVER the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and OVER every living creature that moves on the ground.”
 

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3 John 1 (New Living Translation)

2 "Dear FRIEND, I hope all is well with you and that you are as HEALTHY IN BODY as you are STRONG IN SPIRIT. 3 Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your FAITHFULNESS and that you are living according to the TRUTH [GOD'S WORD]. 4 I could have no greater JOY than to hear that my children are following the TRUTH [GOD'S WORD].
 

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Renew Your Joy


by Joyce Meyer - posted June 05, 2012

Honor and majesty are [found] in His presence; strength and joy are [found] in His sanctuary. —1 Chronicles 16:27


Emotional trauma drains people of their energy. But the Word says, “Be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold” (Nehemiah 8:10).

The devil wants to steal your joy because he knows that joy is your strength. He wants you to be weak so that you won’t resist the turmoil he sets against you. That is why sometimes we need each other.

Some days God will send messengers to build you up in faith and renew your joy. Some days He will send you to someone else who is in a weakened condition because Satan has been pounding on them.

Be someone’s friend today. They may need a friend to stand beside them and encourage them and to lift them up and pray for them.

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"LIVE AS GOD'S PEOPLE ...

"Since you were brought BACK TO LIFE WITH CHRIST, then FOCUS ON the things that are ABOVE — where Christ holds the Highest position. KEEP YOUR MIND ON THINGS ABOVE, not on worldly things. You have died, and YOUR LIFE IS HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD. When Christ, YOUR LIFE, appears, then you, too, will appear WITH HIM IN GLORY.​

"Therefore, put to death whatever is WORLDLY in you: your xesual SIN, PERVERSION, LUST and GREED (which is the same thing as worshiping WEALTH). It is because of these sins that God’s ANGER comes on those who refuse to obey HIM. You used to live that kind of SINFUL life.

"Also get rid of your ANGER, HOT TEMPERS, HATRED, CURSING, OBSCENE language, and all similar SINS​
.

Don’t LIE to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person you used to be and the life you used to live, and you’ve become a NEW PERSON. This NEW PERSON is continually RENEWED IN KNOWLEDGE TO BE LIKE ITS CREATOR. Where this happens, there is no MORE Greek or Jew, nor circumcised or uncircumcised, no barbarian, no uncivilized person, no slave, or no free person. Instead, CHRIST IS EVERYTHING AND IN EVERYTHING."

COLOSSIANS 3:1-11 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
 

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Quote that inspires me, Jim Elliott
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.
 

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ROMANS 8:9
"You, however, are NOT in the realm of the flesh, but are in the realm of the SPIRIT, if indeed the SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES IN YOU. And if ANYONE does NOT have THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, they do NOT belong to CHRIST."
 

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REVELATION 12

10 "Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
The salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of His Messiah
have now come,
because the accuser of our brothers
has been thrown out:
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.
11 "They CONQUERED him [satan]
by the BLOOD of the LAMB
and by the WORD of their testimony,

for they did not love their lives
in the face of death.
 

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Luke 17
1 "Jesus TOLD His disciples, “Situations that cause people to lose their FAITH are certain to arise. But how horrible it will be for the PERSON WHO CAUSES SOMEONE TO LOSE HIS FAITH! 2 "It would be best for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large stone hung around his neck THAN FOR HIM TO CAUSE ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES TO LOSE HIS FAITH. 3 So watch YOURSELVES!



ALL 'Pimps in the Pulpits' BEWARE! Too many of you STUPID "BRUTISH" PASTORS have ABUSED GOD'S SHEEP! GOD'S LAMBS! GOD'S FLOCK!! God does NOT take LIGHTLY how you MISTREAT HIS SHEEP!! God KNOWS the 'BODY COUNT' and 'where the BODIES ARE BURIED.' YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE - LAWDHAMMURCY aka ????!!!!!
 

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“Yet to all who did RECEIVE Him, to those who BELIEVED in His Name, He gave the RIGHT to become Children of God — children BORN NOT of natural descent, NOR of human decision or a husband’s will, but BORN FROM GOD.”
John 1:12-13 NIV​
 

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HEBREWS 10:15-25 "The HOLY SPIRIT also testifies to us about this. First He says:

16 “This is the COVENANT I will make with them
after that time, says the LORD.
I will put My laws in their HEARTS,
and I will write them on their MINDS.”

