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When Salt Has No Flavor

You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Matthew 5:13 

The church is called the salt of the earth. A Catholic professor does podcasts and videos quite often. He ends all of his broadcasts with ‘you are the salt of the earth and a light to the world. Go out and be salty’. He says the last line because salt does 2 things. It seasons the bland and heals. If you have every worked in meat processing, by most stations there is a box of cure salt. If you cut yourself, you put your hand in the salt. Yes it burns, but it also heals the wound. Our salt, the Testimony of Christ, burns old wounds and impurities. But it also leads one to healing through the redemptive power of Christ.

The reason that the world has embraced the church, is because it has lost its spice. It has forgotten that we Christians are not to be friends with the world. Our mission is to bring the lost to Christ. So many times I hear people say “I led someone to the Lord”. No you didn’t. You may have gave someone the road map but the Holy Spirit was who led that person to the foot of the cross. We, as Christians do nothing more than plant the seed. The Holy Spirit does the rest. But the church today can’t even show someone the road map to the Cross. We have lost our flavor.

You hear in this times, we have to except people as they are because God looks at the heart. Yes God does look at the heart. And unless that person has come to Christ, the heart has not been washed clean. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded (James 4:8).Being a good person doesn’t cut it. For it is 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. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:8-10).

We, the Church, are not to make people happen in their sins. The Bible (remember that book that was written through the Holy Spirit by men) tells us who will make it to Heaven and who won’t. Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). And yet, the modern church can be seen supporting these things in their own congregations. They have become the world. The only difference in these congregations is that they preach only the love of Christ. They don’t tell the members of the world that they need to seek Christ and REPENT.  He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things (Luke 24:46-48)I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus (Acts 20:21)

Yes, the love of Christ must be taught. But the message wasn’t ‘God loves you so everything is ok’. The message is repent and be saved.Now, that doesn’t mean blood bought Christians won’t mess up. We aren’t perfect. Even Christians need to repent.Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place (Revelation 2:5)

Christ told John at Patmos who would make it to heaven. Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus (Revelation 14:12). The faith of Jesus is repentance and the saving grace of Christ through the Cross. Without it, there is no hope of salvation.

The church today is being given the same warning as those of Israel in His time. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness (Matthew 23:27).

Church, quit playing fast and loose with the edicts of God. Time is running out and those you say you love from the world will die in their sins because the church has lost its salty flavor. The warnings to the church are clear. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven (Matthew 7:21). This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth (2 Timothy 3:1-7). But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed (Galatians 1:8-9).Members of the Bride of Christ, the Church, we more than the world need repentance. We have let false thinking invade our doctrines. We have become tasteless in our giving of the message of SIN, REPENTANCE, and HOPE IN CHRIST. The Church preaches a different Gospel and will be held accountable at judgment. Better to make members of the world hate us than to lose our place in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

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We All Fall From Time To Time

I don’t usually put personal testimony into my articles. But today is a bit different. It is in hope that those who read this article find one of two things in it that allows the Holy Spirit to work in them.

To the non-believer, I hope that you begin to understand that even Christians still fight the demonic issues that arise. We aren’t perfect and won’t be until Christ comes back. Yes, there are hypocrites who say one thing and live another. But many you seem to believe are as such, are just followers of Christ that still fail and fall. 

To the believer, it is my hope that you be not discouraged when you fall or fail. As stated above, we are still human and fight the flesh. Some through sexual issues, remaining ties to paganism, or in this case through a moment of anger. It doesn’t mean we are failures in faith. It means we haven’t made it to a perfect home yet.

I’m dealing with the issue of smoking and have set a date to be nicotine free (including withdraws) by the last day of the month. So I didn’t have cigarettes on me when I rolled into work. I work at a store that is being renovated due to a new owner. So we have contractors for various projects going on, and to say the least, the store is busy and issues arise.

I am the head receiver and rely on computer equipment for my job. I walked in today and found my entire system down. All other systems in the store were operational. To put it mildly, I went off. I went to ask the night contracting crew what happened so that I could relay that information to the IT department. Things didn’t go well. My anger flared and I said a few things that I should not have said. After that altercation, their direct supervisor decided to defend his workers. It got heated.

My anger has not flared that way in a few years, and I thought it was gone. I was wrong. After a few minutes of alone time afterward, I knew I had to repent, seek forgiveness from God, and apologize. After prayer, I was back to my normal calm self. I bring this issue up, because I know I cannot be the only person that follows Christ and still, once in a while, find that old me come back for a moment. Not that it happens often, but it does.

When I got home, I looked through some scripture cards and found one on anger. The first verse on the card is Proverbs 15:1 ‘A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.’ The reaction of the supervisor was due to my anger with his crew. Had I been calm in thought, it would not have escalated to that point.

Ephesians 4:26-27 tells us ‘Be angry and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.’ Granted, once the situation was done, I prayed and felt calm. But in that moment, Satan had his place in the situation. He knew my state of mind at that moment wasn’t going to as it should (as any addict can attest too) and just dangled the situation in front of me and I took the bait.  He has a tendency to do that to followers of Christ. He knows our weakness and our past life. He knows what will get to us given the right circumstances.

Paul tells us,Finally, brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take up the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for the saints. (Ephesians 6:10-18)

Paul lets us know that the world and legions of Satan will nail us if we let it. And today I did. But in the passage, Paul also tells us to fight clothed in God’s armor and with God’s sword. I wear a necklace of a shield that I may always remember to suit up for the enemy’s attack. Today I forgot. And it allowed Satan to creep in and attack.

We need to understand that when Paul states in Romans 3:23 ‘All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God’ he is talking to the saved. While many think this verse means to not be harsh with those who fall, and it does in one sense. It also is there to remind us that we are not yet perfect. That we will falter from time to time. But we also know, that Christ is our shelter and rock. That we may fall, but he is willing to reach out and pull us from the waves of sin when we repent and ask for his mercy and help. John reminds us, the followers of Christ as much as he does those who have not sought him, If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.’ (1John 1:9)

Never act, because you follow Christ, that you are so pious that you do not or can not sin. As long as we are in this fleshy form, and not in our heavenly home, THE DEVIL CAN STILL ATTACK YOU AND WILL. Otherwise we would not need to be reminded to put on the armor of God. My father used to say, after he got saved, ‘But for the grace of God, there go I”. It is an old saying but rings true. We are no better than the sinner in the world. We have just been given grace and mercy despite us not being worthy of it.

So, when we fall or fail in our walk with Christ, immediately repent, seek His forgiveness and mercy. Then don’t forget that we need his mercy. I truly believe, that sometimes the best testimony we can give to the unsaved world is the mercy we receive from God after we fall or fail. The need to see the fall to understand the mercy and mankind’s need for it.

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We Don’t Need Revival, We Need Persecution

Good afternoon on this blessed day. I had the urge (or prodding) to go to a church that I was formerly a member of. I currently attend an Eastern Orthodox church as a Catechumen. But from time to time I do get that prodding to go back to the well, so to speak.

The messenger today wasn’t the normal pastor, but a young man that does give messages when he comes to the church. He is called to do missions around the globe and today was kind of a missions message and update. The message started with a video of the power of our Lord, Jesus Christ in areas other than here in the US.

As we look around in the west today, we can see that we once having a great faith as a people, we now see every evil of the scriptures on full display without regret or fear of the judgment of God. From extreme liberal murder of the unborn to the LGTBQ on full display of its debauchery. From the extreme right that allows no compassion for anything to presidential candidates on all sides except for the side of God.

The young messenger asked a question that made a powerful point. The question was this. What if God is allowing all of this evil to happen instead of revival that so many want? And then he went into his message of Jesus is the only power that will save any person or any nation. Definitely a message more so called ‘christians’ need to hear and think on.

The writer John stated things this way. “By this, everyone will know you are my disciples, if you have love one for another”. (John 13:35). But today, many ‘christians’ think that love means acceptance. It doesn’t mean that at all. Part of true love, is the truth. And sometimes, while the truth seems hateful, it is truly for the love that one feels for another in the saving of the soul.

Jesus never said I came accept everyone. He actually said the exact and polar opposite. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.” (Matthew 13:34-39).

We wonder why there is no revival back to the ways of God that were in this country. We wonder where the men like Wesley, Sheen, Graham, etc are in today’s society. Simple, most pastors (including all those that have concerts not worship, ask for your money and buy jets, etc) have sold out. In some manner they have sold out to society so that they can be liked. But mostly, they have sold out to Satan himself. And the writer’s of scripture speak of this. As well as our Lord Jesus Christ does.

Matthew 7:15 states, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves”. Just because a man uses the name of Jesus, stands behind a pulpit, or speaks under a tent, it doesn’t mean he is a man of God. The reason that we seem to be under judgment and not having a revival of God’s power, is because to many that claim His name, deny His authority and divinity. Today, being ‘christian’ is a flex (to use a modern term). But to day to be Christian, is hateful to the world and the ‘christians/non-christians’ in it.

Look at areas like China, Indiana, multiple places in Africa, and the Middle East. Being a Christian will get you harassed, imprisoned, and martyred. To convert from Buddhism, Hindu, or Muslim will get you beaten and martyred. Here, we whimper if someone hurts our feelings, afraid of being jailed, or willingly close our doors if told to by the government.

YET, most churches will allow rampant sinful actions and lifestyles in the church. They speak of God’s love and forget His justice. They get so high handed, that those who truly seek God through Christ are turned away at the church door. They preach inclusiveness forgetting that the Kingdom of Heaven isn’t inclusive. It’s exclusive. Only one way in, Jesus Christ. Only by receiving His gift of the purifying blood from the cross and following His words. Most think faith is enough. Say a little prayer and its done. But that is in error. We must still do His work.

We must show love, but only in its divine truth. We must wait on the Lord. To many think that means sitting back and act like you’re at the bus depot. What it really means is act like a waiter in a restaurant. Always doing the task before us. Telling others about Christ and His loving and redemptive power. But also telling them of the fact that Christ never leaves you the same as you were when you first came to Him.

I no longer pray for revival. I no longer pray for our people to be safe. I pray for what we as western Christians and ‘christians’ need. To have our faith in Him built like those Christians in areas where they learn and grow in the trials of fire. Yes, I said it. We need PERSECUTION.

The disciples didn’t get it until Christ was Crucified and Risen. The Apostle’s didn’t get it fully until they were forced to go out into the world, out of Jerusalem. Our our faith truly fails unless tested. Until we are forced to, not give our testimony or says God love’s everyone, BUT to have the true threat of loss and death. Saying we are willing to die in a place where it is not the norm (like in Muslim controlled countries) is not faith.

In places like Africa, groups like Boko Haram, wipe out Christian villages and kidnap/kill those would proclaim their faith. In Pakistan, Christians face slave work and death for proclaiming their faith. Isis killed Egyptian Christians because they would not convert. And yet, here christians whine because someone said something nasty to them. They fear going to jail for their faith when it should be looked upon as a mission field. Christ and the New Testament writers said it was going to get worse. They said it would be family that turned against us and brought us to the authorities for punishment for defending our faith. We don’t need more Billy Grahams. We don’t need more Billy Sundays. We need more Timothies. We need more Pauls. We need more of the martyrs of the 1st and 2nd century church. We need more men like Ignatius of Antioch who was sent to the lions. Or those that were dipped in oil and used as torches for the emperor’s night games. Or those of the Middle East and Africa that face Islamic torture and death.

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Tongues: Language or Not

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.   And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. (Acts 2:1-11).

When we speak of tongues, many automatically think of the Charismatic movement. This term is an umbrella term used to define those that have the doctrines of signs following and Pentecost type of experience. So I want to delve into the concept of ‘speaking in tongues’ starting with an understanding of the Pentecostal message of the Apostles.

We first need to remember that Jews were living all over the known world at the time. Israel was the gateway to three continents (Asia, Europe, and Africa). So in all of that, there would have been dozens, if not a hundred different languages and dialects. This is seen in the understanding of the four languages of Israel at the time. We know Galileans spoke Aramaic. Hebrew was the language of the temple. Greek was the language of civil government and business. And the Romans would have spoken Latin amongst each other. The above passage identifies various areas of the Jewish diaspora.

Looking at the Greek of the New Testament writers, the word translated into the English as tongue is glossia. It simply means tongues of nations, or simply put as known languages of a geographical area. The main point is ‘known languages’. Even when expositing upon this set of verses, theologians and pastors agree that it was known languages spoken at the Pentecost message. So, we will look at the other New Testament uses of the word tongues and its Greek wording and meaning.

One of the most used scriptures for the concept of speaking in tongues is in1 Corinthians 14:2-5, ‘For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.   He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.The Greek here is still the word glossia, ‘tongues of nations’. It is a known language, unknown by those listening in this case. A couple verses later, it is better to prophecy for the edification of the church.

On top of the misunderstanding of what tongues meant in the Greek writing of the New testament, there are actually a few rules. The first rule is to have an interpreter. Look above at the last verse of the passage.

This is also mentioned in chapter twelve of 1 Corinthians, that tongues is only one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and not mentioned as the defining gift of the Holy Spirit. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:   But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. (1 Cor 12:4-11). Here, diverse tongues simply means multiple languages.

Nowhere in scripture is the ability to speak a non-language tongue (which seems to be the only vocalization during the ‘speaking in tongues’) ever mentioned. I have been to many churches where this vocalization occurs. Never have I seen anyone interpret. Just people being in awe of the action itself. How does that edify the body of believer’s of Jesus Christ.

Sid Roth, a charismatic that has a show ‘Its Supernatural’ that airs on stations like TBN and Daystar. I will include a you tube link of Mr Roth teaching how to speak in tongues. Of course this cancels any validity of the action. https://yout.be/hJl7li1ajKs?si=ZhbuwpSvmKvuCvJk. Or just look up Sid Roth Teaching Tongues.

The history of speaking in tongues, as done within the umbrella of the charismatic movement starts in the 19th century. Two groups are noted to having the non-language tongues. One was the Catholic Apostolic Church and the other were the Mormons. As for the charismatic umbrella of denominations, their start came from two men, Charles Parham and William Seymour. Their view of ‘speaking in tongues’ was an addition to justification and sanctification (biblical truths). They assumed it to be a work of grace. They saw it as the single proof that one had the Holy Spirit. However, biblical teaching show that the Holy Spirit is working in every believer. That it is not a special dispensation.

I understand that this small article will cause discontent of those that adhere to an unbiblical principle. But it must be pointed out that scripture does not speak of this type of tongues, but of known languages whether or not the speaker knows said languages. And how a person lives in relation to God’s will is the determining factor of the Holy Spirit. Yes, there are the gifts. But tongues is a language that is known (even if not known by the speaker) and is the last listed. And has been relegated below the gift of prophecy.

It is dangerous and destructive to a believer if they are convinced that the Holy Spirit does not work in them strictly because they don’t have the gift of ‘speaking in tongues’. It will a least discourage them. At most, it will destroy their faith in God through Christ.

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The Watcher on the Wall

Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.   He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.   But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. (Ezek 33:4-6)

Through the ages, armies have always kept a watch. From the watchtowers of old to walk watches today. Ask a historian about the watcher on the wall and you will be told that he had the most important job. It was the watchman’s duty look for any sign of the coming enemy. Once something was seen or heard, the watchman would sound the alarm for the rest of the troops. If he failed to do his duty, the fort fell and the men died.

As a watchman for Christ, it is duty to sound the alarm. In Israel, the shofar (ram’s horn) was the sound heard when the enemies of the Israelite nation approached. Today, we Christians (in the sense of bowing to Christ as King and Savior) are to blow the shofar. The enemy has not only approached, but has entered the gates of even the church.

Charles Spurgeon said that Satan is most effective in the pulpit. And when you look at mainline churches, of all denominations, this Satanic enemy is dressed as a pastor. And the pews are full of those that seek not Jesus as our Lord and God, but seek a false and weak Jesus that has nothing to do with the Jesus of Holy Scripture.

Churches have replaced doctrine with a watery feeling of acceptance. They have replaced hymns with songs that have no solid foundation in Christ. Hillsong has a worship song that sounds like a good song for the church. The tag line in it tells a different story. The tag is ‘ your fire fall down on us’. If you read scripture, fire falling from God is judgment.

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;   And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. (Genesis 19:24-25)

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.   Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.   And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.   Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. (2 Kings 1:10-14)

And when the Lord Jesus returns upon this earth, His judgment will come the same way as it came in the days of the patriarchs and prophets.

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,   And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.   And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. (Rev 20:7-9)

However, don’t be fooled. Satan, through his earthly representative, will also look to perform this to deceive those who don’t have a solid faith in Christ.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.   And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.   And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,   And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. (Rev 13:11-14)

As one sees, they have replaced worship with worldly concerts. Churches look like party venues. And the worst, men calling themselves preachers, apostles, prophets, and women who think they have the ability to preach and produce prophecy, lead people to hell not heaven. They preach acceptance of sin in the name of love. We are to bring the sinner to hear the Word of God. When the Holy Spirit convicts them to a point that they have to to turn to Christ, that person is not left living in a sinful state.

We want revival like the days of Wesley and Edwards. But they allow sin, false teaching, false teachers, and worldly songs into the house that belongs to God alone. You can’t pray for revival and sing like the world. You can’t preach revival and accept what God calls sin. You can’t love the person and say living in sin is okay (pre-martial relations, lgtbq, the idea that all paths lead to heaven, that all faiths are acceptable, etc).

You can’t have revival while preaching that you have the power to speak things into being (only one is the creator of all things). You can’t have revival when you preach life will be all wine and roses (Christ and the Apostles tell us that tribulation, trial, and even death is coming for those who truly believe).

