Romans 6:10-11.
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
John 3 NLT
3 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. 7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
9 “How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked.
10 Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? 11 I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. 12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.
16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
18 “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.
19 And the judgment is based on this fact:
God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. 21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.”
9-20-2023
Recently, the Lord has caused me to take a huge turn for my ministry. He pointed out to me that the whole world is going to hell, and for that matter, also much of the so-called Church. There is a huge lack of Preachers, and many of those who call themselves "Preachers," are sorely lacking in the skills of "Truth." It is merely a career choice for these professional religionists.
I am sure that many people believe me to be pretty slothful because I am on my computer so much. Well, it is not the case. You see, I am a Christian and an active follower of Jesus. Well, one doesn't become a follower of Jesus and live a slothful life. They are completely antithetical.
I mean, let me give you an example of my last few weeks, I was given two deadlines for some papers due in order to receive some financial benefits a few months ago. Although, I sent in my papers very early they were rejected and sent back to one of my mailing centers, yet lost in the mail. So, when I found out I resent them, but because they used an Email type Fax machine, they came out distorted and I had to re-send them again. It happened a second time, therefore the last time I mailed them in with ten days to spare.
I believe that they were miraculously filed in time. I also had trouble with a second set of papers and just made those under the wire.
Well, then a few days ago, they opened enrollment for Medicare, and I have been getting up to forty calls a day. A few days later, I had to renew my Microsoft so I paid like seven dollars along with a new commitment of seven a month, otherwise my word documents were un-readable. They sent me a dead link to access my account.
Have you ever tried to call Microsoft or to speak to a human being?
Next, I had a Bike accident and hurt my left rib cage and ended up with a huge scrape and deep cut on my leg. A few days later, without realizing it the infection had spread completely down my leg, so my whole leg was red and infected. Knowing that I needed antibiotics,
I made an appointment with my Primary Care Physician. The nurses love me there, and on the same visit a nurse told me that she was going to do something she didn't normally do, but because I was always so kind she enjoyed it when I came in.
Earlier, however, another nurse who I have had contact with and is a real sweet -heart shared about her sister who also had signs of being a Diabetic, so she was explaining how that she ended up having both legs amputated because her legs were not healing properly. I am not criticizing her though, I was the one pumping her for the answers.
"So, how bad is it when a diabetic has a wound?"
"Is the healing process long?"
And then she began shairing with me about ther sister who had been deceased for some time.
Finally, I see my doctor, she prescribes an appointment to have a wound cleanse, and then prescribes some anti biotic twice a day for a week.
Thank God, but they have been working miraculously along with some serious Prayer.
I think it was the next day, and I realize that I have been out-ed on the internet as a "Deconstructionist," well, I never heard of it, but I took it to mean someone who is out to hurt the "Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ's," church.
I was inflamed and it took me a while to get over it.
I love God's Church more than anything on this Earth, other than our Lord Jesus. God first called me from a drug addict in Detroit to become part of an Ecumenical Charismatic Community. At the time, we believed that God had in filled us with the "Holy Spirit," of God to take the real Jesus back to those denominations who no longer practiced Christianity, but only practiced the outward ascetics of it.
Many of these people had sat in these huge organizations made up of little clubs called neighborhood Churches, yet had no idea of what being "Born Again," or who the Holy Spirit was, as described in the written Bible.
Since, I left that community, I have never sought any evil to befall any of them.
I love God's church and even if half the people in those little club houses, don't have a clue about a real God, I still love them because I know that Jesus loves them and only wants the best for every one of them.
Well, after the Lord has quieted me down a bit, I understand why someone might call me a "Deconstructionist."
You see, the historical Church has always been full of so called, "Theologians," who are Cecessionists. Those who believe that "speaking in other tongues," are not real in this age, but ceased when the last "apostle," died.
Well, I have always found that strange because I don't think that they could even recognize an "Apostle," if he were to come out of a camera, stand right next to them, and say "Boo?"
You see, the signs of an "apostle," ceased to be when the last "Apostle," died?