"Then He adds:

“Their sins and lawless acts I will remember NO MORE.”

"And where these have been FORGIVEN, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.

"Therefore, brothers and sisters, since WE HAVE CONFIDENCE TO ENTER THE MOST HOLY PLACE BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, by a NEW and LIVING WAY opened for us through the curtain, that is, HIS BODY, and since we have a GREAT PRIEST over the House of God, let us DRAW NEAR TO GOD with a SINCERE HEART and with the full assurance that FAITH brings, having our HEARTS sprinkled to cleanse us from a GUILTY conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us HOLD unswervingly to THE HOPE we profess, because HE WHO PROMISED, is FAITHFUL. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward LOVE and GOOD DEEDS, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER - and all the more as you see THE DAY APPROACHING."
 

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“Do you NOT KNOW that your bodies are TEMPLES of the HOLY SPIRIT, Who is in you, Whom you have RECEIVED from God? YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN; you were bought at a PRICE. Therefore, HONOR GOD WITH YOUR BODIES.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
 

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Colossians 3:1-17

"SINCE YOU were brought BACK TO LIFE WITH CHRIST, THE MESSIAH:

  • "FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE - WHERE CHRIST THE MESSIAH HOLDS THE HIGHEST POSITION ON GOD'S RIGHT HAND.
  • "KEEP YOUR MIND ON THINGS ABOVE AND NOT ON WORLDLY THINGS. You have died, and YOUR LIFE IS HIDDEN WITH CHRIST THE MESSIAH IN GOD. When Christ, YOUR LIFE APPEARS, then you, too, will appear with Him in HIS GLORY.

    "Therefore, put to DEATH whatever is WORLDLY IN you::

  • xesual SIN,
  • PERVERSION PASSION,
  • LUST,
  • EVIL DESIRES,
  • and GREED, (which is the same thing as worshiping WEALTH).

IT IS BECAUSE of THESE SINS that God’s ANGER COMES ON THOSE WHO REUSE TO OBEY HIM. You used to live that kind of SINFUL life.

"BUT NOW you must also PUT AWAY ALL THE FOLLOWING:
  • "ANGER,
  • "HOT TEMPERS,
  • "HATRED,
  • "SLANDER,
  • "and CURSING AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE
  • "DON'T LIE TO EACH OTHER.

YOU'VE GOTTEN RID of the person you USED TO BE and the life you USED TO LIVE, and YOU'VE BECOME A NEW PERSON. This NEW PERSON is continually RENEWED IN KNOWLEDGE TO BE LIKE ITS CREATOR. Where this happens, there is no MORE:

  • "Greek or Jew,
  • "Circumcised or uncircumcised,
  • "Male nor Female,
  • "Barbarian or Civilized person,
  • "Slave or FREE person.

"INSTEAD, CHRIST IS E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G- and
IN E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G."

"AS HOLY PEOPLE whom GOD HAS CHOSEN AND LOVED:
  • "BE SYMPATHETIC,
  • "BE KIND,
  • "BE HUMBLE,
  • "BE GENTLE, and
  • "BE PATIENT.
  • "PUT UP WITH EACH OTHER, and
  • "FORGIVE EACH OTHER if anyone has a complaint.
  • "FORGIVE LIKE THE LORD FORGAVE YOU.
  • "ABOVE ALL OF THESE, BE LOVING. This ties E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G together perfectly.
    [*] "LET CHRIST'S PEACE CONTROL YOU. God has called you into HIS PEACE by bringing you into ONE BODY.
  • "BE THANKFUL.
  • "LET CHRIST'S WORDS with all its WISDOM & RICHNESS LIVE IN YOU.
  • "USE PSALMS, HYMNS, AND SPIRITUAL SONGS TO TEACH AND INSTRUCT YOURSELVES ABOUT GOD'S KINDNESS.
  • "SING TO GOD IN YOUR HEARTS.
  • "EVERYTHING YOU SAY OR DO SHOULD BE DONE IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS, GIVING THANKS TO GOD THE FATHER THROUGH HIM.
 

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Please stop personally attacking nontheists at LSA and demanding we be silent.

In the nontheist forum, please show the respect we do in the Christian subforum and sticky threads.

Thank you.
 

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Please stop personally attacking nontheists at LSA and demanding we be silent.

In the nontheist forum, please show the respect we do in the Christian subforum and sticky threads.