Where is true revival? Look at Africa, the Middle East, the Far East. These places see true revival. These places see true conversion. These places see true worship in Christ. What brought that kind of revival? Was it worldly music in the church? Was it acceptance and love of sin? Was it belief in the word of faith movement or life/health/wealth? No. It is tribulation. Its is hardship that is building the muscle of faith. And it is still having faith in Christ when they are called to be martyrs. It is sing praises and evangelizing to a captive audience when they are thrown into prisons.

All of this weak and powerless type of western church is condemned in scripture.

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:   Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.   But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.   As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal 1:6-9)

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.   Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. (Luke 6:22-23)

We are watchmen of the wall. It is our duty to sound the alarm. We do that knowing that we will not be liked. We do that knowing that we will be ‘canceled’. And eventually, we will do that as we face the ultimate testament of our faith. The ability to praise God alone while facing death.

One can hate or like me. I quit caring about those opinions. I would rather be judged by man than by God. Yes, I mess up and need to repent. Yes, I fail and need to seek God’s mercy and grace. You can call me a hypocrite. Join me, the church can use you too.

I am blowing the Shofar from the walls. The time of Christ’s coming is at hand. The day and time are not known by any but God alone. The signs of His approach are being seen.

Turn to Christ and from sin as if He is coming today. I’d rather you be upset with me all the way to Heaven (only through the blood of Jesus the Christ) than be happy with me as you enter the gates of hell.

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Today’s Preacher are Cowards

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. 2 Timothy 4:1-5

America has gone from the Great Awakening to Woke generation. And the one entity that, up until the last few decades has turned to apostasy. The church was the guardian of morality and the American conscience. The church pews are full of those that ask ‘why is there no revival’ while subverting, demonizing, and denying the edicts of our Creator. Like my grandmother used to say ‘you can’t guard the hen house by letting in the fox’, which is exactly what the men behind the pulpit has done.

The first Great Awakening during the Colonial Era of our nation was brought into a complacent church. Men like George Whitfield, who had a voice that Ben Franklin said he could hear a half mile away. And probably the greatest preacher of that revival time, Jonathan Edwards. He preached a sermon that came to be know as the greatest sermon ever given. It was called ‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’. It was based on the scripture of Deuteronomy 32:35 “Their foot shall slide in due time”. (https://www.ccel.org/ccel/edwards/sermons.sinners.html)

The first Great Awakening had 5 major points of discussion:

  • All people are born sinners
  • Sin without salvation will send a person to hell
  • All people can be saved if they confess their sins to God, seek forgiveness and accept God’s grace
  • All people can have a direct and emotional connection with God
  • Religion should not be formal and institutionalized, but rather casual and personal

(https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening)

The second Great Awakening came post American Revolution and lasted until about 1830. It brought with it Camp Meeting. In 1802 Kentucky the camp meeting counted 20,000. (https://www.ushistory.org/us/22c.asp) The best known concept to come from this revival movement was the concept that freewill prevailed. The idea that one could choose to be saved, and salvation was for everyone. It also had greater roles for women and the black community.

It was at this time, men like Charles Finney found his salvation. In 1821 he said he was going to the woods in New York to determine the reality of his soul’s salvation. He is quoted as saying “I will give my heart to God or I never will come down from there”.  In 1824 he was ordained. He had a unique way of reaching those that heard him and a message that didn’t tickle the ears. Ending one of his sermons he told the listeners, “You who have made up your minds to become Christians, and will give your pledge to make your peace with God immediately, should rise up”. The congregation sat still. His reply was “You have rejected Christ and his gospel”. This made the congregation, and the community angry. To the point of anger, the next evening a gentleman was intent upon killing him.

The next evening he preached again. This time, those present at the end of the message stood up to give their pledge. While others fell down groaning and bellowing. Sorrow for their sins and the understood need for repentance took over the congregation. (https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/evangelistsandapologists/charles-finney.html).

Other great revivals have hit our nation when needed through the ages since then.

  • The Great Prayer Meeting Revival 1857 (at least 1 million were converted)
  • Civil War Revival (an estimated 300,000 converted, both USA and CSA)
  • The Urban Revivals  1875-1885 (DL Moody saw the conversion of hundreds of thousands)
  • The Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 came to America (Billy Sunday preached to the conversion of at least a million)
  • Azusa Street 1906 started as a home prayer service (lasted for 3 straight years, everyday all day and night)
  • From WW2 to the 90s , America saw great preachers like Henry Blackaby, William Branham, and Billy Graham.

These men (and women) planted the seeds that converted millions in the US alone. They preached the recognition of sin and need for salvation through Christ. The bible was their only used material. God said it, the writer’s wrote it, so these preachers preached it. They gave no quarter and did not worry themselves about what people thought  about them or their message. They understood that God’s message of sin and repentance was like a sword, not cotton candy.

Today we have weak preachers that seek to fill the pews and not offend. They want to be liked not hated. They want to be seen as friend to the masses not the continuance of the Apostles. Because of the loss of power in the pulpit message and compromise of the Word of God, Christian churches have become social clubs where sin and repentance is not discussed, and the love of God requires nothing but to be kind. And we are warned of these types of preachers. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away’. (2 Timothy 3:5)

The men praised today and almost worshiped are men like Kenneth Copeland, Joel Olsteen, and Creflo Dollar. These types are called prosperity preachers. Their message is simple. If you are not healthy and wealthy you lack faith. If people hate you, you are preaching wrong. Send us your money as a seed (many have lost all they have to these charlatans) and God will bless you. No call to repentance, no calling out of sin, and no need to go into the prayer closet.

Churches today allow homosexuality to flourish because the rules of God’s morality does not matter, just love each other. Go ahead and commit abortion because the command to not kill (murder) does not apply, just be nice. The use the verses that say do not judge and sliver in the eye to justify a weak worldly message. They care more about tickling the ear than the state of the soul.

Of course Christians are not perfect. However many claim to be so or have given in to the concept is love is all that matters. A true Christian will search his /her heart, see where the sin is, repent, ask for forgiveness and grace from God. A person who only claims to be a Christian says there is no need to because “God loves me and I said one time I believe so I’m good to go”.

Christ and the apostles answered this question. If you love me, you will keep my commandments’ (John 14:15). ‘Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.’ (John 14:21). I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel–‘ (Gal 1:6). ‘But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea’ (Matthew 18:6).

Today we are seeing the Church of Laodicea. To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.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—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.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.To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Rev. 3:14-22).

The church is ineffective because it is dead. It is dead because it has compromised the teachings of the prophets, the apostles, and Jesus the Christ himself. This compromise has happened because of the weakness of the message from the pulpit. The message is weak because those preaching have decided that being popular is more important than the souls of the sheep they are suppose to tend. In nations of Africa and the Middle East, Christians die for their unwavering faith in the the message of Christ. The apostles were jailed, beat, killed, and banished for their faith in Christ. In America, these preachers fear mocking and ridicule. Imagine what will happen when Christ makes his glorious return and sees the church in America.

‘Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!…’ (Matthew 7:21-23)

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Total Depravity

In today’s society, we have come to a point of replacing righteousness with people being good to their fellow man. Doing good works (ie giving to the poor, helping someone when they need it, being nice) is always a good thing. Even Joel Olsteen (a false doctrine teacher)and many other mainline modern churches (especially mega churches) say, at their heart people are good. That they are not bad, just make bad decisions.

But is that what scripture says? This article will use only scripture to to understand the human mind and the human heart. According to the Holy Scriptures, we are told the opposite. We will look at Old and New Testament scriptures that show the modern version of the human heart and mind are not what the writers of the Holy Scriptures (through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit) say.

Genesis 3:6-13 tells us of the willful choosing to not follow the one command in the Garden of Eden.And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.   And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.   And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.   And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?   And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.   And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?   And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

As we move onto the flood, Genesis 6:1-8 tells us why God decided to kill all but 8 people.And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,   That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.   And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.   There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. 
  
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.   And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.   But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

As Noah and his family started the new life of earth after the flood, sin was still in the hearts of man. In Genesis 9:20-24 we are told about the first sin after the flood. And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:   And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.   And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.   And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.   And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.In this passage, we see one sin (drunkenness) led to the second sin (looking on his father’s nakedness). So even Noah, who was found righteous and was saved, still had sinful heart and mind.

Before the people were spread to all the earth, man held the same position of pride as did Lucifer before his fall from grace as Satan.And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.   And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.   And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.  And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:1-4)

Even Abram (Abraham), who is in the book of Hebrews hall of fame of Faith, sinned twice by lying (bearing false witness). And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.   And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:   Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.  Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee”. (Genesis 12:10-13). AndBut Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?  Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.   And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.   Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.   Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.   Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.   And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?   And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.   And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.   And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.” (Genesis 20:7-13)

He also committed adultery because he did not believe God in giving him a child and listened to Sarai (Sarah), his wife. Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.   And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.   And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived:” (Genesis 16:1-4a)

During this time period, we see the evil of Sodom and Gommorah. And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;   I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.” (Genesis 18:20-21) “But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:   And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.” (Genesis 19:4-5) The knowing them means to have homosexual relations. Sodom is the root for our term of Sodomy (male homosexual relations).

And after Lot left with his wife and two daughters, we see the two daughters causing Lot to sin and then sinning by committing incest, which is two sins (seeing their fathers nakedness and having sexual relations with someone not their husband). And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:   Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.  And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.   And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.  And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.   Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.” (Genesis 19:31-36).

In Exodus we see that sin was in the hearts and minds of those that were just removed from slavery. And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.   And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.   And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.   And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.   And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it;” (Exodus 32:1-5a)

We can go through each book of the Old Testament and the New Testament and find examples of the depravity of man’s heart and mind. King David, many of the kings from his lineage. Samson the Judge. The Pharisees. Judas Iscariot, Those who sough the deaths of the Christians.

Now let us view statements in both the Old and New Testaments about man’s hearts and minds.

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. (Genesis 6:5)

The heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9)

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;   Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:   Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.             (Ephesians 2:1-3)

The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are a folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.               (1 Corinthians 2:14)

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.           (Psalm 51:5)

For ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.    (Psalm 58:3)

As it is written: “None is righteous, no not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. (Romans 3:10-11)

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.   For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.   For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.   If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.   Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.   For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.   For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. (Romans 7:13-19)

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because All sinned. (Romans 5:12)

ALL have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one. (Romans 3:12)

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.        (Ecclesiastes 7:20)

We are all born totally depraved because of the stain of original sin. Scripture tells us that no man seeks for God. This is become of the depravity of the heart and mind. So when looking at verses that tell us to seek God and seek and you shall find him. These verses have to be understood with the idea, that it has to be the Holy Spirit that draws us. We can’t do it on our own since anything Holy and of God is alien to the human mind an heart without the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

We are told, all throughout scripture, that we are the ones that are sought. That’s the meaning of the parable of the 99 v 1 sheep. We cannot come to God through Christ without being drawn first. If we hear an altar call and have the push to repent, that is the Holy Spirit, not us. We do not make that decision. The only decision we make is AFTER the conviction of the Holy Spirit. This leads to 2 things we then do. The first is to repent and the second is the public affirmation.

Can you deny that prompting?  Yes, It’s called grieving the Holy Spirit.

The a few things we need to remember are this: 1) before Christ is our Lord and King, our hearts and minds are totally depraved with the results of original sin. 2)  Only God, through the Holy Spirit can call us to Christ through repentance. 3) And we will still sin after being saved, because it is our human nature. 4) We need to repent as often as the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin. May you hear the call of God, come to Christ, and repent.

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上帝與誡命


基督的追隨者似乎有爭議,本文將試圖幫助得出結論。這是關於因基督從十字架上流下的鮮血而因恩典和憐憫而不受法律約束的論點。人們忘記了區分摩西書中寫的法律。讓我們從那裡開始。

有兩套法律。其中之一是上帝親自在西奈半島制定的法律。這十誡是道德法則。按照誡命五分開,寫在兩個石碑上。您可以在出埃及記20:1-17中找到這些。這些法律告訴我們如何處理與上帝的關係(表1,誡命1-4 )以及我們與同胞的關係(表2,誡命5-10 )。這些法律不能也不會改變。這些法律是在上帝用石頭寫成之前製定的。聖經在各節(希伯來書13:8中告訴我們;瑪拉基書3:6;以賽亞書40:8;等)。

有利未法。這些法律是以言語而非石頭的方式賦予摩西的,以寫給以色列人。這些法律涉及社會問題,法律問題以及對以色列人的犧牲問題。從十誡開始,在摩西的書中都看到了這些。這是問題發生的地方。

讓我們看一下兩組法律(命令和利未)的位置。摩西發現上帝敬拜和重寫的金牛犢後,兩個石碑(破裂了,被放置在約櫃)申命記中。10:1-20…當時阿多奈(Adonai)對我說,‘像第一片一樣為自己雕刻兩片石頭,然後上山去。讓自己成為木方舟。我將在平板電腦上寫下您粉碎的第一批平板電腦上的文字,然後將其放入方舟中。’ )。根據保羅(希伯來書9:4b給希伯來人的信,他們與亞倫和曼納的工作人員一起被安置在那裡… 在方舟中是一個金罐,上面裝有甘露,發芽的亞倫竿和約中的片劑)。這三個代表耶穌基督。誡命是上帝從律法賜予者耶穌的法律,亞倫(的工作人員代表基督為我們的大祭司,而曼納(生命之糧耶穌)。

摩西的利未律法或律法被不同地放置(申命記31:25-26…摩西命令亞多奈約櫃的載體利未人說:“拿這卷律法書,放在你神亞多奈約櫃旁邊。它將作為您的證人,)。這套法律作為上帝與以色列人之間的盟約具有約束力。而上帝的律法(十誡從始至終對全人類具有約束力。

辯論來自羅馬書6:14 …. ”因為罪不算是掌握你的,因為你不是法律,而是恩典”。儘管這節經文單獨存在可能表明恩典而不是法律的論點是正確的,但必須在上下文中以及圍繞它的其他經文中加以考慮。整個想法都是這樣,“因此,不要讓罪惡統治您的凡人身體,以便您服從罪惡的慾望。不要繼續使自己的身體部位成為邪惡的工具。卻把自己當成死者活著的人, 和你的身體部位作為對上帝的公義的工具。因為罪不掌握你,因為你不在法律之下,而是在恩典之下。然後怎樣呢? 我們是否應因為我們不在法律之下而是在恩典之下而犯罪? 願永遠不會! 您是否不知道自己屈服於服從的奴隸,您是服從於TAG1>的奴隸,無論是犯罪導致死亡還是服從導致公義? 但是要感謝上帝,儘管你是罪的奴隸,但你全心全意地服從了被置於你之下的教導形式。在你擺脫罪惡之後, 你被奴役了。我用人的話說是因為你的肉虛弱。就像您將身體部位作為不潔和無法無天的奴隸一樣,導致更多的無法無天,因此現在將您的身體部位作為正義的奴隸,導致聖潔。因為當你是罪的奴隸時,你在公義上是自由的。那麼,您現在感到羞恥的結果是什麼? 這些事情的結局是死亡。但是現在,你擺脫了罪惡,被奴役了上帝,你的果子就產生了聖潔。結果就是永生。因為罪的報酬是死亡,但上帝的恩賜是我們主彌賽亞(Yeshua)的永生。” (羅馬書6:12-23,TLV )

整個閱讀表明,僅僅因為一個人處於恩典之下,它並不能確認上帝律法(誡命)的終結。保羅在幾句不同的經文中重申了這一點。羅馬書3:19-20 “現在我們知道,無論《摩西五經》怎麼說,它都對《摩西五經》中的那些人說, 這樣就可以閉上嘴,整個世界都可以對上帝負責。在遵守律法的基礎上,沒有人會在他眼前被設定為TAG1>,因為通過律法會意識到罪惡。— 他說的有所不同,但在羅馬書7:7-12 “中更清晰地說,那我們該怎麼說呢? 律法書是罪過嗎? 願永遠不會! 相反,除了通過律法書,我不會知道罪。因為如果律法書沒有說“,我不會垂涎三尺。”但是罪惡趁機通過誡命在我裡面做了各種令人垂涎的事情。因為除了律法書之外,罪已經死了。一旦我除了律法書還活著;但是當誡命來臨時,罪惡就復活了,我死了。發現這條命為生命的誡命導致死亡。罪惡藉著誡命抓住機會,欺騙了我,並通過它殺死了我。因此,律法是聖潔的,誡命是聖潔,公義和善良的。”

保羅說的是,即使寬限期,誡命也有效。魔鬼仍然會誘惑,人的本性仍然是犯罪。一旦得到恩典的寬恕,魔鬼就會為爭取回到他輸給上帝的人而奮鬥。

但是,不要只是聽保羅的話。耶穌本人說上帝的律法仍然有效。“阿們,我告訴你,直到天地消逝,直到萬物都過去之前,最小的字母或襯線都不會從律法中消失。” (馬太福音5:18,TLV )

約翰在拔摩島的願景也證明了這一點。“這是kedoshim —的毅力,他們遵守上帝的誡命和耶穌的信仰。” (啟示錄14:12 )。在希伯來語拉比語中,Kedoshim的意思是‘聖人’。KJV將此詞解釋為聖人。毅力意味著走遠,看到最後的東西。正如您在這節經文中所看到的,要經歷時間的盡頭, 在羔羊的生命冊中讀出你的名字既有信仰基督(恩典),又有上帝的誡命(律法)。

當基督說這件事是在他死在十字架上之前完成的,這意味著已經為接受它的人支付了贖回的代價。使徒雅各在雅各書2:14-26 ‘中告訴我們,如果有人說他有信心但沒有工作,那有什麼好處? 這樣的信仰可以拯救他嗎? 如果一個兄弟姐妹是赤裸裸的,缺乏日常食物,而你們中的一個對他們說:“進入沙洛姆,保持溫暖和飽食,”但是您不給他們身體需要的東西,那有什麼好處? 因此,如果沒有信仰,信仰本身也會死亡。但是有人會說,“你有信心,我有作品。” 給我看你的信仰而沒有工作,我會通過我的作品向你展示信仰。您相信上帝是一。你做得很好。惡魔還相信—和顫抖! 但是,您想知道,您是空虛的人,沒有行為的信念已經消亡了嗎? 當我們的父親亞伯拉罕在祭壇上獻出兒子以撒時,難道不是通過工作證明是義的嗎? 您會看到信仰與他的作品一起工作,而通過這些作品,他的信仰得以完善。聖經說:“亞伯拉罕相信上帝,這被認為是公義” —,他被稱為上帝的朋友。您會看到一個人通過工作而不是單憑信仰被證明是正義的。同樣,當妓女拉哈卜(Rahab)歡迎使者並以另一種方式將他們送出時,難道不是通過工作證明是正義的嗎? 就像沒有靈的身體已經死了一樣,沒有行為的信仰也就死了。’

所談論的作品是我們如何與同胞打交道。雖然它包含了憐憫(餵養飢餓者的作品,但拜訪了病人,等等)也包括誡命。請記住,最後六條誡命告訴我們與我們同胞打交道的道德方式。

(犧牲,儀式等利未法在十字架上結束。這就是基督關於這樣做的說法的含義。現在,鮮血籠罩著犧牲,禮儀法和法律法的含義……未來在基督的犧牲中得救。這在聖殿和聖殿之間的面紗撕裂中得以揭示。‘耶穌再次大聲喊叫,放棄了他的精神。看哪,聖殿的窗簾從上到下一分為二。’ (馬太福音27:50-51,TLV )

這種眼淚向所有人開放了上帝的同在,而沒有經過院子裡的祭司,聖所的祭司, 以及犧牲動物血液中方舟的覆蓋。自從在西奈下達誡命以來,就一直存在著《誡命》 (《上帝律法》 )而不是摩西律法。

這是一個需要思考的問題。如果基督本人,使徒和舊約的作家說上帝的律法像上帝一樣沒有改變,那為什麼要辯論呢? 為什麼那些自稱跟隨基督的人辯論要遵循的誡命? 如果通過血液(救贖基督的信仰)和上帝的誡命(上帝的法律)使它成為義人的複活, 我們不應該都遵循榮耀嗎?