And who was that last great "Apostle," I believe most would say the one who began their Religious Organization?
Anyway, besides these Cessationists, we also have great "Theologians" called Calvinist, or "Once Saved you are always Saved." In other words, you could come from one of these century old denominations and so long as one time you spoke the words, "I accept Jesus as my Lord," then you are saved.
This way you have the right to go to Congress, or to serve in Politics, Banking or whatever chosen field you enter and to become a "Pathological Liar, or perhaps a "Swindler?"
Nonetheless, since you were "Saved," you are always saved the next day, as well, no matter the extent of your Pathological lies or deception.
Please tune into the Congressional Hearings that are presently going on for a good hundred or so examples.
Nevertheless, what is common with all these people are that they hate the "Spirit of Truth," which any moron should know is another name of the "Holy Spirit," of God.
So, in other words, although the Bible plainly states that no man shall see heaven without the Holy Spirit living inside of them, they still deny and wish Him to be no part of their lives.
Well, they ought to read their Bibles.
In particular two passages, one by the apostle Paul and another by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
But, even if they never totally accept all of the power in which is given by the Holy Spirit, they still ought to become real Christians who actively follow God.
Otherwise, you are going to be living a very boring existence on Earth, I guarantee it.
Did you know that Jesus promised His followers that they would not only be hated, but persecuted from one city to the next. Nevertheless, he also promised that you will never ever run out of cities to where men like to either Crucify or to kill you.
Doesn't that give you purpose for an exciting life?
I ask you, doesn't that give you purpose for an exciting life?
The thing that I don't understand is that in America few have the privilege of such an ongoing and exciting life?
Do you think perhaps, we got off the mark somewhere?
I mean, going to a "worship," venue doesn't make you a Christian, so why do we assume that it does?
Dropping a "Tithe Envelope," religiously into a basket because you have been taught that this is what pleases God, doesn't make you a Christian either.
Going to church regularly also doesn't make you a Christian. You see, what makes a man or woman a Christian is to have the same Holy Spirit which raised Christ from an earthly tomb to where His presence is known in heaven, that is what makes you a Christian.
And lastly, this is what God told me to tell the "Clergy" in America.
"You have been doing a dis-service to millions of people by not telling them the full extent of what 'My Word,' plainly declares in the scriptures.
One day, you will stand before me, and you will be accountable!"
Post Script:
Do you realize that Preachers are responsible for millions of souls, and depending on what they preach will determine whether their Congregants are either "the dead," or the "Undead" upon Judgement for their lives?
And it is not as if this knowledge is hidden, it is just that many of these Preachers find it financially advantages to hold back a truth or two.
Seriously, think on these things.
Have you ever asked your Church going Grandparents if they know what the phrase, "Born Again," means?
"Wait a minute, my Grandparents are honest and good people."
Well, honest and good people can not over ride the "Word of God." which has been established in Heaven where the Counsel of God co-exist and establish the Universal laws that rule the heavens and the Earth.
Can you imagine coming before God and asking Him to change the law of Gravity because you have a few wonderful children who would like to float around the atmosphere?
God couldn't do it, if he wanted to because this law was established for our Earthly existence.
Well, there are also "laws for our heavenly existence," and they are immutable.
These are life and death issues, and yet we treat these "truths," as if they were fairy tales?
God is most merciful, so I have no idea who or how many have gone to heaven.
Nonetheless, I know as a surety from Scripture that no one has entered heaven without the Holy Spirit which was the one and same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead.
Think on these things, who knows they may be the last things that you will have to ponder upon on Earth, if you are not careful.
...and just think, all that time, you thought that God was so proud of you for those hundreds of thousands of hours of arguments, to have proven that the signs of an apostle ceased when your denominational leader:
"Kicked the old Proverbial Bucket"
"Bit the dust"
"Bought the Farm"
"Cashed in one's chips"
"Croaked, Died, Expired?"
"Shoved Off"
"Done gone Belly Up....
No, I don't think so!
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