Thank you.

And just because Einstein was a genius, it does EXEMPT him from needing a Savior of his soul. God gave Einstein his IQ, and Einstein doesn't even come close to the "Mind of Christ," Who CREATED all things for His ENJOYMENT."

"God is NOT impressed with things that humans are IMPRESSED with." Humans are to WORSHIP THE GIVER of the 'gift' and NOT the 'gift.' Herein lies the problem for atheists! Self-worship :alien: ... is IDOLATRY ... YOU rather worship yourself and 'pat yourself on the back' for your 'peon' IQ/accomplishments instead of THANKING God for giving you LIFE!

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John 14:23
"JESUS replied, “Anyone who loves Me will obey My TEACHING. My Father will love them, and We will come to them and make Our home with them."


God ONLY comes where He is INVITED. When you INVITE/OBEY God's WORD into your life, The Father comes also. "God and His WORD ARE ONE." He wants you to KNOW He's there. Have you ever wondered why God's Presence is NOT 'real or tangible' in yur every-day experience with Him? Maybe it's TIME to re-think your every-day relationship with Him (...and if you don't have a relationship with God, then what are you waiting for??? lol). Maybe you have NOT made yourself HOSPITABLE to God's Presence or His WORD. God's Presence is NOT some religious 'cliche.' He reveals His Presence ONLY when and where His WORD/His Presence is given a SPECIAL PLACE in yur day or when you give Him His SPECIAL time with you and you ALONE. He waits on you to OPEN up your heart to Him/His Word. He's not going to bust His Way into your life. He/His WORD must be INVITED in. Why would you even want to go where you are NOT welcomed? God is no different. He is a BLESSER and NOT a thief. He's NOT trying to steal your time or your life. He wants to MAKE your LIFE HAPPY. Without Him / His Word actively INVOLVED in your life, you will NEVER know 'HAPPINESS.' :love: Ask Him to TEACH you to 'get to KNOW HIM' ... don't wait until yu step into Eternity because for some ... it will be too late! ... for others, they will just be beginning to KNOW Him in a personal way and for others, we will have been already 'hanging out and enjoying the KING of Kings and the LORD of Lords"here on earth, so we will be ELEVATED to NEW DIMENSIONS IN CHRIST :) ...
 

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Ephesians 6:10-2

"FINALLY,
  • GROW POWERFUL IN UNION WITH THE LORD, IN UNION WITH HIS MIGHTY STRENGTH!
    [*]

    [*]"USE ALL THE ARMOR AND WEAPONRY THAT GOD PROVIDES, so that you will be able TO STAND AGAINST THE DECEPTIVE TACTICS of the Adversary.
    [*]

Because we are NOT struggling against human beings, BUT:
  • against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing this darkness,
  • against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm.

"So take up EVERY PIECE OF WAR WEAPONS GOD PROVIDES so that WHEN the EVIL day comes, you will be able to RESIST; and when the battle is WON, you will still be STANDING.

  • "Therefore, STAND!
  • Have the BELT OF TRUTH buckled around your waist,
  • Put on GOD'S Righteousness for a Breastplate, and wear on your feet the Readiness that comes from the GOOD NEWS of SHALOM.
  • Always carry the Shield of TRUST, with which you will be able to extinguish all the Flaming Arrows of the Evil One.
  • And take the Helmet of Deliverance; along with the Sword given by the Spirit, that is, the WORD OF GOD;
  • As you PRAY at all times, with all KINDS PRAYERS and requests, IN THE SPIRIT, vigilantly and persistently, FOR ALL GOD'S PEOPLE.
  • And PRAY for me, too, that whenever I open my mouth, the WORDS will be GIVEN to me to be BOLD in making KNOWN the SECRET of the GOOD NEWS, for which I am an Ambassador in chains. PRAY that I may SPEAK BOLDLY, the WAY I should."

Heavenly Father, According to Matthew 18:19, We PRAY & AGREE IN JESUS' NAME THAT YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE AGGRESSIVELY CARRIED OUT & YOUR WILL BE COMPLETELY DONE IN EACH MEMBER OF THE BODY OF CHRIST alive on the earth, so that CHRIST'S KINGDOM WILL BE SEEN /DONE ON EARTH in our lives down here on earth AND WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY AND THE POWER FOREVER.... IN JESUS' NAME ....
 