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मसीह के अनुयायियों में एक विवाद प्रतीत होता है कि यह लेख निष्कर्ष पर आने में मदद करने का प्रयास करेगा. यह क्रूस से मसीह के बहाए गए रक्त के माध्यम से अनुग्रह और दया के कारण कानून के तहत नहीं होने का तर्क है. लोग मूसा की किताबों में लिखे गए कानूनों के बीच अंतर करना भूल जाते हैं. चलो वहाँ शुरू करते हैं.

कानूनों के दो सेट हैं. एक सिनाई में स्वयं भगवान द्वारा लिखे गए कानून हैं. ये दस आज्ञाएँ नैतिक कानून हैं. कमांड पांच में विभाजित, वे दो पत्थर की गोलियों पर लिखे गए हैं. आप इन्हें एक्सोडस 20: 1-17 में पाते हैं. ये कानून हमें बताते हैं कि भगवान के साथ हमारे संबंधों से कैसे निपटें ( टैबलेट 1, कमांड 1-4 ) और हमारे साथी आदमी के साथ हमारा संबंध ( टैबलेट 2, कमांड 5-10 ). ये कानून कभी नहीं बदल सकते और न ही बदल सकते हैं. ये कानून तब लागू हुए जब भगवान ने उन्हें पत्थर पर लिखा था. पवित्रशास्त्र हमें विभिन्न मार्गों में बताता है ( हिब्रू 13: 8; मलाकी 3: 6; यशायाह 40: 8; एट अल ).

वहाँ Levitical कानून हैं. ये कानून मूसा को शब्द में दिए गए थे, पत्थर नहीं, इस्राएलियों को लिखने के लिए. इन कानूनों ने सामाजिक मुद्दों, कानूनी मुद्दों और बलिदान के मुद्दों को इजरायल के लिए कवर किया. ये मूसा की किताबों में देखे जाते हैं, जो दस आज्ञाओं के बाद शुरू होते हैं. यहाँ वह जगह है जहाँ समस्या होती है.

कानून के दो समूहों ( कमांड और लेविटिकल ) की नियुक्ति को देखें. मूसा द्वारा स्वर्ण बछड़े की पूजा की जाने और फिर से लिखे जाने के बाद दो पत्थर की गोलियाँ ( टूट गई, उन्हें वाचा के सन्दूक में रखा गया ) Deut. 10: 1-20…उस समय अडोनई ने मुझसे कहा, ‘ अपने लिए पत्थर की दो गोलियां पहले की तरह तराशें और पहाड़ पर मेरे पास आएं. अपने आप को लकड़ी का एक सन्दूक बनाओ. मैं उन गोलियों पर लिखूंगा जो पहले गोलियों पर थीं जिन्हें आपने तोड़ दिया था, और आप उन्हें सन्दूक में डाल देंगे। ’ ). पॉल ( इब्रानियों 9: 4b द्वारा इब्रियों को लिखे गए पत्र के अनुसार, उन्हें हारून और मन्ना के कर्मचारियों के साथ वहां रखा गया था… सन्दूक में एक सुनहरा जार था, जो कि हारून की छड़ी थी, जो कि नवोदित थी, और वाचा की गोलियाँ ). ये तीनों यीशु मसीह का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं. आज्ञाओं को कानून दाता यीशु से भगवान के कानून, हारून के कर्मचारी ( हमारे उच्च पुजारी के रूप में मसीह का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं, और मन्ना ( जीवन की रोटी यीशु ).

मूसा के कानून या कानून को अलग तरीके से रखा गया था ( व्यवस्थाविवरण 31: 25-26…मूसा ने लेवियों को आज्ञा दी, अदोनै की वाचा के सन्दूक के वाहक ने कहा, “ टोरा के इस स्क्रॉल को लें, और इसे अदोनै के वाचा के सन्दूक के पास रखें. यह आपके खिलाफ एक गवाह के रूप में रहेगा, ). कानूनों का यह सेट भगवान और इस्राएलियों के बीच एक वाचा के रूप में बाध्यकारी था. जबकि परमेश्वर का कानून ( दस आज्ञाएँ शुरू से अंत तक मानवता के सभी के लिए बाध्यकारी हैं.

बहस रोमियों 6:14 से आती है …. ”क्योंकि पाप तुम्हारे ऊपर नहीं होगा, क्योंकि तुम कानून के अधीन नहीं हो, लेकिन अनुग्रह के अधीन हो ”. और जबकि यह कविता अकेले खड़ी हो सकती है, यह दिखा सकती है कि अनुग्रह कानून तर्क सही नहीं होगा, इसे संदर्भ में और इसके आसपास के अन्य छंदों के साथ लेना होगा. पूरा विचार इस तरह का है, “ इसलिए अपने नश्वर शरीर में पाप का शासन न करें ताकि आप उसकी इच्छाओं का पालन करें. और अपने शरीर के अंगों को दुष्टता के उपकरण के रूप में पाप करने के लिए न रखें; लेकिन अपने आप को भगवान से उपज के रूप में उन लोगों से जीवित करें, और आपका शरीर भगवान की धार्मिकता के उपकरण के रूप में है. क्योंकि पाप तुम्हारे ऊपर नहीं होगा, क्योंकि तुम कानून के अधीन नहीं हो, बल्कि अनुग्रह के अधीन हो. फिर क्या? क्या हम पाप करेंगे क्योंकि हम कानून के अधीन नहीं हैं बल्कि अनुग्रह के अधीन हैं? यह कभी नहीं हो सकता है! क्या आप नहीं जानते कि आप जो कुछ भी आज्ञाकारिता के लिए खुद को गुलाम के रूप में उपजते हैं, आप गुलाम हैं जो आप मानते हैं — चाहे पाप मृत्यु के परिणामस्वरूप हो, या आज्ञाकारिता के परिणामस्वरूप धार्मिकता हो? लेकिन भगवान के लिए धन्यवाद कि यद्यपि आप पाप के गुलाम थे, आपने पूरे दिल से शिक्षण के रूप का पालन किया जिसके तहत आपको रखा गया था; और तुम्हारे जाने के बाद पाप से मुक्त हो गए, आप धार्मिकता के गुलाम बन गए. मैं आपके मांस की कमजोरी के कारण मानवीय शब्दों में बोलता हूं. जैसे ही आपने अपने शरीर के अंगों को अशुद्धता और अधर्म के गुलाम के रूप में उतारा, जिससे अधिक अधर्म हो गया, इसलिए अब अपने शरीर के अंगों को धार्मिकता के दास के रूप में उपजें, जिसके परिणामस्वरूप पवित्रता प्राप्त हुई. जब आप पाप के गुलाम थे, तो आप धार्मिकता के संबंध में स्वतंत्र थे. तो फिर, आपके पास क्या परिणाम था जिससे आप अब शर्मिंदा हैं? उन चीजों के अंत के लिए मृत्यु है. लेकिन अब, पाप से मुक्त हो गए हैं और भगवान के गुलाम बन गए हैं, आपके पास पवित्रता के परिणामस्वरूप आपका फल है. और परिणाम शाश्वत जीवन है। पाप के भुगतान के लिए मृत्यु है, लेकिन भगवान का अनुग्रह उपहार हमारे प्रभु मसीहा येशुआ में अनन्त जीवन है। ” ( रोमन 6: 12-23, TLV )

संपूर्ण रीडिंग से पता चलता है कि सिर्फ इसलिए कि कोई अनुग्रह के अधीन है, यह भगवान के कानून ( आज्ञाओं ) के अंत की पुष्टि नहीं करता है. पॉल ने उस बिंदु को कुछ अलग कविता में दोहराया. रोमियों 3: 19-20 “ अब हम जानते हैं कि टोरा जो भी कहता है, वह टोरा के भीतर के लोगों से कहता है, ताकि हर मुंह बंद हो सके और पूरी दुनिया भगवान के प्रति जवाबदेह बन सके. किसी भी इंसान के लिए, टोरा पालन के आधार पर, उसकी दृष्टि में सही सेट नहीं किया जाएगा — टोरा के माध्यम से पाप के बारे में जागरूकता आती है। ” और वह इसे अलग तरह से कहता है, लेकिन रोमियों 7: 7-12 “ में बेहतर स्पष्टता के साथ हम तब क्या कहेंगे? क्या टोरा पाप है? यह कभी नहीं हो सकता है! इसके विपरीत, मुझे टोरा के अलावा पाप का पता नहीं था. अगर टोरा ने यह नहीं कहा होता तो मैं लोभ के बारे में नहीं जानता होता, “ आप लोभ नहीं करेंगे. ” लेकिन पाप, एक अवसर लेते हुए, आज्ञा के माध्यम से सभी प्रकार के लोभ में काम किया. टोरा के अलावा, पाप मर चुका है. एक बार जब मैं टोरा से अलग था; लेकिन जब आज्ञा आई, तो पाप जीवन में आया और मैं मर गया. जीवन के लिए आज्ञा का अर्थ मृत्यु का कारण पाया गया. पाप ने आज्ञा के माध्यम से एक अवसर लेते हुए, मुझे धोखा दिया और इसके माध्यम से मुझे मार डाला. तो, टोरा पवित्र है, और आज्ञा पवित्र और धर्मी और अच्छी है। ”

पॉल जो कह रहा है वह यह है कि आज्ञाएँ अनुग्रह के बाद भी प्रभावी हैं. शैतान अभी भी लुभाएगा और मनुष्य का स्वभाव अभी भी पाप करना है. और एक बार अनुग्रह की क्षमा प्राप्त होने के बाद, शैतान एक और लड़ाई लड़ता है जिसे वह भगवान से हार जाता है.

लेकिन सिर्फ पॉल को मत सुनो. यीशु ने स्वयं कहा था कि परमेश्वर के नियम अभी भी मान्य हैं. “ आमीन, मैं आपको बताता हूं, जब तक कि स्वर्ग और पृथ्वी नहीं गुजरते, तब तक सबसे छोटा पत्र या सेरिफ़ कभी भी टोरा से दूर नहीं होगा जब तक कि सभी चीजें पास न हो जाएं। ” ( मैथ्यू 5:18, TLV )

पटमोस में जॉन की दृष्टि इसे भी कहती है. “ यहाँ केडोशिम — की दृढ़ता है जो लोग ईश्वर की आज्ञाओं और येशुआ के विश्वास को बनाए रखते हैं। ” ( रहस्योद्घाटन 14:12 ). हिब्रू Rabbinical पाठ में, केडोशिम का अर्थ है ‘ पवित्र लोग ’. KJV इस शब्द की व्याख्या संतों के रूप में करता है. दृढ़ता का अर्थ है दूरी तय करना, अंत तक कुछ देखना. जैसा कि आप इस कविता में देखते हैं, समय के अंत तक जाने के लिए, और आपका नाम मेमने की बुक ऑफ लाइफ में पढ़ा गया है, दोनों विश्वास मसीह ( अनुग्रह ) और आज्ञाओं ( कानून ) भगवान के दोनों लेता है.

जब मसीह ने कहा कि यह क्रूस पर मरने से पहले किया जाता है, तो इसका मतलब है कि इसे स्वीकार करने वालों के लिए मोचन की कीमत का भुगतान किया गया था. प्रेरित जेम्स हमें जेम्स 2: 14-26 ‘ में बताता है कि यह क्या अच्छा है, मेरे भाइयों और बहनों, अगर कोई कहता है कि उसे विश्वास है, लेकिन काम नहीं करता है? क्या ऐसा विश्वास उसे बचा सकता है? यदि कोई भाई या बहन नग्न है और उसके पास दैनिक भोजन की कमी है, और आप में से कोई उनसे कहता है, “ शालोम में जाओ, गर्म और अच्छी तरह से खिलाओ,” लेकिन आप उन्हें वह नहीं देते जो शरीर को चाहिए, वह क्या अच्छा है? इसलिए विश्वास भी, अगर इसमें काम नहीं है, तो यह अपने आप मर चुका है. लेकिन कोई कहेगा, “ आपको विश्वास है और मेरे पास काम है। ” मुझे बिना काम के अपना विश्वास दिखाओ और मैं तुम्हें अपने कामों से विश्वास दिखाऊंगा. आप मानते हैं कि भगवान एक है. आप अच्छा करते हैं. राक्षसों का मानना है कि — और कंपकंपी! लेकिन क्या आप जानना चाहते हैं, आप खाली व्यक्ति हैं, बिना काम के विश्वास मर चुका है? क्या अब्राहम हमारे पिता ने काम से धर्मी साबित नहीं किया जब उसने इसहाक को अपने बेटे को वेदी पर चढ़ाया? आप देखते हैं कि विश्वास ने उनके कार्यों के साथ मिलकर काम किया, और कार्यों से उनका विश्वास पूरा हुआ. पवित्रशास्त्र पूरा हुआ जो कहता है, “ और अब्राहम भगवान को मानते थे, और इसे उन्हें धार्मिकता के रूप में श्रेय दिया गया था ” — और उन्हें भगवान का दोस्त कहा जाता था. आप देखते हैं कि एक आदमी काम से धर्मी साबित होता है न कि अकेले विश्वास से. और इसी तरह, जब वह दूतों का स्वागत करती थी और उन्हें दूसरे तरीके से बाहर भेजती थी, तो वेश्या भी काम से धर्मी साबित नहीं होती थी? जैसे आत्मा के बिना शरीर मर चुका है, वैसे ही बिना काम के भी विश्वास मर चुका है। ’

जिन कार्यों के बारे में बात की जा रही है, वे हैं कि हम अपने साथी के साथ कैसे व्यवहार करते हैं. हालांकि यह दया के कार्यों को शामिल करता है ( भूखे को खिलाता है, बीमारों की यात्रा करता है, एट अल ) इसमें आज्ञाएँ भी शामिल हैं. याद रखें, कि अंतिम छह आज्ञाएँ हमें अपने साथी आदमी से निपटने का नैतिक तरीका बताती हैं.

Levitical कानून ( बलिदान, समारोह, आदि ) क्रॉस पर समाप्त हो गए थे. यह मसीह के कथन का अर्थ था कि यह किया जा रहा है. रक्त अब अनुग्रह में शामिल हो गया है जो बलिदान, औपचारिक कानून और कानूनी कानून के लिए थे …. भविष्य में मसीह के बलिदान में मोचन. यह मंदिर में पवित्र स्थान और पवित्र के पवित्र के बीच घूंघट के फाड़ में प्रकट होता है. ‘ और येशुआ ने फिर से तेज आवाज के साथ पुकारा और अपनी आत्मा को त्याग दिया. और देखो, मंदिर का पर्दा दो से ऊपर से नीचे तक विभाजित था। ’ ( मैथ्यू 27: 50-51, TLV )

इस फाड़ ने आंगन में बलिदान के माध्यम से जाने के बिना सभी के लिए भगवान की उपस्थिति को खोल दिया, पवित्र स्थान में पुजारी, और बलिदान के पशु रक्त में सन्दूक को ढंकना. आज्ञाएँ ( परमेश्वर का कानून ) मूसा के कानून सिनाई पर आज्ञाओं को दिए जाने से पहले के आसपास नहीं हैं.

यहाँ विचार करने के लिए एक प्रश्न है. यदि स्वयं मसीह, प्रेरित और पुराने नियम के लेखक कहते हैं कि परमेश्वर का कानून, ईश्वर की तरह, नहीं बदलता है, तो बहस क्यों? और जो लोग मसीह की बहस का पालन करने का दावा करते हैं, उन्हें किस आज्ञा का पालन करना है? यदि यह मसीह में विश्वास ( रक्त के माध्यम से मोचन का अनुग्रह ) और आज्ञाओं ( भगवान का कानून ) इसे धर्मी के पुनरुत्थान के माध्यम से बनाने के लिए लेता है, क्या हमें महिमा दोनों का पालन नहीं करना चाहिए?

