At this point (and probably before) you might be asking yourself why this information isn't out there more so here are some reminders.....
Seeds, Growth, Rewards I Cor 3
Monday, June 17, 2013
Famine Of The End Times
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
In this day and time where the Bible is published in almost all languages and available to almost anyone who seeks it, how can there be a famine for hearing His Words? Simply the mistransliterations of the Manuscripts combined with the lack of true knowledge and understanding of His Word. If only folks would spend the time chapter by chapter and verse by verse; subject and object seeking the simplicity of His Word there would not be such a famine. That is not the case however! Don't let ignorance derail your walk with God! Study to show thyself approved!
In this day and time where the Bible is published in almost all languages and available to almost anyone who seeks it, how can there be a famine for hearing His Words? Simply the mistransliterations of the Manuscripts combined with the lack of true knowledge and understanding of His Word. If only folks would spend the time chapter by chapter and verse by verse; subject and object seeking the simplicity of His Word there would not be such a famine. That is not the case however! Don't let ignorance derail your walk with God! Study to show thyself approved!
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
In The Beginning.....God's Plan: Freewill or Predestination
God will not interfere in the life of anyone with freewill, but He will lead, guide and direct anyone who asks Him to...and anyone with predestination. So what's the deal with predestination and freewill? Back in Why The 2nd Earth Age Post, I mentioned the 1/3 of God's children in the 1st earth age that followed Him outright and stood against Satan (with a 1/3 choosing Satan, and the other 1/3 that were wishy washy undecided). These 1/3 God knows He can count on without question....These 1/3 are not "special" and not "prejudged" for their actions in this 2nd earth age...other than to say they earned their stripes (so to speak) in that 1st earth age, and because of their choice and actions in that 1st earth age, they are predestined in this 2nd earth age to impact God's Plan through His direction and interference in their lives (such as the prophets for example). These predestined are God's Elect. Again, not better than anyone else, just directed based on their decisions and actions in the 1st earth age. These Elect throughout history and ongoing until Christ's returning in the 7th Trump carry out God's Plan and bring forth His Truth through His interference in their lives and His direction.
Ephesians 1:4-5 According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
The "foundation of the world" remember is that katabole ... end of the 1st earth age. So based on their actions prior to this 2nd earth age, God predestinated them in this 2nd earth age.
Romans 8:28-30 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.
Romans 8:33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God That justifieth;
Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Also, among others not mentioned: Romans 11 & II Timothy 3:14-15
That 1/3 that stood for God in the 1st earth age were the "first" to stand and will also come "last" to stand in the end of this 2nd earth age. They stood against Satan in the 1st earth age and will be of the last generation who will once again stand against Satan as antichrist.
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few are chosen.
Luke 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Ephesians 1:4-5 According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
The "foundation of the world" remember is that katabole ... end of the 1st earth age. So based on their actions prior to this 2nd earth age, God predestinated them in this 2nd earth age.
Romans 8:28-30 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.
Romans 8:33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God That justifieth;
Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Also, among others not mentioned: Romans 11 & II Timothy 3:14-15
That 1/3 that stood for God in the 1st earth age were the "first" to stand and will also come "last" to stand in the end of this 2nd earth age. They stood against Satan in the 1st earth age and will be of the last generation who will once again stand against Satan as antichrist.
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few are chosen.
Luke 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Eyes To See & Ears To Hear
Romans 8:24-26 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
*verse 24 is written to God's elect (Freewill or Predestination). If you want to be bound by hope then be careful what you ask God to reveal to you, because once it is revealed, it is reality and not hope or faith.
*verse 25-26 relays that God will help the elect with their weaknesses. He will move them to do what He wants done.
Romans 11:7-8 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (According as it is written, "God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear:;) unto this day.
Matthew 13:10-16 And the disciples came, and said unto Him, "Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?" He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, 'By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.' But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. {Esaias = Isaiah}
Isaiah 44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
The epitome of those that "hath not, from him shall be taken away" would be in Christ's Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-23; Mark 4:2-20; Luke 8:4-15) in that the seeds by the wayside, the seeds on stony places, the seeds that were scorched, and the seeds among thorns neither had depth, fertile ground, or atmosphere to develop .... those without ears to hear/eyes to see neither have the depth, fertile mind, or surroundings to develop the full fruit of understanding. To some degree this is for their own protection.