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2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (Worldwide English)

"So, if anyone belongs to Christ, you are a NEW person. Your old life (nature) has gone. You see, you have begun a NEW life.

"But it is God who has DONE all this. He sent Christ to make PEACE with us and to bring us back to Himself. Now, He has given us the work of bringing other people back to God.

"We are not looking at things that can be SEEN, but at things that CANNOT be seen. The things which can be seen last only a little while. But the things which cannot be seen, last FOREVER.

"So we are MESSENGERS FOR CHRIST. God is using us to call people. So we are standing here for Christ and begging people, `Come back to God!'

"Christ did NOTHING wrong. But for OUR sake, God put the BLAME for our wrong ways on Christ. So now, God sees us as GOOD because WE ARE IN CHRIST."
 

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"This Cup is the NEW COVENANT [ratified and established] in My Blood." (1 Corinthians 11:25)

Do we know what Jesus was talking about when he referred to His Blood as the New Covenant? Entering into a Covenant means you are totally and forever giving yourself away to someone else. Once you do that, nothing would ever be exclusively yours again. All that you were, all that you had or ever would have, became the equal property of your Covenant Partner. Jesus Christ is our Covenant Partner. He took ALL that we had: the Curse of Sin & Death hanging over our heads: our Sin, our sicknesses, our poverty, our sorrows, our wounds, our broken relationship with God as His and in exchange, He gave us His position of Right Relationship with the Father. In a Covenant Ceremony, the partners EXCHANGE coverings (coats), each one giving their AUTHORITY to the other. They EXCHANGE weapons as a way of saying, "Your enemies are now my enemies. I'll fight your fights as if they were my own." This is what Jesus Christ did for us on the Cross when He became the SACRIFICE that ratified our Covenant with God. He's given us a position of Sonship and Power in the Earth in His Name. And we have the SAME Authority & Keys of the Kingdom of God that Jesus had when He walked the earth:

Colossians 2:15
"He stripped the Rulers and Authorities of their power [the Kingdom of Darkness, who were holding us hostage because of Adam's Sin, which we inherited] , and made a public spectacle of them as He Celebrated His Victory IN CHRIST."

Today, He's given us His NAME, His POWER & AUTHORITY, His ARMOR and His WEAPONS over the enemy. We are now IN CHRIST and are seated in Heavenly Places IN CHRIST JESUS on the God's Right Hand.

Colossians 2:10
"and God Has made you Complete IN CHRIST. Christ is IN CHARGE of Every Ruler and Authority."

Ephesians 1:10
He planned to bring all of history to its goal IN CHRIST. Then Christ would be the Head of everything in Heaven and on Earth.

Ephesians 1:20
He worked with that same power IN CHRIST when he brought Him back to life and gave Him the HIGHEST POSITION IN HEAVEN.

Ephesians 2:10
"God has made us what we are. He has created us IN CHRIST JESUS to live lives filled with good works that He has prepared for us to do."

Ephesians 3:6
"This mystery is the Good News that people who are not Jewish have the same inheritance as Jewish people do. They belong to the same body and share the same promise that God made IN CHRIST JESUS."

Colossians 1:19
God was pleased to have all of Himself live IN CHRIST.

Colossians 2:3
God has hidden all the treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge IN CHRIST.

Ephesians 3:12
"We can go to God with bold confidence through FAITH IN CHRIST."

Ask the Holy Spirit to show you what really happened when Jesus EXCHANGED places with us on the Cross, and your life will never be the same again. Above and below are great scriptures to study to gain understanding of what Jesus has done for us:

Romans 6:23
The payment for sin is death, but the GIFT that God freely gives is Everlasting Life found IN CHRIST JESUS, our LORD.

Romans 8:1
[God’s Spirit Makes Us His Children ] So those who are believers IN CHRIST JESUS can no longer be condemned.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Whoever is a Believer IN CHRIST is a New Creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.

Galatians 2:16
Yet, we know that people don’t receive God’s approval by any effort to follow the laws in the Scriptures, but only by believing in Jesus Christ. So we also believed IN JESUS CHRIST in order to receive God’s approval BY FAITH IN CHRIST and not by our own efforts. People won’t receive God’s approval by their own efforts.

Galatians 2:17
If we, the same people who are searching for God’s approval IN CHRIST, are still sinners, does that mean that Christ encourages us to sin? That’s unthinkable!