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میں عام طور پر اپنے مضامین میں ذاتی گواہی نہیں دیتا ہوں. لیکن آج تھوڑا سا مختلف ہے. امید ہے کہ جو لوگ اس مضمون کو پڑھتے ہیں وہ اس میں دو چیزوں میں سے ایک تلاش کرتے ہیں جو روح القدس کو ان میں کام کرنے کی اجازت دیتا ہے.
غیر مومن کے ل I ، میں امید کرتا ہوں کہ آپ یہ سمجھنا شروع کردیں گے کہ یہاں تک کہ عیسائی بھی اب بھی پیدا ہونے والے شیطانی مسائل کا مقابلہ کرتے ہیں. ہم کامل نہیں ہیں اور جب تک مسیح واپس نہیں آتا تب تک نہیں ہوگا. ہاں ، منافق ہیں جو ایک بات کہتے ہیں اور دوسری چیز کرتے ہیں. لیکن بہت سے لوگوں پر آپ کو یقین ہے کہ ایسا ہی ہے ، صرف مسیح کے پیروکار ہیں جو اب بھی ناکام اور زوال پذیر ہیں.
مومن کے ل it ، یہ میری امید ہے کہ جب آپ گرتے ہیں یا ناکام ہوجاتے ہیں تو آپ کی حوصلہ شکنی نہیں ہوتی ہے. جیسا کہ اوپر بیان کیا گیا ہے ، ہم اب بھی انسان ہیں اور گوشت سے لڑتے ہیں. کچھ جنسی مسائل کے ذریعے ، کافر ازم سے بقیہ تعلقات ، یا اس معاملے میں غصے کے ایک لمحے کے ذریعے. اس کا مطلب یہ نہیں ہے کہ ہم ایمان میں ناکامی ہیں. اس کا مطلب ہے کہ ہم نے ابھی تک اسے کامل گھر نہیں بنایا ہے.
میں تمباکو نوشی کے معاملے سے نمٹ رہا ہوں اور اس نے نیکوٹین فری ( کی تاریخ طے کی ہے جس میں ماہ کے آخری دن تک ) واپس لینا بھی شامل ہے. لہذا جب میں کام میں داخل ہوا تو مجھ پر سگریٹ نہیں تھا. میں ایک اسٹور پر کام کرتا ہوں جس کی تزئین و آرائش ایک نئے مالک کی وجہ سے کی جارہی ہے. لہذا ہمارے پاس مختلف منصوبوں کے ٹھیکیدار موجود ہیں ، اور کم سے کم یہ کہنا کہ اسٹور مصروف ہے اور معاملات پیدا ہوتے ہیں.
میں ہیڈ وصول کرنے والا ہوں اور اپنی ملازمت کے لئے کمپیوٹر کے سامان پر انحصار کرتا ہوں. میں آج اندر چلا گیا اور اپنا پورا نظام نیچے پایا. اسٹور میں موجود دیگر تمام سسٹم آپریشنل تھے. اسے ہلکے سے ڈالنے کے لئے ، میں چلا گیا. میں رات کے معاہدہ کرنے والے عملے سے پوچھنے گیا تھا کہ کیا ہوا ہے تاکہ میں اس معلومات کو آئی ٹی ڈیپارٹمنٹ کو بھیج سکوں. چیزیں ٹھیک نہیں ہوئیں. میرا غصہ بھڑک اٹھا اور میں نے کچھ ایسی باتیں کہی جو مجھے نہیں کہنا چاہئے تھے. اس تکرار کے بعد ، ان کے براہ راست سپروائزر نے اپنے کارکنوں کا دفاع کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا. یہ گرم ہوگیا.
میرے غصے نے کچھ سالوں میں اس طرح بھڑک نہیں اٹھایا ، اور میں نے سوچا کہ یہ ختم ہوچکا ہے. میں غلط تھا. اس کے بعد صرف چند منٹ کے بعد ، میں جانتا تھا کہ مجھے توبہ کرنا ہے ، خدا سے معافی مانگنا ہے ، اور معافی مانگنا ہے. دعا کے بعد ، میں اپنے معمول کے پرسکون نفس پر واپس آگیا. میں اس مسئلے کو سامنے لاتا ہوں ، کیوں کہ میں جانتا ہوں کہ میں واحد شخص نہیں ہوسکتا جو مسیح کی پیروی کرتا ہے اور پھر بھی ، تھوڑی دیر میں ، اس بوڑھے کو ایک لمحے کے لئے واپس آتا ہوں. ایسا نہیں ہے کہ یہ اکثر ہوتا ہے ، لیکن ایسا ہوتا ہے.
جب میں گھر پہنچا تو میں نے کچھ صحیفے کارڈ دیکھے اور غصے میں ایک پایا. کارڈ پر پہلی آیت امثال 15: 1 ‘ ایک نرم جواب قہر کو دور کرتا ہے ، لیکن ایک سخت لفظ غصے کو بھڑکاتا ہے۔ ’ سپروائزر کا رد عمل اس کے عملے کے ساتھ میرے غصے کی وجہ سے تھا. اگر میں سوچ کر پرسکون ہوتا تو ، یہ اس مقام تک نہیں بڑھتا تھا.
افسیوں 4: 26-27 ہمیں بتاتا ہے ‘ ناراض رہیں اور گناہ نہ کریں: سورج کو اپنے قہر پر نیچے جانے نہ دیں ، اور نہ ہی شیطان کو جگہ دیں۔ ’ عطا کی گئی ، ایک بار صورتحال ختم ہونے کے بعد ، میں نے دعا کی اور پرسکون محسوس کیا. لیکن اس لمحے میں ، شیطان کی صورتحال میں اپنی جگہ تھی. وہ جانتا تھا کہ اس وقت میری ذہن کی حالت اس وقت نہیں جا رہی تھی کیونکہ اسے ( ہونا چاہئے کیونکہ کوئی بھی عادی بھی ) کی تصدیق کرسکتا ہے اور صرف میرے سامنے کی صورتحال کو گھٹا سکتا ہے اور میں نے لے لیا بیت. اس کا رجحان مسیح کے پیروکاروں کے ساتھ ایسا کرنے کا ہے. وہ ہماری کمزوری اور ہماری ماضی کی زندگی کو جانتا ہے. وہ جانتا ہے کہ صحیح حالات کے پیش نظر ہمیں کیا ملے گا.
پولس ہمیں بتاتا ہے ، ‘ آخر کار ، بھائی ، خداوند میں اور اس کی طاقت کے اختیار میں مضبوط ہوں. خدا کے پورے کوچ کو رکھو ، تاکہ آپ شیطان کے پردہ کے خلاف کھڑے ہوسکیں. کیونکہ ہم آسمانی مقامات پر شرارت کے روحانی میزبانوں کے خلاف ، اس عمر کے اندھیرے کے حکمرانوں کے خلاف ، جسمانی اور خون کے خلاف نہیں ، بلکہ سلطنت کے خلاف ، طاقتوں کے خلاف ، لڑائی کرتے ہیں. لہذا ، خدا کا پورا کوچ اٹھائیں ، تاکہ آپ برے دن میں برداشت کرسکیں ، اور سب کچھ کرنے کے بعد ، کھڑے ہوں۔ ” “ لہذا ، اپنی کمر کو سچائی کے ساتھ باندھ کر ، راستبازی کی چھاتی پر ڈال کر ، امن کی خوشخبری کی تیاری کے ساتھ اپنے پیروں کو ہلا کر رکھ دیا۔ سب سے بڑھ کر, ایمان کی ڈھال لینا جس کے ساتھ آپ شریر کے آتش گیر ڈارٹس کو بجھانے میں کامیاب ہوجائیں گے. اور نجات کا ہیلمیٹ ، اور روح کی تلوار لے لو ، جو خدا کا کلام ہے۔ روح میں ہر دعا اور دعا کے ساتھ ہمیشہ دعا کرنا, سنتوں کے لئے تمام ثابت قدمی اور دعا کے ساتھ اس مقصد پر نگاہ رکھنا. ( افسیوں 6: 10-18 )
پولس ہمیں یہ بتانے دیتا ہے کہ اگر ہم نے اسے جانے دیا تو شیطان کی دنیا اور لشکر ہمیں کیل لگائیں گے. اور آج میں نے کیا. لیکن گزرنے میں ، پولس ہمیں خدا کے کوچ اور خدا کی تلوار سے ملبوس لڑنے کے لئے بھی کہتا ہے. میں ڈھال کا ایک ہار پہنتا ہوں جسے میں ہمیشہ دشمن کے حملے کے مطابق رکھنا یاد رکھتا ہوں. آج میں بھول گیا تھا. اور اس نے شیطان کو گھس کر حملہ کرنے کی اجازت دی.
ہمیں یہ سمجھنے کی ضرورت ہے کہ جب پولس رومیوں 3:23 ‘ میں بیان کرتا ہے تو سب نے خدا کی شان سے گناہ کیا ہے اور اس کی کمی واقع ہوئی ہے ’ وہ بچ جانے والوں سے بات کر رہا ہے. اگرچہ بہت سے لوگوں کا خیال ہے کہ اس آیت کا مطلب یہ ہے کہ گرنے والوں کے ساتھ سخت نہ ہوں ، اور یہ ایک لحاظ سے ہوتا ہے. ہمیں یہ یاد دلانے کے لئے بھی موجود ہے کہ ہم ابھی تک کامل نہیں ہیں. کہ ہم وقتا فوقتا چھیڑ چھاڑ کریں گے. لیکن ہم یہ بھی جانتے ہیں کہ مسیح ہماری پناہ گاہ اور چٹان ہے. کہ ہم گر سکتے ہیں ، لیکن جب ہم توبہ کرتے ہیں اور اس کی رحمت اور مدد مانگتے ہیں تو وہ ہمیں گناہ کی لہروں سے نکالنے اور کھینچنے پر راضی ہے. جان ہمیں یاد دلاتا ہے ، مسیح کے پیروکار جتنا وہ ان لوگوں کو کرتا ہے جنہوں نے اس کی تلاش نہیں کی ہے ، ‘ اگر ہم اپنے گناہوں کا اعتراف کرتے ہیں تو, وہ وفادار اور صادق ہے کہ ہمارے گناہوں کو معاف کرے اور ہمیں تمام بے رحمی سے پاک کرے۔ ’ ( 1 جان 1: 9 )
کبھی عمل نہ کریں ، کیوں کہ آپ مسیح کی پیروی کرتے ہیں ، کہ آپ اتنے متقی ہیں کہ آپ گناہ نہیں کرسکتے ہیں یا نہیں کرسکتے ہیں. جب تک ہم اس مانسل شکل میں ہیں ، اور ہمارے آسمانی گھر میں نہیں ، شیطان آپ کو مار سکتا ہے اور کرے گا. بصورت دیگر ہمیں خدا کے کوچ کو رکھنے کی یاد دلانے کی ضرورت نہیں ہوگی. میرے والد کہتے تھے ، بچانے کے بعد ، ‘ لیکن خدا کے فضل کے لئے ، میں ” جاتا ہوں. یہ ایک پرانی قول ہے لیکن سچ بجتا ہے. ہم دنیا کے گنہگار سے بہتر نہیں ہیں. ہمارے قابل نہ ہونے کے باوجود ہمیں ابھی فضل اور رحمت دی گئی ہے.
لہذا ، جب ہم مسیح کے ساتھ اپنی سیر میں گر جاتے ہیں یا ناکام ہوجاتے ہیں تو ، فورا. توبہ کریں ، اس کی مغفرت اور رحمت کی تلاش کریں. پھر یہ مت بھولنا کہ ہمیں اس کی رحمت کی ضرورت ہے. میں واقعتا believe یقین کرتا ہوں ، کہ بعض اوقات ہم غیر محفوظ دنیا کو جو بہترین گواہی دے سکتے ہیں وہ رحمت ہے جو ہم خدا کی طرف سے گرتے یا ناکام ہونے کے بعد وصول کرتے ہیں. رحمت اور انسانیت کی ضرورت کو سمجھنے کے لئے زوال کو دیکھنے کی ضرورت.

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مسیح کے پیروکاروں میں یہ تنازعہ معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ یہ مضمون اختتام پر آنے میں مدد کی کوشش کرے گا. یہ قانون کے تحت نہ ہونے کی دلیل ہے کیونکہ مسیح کے خون کو صلیب سے بہا کر فضل اور رحمت کی وجہ سے. لوگ موسیٰ کی کتابوں میں لکھے گئے قوانین کے مابین فرق کرنا بھول جاتے ہیں. آئیے وہاں سے شروع کریں.

قوانین کے دو سیٹ ہیں. ایک وہ قانون ہیں جو خود سینا میں خدا نے لکھے تھے. یہ دس احکام اخلاقی قانون ہیں. پانچ حکم نامے پر تقسیم کریں ، وہ پتھر کی دو گولیاں پر لکھے گئے ہیں. آپ کو یہ خروج 20: 1-17 میں مل گیا ہے. یہ قوانین ہمیں بتاتے ہیں کہ خدا کے ساتھ ہمارے تعلقات سے کیسے نمٹنا ہے ( ٹیبلٹ 1 ، احکام 1-4 ) اور ہمارے ساتھی آدمی کے ساتھ ہمارے تعلقات ( ٹیبلٹ 2 ، احکام 5-10 ). یہ قوانین کبھی نہیں بدلے اور نہیں بدل سکتے ہیں. خدا نے انہیں پتھر پر لکھا تھا اس سے پہلے یہ قوانین موجود تھے. صحیفہ ہمیں مختلف حصئوں میں یہ بتاتا ہے ( ہیبروز 13: 8؛ ملاکی 3: 6؛ یسعیاہ 40: 8؛ ایٹ ال ).

قانونی قوانین موجود ہیں. یہ قوانین موسیٰ کو بنی اسرائیل کو لکھنے کے لئے الفاظ میں ، پتھر نہیں ، دیئے گئے تھے. ان قوانین میں اسرائیلیوں کے لئے معاشرتی امور ، قانونی امور اور قربانی کے امور کا احاطہ کیا گیا ہے. یہ دس احکام کے بعد شروع ہونے والے موسیٰ کی کتابوں میں دیکھے جاتے ہیں. یہاں مسئلہ ہوتا ہے.

آئیے قانون کے دو گروہوں کی جگہ ( تشکیل اور قانونی ) کو دیکھیں. دو پتھر کی گولیاں ( موسیٰ کے بعد ٹوٹا ہوا سنہری بچھڑا کی عبادت اور خدا کے ذریعہ دوبارہ لکھا گیا ) عہد نامہ ( Deut میں رکھا گیا تھا. 10: 1-20…اس وقت اڈونائی نے مجھ سے کہا ، ‘ اپنے لئے پتھر کی دو گولیاں پہلے کی طرح نقش کریں اور پہاڑ پر میرے پاس آئیں. اپنے آپ کو لکڑی کا صندوق بنائیں. میں گولیوں پر وہ الفاظ لکھوں گا جو آپ نے توڑ دیئے پہلی گولیوں پر تھے ، اور آپ انہیں صندوق میں ڈالیں گے۔ ’ ). پال ( ہیبروز 9: 4b کے عبرانیوں کو لکھے گئے خط کے مطابق ، انہیں ہارون اور مینا کے عملے کے ساتھ وہاں رکھا گیا تھا… صندوق میں ایک سنہری جار تھا جس میں مینا ، ہارون کی چھڑی تھی جو بولی تھی ، اور عہد کی گولیاں ) تھیں. یہ تینوں یسوع مسیح کی نمائندگی کرتے ہیں. احکام خدا کے قانون کی طرف سے عیسیٰ کے قوانین ہونے کی حیثیت سے ، ہارون ( کا عملہ مسیح کو ہمارے اعلی کاہن کی حیثیت سے پیش کرتا ہے ، اور مینا ( زندگی کی روٹی یسوع ).

لاویتیکل قوانین یا موسیٰ کے قوانین کو مختلف انداز میں رکھا گیا تھا ( استثنا 31: 25-26…موسیٰ نے اڈونائی کے عہد نامہ کے صندوق کے کیریئر لاویوں کو حکم دیا ، “ تورات کا یہ طومار لے لو ، اور اسے اپنے خدا کے عہد نامہ کے صندوق کے پاس رکھ دو. یہ آپ کے خلاف گواہ کی حیثیت سے موجود رہے گا ، ). قوانین کا یہ مجموعہ خدا اور اسرائیلیوں کے مابین عہد کے طور پر پابند تھا. جبکہ خدا کا قانون ( دس احکام شروع سے آخر تک تمام انسانیت پر پابند ہیں.