II Thessalonians 2:10-11 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Only God can blind someone's mind to the Truth of His Word if it is for their protection, and only God can open the seed of Truth for someone previously blinded. We are not to judge why someone does or does not see or is or is not worthy. This is not to take away from our duty to participate as fully as we are able. II Timothy 3:16-17 & II Timothy 2:15 Upcoming posts will lay out the rest of God's Plan with regard to the Millennium, Judgment Day, the one and only Unforgiveable Sin, and Salvation through Christ; as well as, Satan's Plan and how he has tried to impact God's Plan, and the purpose for this 2nd earth age and the age to come.
*verse 24 is written to God's elect (Freewill or Predestination). If you want to be bound by hope then be careful what you ask God to reveal to you, because once it is revealed, it is reality and not hope or faith.
*verse 25-26 relays that God will help the elect with their weaknesses. He will move them to do what He wants done.
Romans 11:7-8 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (According as it is written, "God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear:;) unto this day.
Matthew 13:10-16 And the disciples came, and said unto Him, "Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?" He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, 'By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.' But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. {Esaias = Isaiah}
Isaiah 44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
The epitome of those that "hath not, from him shall be taken away" would be in Christ's Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-23; Mark 4:2-20; Luke 8:4-15) in that the seeds by the wayside, the seeds on stony places, the seeds that were scorched, and the seeds among thorns neither had depth, fertile ground, or atmosphere to develop .... those without ears to hear/eyes to see neither have the depth, fertile mind, or surroundings to develop the full fruit of understanding. To some degree this is for their own protection.
II Thessalonians 2:10-11 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Only God can blind someone's mind to the Truth of His Word if it is for their protection, and only God can open the seed of Truth for someone previously blinded. We are not to judge why someone does or does not see or is or is not worthy. This is not to take away from our duty to participate as fully as we are able. II Timothy 3:16-17 & II Timothy 2:15 Upcoming posts will lay out the rest of God's Plan with regard to the Millennium, Judgment Day, the one and only Unforgiveable Sin, and Salvation through Christ; as well as, Satan's Plan and how he has tried to impact God's Plan, and the purpose for this 2nd earth age and the age to come.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Only God Can Make A Seed Grow
Only God can make a seed grow and only God is the decider thereof upon which seeds take root and when. Don't let this discourage you, from planting seeds because the very seed you plant today may not take root until the very end, but had you not planted it, it would not have been able to make a difference in that person's life when it was most needed! (Freewill or Predestination & Eyes To See & Ears To Hear)
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The soul is the self. Your soul is who you are, the very essence of you. The spirit is the intellect. Your spirit is your intellect, your thought process that God can resurrect.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The soul is the self. Your soul is who you are, the very essence of you. The spirit is the intellect. Your spirit is your intellect, your thought process that God can resurrect.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Seeds, Growth, Rewards I Cor 3
I Corinthians 3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, "I am of Paul"; and another, "I am of Apollos"; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God That giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are laborurers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buidleth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the Temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the Temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Let no man decive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." And again, "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain." Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
The milk of salvation is awesome, but beyond that milk we need to mature to eat the meat of God's Word with understanding. We need to follow God and God's Word and teachings and not that of man. To be invested in the riches and knowledge of the world is to be ignorant and foolish in the knowledge of God. Be in the world, not of the world. We are all one many, membered body in Christ and dwelling there in one thought of mind is more peaceful and more profitable in Heaven than anything Satan or this world has to offer. The only thing you can take with you are your good works (and your unrepented sins) so anything gained of this world is fruitless in the next.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
The milk of salvation is awesome, but beyond that milk we need to mature to eat the meat of God's Word with understanding. We need to follow God and God's Word and teachings and not that of man. To be invested in the riches and knowledge of the world is to be ignorant and foolish in the knowledge of God. Be in the world, not of the world. We are all one many, membered body in Christ and dwelling there in one thought of mind is more peaceful and more profitable in Heaven than anything Satan or this world has to offer. The only thing you can take with you are your good works (and your unrepented sins) so anything gained of this world is fruitless in the next.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
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