Galatians 3:26
You are all God’s children by believing IN CHRIST JESUS.

Galatians 3:28
There are neither Jews nor Greeks, slaves nor free people, males nor females. You are all the same IN CHRIST JESUS.

Ephesians 3:21
Glory belongs to God in the church and IN CHRIST JESUS for all time and Eternity! Amen.

Philippians 1:29
God has given you the privilege not only to BELIEVE IN CHRIST but also to suffer for Him.

Philippians 3:3
We are the true circumcised people of God because we serve God’s Spirit and take pride IN CHRIST JESUS. We don’t place any confidence in physical things,

Philippians 3:9
and to have a relationship with Him. This means that I didn’t receive God’s approval by obeying His laws. The opposite is true! I have God’s approval through FAITH IN CHRIST. This is the approval that comes from God and is based on faith

Philippians 3:14
I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God’s Heavenly call offers IN CHRIST JESUS.

Colossians 1:4
We thank God because we have heard about your FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS and your love for all of God’s people.

Colossians 2:5
Although I’m absent from you physically, I’m with you in spirit. I’m happy to see how orderly you are and how firm your FAITH IN CHRIST is.

1 Thessalonians 4:16
The LORD will come from Heaven with a command, with the Voice of the Archangel, and with the Trumpet Call of God. First, the dead who BELIEVED IN CHRIST will come back to life.

1 Timothy 3:13
Those deacons who serve well gain an excellent reputation and will have confidence as a result of their FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS.

2 Timothy 3:12
Those who try to live a godly life because they BELIEVE IN CHRIST JESUS, will be persecuted.

Philemon 1:6
As you share the faith you have in common with others, I pray that you may come to have a Complete Knowledge of Every Blessing we have IN CHRIST.


 

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What does "Identification With Christ' mean? It means our complete UNION with Christ in his Substitutionary Sacrifice.

"I have been CRUCIFIED with Christ." Gal. 2:20 This is our Identification with Christ in His Crucifixion.

  • I DIED WITH CHRIST.
  • I was BURIED WITH CHRIST.
  • I SUFFERED WITH CHRIST.
  • I was RAISED FROM THE DEAD WITH CHRIST.
  • Now, I AM SEATED WITH CHRIST on the Right Hand of God's Throne.

Christ became ONE WITH US in Sin so that we might become ONE WITH HIM in Righteousness.

"And raised us up with Him, and made us to SIT WITH HIM in the Heavenly places, in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:6
 

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2 Corinthians 13:14
"THE GRACE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,
And THE LOVE OF GOD,
And THE COMMUNION OF THE HOLY GHOST,
IS WITH YOU! AMEN!"
 

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John 15:3-5

"You have already been prepared to produce MORE FRUIT BY THE TEACHING I HAVE GIVEN YOU.
Stay joined to Me and I will stay joined to you.
No branch can produce fruit alone. It must stay connected to the Vine.
It is the same with you: You cannot produce fruit alone. YOU MUST STAY JOINED TO Me. [GOD'S WORD]

“I [GOD'S WORD] AM THE VINE and you are My BRANCHES.
If you STAY JOINED to Me [GOD'S WORD], and I to you,
you will produce PLENTY FRUIT.
But separated from Me [GOD'S WORD], you WON'T be able to do anything!!"
 

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Isaiah 7:14
"The LORD Himself will give you a sign:


The virgin [or young woman] will be pregnant [conceive]
and will have a Son,
and she will name Him "Immanuel"
[ “God is with us” ]."​
 

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"Because I know the plans I have for you,” SAYS The LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you HOPE for a GOOD future." Jeremiah 29:11

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We've been called out by God of this dark world system to :b41live RICHLY in His Joy and His Peace, as a shield that empowers & protects us against the attacks of the enemy... Put on the Whole Armor of God in JESUS' NAME...:heart:
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Jesus Urged the Necessity of Prayer

—He [Jesus] urged upon men the necessity of prayer, repentance, confession, and the abandonment of sin. He taught them honesty, forbearance, mercy, and compassion, enjoining upon them to love not only those who loved them, but those who hated them, who treated them despitefully. In this He was revealing to them the character of the Father, who is long-suffering, merciful, and gracious, slow to anger, and full of goodness and truth.—(Christian Education, 74.)
 

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