بحث رومیوں 6:14 سے آتی ہے …. ”کیونکہ گناہ آپ پر عبور نہیں ہوگا ، کیونکہ آپ قانون کے تحت نہیں بلکہ فضل کے تحت ” ہیں. اور جب کہ یہ آیت تنہا کھڑی ہے تو یہ ظاہر ہوسکتا ہے کہ فضل قانون کی دلیل درست نہیں ہوگا ، اس کو سیاق و سباق میں اور اس کے آس پاس کی دوسری آیات کے ساتھ لیا جانا چاہئے. سارا خیال اس طرح ہے ، “ لہذا آپ کے فانی جسم میں گناہ پر حکمرانی نہ کریں تاکہ آپ اس کی خواہشات کو مانیں. اور اپنے جسم کے اعضاء کو برائی کے اوزار کے طور پر گناہ کے ل. نہ رکھیں۔ لیکن اپنے آپ کو خدا کے سامنے مردہ لوگوں کی طرح زندہ کرو, اور آپ کے جسم خدا کے لئے راستبازی کے اوزار کے طور پر حصے ہیں. کیونکہ گناہ آپ پر عبور نہیں ہوگا ، کیونکہ آپ قانون کے تحت نہیں بلکہ فضل کے تحت ہیں. پھر کیا? کیا ہم گناہ کریں گے کیوں کہ ہم قانون کے تحت نہیں بلکہ فضل کے تحت ہیں? یہ کبھی نہیں ہوسکتا! کیا آپ نہیں جانتے کہ آپ جو بھی اطاعت کے لئے غلام بن کر اپنے آپ کو حاصل کرتے ہیں ، آپ اس کے غلام ہیں جس کی آپ اطاعت کرتے ہیں — چاہے موت کے نتیجے میں گناہ کریں ، یا راستبازی کے نتیجے میں اطاعت کریں? لیکن خدا کا شکر ہے کہ اگرچہ آپ گناہ کے غلام تھے ، آپ نے پوری دل سے اس تعلیم کی شکل کی تعمیل کی جس کے تحت آپ کو رکھا گیا تھا۔ اور آپ کے گناہ سے پاک ہونے کے بعد, آپ راستبازی کے غلام بن گئے. میں آپ کے گوشت کی کمزوری کی وجہ سے انسانی لحاظ سے بات کرتا ہوں. جس طرح آپ نے اپنے جسم کے اعضاء کو ناپاک اور لاقانونیت کے غلام کی حیثیت سے حاصل کیا ، جس سے زیادہ لاقانونیت پیدا ہوتی ہے ، لہذا اب آپ اپنے جسم کے حصے راستبازی کے غلام کی حیثیت سے حاصل کرتے ہیں ، جس کے نتیجے میں تقدس پیدا ہوتا ہے. جب آپ گناہ کے غلام تھے تو آپ راستبازی کے حوالے سے آزاد تھے. تو پھر ، آپ کو کیا نتیجہ ملا کہ اب آپ کو شرم آتی ہے? ان چیزوں کے خاتمے کے لئے موت ہے. لیکن اب ، گناہ سے پاک ہوکر اور خدا کے غلام بننے کے بعد ، آپ کا پھل ہے جس کے نتیجے میں تقدس پیدا ہوتا ہے. اور نتیجہ ابدی زندگی ہے۔ کیونکہ گناہ کی ادائیگی موت ہے ، لیکن خدا کا احسان مند تحفہ ہمارے رب مسیحا یشوع میں ابدی زندگی ہے۔ ” ( رومیوں 6: 12-23 ، TLV )

پڑھنے کا سارا حصہ یہ ظاہر کرتا ہے کہ صرف اس وجہ سے کہ کوئی فضل کے تحت ہے ، اس سے خدا کے قانون کے خاتمے کی تصدیق نہیں ہوتی ( احکام ). پولس نے کچھ مختلف آیت میں اس نکتے کا اعادہ کیا. رومیوں 3: 19-20 “ اب ہم جانتے ہیں کہ تورات جو کچھ بھی کہتا ہے ، وہ تورات کے اندر والوں سے کہتا ہے, تاکہ ہر منہ بند ہو اور پوری دنیا خدا کے سامنے جوابدہ ہو. تورات کی پابندی کی بنیاد پر ، کسی بھی انسان کو اس کی نظر میں ٹھیک نہیں رکھا جائے گا — کیونکہ تورات کے ذریعے گناہ کے بارے میں آگاہی آتی ہے۔ ” اور وہ اسے مختلف انداز میں کہتا ہے ، لیکن رومیوں 7: 7-12 “ میں بہتر وضاحت کے ساتھ ہم پھر کیا کہیں گے? کیا تورات گناہ ہے? یہ کبھی نہیں ہوسکتا! اس کے برعکس ، میں تورات کے علاوہ گناہ نہیں جانتا تھا. کیونکہ اگر تورات نے یہ نہیں کہا ہوتا تو میں لالچ کے بارے میں نہیں جانتا تھا ، “ آپ کو لالچ نہیں ملے گا. ” لیکن گناہ ، ایک موقع لیتے ہوئے ، حکم کے ذریعہ مجھ میں ہر طرح کی لالچ میں کام کرتا تھا. تورات کے علاوہ ، گناہ مر گیا ہے. ایک بار جب میں تورات کے علاوہ زندہ تھا۔ لیکن جب حکم آیا تو گناہ زندہ ہوا اور میں مر گیا. زندگی کے لئے حکم کا مقصد موت کا سبب پایا گیا تھا. گناہ ، حکم کے ذریعہ ایک موقع لیتے ہوئے ، مجھے دھوکہ دیا اور اس کے ذریعے مجھے مار ڈالا. تو پھر ، تورات مقدس ہے ، اور حکم مقدس اور صادق اور اچھا ہے۔ ”

پال جو کچھ کہہ رہا ہے وہ یہ ہے کہ احکام فضل کے بعد بھی نافذ العمل ہیں. شیطان اب بھی لالچ دے گا اور انسان کی فطرت اب بھی گناہ کرنا ہے. اور ایک بار فضل کی معافی ملنے کے بعد ، شیطان خدا سے کھو جانے والے کو واپس لینے کے لئے زیادہ لڑتا ہے.

لیکن صرف پولس کی بات نہ سنو. یسوع نے خود کہا تھا کہ خدا کے قوانین ابھی بھی درست ہیں. “ آمین ، میں آپ کو بتاتا ہوں ، جب تک کہ جنت اور زمین ختم نہ ہوجائے ، سب سے چھوٹا خط یا صراف کبھی بھی تورات سے دور نہیں ہوگا جب تک کہ تمام چیزیں نہ آئیں۔ ” ( میتھیو 5:18 ، TLV )

پیٹموس میں جان کا وژن بھی کہتا ہے. “ یہاں کیڈوشیم — کی ثابت قدمی ہے جو خدا کے احکام اور یشوا کے عقیدے کو برقرار رکھتے ہیں۔ ” ( مکاشفہ 14:12 ). عبرانی رابنیکل متن میں ، کیڈوشم کا مطلب ہے ‘ ہولی اونس ’. کے جے وی نے اس لفظ کی ترجمانی سنتوں کی حیثیت سے کی ہے. تسلسل کا مطلب ہے فاصلہ طے کرنا ، آخر تک کچھ دیکھنا. جیسا کہ آپ اس آیت میں دیکھتے ہیں ، وقت کے اختتام تک جانے کے لئے, اور آپ کا نام میمنے کی کتاب زندگی میں پڑھا ہے مسیح ( فضل ) اور احکام ( خدا کے ) دونوں عقائد لیتا ہے.

جب مسیح نے کہا کہ یہ صلیب پر مرنے سے پہلے ہی کیا جاتا ہے ، تو اس کا مطلب یہ تھا کہ چھٹکارے کی قیمت ان لوگوں کے لئے ادا کردی گئی تھی جنہوں نے اسے قبول کیا. رسول جیمز ہمیں جیمز 2: 14-26 ‘ میں بتاتا ہے ، میرے بھائی بہن ، اگر کوئی کہتا ہے کہ اسے ایمان ہے ، لیکن کیا کام نہیں ہے? کیا اس طرح کا ایمان اسے بچا سکتا ہے? اگر کوئی بھائی یا بہن ننگا ہے اور اس میں روزانہ کھانا نہیں ہے ، اور آپ میں سے ایک ان سے کہتا ہے ، “ شالوم میں جاؤ ، گرم اور اچھی طرح سے کھلایا,” لیکن آپ انہیں جسم کی ضرورت کی ضرورت نہیں دیتے ، یہ کیا اچھا ہے? لہذا یہ بھی ایمان ، اگر اس کے کام نہیں ہیں تو ، خود ہی مر گیا ہے. لیکن کوئی کہے گا ، “ آپ کو اعتماد ہے اور میرے پاس کام ہے۔ ” مجھے بغیر کام کے اپنا ایمان دکھائیں اور میں آپ کو اپنے کاموں سے ایمان دکھاؤں گا. آپ کو یقین ہے کہ خدا ایک ہے. تم ٹھیک کرو. شیطانوں نے — اور کپک پر بھی یقین کیا! لیکن کیا آپ جاننا چاہتے ہیں ، آپ خالی شخص ، کام کے بغیر ایمان مر گیا ہے? کیا ابراہیم ہمارے والد نے قربانی پر اسحاق کو پیش کرتے وقت کام سے صادق ثابت نہیں کیا تھا? آپ نے دیکھا کہ ایمان نے اپنے کاموں کے ساتھ مل کر کام کیا ، اور ان کاموں سے اس کا ایمان مکمل ہوگیا. کلام پاک پورا ہوا جس میں کہا گیا ہے ، “ اور ابراہیم خدا پر یقین رکھتے تھے ، اور اسے راستبازی ” — کے طور پر پیش کیا گیا تھا اور اسے خدا کا دوست کہا جاتا تھا. آپ دیکھتے ہیں کہ انسان صرف ایمان کے ذریعہ نہیں بلکہ کاموں سے صادق ثابت ہوتا ہے. اور اسی طرح ، کیا راہاب طوائف بھی کاموں سے صادق ثابت نہیں ہوئی جب اس نے قاصدوں کا استقبال کیا اور انہیں کسی اور طرح سے بھیجا? جس طرح روح کے بغیر جسم مر گیا ہے ، اسی طرح کام کے بغیر بھی ایمان مر گیا ہے۔ ’

جن کاموں کے بارے میں بات کی جارہی ہے وہ یہ ہیں کہ ہم اپنے ساتھی سے کس طرح نمٹتے ہیں. اگرچہ اس میں رحمت کے کاموں کو شامل کیا گیا ہے ( بھوکے کو دیکھا ، بیماروں سے ملیں ، اور ) اس میں احکام بھی شامل ہیں. یاد رکھیں ، کہ آخری چھ احکام ہمیں اپنے ساتھی آدمی سے نمٹنے کا اخلاقی طریقہ بتاتے ہیں.

لیویٹیکل قانون ( قربانی ، تقریب وغیرہ ) صلیب پر ختم ہوا. یہ مسیح کے بیان کے بارے میں ہونے کے بارے میں معنی تھا. اب خون فضل سے ڈوبا ہوا ہے کہ قربانیوں ، رسمی قوانین اور قانونی قوانین کا کیا مطلب تھا …. مسیح کی قربانی میں مستقبل کی فدیہ. یہ ہیکل میں مقدس جگہ اور ہولی آف ہولی کے درمیان پردہ پھاڑنے میں انکشاف ہوا ہے. ‘ اور یشوہا نے ایک تیز آواز سے دوبارہ چیخ کر اپنی روح ترک کردی. اور دیکھو ، ہیکل کا پردہ دو میں تقسیم ہوا ، اوپر سے نیچے تک۔ ’ ( میتھیو 27: 50-51 ، TLV )

اس آنسو نے صحن میں قربانی کے بغیر ، مقدس جگہ پر پجاری ، ہر ایک کے لئے خدا کی موجودگی کا آغاز کیا, اور قربانی کے جانوروں کے خون میں صندوق کا احاطہ. احکام ( خدا کا قانون ) سینا پر احکام دینے سے پہلے ہی موسیٰ کے قوانین کے آس پاس نہیں ہیں.

غور کرنے کے لئے ایک سوال یہ ہے. اگر مسیح خود ، رسول ، اور عہد نامہ کے مصنفین کہتے ہیں کہ خدا کا قانون ، خدا کی طرح ، تبدیل نہیں ہوتا ہے ، تو پھر بحث کیوں? اور وہ لوگ جو مسیح کی بحث پر عمل کرنے کا دعوی کرتے ہیں اس پر کس احکام پر عمل پیرا ہونا ہے? اگر یہ مسیح میں دونوں عقیدے کو لیتا ہے ( خون کے ذریعے چھٹکارے کا فضل ) اور احکام ( خدا کا قانون ) تاکہ اسے راستبازوں کے جی اٹھنے تک پہنچا دیا جاسکے, کیا ہمیں دونوں کی شان و شوکت کی پیروی نہیں کرنی چاہئے?

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نافرمانی، عقیدت اور نتیجہ

انسان کو اس زندگی میں دو انتخاب کرنے ہیں۔ خدا کی پیروی کرنا یا خدا کی نافرمانی کرنا (جو شیطان کی پیروی کر رہا ہے)۔ یسوع بیٹا اور خدا باپ نے تمام صحیفوں کے ذریعے یہ واضح کر دیا ہے کہ صرف یہ دو انتخاب ہیں۔ ایک خدا کے ساتھ ابدی زندگی کی طرف لے جاتا ہے، دوسرا ابدی موت کی طرف لے جاتا ہے.آج ہم دانیال کی ایک کہانی دیکھیں گے جو ان دو انتخابوں کی وضاحت کرتی ہے۔ ہم قدیم بابل کے بادشاہ نبوخدنیسر کی کہانی جانتے ہیں۔ ہم جانتے ہیں کہ ڈینیئل نے ملٹی میٹل قانون کے اپنے خواب کی تشریح کیسے کی تھی۔

دانیال 2اور نبوخدنیسر کے دور حکومت کے دوسرے سال میں نبوخدنیسر نے خواب دیکھے، جس سے اس کی روح پریشان تھی، اور اس کی نیند اس سے دور تھی۔ تب بادشاہ نے جادوگروں، نجومیوں، جادوگروں اور کلدیوں کو بادشاہ کو اس کے خواب دکھانے کے لیے بلانے کا حکم دیا۔ پھر وہ آئے اور بادشاہ کے سامنے کھڑے ہو گئے۔ بادشاہ نے ان سے کہا کہ میں نے ایک خواب دیکھا ہے اور میری روح اس خواب کو جان کر پریشان تھی۔ پھر کلدیوں کو سریانی کے بادشاہ سے کہہ دو، اے بادشاہ، ہمیشہ زندہ رہو۔ اپنے خادموں کو یہ خواب سناؤ اور ہم اس کی تعبیر سنائیں گے۔ بادشاہ نے جواب دیا اور کلدیوں سے کہا کہ یہ چیز مجھ سے چلی گئی ہے۔ اگر تم مجھے خواب نہیں دکھاو گے تو اس کی تعبیر کے ساتھ تم ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کر دیے جاؤ گے اور تمہارے گھروں کو گوبر کی پہاڑی بنا دیا جائے گا۔ اور اگر تم خواب اور اس کی تعبیر دیکھو گے تو تم مجھ سے تحفے اور اجر و ثواب اور بڑی عزت حاصل کرو گے پس مجھے خواب اور اس کی تعبیر سنا دو۔ انہوں نے پھر جواب دیا کہ بادشاہ اپنے خادموں کو یہ خواب سنائے اور ہم اس کی تعبیر سنائیں گے۔ بادشاہ نے جواب دیا، میں یقین سے جانتا ہوں کہ تمہیں وقت مل جائے گا، کیونکہ تم دیکھتے ہو کہ یہ چیز مجھ سے چلی گئی ہے۔ اور اگر تم مجھے یہ خواب نہ دکھا سکو تو تمہارے لیے صرف ایک ہی حکم ہے کیونکہ تم نے میرے سامنے جھوٹ بولنے کے لیے تیار کر رکھا ہے یہاں تک کہ وقت بدل نہ جائے۔ پس مجھے خواب بتاؤ اور میں جان جاؤں گا کہ تم مجھے اس کی تعبیر سنا سکتے ہو۔ کلدیوں نے بادشاہ کے سامنے جواب دیا اور کہا کہ زمین پر کوئی ایسا آدمی نہیں ہے جو بادشاہ کی بات سن سکے۔ اس لئے کوئی بادشاہ، مالک یا حاکم نہیں ہے جو کسی جادوگر، نجومی یا کلدیان سے ایسی باتیں پوچھے۔ اور یہ ایک نایاب چیز ہے جس کی بادشاہ کو ضرورت ہوتی ہے، اور کوئی اور نہیں ہے جو بادشاہ کے سامنے اسے پیش کر سکے، سوائے دیوتاؤں کے، جن کا گھر گوشت کے ساتھ نہیں ہے۔ اس وجہ سے بادشاہ کو بہت غصہ آیا اور اس نے بابل کے تمام عقلمندوں کو تباہ کرنے کا حکم دیا۔ اور حکم چلا گیا کہ عقل مندوں کو قتل کر دیا جائے۔ اور انہوں نے دانی ایل اور اس کے ساتھیوں کو قتل کرنے کی کوشش کی۔ تب دانی ایل نے بادشاہ کے محافظ کے سردار اریوک کو نصیحت اور حکمت کے ساتھ جواب دیا، جو بابل کے دانشمندوں کو قتل کرنے کے لیے روانہ کیا گیا تھا۔ اس نے جواب دیا اور بادشاہ کے سردار اریوک سے کہا، بادشاہ کی طرف سے یہ حکم اتنی جلد بازی میں کیوں دیا گیا ہے؟ پھر عریق نے دانی ایل کو یہ بات بتا دی۔ تب دانی ایل اندر گیا اور بادشاہ سے خواہش کی کہ وہ اسے وقت دے اور وہ بادشاہ کو اس کی تشریح سنائے۔ پھر دانی ایل اپنے گھر گیا اور اس نے حننیاہ، مشعال اور عزریاہ اور اس کے ساتھیوں کو بتا دیا کہ وہ اس راز کے بارے میں آسمان کے خدا کی مہربانی چاہتے ہیں۔ تاکہ دانی ایل اور اس کے ساتھی بابل کے باقی عقلمندوں کے ساتھ ہلاک نہ ہوں۔ پھر یہ راز رات کے نظارے میں دانی ایل پر ظاہر ہوا۔ تب دانی ایل نے آسمان کے خدا کو برکت دی۔ دانی ایل نے جواب دیا کہ خدا کا نام ہمیشہ کے لئے مبارک ہو کیونکہ حکمت اور قدرت اس کی ہے۔ وہ وقت اور موسم وں کو بدل دیتا ہے۔ وہ بادشاہوں کو ہٹاتا ہے اور بادشاہوں کو پیدا کرتا ہے۔ وہ عقل مندوں کو حکمت دیتا ہے اور ان کو علم دیتا ہے جو عقل کو جانتے ہیں۔ وہ گہری اور پوشیدہ چیزوں کو ظاہر کرتا ہے۔ وہ جانتا ہے جو اندھیرے میں ہے۔ اور روشنی اس کے ساتھ رہتی ہے۔ میں تیرا شکر ادا کرتا ہوں اور تیری حمد کرتا ہوں اے میرے باپ دادا کے خدا جس نے مجھے حکمت اور قدرت بخشی اور اب جو کچھ ہم تجھ سے چاہتے ہیں وہ مجھے بتا دیا۔ کیونکہ تو نے اب ہمیں بادشاہ کا معاملہ بتا دیا ہے۔ اس لئے دانی ایل آریوک کے پاس گیا جسے بادشاہ نے بابل کے عقلمندوں کو تباہ کرنے کا حکم دیا تھا۔ اس نے جا کر اس سے یہی کہا۔ بابل کے عقلمندوں کو تباہ نہ کرو۔ مجھے بادشاہ کے سامنے لے آؤ اور میں بادشاہ کو اس کی تعبیر بتاؤں گا۔ تب اریوق عجلت میں دانی ایل کو بادشاہ کے سامنے لے آیا اور اس سے کہا کہ میں نے یہوداہ کے قیدیوں میں سے ایک آدمی پایا ہے جو بادشاہ کو اس کی تعبیر بتائے گا۔ بادشاہ نے جواب دیا اور دانی ایل سے کہا، جس کا نام بیلتشر ہے، کیا تو مجھے وہ خواب بتا سکتا ہے جو میں نے دیکھا ہے اور اس کی تعبیر؟ دانی ایل نے بادشاہ کے سامنے جواب دیا، اور کہا، “بادشاہ نے جس راز کا مطالبہ کیا ہے وہ عقل مند، نجومی، جادوگر، سادھو بادشاہ کو نہیں بتا سکتے۔ لیکن آسمان میں ایک خدا ہے جو راز وں کو ظاہر کرتا ہے، اور بادشاہ نبوخدنیسر کو بتاتا ہے کہ آخر الذکر میں کیا ہو گا۔

