Post by litebeam on Feb 19, 2005 22:26:15 GMT -5
God’s Love VII
And God said “Let there be light“, and there was light. What God says, is! Saying and doing are not two different things for Him, like they are for us. God spoke the whole creation into existence. God spoke the world and the universes into existence. The power of words should not be underestimated.
Jesus said it is our mouths that condemn us.
What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’ For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these things come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’ (Mark 7:20-23)
There are many scriptures about this subject. Many scriptures. Men’s hearts are evil. That goes a long way to explaining the state of the world, doesn’t it? Wars, slavery, starving babies, weapons of mass destruction, greed, cruelty and corruption. Need I go on? There is plenty to go around you know, there always has been. No one should be poor or experiencing lack in this world. If we just took the military budgets for one year, we could make this world a paradise. There is a lot more that could be done as well. Men’s hearts are evil!
-but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:8)
The tongue is an incredibly powerful instrument. It can speak blessings or curses!
God is Holy, Righteous and Sinless. His desire is to bring us to that same state. His “Word” has the power to transform us into the likeness of His Son. His “Word” has the power to do anything!
Imagine being able to heal the sick, or feed the multitudes. A life of manifested prayer! Whatever we ask in Jesus name shall be given provided it is asked for in a spirit of perfect trust and faith. We get that by studying God’s Word, and believing His promises to guide us and provide for us in this world; by loving Him with all our hearts; by trusting Him with everything, no matter what we may be going through; by having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Apostles could do all these things and more. They even raised the dead! Such days and wonders will soon be here once again!
As long as the “Heaven” of our minds is enslaved by sin, lust and greed etc., these things are impossible. Until we agree with God that sin is bad and we are in fact sinners, we are lost in a desert of delusion. Only God’s Spirit can free us from sin’s bondage. No one can do it alone. We need Jesus!!!
As we grow in our relationship with Jesus and come to an understanding of God’s Life-Giving,
Transforming Word; as we grow in the gifts of God’s Spirit, we begin to turn away from sin. Why? Because we can finally “see” God working in our lives; strengthening us, sustaining us, leading us, teaching us, enabling us, even answering our “heartfelt” prayers. Because God is Good!!! We wouldn’t want anything to mess up our incredible relationship with Him! We know sin separates us from God and His incredible goodness. God enables us to turn from sin, to love our enemies, to have compassion for others, to forgive, to give freely, and to speak blessings, to trust Him for everything and much, much more!
God’s Holy, Living, Active Word transforms us into the image of Christ. There are nearly 1300 promises made in the Holy Bible, all of them incredible and some are beyond human comprehension. The realization that they are all true initiates the birth of Faith and complete trust that God will sustain you and provide for all your needs; just like He promises to do for those who will turn away from sin and “forsake the world”. It isn’t that we are to no longer care about the world. In fact we care more deeply than ever. God is now our source for all things. The rewards and accolades of the world no longer sway those who walk by Faith! It is a new way of life that the world cannot understand. Few are those who are able to withstand the spiritual onslaught of opposing forces which do everything in their power to convince the mind that such things cannot be. Why, it’s turning your back on reason! It’s foolish! It’s suicide!
It’s contrary to the world, is what it is!
We have God - capable of flying 20 universes at the same time, author and creator of every life, circumstance and event that has or will take place on this planet. Nothing is too hard for the Lord!!! Neither is everything! He IS all things! God is awesome!!! He will fulfill every single promise He has made in the life of the believer, whether in the here and now or in the hereafter. Those whom He has called to walk by Faith He enables to do so. It is the birth of a new creature!!!
What about those who are not called, can’t believe, or refuse to accept God’s teachings? What happens to the unbelievers? Most mainstream religions propose that only a small segment of the population is going to Heaven and that the vast majority of people who have walked the face of the Earth are going to burn in Hell and suffer unimaginable torment forever and ever and ever. That billions and billions of people who have lived on this planet are going to go to Hell and “Fry in Hell” for all eternity. Unimaginable pain for mothers, children, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins, babies!!! Forever!!!
Thank God that isn’t what the Bible teaches! How can people be blamed because God didn’t call them out, didn’t enable them to walk by faith, or to do His Will? It doesn’t add up does it? Are some people better than others? Nope! Yet most of the Christian world is under the delusion that they are smarter than non-Christian people because they CHOSE GOD!!! They think they chose; that somehow God has to work around their “free will”. God’s Word gives a different account. We have to be called by Him - literally dragged to it, convicted and convinced by God’s Holy Spirit. He chooses us, not the other way around! This is just one example of how “some folks” aren’t doing things God’s way. They put their own will, wants, needs and plans ahead of God’s Will!!!
