NOTE: SALVATION IS POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH AND IN JESUS CHRIST
2 Corinthians 5:19-20 "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God."
NOTE: There is none other, not Buddha, not Mohammad, Vishnu, nor the hundreds of man-made deities can save anyone, let alone their human creators!------
Acts 4:12 "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
NOTE: Thus no prayers to the dead, whomsoever, shall avail nought! In other words such prayers, or the "Baptisms" for or to the die, are a waste of time and efforts are blasphemous.. why?-----
Ecclesiastes 9:5 "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten."
Note: No Human, dead nor living has any virtue within them, we are ALL sinners so we "Can't BORROW" it from another, as Rome holds, no, we can only pray that Christ will cover us with HIS Virtue! PLUS if you believe Rome, that Mary is now in Heaven Please show Book, Chapter and Verse in God's Word that shows this, and Sunday sacredness, both, within the Bible! {It can't be done..yet but there's always NEW Bibles being written, right? Such as one without REVELATION in it? Then they must remove also, its companion book, of Daniel!]
WHILE GOD.
has made every provision for our Salvation, He will NOT impose it on us by force. For that would be against His nature of LOVE.
1 John 4:16-21 "And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
2 Corinthians 5:18-21 "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. "
We accept God' s gift by faith of salvation, for faith, is also trust, which He says is...
Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
NOTE (jb) Some translations have this as: "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see"
Personally I like the KJV the best, as many of the so-called "NEW" translations have left out many, many words, and they all pertain to Christ, and His role, wonder why? Can it be that Mary is lifted up and Jesus is put down, after all in this AGE of Ecumenicalism, all faiths are equal, { after all ISIS is not doing anything Rome has not done, and then some, in the Dark Ages,, in numbers far greater, for over 1200, years, we know the world has no problem with a female deity as Queen of Heavens, just like it was in Babylon, right?
We accept God' s gift by faith of salvation, for faith, is also trust, which He says is...
Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
NOTE (jb) Some translations have this as: "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see"
Personally I like the KJV the best, as many of the so-called "NEW" translations have left out many, many words, and they all pertain to Christ, and His role, wonder why? Can it be that Mary is lifted up and Jesus is put down, after all in this AGE of Ecumenicalism, all faiths are equal, { after all ISIS is not doing anything Rome has not done, and then some, in the Dark Ages,, in numbers far greater, for over 1200, years, we know the world has no problem with a female deity as Queen of Heavens, just like it was in Babylon, right?
HOW TO HAVE FAITH.
Faith, itself, come only from God. Our desires have been corrupted by sin, bent towards the path of evil,
Genesis 6:5-6 " And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."
Note: God then proceeded to cleanse this earth's surface, of human amalgamated animals, with Satan's help to produce the dinosaurs, none of which survived the world-wide flood, but for those life-forms in the Ark!
It is the WORK of the Holy Spirit, convicting us of sin and a new direction to our thoughts.----
John 16:8-11 "And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged."
The purpose of the Holy Spirit 's workings is to awaken within us the desire for God, and HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, and empowers our will so that we are able to choose what is right, in God's sight. The Holy Spirit becomes far more effective while we are studying the3 Holy Bible, as His Words will touch our hearts with the correct understanding.-----
Romans 10:17 " So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
It is thus, that instead of rebelling against god, and separating ourselves from His side, we return to Him and accept His gift of salvation. This is totally of God, all we need yo do is to be willing to accept God The Father through the God-Man Jesus Christ. It is fully a gift from God The Father----
Ephesians 2:8-9 " For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast"
Even Though The Father offers us all, this priceless gift, HE, being a gentleman, respects our freedom in the gift of our Free-Will, He never, ever forces anyone, for that would violate our freedom to choose. By the way Satan has no such scruples, he will and does use everything but love and full truth!
AS, we give up our own righteousness and accept the righteousness of Christ, we establish a new relationship with God. Now we are justified, released from the guilt of sin and death that we so rightly deserve, because of our violations of God's Laws {sinning}------
Romans 3:19-26 "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus."
This IS the condition knows as, "Righteousness by Faith," We are forgiven---
1 John 1:9-10 " If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us"
This reconciles us to The Father-God-----
.2 Corinthians 5:17-21 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
Plus we are then redeemed from our slavery to sin------
1 Peter 1:18-19 "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"
We are then ADOPTED as Sons and Daughters of the Living God The Father----
Romans 8:13-17 "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify[do die]the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Ch st; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
Now we are no longer under the Penalty of sin [ Note (jb) we have accepted Christ's gift of His death for our sins]-----
Romans 6:17-18 " But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness."
The Holy Spirit, He brought us to Christ in the first place, who ("if we are willing") activates within us and gives us the power to resist temptations, and activates within us the "New Birth"-----
.John 3:3-8 "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.."
He, the Holy Spirit continues to enable us daily, to resist temptations, to guide us in our choices, to do that which is right., as He shows us more and more, Day by day, more of God's great love for us, manifested to us by Christ Jesus.[ Romans 5:5 and Ephesians 1:13-14 .] NOTE: I GOTTA LEAVE YOU TO DO SOME OF THE WORK!
As we can now all see plainly, that from the very beginning of our "Journey back to God", the works of the Heaven has done it all for you, IF. . . .if YOU are willing!
Ephesians 2:8-9 " For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Note: Yes a repeat, but it bears repeating because....SO MANY..... are taught that all this is by our own efforts in works, so we can boast????
We should {note I say MUST] surrender each day, or more often if needed, our self-will totally and wholly to The Father via Christ Jesus, ......
" No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Matthew 6:24.
Acts 5:29 "Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
Matthew 16:24 " Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
Note: "...his Cross..." ask what God wants YOU to do, in His service,, what gifts has the Holy Spirit given YOU? Put it into practise! this is my gift!
We shall remain "IN HIM" spiritually as long as we desire His company and protection, and guidance.---
..John 15:4-5 "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
GOD'S IMAGE..RESTORED.
United with Christ, we are transformed into His divine likeness [in character]---
2 Corinthians 3:18 " But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Note At the resurrections of the Just, [1 Corinthians 15:50+]in an instant, in the twinkling of the eye, we shall all be changed......" Into immortals, with the same "Glorious Body" that Christ has!
The image of God, as men see it, has all but been destroyed and blurred by sins, from the Fall onwards, but it is progressively being restored within us-----
Colossians 3:10-11 "And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
Note: In Christ ALL are equal, period! Plus He will NEV ER release us---
John 10:28-31 "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him."
NOTE: WHY? Why do most Churches teach that we should keep our eyes on Jerusalem? It's still Jewish today as then, when they Killed Him, in their REJECTION OF HIM? Biblical Illiteracy is the why!
1 John 2:1-3 " My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments."
John 14:15 " If ye love me, keep my commandments." [Exodus 1-17]
John 15:12-15 "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."
O, the depth of the love of The Father and His Son have for you is not measurable by mortals, not to mention the Wisdom and righteousness that there fore each one of us, if we are but willing to allow it to enter our hearts. -----
Romans 8:31-32 "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Thanking Y O U for your time.
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