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الله والوصية


يبدو أن هناك جدلًا في أتباع المسيح بأن هذه المقالة ستحاول المساعدة في التوصل إلى نتيجة. إنها حجة عدم الخضوع للقانون بسبب النعمة والرحمة من خلال دم المسيح المسفوك من الصليب. ينسى الناس التمييز بين القوانين كما هو مكتوب في كتب موسى. لنبدأ هناك.

هناك مجموعتان من القوانين. أحدها القوانين التي كتبها الله نفسه في سيناء. هذه الوصايا العشر هي القانون الأخلاقي. انقسام في الوصية الخامسة ، مكتوبة على لوحين من الحجر. تجد هذه في خروج 20: 1-17. تخبرنا هذه القوانين كيف نتعامل مع علاقتنا بالله ( الجدول 1 ، الوصايا 1-4 ) وعلاقتنا مع إخواننا ( الجدول 2 ، الوصايا 5-10 ). هذه القوانين لا يمكن ولن تتغير أبدا. كانت هذه القوانين سارية قبل أن يكتبها الله على الحجر. يخبرنا الكتاب المقدس بذلك في مقاطع مختلفة ( عبرانيين 13: 8 ؛ ملاخي 3: 6 ؛ اشعياء 40: 8 ؛ وآخرون ).

هناك قوانين لاويين. أعطيت هذه القوانين لموسى بالكلام وليس الحجر للكتابة للإسرائيليين. غطت هذه القوانين القضايا الاجتماعية ، والقضايا القانونية ، وقضايا الذبيحة الموجهة للإسرائيليين. هذه تظهر في كتب موسى ، بدءاً من الوصايا العشر. هنا حيث تحدث المشكلة.

دعونا نلقي نظرة على وضع مجموعتي القانون ( القيادة واللاويين ). تم كسر اللوحين الحجريين ( بعد أن وجد موسى العجل الذهبي الذي يعبده ويعيد كتابته من قبل الله ) في تابوت العهد ( تثنية. 10: 1-20…في ذلك الوقت قال لي أدوناي ، ‘ نحت لنفسك قرصين من الحجر مثل الأول واصعد إلي على الجبل. اصنع لنفسك تابوتًا من الخشب. سأكتب على الأجهزة اللوحية الكلمات التي كانت على الأجهزة اللوحية الأولى التي حطمتها ، وعليك وضعها في الفلك. ’ ). تم وضعهم هناك مع موظفي آرون ومانا ، وفقًا للرسالة إلى العبرانيين من قبل بولس ( العبرانيين 9: 4 ب… في الفلك كان جرة ذهبية تحمل المن ، وقضيب آرون الذي برز ، وأقراص العهد ). كل هؤلاء الثلاثة يمثلون يسوع المسيح. الوصايا هي قوانين الله من القانون تعطي يسوع ، طاقم هارون ( يمثلون المسيح ككاهننا الأعلى ، ومانا ( خبز الحياة يسوع ).

تم وضع قوانين أو قوانين موسى اللاويين بشكل مختلف ( تثنية 31: 25-26…أمر موسى اللاويين ، حاملو تابوت عهد أدوناي قائلين: “ خذ هذا التمرير من التوراة ، وضعه بجانب تابوت عهد أدوناي إلهك. سيبقى هناك كشاهد ضدك ، ). كانت هذه المجموعة من القوانين ملزمة كعهد بين الله والإسرائيليين. في حين أن شريعة الله ( الوصايا العشر ملزمة للبشرية جمعاء من البداية إلى النهاية.

يأتي النقاش من رومية 6:14 …. ”لان الخطية لا تتقن عليك لانك لست تحت الناموس بل تحت النعمة ”. وبينما قد تظهر هذه الآية وحدها أن حجة النعمة وليس القانون ستكون صحيحة ، يجب أن تؤخذ في سياق ومع الآيات الأخرى المحيطة بها. الفكرة كلها على هذا النحو ، “ لذلك لا تدع الخطيئة تحكم في جسدك البشري حتى تطيع رغباته. ولا تستمر في تخلي جسدك عن الخطيئة كأدوات للشر. ولكن استسلموا لله مثل الأحياء من بين الأموات, وأجزاء جسدك كأدوات للبر لله. لان الخطية لا تتقن عليك لانك لست تحت الناموس بل تحت النعمة. ماذا بعد? هل نخطئ لأننا لسنا تحت القانون ولكن تحت النعمة? نرجو أن لا يكون! ألا تعلم أنه لكل ما تعطيه لأنفسك كعبيد للطاعة ، فأنت عبيد لما تطيعه — سواء كان ذلك للخطيئة التي تؤدي إلى الموت ، أو إلى الطاعة التي تؤدي إلى البر? ولكن الحمد لله أنه على الرغم من أنك عبيد للخطيئة ، فقد أطعت بكل إخلاص شكل التدريس الذي وضعت بموجبه ؛ وبعد أن تحررت من الخطيئة, أصبحت مستعبدا للبر. أتكلم من الناحية الإنسانية بسبب ضعف لحمك. لأنه مثلما أنتجت أجزاء جسمك كعبيد للنجاسة وغياب القانون ، مما أدى إلى المزيد من الفوضى ، لذا فأنت الآن تعطي أجزاء جسمك كعبيد للبر ، مما يؤدي إلى القداسة. لأنه عندما كنت عبيدا للخطيئة ، كنت حرا فيما يتعلق بالبر. إذن ، ما هي النتيجة التي خجلت منها الآن? في نهاية هذه الأشياء هو الموت. ولكن الآن ، بعد أن تحررت من الخطيئة وأصبحت مستعبداً لله ، لديك ثمارك التي تؤدي إلى القداسة. والنتيجة هي الحياة الأبدية ، لأن دفع الخطيئة هو الموت ، لكن هبة الله الكريمة هي الحياة الأبدية في المسيح يشوع ربنا. ” ( الرومان 6: 12-23 ، TLV )

تظهر القراءة بأكملها أنه لمجرد أن المرء تحت النعمة ، فإنه لا يؤكد نهاية شريعة الله ( الوصايا ). كرر بولس هذه النقطة في بضع آيات مختلفة. رومية 3: 19-20 “ الآن نعلم أنه مهما كانت التوراة ، تقول لأولئك داخل التوراة, حتى يغلق كل فم ويصبح العالم كله مسؤولاً أمام الله. لأنه لا يوجد إنسان ، على أساس مراعاة التوراة ، سيتم وضعه في عينيه — لأنه من خلال التوراة يأتي الوعي بالخطيئة. ” ويقولها بشكل مختلف ، ولكن بوضوح أفضل في رومية 7: 7-12 “ ماذا نقول بعد ذلك? هل التوراة خطيئة? نرجو أن لا يكون! على العكس من ذلك ، لم أكن لأعرف الخطيئة إلا من خلال التوراة. لأني لم أكن لأعرف عن الطمع إذا لم تقل التوراة ، “ لا تطمع. ” لكن الخطيئة ، اغتنام الفرصة ، عملت في داخلي من خلال الوصية جميع أنواع الطمع. لأنه بصرف النظر عن التوراة ، ماتت الخطيئة. ذات مرة كنت على قيد الحياة بعيدا عن التوراة. ولكن عندما جاءت الوصية ، جاءت الخطيئة إلى الحياة وماتت. تم العثور على الوصية المخصصة للحياة لتسبب الموت. الخطيئة ، اغتنام الفرصة من خلال الوصية ، خدعتني ومن خلالها قتلتني. إذن ، التوراة مقدسة ، والوصية مقدسة وصالحة وطيبة. ”

ما يقوله بولس هو أن الوصايا سارية حتى بعد النعمة. سيظل الشيطان يغري وطبيعة الإنسان هي أن تخطئ. وبمجرد تلقي مغفرة النعمة ، يحارب الشيطان أكثر لاستعادة واحدة فقدها لله.

لكن لا تستمع فقط إلى بولس. قال يسوع نفسه أن قوانين الله لا تزال صالحة. “ آمين ، أقول لكم ، حتى تزول السماء والأرض ، لن يمر أصغر حرف أو سيف من التوراة حتى تتحقق كل الأشياء. ” ( متى 5:18 ، TLV )

تقول رؤية جون في باتموس ذلك أيضًا. “ هنا مثابرة kedoshim — أولئك الذين يحفظون وصايا الله وإيمان يشوع. ” ( رؤيا 14:12 ). في النص الحاخامي العبري ، يعني Kedoshim ‘ Holy Ones ’. يفسر KJV هذه الكلمة على أنها قديسين. المثابرة تعني قطع المسافة ورؤية شيء حتى النهاية. كما ترى في هذه الآية ، للذهاب حتى نهاية الوقت, وقراءة اسمك في كتاب حياة الحمل يأخذ الإيمان المسيح ( نعمة ) والوصايا ( قوانين ) الله.

عندما قال المسيح أنه تم قبل أن يموت على الصليب ، يعني أن ثمن الفداء قد دفع لمن قبله. يخبرنا الرسول يعقوب في يعقوب 2: 14-26 ‘ ما هو الخير يا إخوتي وأخواتي ، إذا قال أحدهم أن لديه إيمانًا ، ولكن ليس لديه أعمال? هل يمكن لهذا الإيمان أن ينقذه? إذا كان الأخ أو الأخت عاريا ويفتقر إلى الطعام اليومي ، ويقول أحدهم لهم ، “ اذهبوا في شالوم ، حافظوا على الدفء والتغذية الجيدة,” لكنك لا تعطيهم ما يحتاجه الجسم ، ما هو الخير? كذلك الإيمان ، إذا لم يكن لديه أعمال ، مات من تلقاء نفسه. لكن شخصًا ما سيقول ، “ لديك إيمان ولدي أعمال. ” أرني إيمانك بدون أعمال وسأريك الإيمان بأعمالي. أنت تؤمن أن الله واحد. أنت بخير. الشياطين تؤمن أيضا — والارتجاف! ولكن هل تريد أن تعرف أيها الفارغ أن الإيمان بدون أعمال قد مات? ألم يثبت إبراهيم أبانا أنه صالح من خلال الأعمال عندما قدم إسحاق ابنه على المذبح? ترى أن الإيمان عمل مع أعماله ، ومن خلال الأعمال اكتمل إيمانه. تم تحقيق الكتاب الذي يقول ، “ وآمن إبراهيم بالله ، وكان له الفضل في البر ” — وكان يسمى صديق الله. ترى أن الإنسان يثبت أنه صالح بالأعمال وليس بالإيمان وحده. وبالمثل ، ألم تثبت راحاب العاهرة أيضًا أنها صالحة من خلال الأعمال عندما رحبت بالرسل وأرسلتهم بطريقة أخرى? لأنه مثلما مات الجسد بدون الروح ، هكذا مات الإيمان بدون أعمال. ’

الأعمال التي يتم الحديث عنها هي كيف نتعامل مع زميلنا. في حين أنه يشمل أعمال الرحمة ( إطعام الجياع ، قم بزيارة المرضى ، وآخرون ) كما يتضمن الوصايا. تذكر أن الوصايا الست الأخيرة تخبرنا بالطريقة الأخلاقية للتعامل مع إخواننا.

تم إنهاء التضحية والاحتفال وما إلى ذلك ( على الصليب. كان هذا هو معنى بيان المسيح حول القيام به. الدم المغطى الآن بنعمة ما كانت القرابين والقوانين الاحتفالية والقوانين القانونية تهدف إلى …. الفداء المستقبلي في ذبيحة المسيح. وقد ظهر ذلك في تمزق الحجاب بين المكان المقدس و قدس الأقداس في الهيكل. ‘ وصرخ يشوع مرة أخرى بصوت عال وتنازل عن روحه. واذا ستارة الهيكل مقسمة إلى قسمين من الأعلى الى الأسفل. ’ ( متى 27: 50-51 ، TLV )

فتح هذا التمزق حضور الله للجميع دون المرور بالتضحية في الفناء ، الكاهن في المكان المقدس, وتغطية الفلك في دم الذبيحة الحيوانية. الوصايا ( قانون الله ) لم تكن قوانين موسى موجودة منذ ما قبل إعطاء الوصايا على سيناء.

هنا سؤال للتفكير. إذا قال المسيح نفسه ، الرسل ، وكتاب العهد القديم أن شريعة الله ، مثل الله ، لا تتغير ، فلماذا النقاش? ولماذا أولئك الذين يدعون اتباع المسيح يناقشون الوصايا التي يجب اتباعها? إذا كان الأمر يتطلب الإيمان في المسيح ( نعمة الفداء من خلال الدم ) والوصايا ( قانون الله ) للوصول إلى قيامة الصالحين, ألا يجب أن نتبعهما للمجد?

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Why the World Mocks God

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:7-10

When one looks around today, we see every evil deed spoke about in the Holy Scriptures. Both old and new testaments show what constitutes evil in God’s eyes, the only definition allowable. And until our society (globally) became woke in to many areas, these positions and thoughts of evil were preached against by the pulpits of our nations.

What comes next in the article will make people mad and bring with it vehement attitudes. Most will be from the non-Christian society in our nation. But what will be worse is that it will also come from those that say they follow Jesus Christ. The mindset of the American Christian Church has become one of including the allowance of sin, even within the confines of the church. This is not to say that certain people or groups are not allowed to come to God. Nor do they have to be perfect. But what does need to occur is this. They have to be told the truth of God. Does God love everyone and want them to turn to him. Of course. Did Jesus deny a person’s coming to Him because of their sin. No. That’s the reason He came, died, and rose from the grave, so that we would have a means by which to make sure our souls are saved from sin.

Never once in Scripture did Jesus say, be saved and continue in your sin. He said Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee (John 5:14). She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more (John 8:11).So by allowing sin to reign, these ‘Christians’ defy and deny the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. For a person who claims salvation through the death and resurrection of Christ but continue to sin, there is no more hope.For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins (Hebrews 10:26). This doesn’t mean that if a truly repentant sinner does fall that there is no hope. Mankind isn’t perfect so we do make mistakes. But it is expected to ask for forgiveness and strength. What the verse means is that you sin by choice after being saved, the sacrifice is not enough to cover it.

A gay preacher is loved by God. However, God does not approve of the sin. And since the preacher has claimed to be saved through the blood, he/she must seek forgiveness not continue in the sin. And yes, being any part of the LGTBQ+ community, engaging in the acts, and either not seeking forgiveness or continuing in the sin by choice is a sin. I know lovely people that are within this community, and I love the people, but have no option but to call the sinful act what it is…A SIN. Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 9-10). Also included are cross-dressers The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God (Deuteronomy 22:5)

The reason God gave us a moral code in the 10 Commandments was to help us understand that God loves us. The punishment that comes from sin without repentance is seen in how we raise our own children and deal with the criminal element. Why? Because like a parent, God chastises those who choose not to follow moral codes, laws, rules, whatever name you chose to give them. For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth (Hebrews 12:6).

  It needs repented for and turned from. I will not turn my back on those that sin, but I will tell them it needs fixed. And for those in the LGTBQ+ community, God doesn’t make mistakes. He made you genetically what you are, male or female. The rest of the gender discussion is one of a sin sickness not a mental health issue or crossed wires in the brain. To say it is either of those things is strictly the devil playing games and stealing souls.