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit- fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other. (John 15: 16-17)
Satan has the whole world fooled just like God said he would! If you are not doing God’s Will, you are doing Satan’s will. Few are those that believe it though. How easy it is to forget that our so called “free will” is enslaved by sin!!!
As mentioned in God’s Love IV, the Holy Bible is translated from the original Greek (and Hebrew) manuscripts. If you trust God and are seeking His wisdom, you will likely find yourself examining some of these translations. Words like ‘hell’ ‘grave’ and ‘death’ in the Bible are all translated from the original manuscripts. In fact the whole Bible, all the words are translated. When you read the word ‘hell’ in the Bible, it is translated from the Greek ‘Hades’ which means covered up, or the Hebrew ‘Sheol’ which means….covered up! The Greek word ‘Aion’ is translated in the Bible as eternity, but really means a long period of time. It never meant forever, or eternity. There is no word for such in the Bible. These are just a couple of examples. There is much more scriptural evidence along these lines that fully supports these concepts. I pray you will start investigating soon if you haven’t already.
Then there’s that part about being thrown into the lake of fire! It is the fire of “God’s Holy Spirit”!!!
-for our God is a consuming fire. (Hebrews 12:29)
Guess what? That is where we all are right now! Wow!!! There are some who have been refined enough to embrace the God and Father of all Creation through the circumstances of their ‘Creator designed’ lives. Many are not yet ready and will be “COVERED UP FOR A TIME”!!!
So burning in ‘Hell for all Eternity’ becomes ‘a further refining by God’s Holy Spirit’ and ‘being covered up for a time!’ Trials and tribulations? Yes! Eternal pain and suffering? NO!!! Separated from a full and complete Heavenly relationship with God? For a time. God will restore all according to His schedule. He will not lose a single person, creature, atom or molecule. Eventually everyone will be “readied” for a relationship with God. All will be reunited with their loved ones, never again to experience loss, sorrow, suffering and the consequences of sin! God will be “all-in-all!” There will be no more tears in Heaven!!!!!!! The “Gospel” is GOOD NEWS!!! That is what “Gospel” means, GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15)
To read God's Love parts 1 thru 8 visit.....
groups.msn.com/LITEBEAMSPLACE
And God said “Let there be light“, and there was light. What God says, is! Saying and doing are not two different things for Him, like they are for us. God spoke the whole creation into existence. God spoke the world and the universes into existence. The power of words should not be underestimated.
Jesus said it is our mouths that condemn us.
What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’ For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these things come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’ (Mark 7:20-23)
There are many scriptures about this subject. Many scriptures. Men’s hearts are evil. That goes a long way to explaining the state of the world, doesn’t it? Wars, slavery, starving babies, weapons of mass destruction, greed, cruelty and corruption. Need I go on? There is plenty to go around you know, there always has been. No one should be poor or experiencing lack in this world. If we just took the military budgets for one year, we could make this world a paradise. There is a lot more that could be done as well. Men’s hearts are evil!
-but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:8)
The tongue is an incredibly powerful instrument. It can speak blessings or curses!
God is Holy, Righteous and Sinless. His desire is to bring us to that same state. His “Word” has the power to transform us into the likeness of His Son. His “Word” has the power to do anything!
Imagine being able to heal the sick, or feed the multitudes. A life of manifested prayer! Whatever we ask in Jesus name shall be given provided it is asked for in a spirit of perfect trust and faith. We get that by studying God’s Word, and believing His promises to guide us and provide for us in this world; by loving Him with all our hearts; by trusting Him with everything, no matter what we may be going through; by having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Apostles could do all these things and more. They even raised the dead! Such days and wonders will soon be here once again!
As long as the “Heaven” of our minds is enslaved by sin, lust and greed etc., these things are impossible. Until we agree with God that sin is bad and we are in fact sinners, we are lost in a desert of delusion. Only God’s Spirit can free us from sin’s bondage. No one can do it alone. We need Jesus!!!
As we grow in our relationship with Jesus and come to an understanding of God’s Life-Giving,
Transforming Word; as we grow in the gifts of God’s Spirit, we begin to turn away from sin. Why? Because we can finally “see” God working in our lives; strengthening us, sustaining us, leading us, teaching us, enabling us, even answering our “heartfelt” prayers. Because God is Good!!! We wouldn’t want anything to mess up our incredible relationship with Him! We know sin separates us from God and His incredible goodness. God enables us to turn from sin, to love our enemies, to have compassion for others, to forgive, to give freely, and to speak blessings, to trust Him for everything and much, much more!