We are to pull ourselves out of the ways of the world. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2).So when preachers are seen and heard saying things like, God looks on the heart, that statement is only right up to a point of understanding and redemption. The only time that the sin is not looked at is when a person is saved through grace and turns from the sinful nature of the world. A person who does not understand because he/she has not been taught will be looked at with that in mind at judgment. But for those that know and still refuse to turn from their sin will be judged according to that choice.

Romans chapters 2-4 tell us we are not to judge whether a person is good or bad. We are to show them the path to Christ and the need for redemption. No man has the ability of say this one will go to heaven or that one will go to judgment of the damned. We are to preach Christ crucified and risen. We are to lead the non-believer (and in today’s society the believer as well) to understand that God has said in the Scriptures what actions will not make it to judgment of the saved. A person can only no what sin is by biblical description. The knowing of the sin brings with it the understanding for the need of Christ’s redemptive power.

How will those that do not believe learn form those that teach error and blasphemy? Those that preach the Gospel message are warned against teaching false doctrines. I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive (Romans 16:17-18). Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them (Ephesians 5:11).I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed (Galatians 1:6-9).

In this woke wilderness, we are searching for ways to make things better. Here’s the best way to do so. Read the bible, repent from sin, and follow Christ. We are told how to make things the way we should, without sending our nation into a tailspin of no return. We are told how to conduct business. We are told how to treat people. We are told how to raise our families. And we are told what it takes to make that trip into a heavenly home at His coming.

If you haven’t made that choice to follow Christ as a believer and follower, OR you have but still live with sin you refuse to give up and turn from, NOW IS THE TIME. Jesus Christ is coming back in all His glory. And it will be soon. When that time comes, it will be too late. Please consider your eternal future. It only takes a moment to make that choice to be covered by the soul cleansing blood of Jesus.

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אלוהים ומצווה


נראה שיש מחלוקת בקרב חסידיו של ישו כי מאמר זה ינסה לעזור להגיע למסקנה. זה הטענה של אי-היות תחת החוק בגלל חסד ורחמים דרך דמו השופך של ישו מהצלב. אנשים שוכחים להבחין בין החוקים כפי שנכתבו בספרי משה. נתחיל שם.

יש שתי מערכות חוקים. האחד הם החוקים שכתב האל עצמו בסיני. עשרת הדיברות הללו הן החוק המוסרי. מפוצלים במצווה חמש, הם כתובים על שני לוחות אבן. אתה מוצא את אלה בשמות 20: 1-17. חוקים אלה מספרים לנו כיצד להתמודד עם מערכת היחסים שלנו עם אלוהים ( לוח 1, מצוות 1-4 ) והקשר שלנו עם אחינו ( לוח 2, מצוות 5-10 ). חוקים אלה אינם יכולים ואף לא ישתנו. חוקים אלה היו קיימים לפני שאלוהים כתב אותם אי פעם על אבן. הכתוב מספר לנו זאת בקטעים שונים ( העברים 13: 8; מלאכי 3: 6; ישעיהו 40: 8; Et al ).

יש את החוקים הלוויטיים. חוקים אלה ניתנו למשה במילה, לא באבן, לכתוב לבני ישראל. חוקים אלה כיסו סוגיות חברתיות, סוגיות משפטיות וסוגיות הקרבה המיועדות לבני ישראל. אלה נראים לאורך ספרי משה, החל מעשרת הדיברות. כאן מתרחשת הבעיה.

בואו נסתכל על מיקומם של שתי קבוצות החוק ( פיקוד ולוויטית ). שתי לוחות האבן ( שנשברו לאחר שמשה מצא את העגל המוזהב שסגד ונכתב מחדש על ידי האל ) הוכנסו לתיבת הברית ( Deut. 10: 1-20…באותה תקופה אדונאי אמר לי, ‘ גילף לעצמך שתי טבליות אבן כמו הראשונות ובוא אלי על ההר. הכינו לעצמכם ארון עץ. אני אכתוב על הטבליות את המילים שהיו בטבליות הראשונות שניפצת, ואתה צריך להכניס אותן לתיבה. ’ ). הם הוצבו שם עם צוות אהרון ומנא, על פי המכתב לעברים מאת פול ( העברים 9: 4b… בתיבה היה צנצנת מוזהבת שהחזיקה את המן, מוטו של אהרון שהתחיל, ולוחות הברית ). שלושתם מייצגים את ישוע המשיח. הדיברות הן חוקי האל מאת נותן החוק ישוע, צוות אהרון ( המייצג את ישו ככהן הגדול שלנו, ומנא ( לחם החיים ישוע ).

החוקים או החוקים הלוויטיים של משה הוצבו באופן שונה ( דברים 31: 25-26…משה ציווה על הלויים, נשאי ארון הברית של אדוני באומרו, “ קחו את מגילת התורה הזו והניחו לצד ארון הברית של אדוני אלוהיך. זה יישאר שם כעד נגדך, ). מערכת חוקים זו הייתה מחייבת כברית בין אלוהים לבני ישראל. ואילו חוק האל ( עשר הדיברות מחייבות את האנושות כולה מההתחלה ועד הסוף.

הוויכוח מגיע מרומאים 6:14 …. ”כי החטא לא יהיה אדון בך, כי אינך תחת חוק אלא תחת חסד ”. ובעוד שפסוק זה העומד לבדו עשוי להראות שהטיעון של החסד ולא החוק יהיה נכון, יש לקחת אותו בהקשר ועם שאר הפסוקים הסובבים אותו. הרעיון כולו הוא ככזה, “ לכן אל תתנו לחטא לשלוט בגופכם התמותי כך שתצייתו לרצונותיו. ואל תמשיכו להניב את חלקי גופכם לחטא ככלי רשעות; אך תוותרו לעצמכם לאלוהים כחי מהמתים, וחלקי גופך ככלי צדקות לאלוהים. כי החטא לא יהיה אדון עליכם, כי אינכם תחת החוק אלא תחת חסד. מה אז? האם נחטא כי איננו תחת החוק אלא תחת חסד? מי ייתן ולעולם לא יהיה! האם אינך יודע שלכל מה שאתה נותן לעצמך כעבדים לצייתנות, אתה עבדים למה שאתה מציית — אם לחטא שמביא למוות, או לצייתנות המביאה לצדק? אך תודה לאל שלמרות שהיית עבדי חטא, צייתת מכל הלב לצורת ההוראה שתחתיה הוצבת; ואחרי שהשתחררת מחטא, השתעבדת לצדק. אני מדבר במונחים אנושיים בגלל חולשת בשרך. שכן כשם שהספקת את חלקי גופך כעבדים לטומאה וחוסר החוק, מה שהוביל ליותר הפקרות, אז עכשיו תנידי את חלקי גופך כעבדים לצדק, וכתוצאה מכך קדושה. כי כשהיית עבדי חטא היית חופשי ביחס לצדק. אז אם כן, באיזו תוצאה הייתה לך שאתה מתבייש עכשיו? כי סוף הדברים האלה הוא המוות. אבל עכשיו, לאחר שהשתחררת מחטא והשתעבדת לאלוהים, יש לך את הפירות שלך וכתוצאה מכך קדושה. והתוצאה היא חיי נצח. לתשלום החטא הוא מוות, אך המתנה החיננית של אלוהים היא חיי נצח במשיח ישוע אדוננו. ” ( הרומאים 6: 12-23, TLV )

כל הקריאה מראה כי רק מכיוון שאחד נמצא תחת חסד, הוא אינו מאשר את סיום חוק האל ( הדיברות ). פול חזר על נקודה זו בכמה פסוקים שונים. הרומאים 3: 19-20 “ עכשיו אנו יודעים שכל מה שהתורה אומרת, היא אומרת לאלה שבתורה, כך שכל פה יכול להיות סגור וכל העולם עשוי לתת דין וחשבון לאלוהים. כי אף אדם, על בסיס קיום תורה, לא יוגדר ממש בעיניו — שכן דרך התורה מגיעה המודעות לחטא. ” והוא אומר את זה אחרת, אבל בבהירות טובה יותר ברומאים 7: 7-12 “ מה נגיד אז? האם התורה חוטאת? מי ייתן ולעולם לא יהיה! נהפוך הוא, לא הייתי יודע חטא אלא דרך התורה. כי לא הייתי יודע על חמוד אם התורה לא הייתה אומרת, “ לא תחמוד. ” אבל החטא, תוך ניצול הזדמנות, עבד בי דרך המצווה כל מיני נחשק. כי מלבד התורה, החטא מת. פעם הייתי בחיים מלבד התורה; אבל כשהמצווה הגיעה, חטא התעורר לחיים ומתתי. המצווה המיועדת לכל החיים נמצאה כגורמת למוות. חטא, ניצל הזדמנות באמצעות המצווה, הוליך אותי שולל ודרכו הרג אותי. אז התורה קדושה והמצווה קדושה וצדיקה וטובה. ”

מה שפול אומר הוא שהמצוות בתוקף גם לאחר החסד. השטן עדיין יפתה וטבעו של האדם הוא עדיין לחטוא. וברגע שמתקבלת סליחת החסד, השטן נלחם יותר כדי להחזיר אחד שאיבד לאלוהים.

אבל אל תקשיב רק לפול. ישוע עצמו אמר כי חוקי האל עדיין תקפים. “ אמן, אני אומר לך, עד שהשמיים והארץ יעברו, לא האות או הסריף הקטנים ביותר יעברו אי פעם מהתורה עד שכל הדברים יתרחשו. ” ( מתיו 5:18, TLV )

גם החזון של ג’ון בפטמוס אומר את זה. “ הנה ההתמדה של הקדושים — אלה השומרים על מצוות האל ואמונתו של ישוע. ” ( התגלות 14:12 ). בטקסט רבני עברי פירושו של קדושים ‘ קדושים ’. ה- KJV מפרש את המילה הזו כקדושים. התמדה פירושה ללכת למרחק, לראות משהו עד הסוף. כפי שאתה רואה בפסוק זה, לעבור לסוף הזמן, וקרא את שמך בספר החיים של הכבש לוקח גם את האמונה המשיח ( חסד ) וגם את המצוות ( חוקים ) של האל.

כאשר המשיח אמר שזה נעשה לפני שמת על הצלב, פירושו ששולם מחיר הפדיון עבור אלה שקיבלו אותו. השליח ג’יימס אומר לנו בג’יימס 2: 14-26 ‘ מה זה טוב, אחיי ואחיותיי, אם מישהו אומר שיש לו אמונה, אבל אין לו עבודות? האם אמונה כזו יכולה להציל אותו? אם אח או אחות עירומים וחסרי אוכל יומיומי, ואחד מכם אומר להם, “ היכנסו לשלום, התחממו ואכלו היטב,” אבל אתה לא נותן להם את מה שהגוף צריך, מה זה מועיל? כך גם האמונה, אם אין לה יצירות, מתה מעצמה. אבל מישהו יגיד, “ יש לך אמונה ויש לי עבודות. ” הראה לי את אמונך ללא יצירות ואני אראה לך אמונה על ידי העבודות שלי. אתה מאמין שאלוהים הוא אחד. אתה מצליח. השדים גם מאמינים — וצמרמורת! אבל האם אתה רוצה לדעת, האדם הריק, שהאמונה ללא העבודות מתה? האם אברהם אבינו לא התגלה כצדיק בעבודות כשהציע את יצחק את בנו על המזבח? אתה רואה שהאמונה עבדה יחד עם יצירותיו, ועל ידי העבודות אמונתו הושלמה. הכתוב התגשם שאומר, “ ואברהם האמין באלוהים, וזה נזקף לזכותו כצדק ” — והוא נקרא חברו של אלוהים. אתה רואה שאדם מוכח כצדיק על ידי יצירות ולא על ידי אמונה בלבד. וכמוהו, האם גם רהב הזונה לא הוכיחה את עצמה כצדיקה בעבודות כאשר קיבלה את פני השליחים ושלחה אותם בדרך אחרת? שכן כשם שהגוף ללא הרוח מת, כך גם האמונה ללא העבודות מתה. ’

העבודות המדוברות הן כיצד אנו מתמודדים עם עמיתנו. אמנם זה מקיף את עבודות הרחמים ( מאכילים את הרעבים, בקרו בחולים, ואח ‘) זה כולל גם את המצוות. זכרו ששש המצוות האחרונות מספרות לנו את הדרך המוסרית להתמודד עם אחינו.

החוק הלוויתי ( הקרבה, טקס וכו ‘. ) הסתיים בצלב. זו הייתה המשמעות של אמירתו של ישו על כך שהיא נעשית. הדם כיסה כעת בחסד את מה שנועדו הקרבנות, חוקים טקסיים וחוקים משפטיים …. גאולה עתידית בהקרבתו של ישו. זה מתגלה בקריעת הרעלה בין המקום הקדוש לקודש הקודשים במקדש. ‘ וישוע צעק שוב בקול רם וויתר על רוחו. והנה וילון המקדש פוצל לשניים, מלמעלה למטה. ’ ( מתיו 27: 50-51, TLV )

קריעה זו פתחה את נוכחותו של אלוהים לכולם מבלי לעבור את ההקרבה בחצר, הכומר במקום הקדוש, וכיסוי התיבה בדם החיה של ההקרבה. הדיברות ( חוק האל ) לא חוקי משה קיימים מאז לפני שניתנו הדיברות בסיני.

הנה שאלה להרהר. אם המשיח עצמו, השליחים וכותבי הברית הישנה אומרים שחוק האל, כמו אלוהים, אינו משתנה, אז מדוע הוויכוח? ומדוע מי שטוען כי הוא עוקב אחר הדיון במשיח על אילו מצוות לעקוב? אם זה לוקח גם אמונה במשיח ( חסד של גאולה דרך הדם ) וגם את הדיברות ( חוק האל ) כדי לעבור לתחיית הצדיקים, האם לא עלינו ללכת אחרי שניהם לתהילה?

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When the Holy Spirit says something is not right

It has been awhile since I have written. I have been posting shortened messages on social media and getting the ministry podcast going. But today I went to a different church than I normally go to. I was there last week as well. Both of these Sunday’s I had children give their life to Jesus Christ and make the public profession of faith (baptism).

While last weeks message was a great spirit filled message, this week was a bit different. Who has been somewhere are hearing a message and you get that little feeling that something is off in the message? Something is said that makes you go home, grab scripture and start studying the content of the message given. That was today.

There were two points of the message that I had a hard time accepting at that moment. I’ll explain both in a moment. But there are times that we must trust that tingling in our sense, because it could be the Holy Spirit nudging you. Today, that was what happened.

The first point I want to hit on was taken from Joshua 4:10-14. The content of the message at this point was that, like the priests, we are to stand and rest so others can have the ability to run forward. In the case of this passage, those running forward were running into the land to battle the enemy as God commanded.

That did not set right in my spirit. Isaiah does tell us to wait on God and then to run and God gives us the strength. Paul mentions running in a few Epistles. In his letter to the Philippians he says ‘Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize?’ (1 Cor 9:24). He tells the Galatian church ‘Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?’ (Galatians 5:7). And he tells us in Hebrews ‘Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us’ (Hebrews 12:1).

We are to run the race given us not stop nor let others run in our stead. When we get tired, God has already said he will give us the needed strength. The prize we run after is not of gold or silver. It is doing God’s will until Christ comes back or when we fall asleep in Him, awaiting the resurrection to come where we will be eternally with Him.

Another point that got to me was when the the pastor was talking about salt. She made the comment that to be healed, we need to be away from salt (she used the idea of saltwater). Her statement was that we needed to get out of the salt water so our wounds would be healed. First and foremost, Christ already did that. Isaiah prophesied ‘But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed’ (Isaiah 53:5). And it came to pass at the pillar with Pontius Pilate (Mark 15:15, John 18:28-19:11). And culminated at the cross (Matthew 27:33-61, Mark 15:21-47, Luke 23:33-56, John 19:17-42).

Since she used the word salt, I want to make a non scriptural point and then move into what the scriptures say about salt in the view of our faith. Any meat-cutter can tell you, they have a container of curing salt near them in case they get cut. Why? Because even though the salt burns when it is in a wound, it also heals the wound. I learned this through experience. So the idea that one needs to avoid salt for healing, on a purely non-faith level is in error.

Now lets look at how salt is viewed in a few areas of scripture. In Leviticus, the area of scripture that has the different offerings set by God, we are told that salt is to be used as an offering. ‘And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from the meat offering’ (Leviticus 2:13). Here, salt at the offering is a seasoning. This corresponds with the seasoning of the words of the Gospel in the letter to the Colossians. ‘Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that they may know how ye ought to answer every man’ (Colossians 4:6).

There is a former Anglican priest that I watch from time to time that uses salt as his sign off. He incorporates a couple different verses. These are Matthew 5:13 ‘Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cats out, and be trodden under foot of men.’ And Mark 9:50 ‘Salt is good; but if the salt has lost his saltiness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.’

These two small points in a full message may have been a misinterpretation or a fumbling. I would assume that a pastor of the Gospel of Christ would not intentionally go against scripture when scripture plainly contradicts the points in a message.

I bring this to the reader for a few reasons. The first being that pastors can make mistakes, they are not perfect and need our prayers. The second is, that false preachers and teachers will appear as sheep but are actually wolves in disguise to mislead the followers of Christ. Matthew 15:17 says this ‘Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves’.

We are also warned of false messages that will come. ‘But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you that that ye have received, let him be accursed’ (Galatians 1:8-9).

I fully understand that mistakes can happen. A pastor being tired, misreading or misquoting, etc can make a message seem different than it is meant to be. And this article is not to bash the pastor. What it is meant to do is remind us of two things. The first being, pay attention to the Holy Spirit. It will set of a bell in your spirit if something is not quite right. The second is to be like the Bereans and check everything that is said. ‘And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so’ (Acts 17:10-11)

The messages we give, as a pastor, teacher, or evangelist has to be in direct relation and not contradictory to the Scriptures. The Scriptures are God’s letter to mankind. So when a message is given it must be given in full truth. When received, it must be checked against the word of God for truth.