God’s Holy, Living, Active Word transforms us into the image of Christ. There are nearly 1300 promises made in the Holy Bible, all of them incredible and some are beyond human comprehension. The realization that they are all true initiates the birth of Faith and complete trust that God will sustain you and provide for all your needs; just like He promises to do for those who will turn away from sin and “forsake the world”. It isn’t that we are to no longer care about the world. In fact we care more deeply than ever. God is now our source for all things. The rewards and accolades of the world no longer sway those who walk by Faith! It is a new way of life that the world cannot understand. Few are those who are able to withstand the spiritual onslaught of opposing forces which do everything in their power to convince the mind that such things cannot be. Why, it’s turning your back on reason! It’s foolish! It’s suicide!
It’s contrary to the world, is what it is!
We have God - capable of flying 20 universes at the same time, author and creator of every life, circumstance and event that has or will take place on this planet. Nothing is too hard for the Lord!!! Neither is everything! He IS all things! God is awesome!!! He will fulfill every single promise He has made in the life of the believer, whether in the here and now or in the hereafter. Those whom He has called to walk by Faith He enables to do so. It is the birth of a new creature!!!
What about those who are not called, can’t believe, or refuse to accept God’s teachings? What happens to the unbelievers? Most mainstream religions propose that only a small segment of the population is going to Heaven and that the vast majority of people who have walked the face of the Earth are going to burn in Hell and suffer unimaginable torment forever and ever and ever. That billions and billions of people who have lived on this planet are going to go to Hell and “Fry in Hell” for all eternity. Unimaginable pain for mothers, children, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins, babies!!! Forever!!!
Thank God that isn’t what the Bible teaches! How can people be blamed because God didn’t call them out, didn’t enable them to walk by faith, or to do His Will? It doesn’t add up does it? Are some people better than others? Nope! Yet most of the Christian world is under the delusion that they are smarter than non-Christian people because they CHOSE GOD!!! They think they chose; that somehow God has to work around their “free will”. God’s Word gives a different account. We have to be called by Him - literally dragged to it, convicted and convinced by God’s Holy Spirit. He chooses us, not the other way around! This is just one example of how “some folks” aren’t doing things God’s way. They put their own will, wants, needs and plans ahead of God’s Will!!!
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit- fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other. (John 15: 16-17)
Satan has the whole world fooled just like God said he would! If you are not doing God’s Will, you are doing Satan’s will. Few are those that believe it though. How easy it is to forget that our so called “free will” is enslaved by sin!!!
As mentioned in God’s Love IV, the Holy Bible is translated from the original Greek (and Hebrew) manuscripts. If you trust God and are seeking His wisdom, you will likely find yourself examining some of these translations. Words like ‘hell’ ‘grave’ and ‘death’ in the Bible are all translated from the original manuscripts. In fact the whole Bible, all the words are translated. When you read the word ‘hell’ in the Bible, it is translated from the Greek ‘Hades’ which means covered up, or the Hebrew ‘Sheol’ which means….covered up! The Greek word ‘Aion’ is translated in the Bible as eternity, but really means a long period of time. It never meant forever, or eternity. There is no word for such in the Bible. These are just a couple of examples. There is much more scriptural evidence along these lines that fully supports these concepts. I pray you will start investigating soon if you haven’t already.
Then there’s that part about being thrown into the lake of fire! It is the fire of “God’s Holy Spirit”!!!
-for our God is a consuming fire. (Hebrews 12:29)
Guess what? That is where we all are right now! Wow!!! There are some who have been refined enough to embrace the God and Father of all Creation through the circumstances of their ‘Creator designed’ lives. Many are not yet ready and will be “COVERED UP FOR A TIME”!!!
So burning in ‘Hell for all Eternity’ becomes ‘a further refining by God’s Holy Spirit’ and ‘being covered up for a time!’ Trials and tribulations? Yes! Eternal pain and suffering? NO!!! Separated from a full and complete Heavenly relationship with God? For a time. God will restore all according to His schedule. He will not lose a single person, creature, atom or molecule. Eventually everyone will be “readied” for a relationship with God. All will be reunited with their loved ones, never again to experience loss, sorrow, suffering and the consequences of sin! God will be “all-in-all!” There will be no more tears in Heaven!!!!!!! The “Gospel” is GOOD NEWS!!! That is what “Gospel” means, GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15)
To read God's Love parts 1 thru 8 visit.....
groups.msn.com/LITEBEAMSPLACE