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What is the biblical celebration of the Resurrection of Christ?

While sitting in service, on this day that the majority of Christendom celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus the Christ, it made me wonder and contemplate the celebration. As I approached the church, outside along the sidewalk, there were brightly colored easter eggs. As I walked into the sanctuary, there were flowers on the mourner’s bench, a board cutout of the tomb, and I wondered what would transpire.

The church I attended was a United Methodist Church. I have been to it many times and I enjoy hearing the pastor. But today, a retired preacher was giving the message. It started out with memories of Easter Sunday’s gone by. Eggs, baskets, bunnies. And for the next 10 minutes or so, we were taken down that bunny trail. Then the message turned to Jesus and the story from John 20:1-18. This is the telling of the Mary’s visiting the tomb and finding it empty. Then Mary Magdalene speaking with Jesus at the tomb.

This part of the message was expected. However, starting the story of rabbits and eggs didn’t feel right. Not that these images have been used for centuries, if not longer. But because we understand that these images have a meaning older than our faith. The various uses of signs of new birth and fertility have been used in many pre-Christian cultures and belief systems. Even the term Easter has its roots in paganism. It was originally celebrated through the pagan cultures that celebrated the spring equinox. The equinoxes and solstices were the pagan ways of determining the seasons and held festivals in response to them. I’m not going to debate that the Catholic Church incorporated many pagan beliefs and festivals into the ‘Christian faith’. That part doesn’t need debating, its true.

But what I do choose to present, is the biblical celebration of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because when you look at Holy Scripture, you don’t see the Christian festivals we now support in the church. I have already written an article on the aspects associated with Halloween. So now, let’s see in Scripture, if an celebration from cross to empty grave exists.

Romans 6:3-5 states. “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection”

So, there is the answer to how the early Christian Church celebrated the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. BAPTISM. Some see it as a public announcement of our faith. Many see it as a sign of new birth. It is both. But more importantly, it is the celebration of the resurrection.

Let us look at the three parts of baptism. Going into the water shows our reenactment of the death of Christ on the cross. Then when submerged and underwater, we have been entombed. Coming back up out of the water is our personal symbol of Christ’s resurrection. Jesus told told Nicodemus that to be made a part of the Kingdom of God, one must be born again. (John 3:1-21). So the rebirth (like our original birth) happens as we come out of a fluid (amniotic/baptismal). The actions themselves are the biblical celebration of the crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Christ.

While man has sought to through the ages to use non-faith ideologies and actions to celebrate various aspects of the Gospel accounts, Easter is, and always will be, pagan in origin and imagery. Just because on slaps the identity of Christian and a picture of Jesus on something, does not make it biblical or Christian.

This is the last easter celebration I will partake in. Having explained the paganism to my children, it will be up to them and their mother/stepfather to either reinforce the true biblical steps we are to take in Christ. When they are with me, from now until time ends, this is the way it has to be. For those believers in Christ as their Savior, I ask only this. That you study Scripture and history together to see where many ‘Christian’ traditions came from.

Have a wonderful and blessed day.

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Walang Babae sa Pulpit

Babae sa Modern Church
Sa mga simbahan at denominasyon ngayon, ang mga kababaihan ay may iba’t ibang tungkulin. Nagtuturo sila, escort, naglilingkod. Ngunit may hawak din silang mga posisyon na HINDI kabilang sa kanila. Alam namin sa pamamagitan ng Tanach ( Lumang Tipan ) na ang mga kababaihan ay hindi pari o nagtrabaho sa loob ng templo. At ang mga simbahan ngayon na nagtataguyod ng posisyon na iyon ay tinatawag na legalista at sexist. Gayunpaman, ang posisyon na iyon ay ang posisyon din ng mga Apostol. Nabanggit ito sa iba’t ibang mga epistles. Kaya ang artikulong ito ay ilalagay sa unahan, lugar ng isang babae sa loob ng ministeryo at mga lugar na hindi nila inorden na mapasok.
Ang mga taong tulad ni Paula White, Gloria Copeland, at iba pa, habang ipinapahayag na tinawag silang mangaral, ipinakita nila na tunay na nilalabanan ang mga turo ng pinakaunang Kristiyanong simbahan na pinamumunuan ng mga Apostol.
Mga Banal na Kasulatan sa Papel ng Babae sa Simbahan
Sa Mga Gawa 2:17, ang manunulat ay nagsasalita ng parehong mga salita tulad ni Propeta Joel. “ Sa mga huling araw, sabi ng Diyos, ibubuhos ko ang aking Espiritu sa lahat ng tao. Ang iyong mga anak na lalaki at babae ay manghuhula … ” Kaya ang mga propeta ay maaaring maging kalalakihan o kababaihan. Ang mga propeta ay ang nagsasalita ng mga utos ng Diyos, karaniwang sa isang tiyak na sitwasyon.
Mayroong maraming mga banal na kasulatan na nagsasabing maaari silang magturo, kapwa lalaki at babae. Tulad ng Colosas 3:16, Lucas 24:44, Colosas 1:28, at Ephisians 5: 18-20. Kaya mayroon silang iba’t ibang mga tungkulin sa loob ng simbahan at tahanan ( 1 Timoteo 5:10, Tito 2: 3-5 ) Ngunit, tulad ng makikita natin, ang pulpito ay hindi isa sa kanila.
Banal na Kasulatan sa Babae sa Pulpit
Ang mga talatang ito ay nakalagay sa Banal na Kasulatan at dapat gawin bilang inspiradong Salita ng Diyos ( 2 Timoteo 3: 16-17 ), tulad ng mga Kristiyano na tanggapin ang lahat mula sa takip hanggang sa takip.
Sinasabi sa amin ni Pablo sa kanyang unang liham sa mga taga-Corinto kabanata 14 na talata 33 hanggang 35, “ sapagkat ang Diyos ay hindi isang Diyos ng pagkalito ngunit ng kapayapaan, tulad ng sa lahat ng mga simbahan ng mga banal. 34 Tumahimik ang mga kababaihan sa mga simbahan; sapagka’t hindi sila pinahihintulutang magsalita, ngunit hayaan silang magpasakop sa kanilang sarili, tulad ng sinasabi din ng Kautusan. 35 At kung nais nilang matuto ng anupaman, hilingin nila ang kanilang sariling asawa sa bahay; sapagkat hindi wasto para sa isang babae na magsalita sa simbahan. ”
Ika-1 Timoteo 2: 11-15, “ Ang isang babae ay dapat na tahimik na makatanggap ng pagtuturo nang buong pagpapasakop. Ngunit hindi ko pinapayagan ang isang babae na magturo o mag-ehersisyo ng awtoridad sa isang lalaki, ngunit upang manatiling tahimik. Sapagkat ito ay si Adan na unang nilikha, at pagkatapos ay si Eva. At hindi si Adan ang nalinlang, ngunit ang babaeng nalinlang, ay nahulog sa paglabag. Ngunit ang mga kababaihan ay mapangalagaan sa pamamagitan ng pagdala ng mga bata kung magpapatuloy sila sa pananampalataya at pag-ibig at kabanalan na may pagpipigil sa sarili. ”
Kaya, habang ang artikulong ito ay maikli, diretso ito sa punto sa loob ng Banal na Kasulatan. Ang mga kababaihan ay hindi dapat nasa likod ng pulpito o sa pinuno ng isang simbahan / kongregasyon. Mayroon silang mga tungkulin sa loob ng simbahan: hula, pagtuturo, gabay, pinuno ng kanta, atbp. Ngunit ang isang kababaihan ay hindi maaaring maorden ng isang denominasyon dahil hindi siya inorden ng Diyos para sa posisyon na iyon.
Sinasabi sa atin ng Banal na Kasulatan sa Hebreo 13: 8 na si Jesucristo ay pareho kahapon, ngayon, at bukas. Dahil dito, ang mga patakaran na itinakda sa Lumang Tipan tungkol sa mga kababaihan sa mga posisyon sa pamumuno sa simbahan ( kasama na ang pastor ) ay hindi nagbabago. Nagpapatuloy ang mga Hebreo sa 13: 9 “ Huwag magdala ng iba’t ibang at kakaibang doktrina. ”

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Todos caemos de vez en cuando


No suelo poner testimonio personal en mis artículos. Pero hoy es un poco diferente. Es de esperar que quienes lean este artículo encuentren una de las dos cosas que le permite al Espíritu Santo trabajar en ellas.
Para los no creyentes, espero que comiencen a comprender que incluso los cristianos aún luchan contra los problemas demoníacos que surgen. No somos perfectos y no lo seremos hasta que Cristo regrese. Sí, hay hipócritas que dicen una cosa y viven otra. Pero muchos de los que parece creer son como tales, son solo seguidores de Cristo que aún fallan y caen.
Para el creyente, espero que no se desanime cuando cae o falla. Como se indicó anteriormente, todavía somos humanos y luchamos contra la carne. Algunos a través de problemas sexuales, lazos restantes con el paganismo, o en este caso a través de un momento de ira. No significa que somos fracasos en la fe. Significa que aún no hemos llegado a un hogar perfecto.
Estoy lidiando con el tema del tabaquismo y he establecido una fecha libre de nicotina ( que incluye retiros ) el último día del mes. Así que no tenía cigarrillos cuando llegué al trabajo. Trabajo en una tienda que está siendo renovada debido a un nuevo propietario. Por lo tanto, tenemos contratistas para varios proyectos en curso, y por decir lo menos, la tienda está ocupada y surgen problemas.
Soy el receptor principal y confío en el equipo informático para mi trabajo. Entré hoy y encontré todo mi sistema abajo. Todos los demás sistemas en la tienda estaban operativos. Para decirlo suavemente, me fui. Fui a preguntarle al equipo de contratación nocturna qué sucedió para poder transmitir esa información al departamento de TI. Las cosas no salieron bien. Mi ira estalló y dije algunas cosas que no debería haber dicho. Después de ese altercado, su supervisor directo decidió defender a sus trabajadores. Se calentó.
Mi ira no ha estallado de esa manera en unos años, y pensé que se había ido. Estaba equivocado. Después de unos minutos de tiempo a solas, supe que tenía que arrepentirme, buscar el perdón de Dios y disculparme. Después de la oración, volví a mi estado tranquilo normal. Menciono este problema, porque sé que no puedo ser la única persona que sigue a Cristo y aún así, de vez en cuando, encuentro que ese viejo yo regresa por un momento. No es que ocurra a menudo, pero lo hace.
Cuando llegué a casa, miré algunas cartas de las Escrituras y encontré una sobre la ira. El primer verso en la tarjeta es Proverbios 15: 1 ‘ Una respuesta suave rechaza la ira, pero una palabra dura despierta la ira. ’ La reacción del supervisor se debió a mi ira con su tripulación. Si hubiera estado tranquilo en sus pensamientos, no se habría intensificado hasta ese punto.
Efesios 4: 26-27 nos dice ‘ Enojarse y no pecar: no dejes que el sol se ponga sobre tu ira, ni le des lugar al diablo. ’ De acuerdo, una vez que se hizo la situación, recé y sentí calma. Pero en ese momento, Satanás tenía su lugar en la situación. Sabía que mi estado mental en ese momento no iba a ser como debería ( como cualquier adicto también puede dar fe ) y simplemente colgó la situación frente a mí y tomé el cebo. Tiene tendencia a hacer eso a los seguidores de Cristo. Él conoce nuestra debilidad y nuestra vida pasada. Él sabe lo que nos llegará dadas las circunstancias correctas.
Pablo nos dice: ‘ Finalmente, hermanos, sean fuertes en el Señor y en el poder de su poder. Ponte toda la armadura de Dios, para que puedas resistir las artimañas del diablo. Porque no luchamos contra la carne y la sangre, sino contra los principados, contra los poderes, contra los gobernantes de la oscuridad de esta época, contra las huestes espirituales de maldad en los lugares celestiales. Por lo tanto, tome toda la armadura de Dios, para que pueda resistir en el día malo, y habiendo hecho todo lo posible, para ponerse de pie. ” “ Por lo tanto, párate, ceñiéndote la cintura con verdad, poniéndote el peto de la justicia, calzando los pies con la preparación del evangelio de la paz; sobre todo, tomando el escudo de fe con el que podrás apagar los dardos ardientes del malvado. Y toma el casco de salvación, y la espada del Espíritu, que es la palabra de Dios; orando siempre con toda oración y súplica en el Espíritu, estar atento a este fin con toda perseverancia y súplica para los santos. ( Efesios 6: 10-18 )
Pablo nos hace saber que el mundo y las legiones de Satanás nos clavarán si lo dejamos. Y hoy lo hice. Pero en el pasaje, Pablo también nos dice que luchemos vestidos con la armadura de Dios y con la espada de Dios. Llevo un collar de escudo que siempre recordaré para vestirme para el ataque del enemigo. Hoy lo olvidé. Y permitió que Satanás se arrastrara y atacara.
Necesitamos entender que cuando Pablo declara en Romanos 3:23 ‘ Todos pecaron y no alcanzaron la gloria de Dios ’, él está hablando con los salvos. Si bien muchos piensan que este versículo significa no ser duro con los que caen, y lo hace en un sentido. También está ahí para recordarnos que aún no somos perfectos. Que fallaremos de vez en cuando. Pero también sabemos que Cristo es nuestro refugio y roca. Para que podamos caer, pero él está dispuesto a alcanzarnos y sacarnos de las olas del pecado cuando nos arrepentimos y pedir su misericordia y ayuda. Juan nos recuerda a los seguidores de Cristo tanto como a los que no lo han buscado, ‘ Si confesamos nuestros pecados, Él es fiel y justo para perdonar nuestros pecados y purificarnos de toda injusticia. ’ ( 1 Juan 1: 9 )
Nunca actúes, porque sigues a Cristo, que eres tan piadoso que no puedes o no puedes pecar. Mientras estemos en esta forma carnosa, y no en nuestra casa celestial, EL DIABLO TODAVÍA PUEDE ATACARTE Y LO HARÁ. De lo contrario, no necesitaríamos que se nos recordara ponernos la armadura de Dios. Mi padre solía decir, después de ser salvo, ‘ Pero por la gracia de Dios, ahí va I ”. Es un viejo dicho pero suena cierto. No somos mejores que el pecador del mundo. Se nos acaba de dar gracia y misericordia a pesar de que no somos dignos de ello.
Entonces, cuando caemos o fallamos en nuestro camino con Cristo, arrepiéntete inmediatamente, busca su perdón y misericordia. Entonces no olvides que necesitamos su misericordia. Realmente creo que a veces el mejor testimonio que podemos dar al mundo no salvado es la misericordia que recibimos de Dios después de caer o fallar. La necesidad de ver la caída para comprender la misericordia y la necesidad de la humanidad.

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This World Stands Condemned By A Holy and Just God

Let me make this clear so all may understand. ALL of humanity was born into the sin of Adam. “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for all have sinned” (Romans 5:12). And despite how good we may act, no man on this planet has been good. “The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God. They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. They have all turned aside, They hove together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one” (Psalm 14:1-3). Isaiah tells us how good our works are without God being the center of our everything. “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away” (Isaiah 64:6). This includes those of us who are saved and that forget we are wretched creatures in a sin filled world, only are we saved by the grace of a Holy God.

Scripture tells us that ‘the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life’ (Romans 6:23). And multiple verses in Scripture talk about the result of sin. So let’s take a trip through scripture and find what death by sin means and the punishment it entails. We need to start right after creation.

We know the story of Eve, Adam, the devil, and the serpent. The lie told by Satan through the serpent was that she would not die for eating the fruit (Genesis 3:4). Now, two deaths occurred because of the one action that gave sovereignty of the earth to Satan. The first is bodily death. The original intention was for man to live eternally on this rock.

After a period of time,God set man’s age at 120 years (Genesis 6:3). The oldest person to live since Methuselah, was a gentleman named Jiroemon Kimura, who died at the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest female to live was Jeanne Calmet, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days. She is the only person to ever live beyond 120 years since the time of Methuselah. So we can ascertain that the 120 years is fairly set. Proving that physically God told the truth about age and death.

This brings us to the point of the Second coming and the two step resurrection. (John 5:29) The first resurrection will be of the righteous. And despite popular opinion, it won’t be a quiet and secret thing. ‘Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed’ (1 Cor 15:51-52).

The second resurrection will be of the unrighteous. This occurs after the millennial reign of Christ (Revelation 20:5).  “Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.read more. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire”. (Revelation 20:11-15)

Those that follow the commandments of God (Exodus 20:1-17) and have the faith of Jesus the Christ (Galatians 2:16) will not endure the trials of the tribulation and be taken to their heavenly reward. (Revelation 14:12).

If you truly KNOW Jesus, there will be no Hell. But if you have NO Jesus, then you will know Hell.  We all need to know we are sinners. Even the saved need to be reminded that our days of repenting will not end until we gain our heavenly reward.

Joel Olsteen and others say that people are really good people that make bad mistakes. The bible says different. Many in the church now say that all religions lead to the saving and Holy God. The bible says different. If your God and your Jesus tell you that since He loves all that nobody will be condemned, run the other way because it is not the God or Jesus of the Holy Scriptures. He is loving and graceful. But He is also Holy and Just.

Jesus came the first time to be the Christ and Savior. He will come again with an army to deal out Justice and Condemnation for those who did not seek His grace and mercy. When He comes back to place His judgment on the wicked, they too will acknowledge that He is the Son of God. But then it will too late. Because at that, end of the millennial reign, He will come with a consuming fire that will make the unrighteous ashes (Malachi 4:1-3) (Isaiah 24) (Revelation 21:8) (Revelation 20:7-10)

Joshua 24:15 says it best.

 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

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